Lover, Thy Name Is Pestilence

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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(This is a preorder, the official release date is December 1st, 2024. Expected to ship in late November)

• Proofreading by Melissa Smith
• Cover art by Chris Shehan
• Interior art by Airic Fenn
• ISBN - 979-8-9890014-5-3 (Print)
• Book is intended for mature audiences (Please check my site for all CWs)