Lover, Thy Name Is Pestilence by A.L. Davidson

Dakota and Ed Hollander have lived quiet, isolated lives deep in the Smoky Mountains for nearly a decade without much trouble — despite the pious locals who scrutinize their way of life. Everything changes overnight when a brutal civil war decimates the United States, leaving behind a wasteland of decay and ruin in its wake... Now, in a world recovering from famine and war, Dakota and Ed fight to prepare themselves for the harsh winter that will soon arrive on their doorstep. But Dakota’s sense of safety is rattled when lost travelers come knocking, and everything Ed told them about the world post-disaster is scrutinized as the secrets hidden in the cellar desperately claw their way to the surface. The carnage of Ed’s devotion is strewn across the snow in blood red streaks, and Dakota finds themself making drastic choices that threaten to strip away their humanity like flesh off a carcass. At the end of the world, love is written with the blade of an axe, and the most haunting plague of all may just be man’s own hubris.

Adult • Diversity Representation/Disability • Horror/Psychological • Romance/Erotica • Horror/Southern Gothic • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+

Content Warning: Strong language, lengthy scenes featuring gore and violence (including dismemberment, explicit cannibalism, and gun-based violence), lengthy scenes and conversations of a consensual sexual nature, conversations about mental health including PTSD and anxiety, strong horror elements, death of a pet and brief animal abuse by a minor character, one brief scene of an attempted violent assault, brief conversations with themes of transphobia and homophobia (revenge is swiftly given) - including deadnaming and misgendering of an MC - and political/government-based drama that reflects current real world issues that may be distressing to some readers.