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Lover, Thy Name Is Pestilence

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In a world filled with famine and war, all is fair in love and gore.


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.

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CWs: 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.

What readers are saying

"A chilling and intense story sided with a delicious feast, both bloody and fresh, A.L.Davidson writes with beauty and sorrow in this wintery tale. Lover, Thy Name Is Pestilence is the portrayal of the things we do for love and the lengths we go to keep it." - Lauren Carter, author of YOUR DARLING DEATH

"If Davidson wasn't already an auto-buy after the masterpiece The Scientist, the Spaceman, and the Stars Between Them, she is now. Ed and Dakota live for each other. Their absolute devotion, the lengths Ed goes to protect his lover, had my heart in a stranglehold. I adore the stark contrast between their tenderness and the cold depravity of a corrupted, apocalyptic world. ​" - Shrike (via GoodReads)

"This gave me bones and all vibes and I loved that movie. A.L. Does it again with a dark and captivating story. I heavily support Queer rights but champion Queer wrongs. Also, if he wanted to, he would." - SadeeBee (via GoodReads)

"A.L. HOW IS IT YOU NEVER MISS? Spaceman? Amazing. This one? Amazing, beautiful story about how strong love can be for another person. This book is gorgeous, unpredictable, the characters are SO CUTE. This is a gorgeous story that shows how harsh the world can be, and sometimes you have to be just as harsh? Idk if that is the right term, but I understood and did identify with Ed a good bit. Excellent, wonderful, tragic, cute. Can't sing enough praises." - Mike Davids (via GoodReads)

"This was so so amazingly written and such an incredible story!!!!!" - Jamie (via GoodReads)
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