The screen helps,” she admitted. “It’s easier to not see you, with, you know, the robes and stuff while I’m talking.”

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Oh,” she said. She sounded a little surprised, as if she hadn’t actually expected me to remember her. “Good. I guess.” I considered my answer carefully. “We’re all sinners in the eyes of God. Even me. The point is not to make you feel guilt or categorize the magnitude of your sin, but to—” The story itself is about a catholic priest who is our alpha delicious hero who became a priest out of guilt for a crime that a priest committed against his sister. But he still had desires and they are put to the test when a young woman comes in for confession. It’s her first time in a Catholic Church and she has her own inner struggles that she had to face up to but the chemistry between these two is explosive. They explore that chemistry that they feel for each other and try to keep their relationship a secret but both of them will have to find a way to find the peace they are searching for and also fight for what they have and to keep it. Sierra is represented by Rebecca Friedman of RF Literary; foreign rights are handled by Bookcase Literary. And I still noticed women, certainly, but I had become quite adept at steering my thoughts away from the sexual. Celibacy had become a controversial tenant of the priesthood these last few years, but I still abided carefully by it. Especially in light of what had happened to my sister. And what had happened to this parish before I came.

Sierra is a voracious reader of all things including the smuttiest smut, young adult, piles of non-fiction for research, and everything Bill Bryson (especially on audio).

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Carnal.” She laughed, and it was breathy, rich music. I suddenly found myself wondering what she looked like—whether she was fair or tanned, whether she was curvy or slender, whether her lips were delicate or full.The point is, for being a holy man in a sleepy bed and breakfast town in the Midwest, I am fairly busy, so I can be forgiven for being surprised that next week when the woman returned to my confessional. One potential criticism of this book is that it may not be for everyone. The explicit sexual content and controversial subject matter may be off-putting to some readers, particularly those who are deeply religious or have strong convictions about the sacredness of the priesthood. But in her voice—there was real pain and uncertainty and confusion. And I wanted to make it better for her.