The City of Refuge: Where Justice Ends and Grace Begins

The streets demand a life for a life. But God grants us all grace. Amari Stewart was an "iron shield"-a ruthless prosecutor who viewed the law as absolute and empathy as a weakness. That was before a split-second tragedy on a rain-slicked road left the son of the city's most dangerous crime lord dead. Now, Amari is the prey. Pursued by the cold, calculated vengeance of Vane and his vindictive wife, Victoria, Amari flees to the one place he once dismissed as a myth: Ir Miklat, an ancient City of Refuge hidden in the mountains. Inside the gates, the laws of man end, and the laws of God begin. Amari is safe, but he is not free. He is trapped behind a boundary line, forced to face the truth of his own past and the wreckage of his pride. Outside, Vane and Victoria wait in terrifying patience, turning the perimeter of the sanctuary into a battleground of shadows and lead. But as the siege intensifies, the most dangerous threats emerge from within. When a lawless betrayal forces Amari to confront the people he has harmed, he discovers that the only way to escape the darkness is to walk into it. In this gripping tale of redemption, Amari Stewart learns that there is no sin too deep, no past too stained, and no heart too broken to be welcomed into the Kingdom. In The City of Refuge, justice isn't found in a courtroom-it is found in the radical, transformative power of forgiveness. There is a place for you in the Kingdom. But are you willing to lose your life to find it?