J. M. Felic — Sanctum

Typewriter Pub 2019 Paperback 651 "High-class demon exorcisms were Father Azrael Traugott's specialty. He was so damn good at it that he does it without breaking a sweat. His exorcism rites, however, were unconventional. No use of the Bible or a crucifix or even holy water, but the ecclesiastical community didn't seem to mind. Called for a meeting one day, the Holy Pope instructs him to investigate a recent—of the many—demoniacal attacks in an orphanage house of St. Therese. Once there, he quickly discovered the cause but never had he expected it to come from an unlikely source: a woman, who then broke his protective walls in more ways than one... For as long as Aurora Alexis Clave remembered, living in the orphanage house had been peaceful. Despite being bullied as a child because of a birthmark on her neck, she re-mained steadfast and compassionate. When the demon possessions started pouring in, she began to wonder how she could help. When the opportunity came to do just that, she quickly grabbed it. -- back cover. Heavy. Good