Part of Priest, book 3
First published 2021
A Bell brother prepares to take monastic vows and leave the world behind. He has good reasons to choose God over earthly love. Five years ago, he shattered Elijah Iverson's heart. Elijah was his older brother's best friend, off limits from the start. Now Elijah wears another person's engagement ring, promised to someone worthy of his sharp mind and tender kisses. The Bell family has never been good at keeping sacred promises, but this time will be different. Prayer and celibacy await. Then Elijah appears, ready to join the European monastery tour. Ancient altars become stages for whispered secrets. Stolen moments of intimacy chip away at religious resolve. Each day of travel makes monastic vows feel more fragile. The man who broke Elijah's heart once before discovers that resisting him requires sainthood. He knows he falls far short of that holy standard.
Genres: fiction, adult, adult-fiction, lgbt, dark-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: conflicted, emotional, intimate, lyrical, sensual, tension-filled
Tropes: forbidden-love, forced-proximity, internal-conflict, second-chance-romance
Setting: European monastery
432 pages · Paperback · No Bird Press
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content