All For The Blood of The Lamb by A.L. Davidson

It was a Good Friday... On the third Friday of every month, a young priest named Connor makes the long trek through the isolated countryside to visit his stoic lover, Ivan. The humble shepherd welcomes him with open arms and a ravenous appetite. They lose themselves to the throes of passion until the sun comes up on Saturday, then Connor leaves to tend to his own flock in the city - much to the dismay of Ivan who longs to have him give up the priesthood and call the cottage home. Though Connor knows he cannot give in to those desires, his heart yearns for a simpler life at Ivan's side. During one of their Friday visits, a storm forces Connor to stay longer than he'd planned. Despite his bubbling guilt, he begins contemplating the risks of accepting Ivan's pleas to stay, igniting a crisis of faith and identity that rattles the priest’s constitution. As the storm rages, red lightning cracks overhead, and a demonic entity appears at the gates of the pasture, leaving behind a trail of carnage in its wake. The towering figure begins closing in, mutilating any living creature that dares to cross the threshold of the ranch, all the while counting down the days with a raised hand and malicious intent. Trapped with time running out, the panicked priest and his skeptical shepherd soon realize that they may be next for the slaughter if they can't overcome their own demons in time to exorcise the one on the other side of the door...

Adult • Historical Fiction • Romance • Horror/Supernatural and Occult • Diversity Representation/Mental Health • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+

Content Warning: Religious trauma and war-based PTSD, psychological/grief/body/possession horror, extensive scenes of a consensual sexual nature, lots of lamb and animal death, blood and gore, mild self-harm during dissociation, general hauntings and demonic themes.