Romance, Fantasy, Gothic – Novel

Bettina has wealth and freedom as Goddess’s Saint. Divine influence has grown by years as Goddess and Her consorts rebuild their city with each fertile joy. Bettina should be equally exalted, but there is a downside: her daughter Cosima has been granted eternal life. Her son Cristoval has not.
As the Bright Age luxuriates in its afternoon, forces challenge Goddess’s regime. Bettina returns from self-imposed exile to find Aebbenary more perilous than before and her children grown beyond recognition. Interest in a constructed Archivist may help Bettina ensure neither of her beloved children will be lost to time…or Goddess’s gluttony.
Tropes
toxic love, squabbling divinities, decadence & decay, inevitable tragedy, mother’s love both sweet & stifling, twisted biblical themes, knowledge as poison & lover
Tags
bi4bi pairings, f/f/f, m/m, nonbinary rep, poly rep
Content Warnings
body horror, gore, eldritch horror, manipulation, & (consensual) sexual content in varying degrees