Even angels have secrets. And some secrets smell like death.
When midnight summons from Professor Drusilla Saint Augustine arrive, empath Lilah knows it's never good news. But nothing could prepare her for this mission: investigating a house in small-town Alabama with Raven Darbyshire, the last priest of a dying order.
Behind the walls of an ordinary family home lies an extraordinary secret--one that connects a murdered priestess, a mysterious angelseed experiment, and a book of forbidden knowledge that could change the course of history. As Lilah and Raven race to uncover the truth, they find themselves entangled in a decades-old mystery that could either prevent the apocalypse or hasten its arrival.
With her unique ability to sense emotions and energies, Lilah must piece together fragments of the past while grappling with visions of possible futures. In a world where angels can be created in laboratories and time itself might be negotiable, what if prophecies aren't set in stone--and destiny is a choice waiting to be made?
The Smell of Death combines Southern Gothic atmosphere with urban fantasy elements in a story about fate, free will, and the power to change the future. Angels, demons, witches, empaths, and English professors all conceal the Secret Lives of Librarians, the Historical Society, and the ancient priesthood of a long-dead god. Together they prepare for the coming apocalypse, one dangerous book at a time. If you like dark stories with damaged characters and old-school artifact mythologies, you’ll love the complexities and multi-layerings of this series.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
When midnight summons from Professor Drusilla Saint Augustine arrive, empath Lilah knows it's never good news. But nothing could prepare her for this mission: investigating a house in small-town Alabama with Raven Darbyshire, the last priest of a dying order.
Behind the walls of an ordinary family home lies an extraordinary secret--one that connects a murdered priestess, a mysterious angelseed experiment, and a book of forbidden knowledge that could change the course of history. As Lilah and Raven race to uncover the truth, they find themselves entangled in a decades-old mystery that could either prevent the apocalypse or hasten its arrival.
With her unique ability to sense emotions and energies, Lilah must piece together fragments of the past while grappling with visions of possible futures. In a world where angels can be created in laboratories and time itself might be negotiable, what if prophecies aren't set in stone--and destiny is a choice waiting to be made?
The Smell of Death combines Southern Gothic atmosphere with urban fantasy elements in a story about fate, free will, and the power to change the future. Angels, demons, witches, empaths, and English professors all conceal the Secret Lives of Librarians, the Historical Society, and the ancient priesthood of a long-dead god. Together they prepare for the coming apocalypse, one dangerous book at a time. If you like dark stories with damaged characters and old-school artifact mythologies, you’ll love the complexities and multi-layerings of this series.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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