Father Robinson Arthur hasn’t believed anything in years. He’s going through the mindless pray-work-teach routine, faithful to his vows, when 18-year-old Bastian McCarthy swaggers onto his swim team. God help him, Father Rob develops a crippling crush for the bisexual brat, who torments him during Confession, makes the nuns cry, and sleeps with half the girls. But Bastian finally proclaims that … that not only does he have a daddy kink, he wants a daddy — and that daddy’s Rob. Rob doesn’t know Bastian’s smartass exterior hides a life-destroying secret, a secret that’s eating Bastian from the inside out. Both Bastian and Father Rob desperately need healing. If they’re lucky, the star swimmer and the runaway priest just might find it in each other.
Full of twists, turns, and tons of steam, For I Have Sinned brings the daddy kink with a side of hurt/comfort and plenty of angst. It contains the novella Bless Me, Father.
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I was given this book as an ARC, every opinion is my own.
To get a full view of others opinion about Bastian, I think the other books set in the same universe should be read first, where he is mentioned several times but this is the first time we actually meet him.
And when I met him I fell for Bastian, the sweet, sassy, bratty and broken boy that is so lonely and too scared to ask to be held. He broke my heart and Rob’s determination to be everything Bastian needed, made me love him completely.
The story held so much warmth and love along with the hurtful reality behind a well placed smirk and playboy attitude. It grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let go.
Another treat from Julia McBryant. Slightly taboo with broken characters who fit together so well. Her worlds are peopled with dysfunctional characters who have steamy relationships. Bastian and Rob are no exception. So. Damn. Hot.
There is Hope.
While parts of this story could be a bit squeamish because of the relationship between the main characters but they are adults. Both of them are having their life crisis and trying to figure out how they want to pursue the rest of their lives. But somehow they just fit together and really meet the needs of the other. You are left hoping things don’t blow up in their faces. I realized this is a part one and most likely part of the longer I Have Sinned. I will be seeking out the full book to find out what happens next.
I purchased the more complete novel: For I Have Sinned.
They Have Found Their Place
They had a rough and possibly questionable start but they are finding their way together and building a life together.
Another winner from Julia McBryant, such a good book really enjoyed it! When Bastian transfered schools in the middle of the year you kind of wondered why but as the swimming coach it wasn’t really Father Rob’s worry. As this two get to know each other better they realise each has his own set of worries and problems but there is just something that draws them both together no matter how hard they try to denie it.
I enjoyed this Daddy/boy story with a teacher/student dynamic… Bastian is a broken young man and Rob is a disenchanted priest. It’s an improbable pairing on the face of it, but it works –each meets a need the other has suffered with having unmet. Although they both struggle at moments in their roles, their relationship ultimately promotes the beginning of healing. This volume represents the early stages of their story; I have a feeling we will be hearing more about them. Heat level is off the charts. Recommended!
When I first started reading this book, I wasn’t sure what to think. But after I read the first few chapters I just couldn’t stop reading! Bastian and Rob are really beautiful together. The fact that Rob is a priest may not be for everyone. I thought it added to the story. Their journey to be together isn’t easy, but they really need each other. I do hope there will be more books about these two! Loved it and highly recommend!!
I absolutely loved this book. With some of Julia’s other books, Bastian was mentioned or stories were told about him. And here, in this book, we get Bastian’s side of the story.
Bastian was a lonely boy and Rob was a lost soul, he just didn’t realize it yet. And when these two come together, literally and figuratively, it’s a beautiful thing. Bastian pushed Rob every chance he got because he saw something in him that, hopefully, would make him less lonely. Bastian realized that he needed a Daddy and could Rob be that for him?
I love Julia’s writing. She just sucks you right into the story. You go thru the emotions along with her characters.
I can’t wait for more.
For I Have Sinned is the first book in a series that features Daddy Rob and his bratty boy, Bastian. However, it is set in the same world as her other books, so if the name Bastian McCarthy sounds familiar, that’s because it is. You don’t have to read any of the other books to read this one though. We see Bastian on page briefly in Neon Saturday Night, but we don’t really know him. This novel takes place before that novella.
Bastian and Rob aren’t only Daddy and boy, but student/teacher as well. They begin their relationship before Bastian is out of high school and that is not a spoiler as the author will tell you that herself. He is over eighteen though so don’t worry there. Student/teacher trope is one of my favorites and pairing it with Daddy kink was brilliant on the author’s part as that is what Bastian desperately needs. These two are so perfect for each other that when Rob finally gives in to the temptation it’s like finally.
Rob is a priest who no longer believes in what he’s preaching. He won’t admit it, but he’s lonely, trying to be something he’s not has worn him down over the years. Though he’s worked hard on not being one of those gay priests, all of his hard work goes out the window when he meets Bastian. Bastian who is bratty, submissive, needy, and so in need of someone to love him that it almost breaks Rob. When he gives in and tries to be the Daddy that Bastian needs, it’s everything. I’ve read a lot of Daddy kink and Daddy Rob is the best ever.
Bastian. If you’ve read any of Julia McBryant’s other books then you know the name Bastian McCarthy. And like the other characters you think you know who he is. But with the exception of Audie Currell and Isabel Sims, no one really does. He’s the guy who got kicked out of St. Albert’s for getting caught sleeping with his teacher, he’s the guy who worked his way through most of his peers, including some of our favorites.
This book shows that Bastian McCarthy is not who he pretends to be. Underneath it all, Bastian is a lonely boy who just wants someone to see through all his walls and love him.
When Bastian lets Rob see the real him it’s both a beautiful and devastating thing.
By the time all of Bastian’s secrets came out I was completely in love with him and I sobbed for him. Nothing has been easy for him and the deep loneliness broke something in me. I spent a good portion of the book in tears because all I wanted to do was wrap him up and take care of him, luckily he had Rob. Even when he tried to push him away, even when he was scared of showing Rob how much he hurt, Rob was there. They both might be new to the type of relationship they were entering–Rob never having been a Daddy and Bastian never having a real Daddy–but they found their way.
For I Have Sinned is a beautifully written book about loneliness. It’s characters come to life with the magical prose that only Julia McBryant can write. I need more Bastian in my life because though he came a long way in this book, there’s still so much left to unpack with him, my heart is going to hurt, but I need to see this boy as happy and as loved as he can possibly be. Rob has already proven that he’s the best person for that job, so I cannot wait to see where their relationship goes.