The novel heavily utilizes religious imagery to contrast the "righteous" hunters with the "monstrous" shifters. It questions whether redemption is possible through suffering or if one must embrace their darker nature to survive.
Dark Cravings by Joel Abernathy is the first installment in the Hunters of the Church series, a dark M/M paranormal romance that blends gritty fantasy with high-stakes emotional conflict. Released in 2022, the novel explores themes of redemption, monstrous nature, and the thin line between hunter and prey. Dark Cravings by Joel Abernathy
The story follows , a young man who has spent years trapped in his werewolf form with no memory or control over his animalistic urges. After being captured by a group of "holy" hunters, he is brought to an Abbey where his blood is intended to be harvested to empower the hunters. The novel heavily utilizes religious imagery to contrast