With a Vengeance

Kye Lovato left their hometown in search of a better future, but when their estranged mother passes away, they return to settle her affairs. Being back in swampy Madison, Louisiana, only worsens their debilitating depression, increases their dissociative episodes, and intensifies the intrusive voice plaguing their every thought. That night, they come face to face with the shadowy presence driving them mad: the handsome demon duke, Eli. In exchange for their soul, Eli will give them pain, pleasure, and power. Kye set a path for themself--live fast, die young--and Eli seems like the perfect exit route. With nothing to lose, they agree. But after an impromptu visit from a local ICE agent, Kye forms an unlikely friendship with their mother's bookkeeper and stumbles into an insidious mystery surrounding their family's homegrown alebrije business. What was their mother hiding? And why is a rogue officer interested in Lovato Alebrijes? Kye is possessed, unkempt, and chasing death, but as stubborn as they are, they're the only person left alive who can resurrect the family business and carry the Lovato legacy, and their only ally is the demon possessing them. Contains mature themes.