There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.I’ve always been good at following rules.Until she came. Then I learned new rules.
My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I’m twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.
I am … altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.
I am a priest and this is my confession.
Priest is a full-length standalone with an HEA. For Mature Audiences Only
3.5
Well done. I really liked Father Bell. I would have liked him to man up a bit. Not be so heartbroken and forgiving. Maybe a little angry, and not so quick to take her back. It was hot and well written.
I liked it and purchased more books in the series thinking it was all about this couple.
I can’t say enough about this book. I absolutely loved it. It was a bit of a shocker at times and if you are a seriously religious fanatic stay away. (Spoiler alert) Although it was very graphic it was also very informative to me as a lay person.
As said in the forward, Priest may not be for everyone due to its content. I thought it just added to the forbidden sexiness of a Priest and his lost little lamb. Tyler and Poppy finding their way after troubled pasts. The struggles they feel in their current situation. Sexy and steamy. Awesomely written. Once again a strong female character (another reason for loving this authors work). Absolutely loved Priest.
rambling, boring, stopped reading.
Probably one of the dirtiest thing i have every read. The sex scenes were amazing and a beautiful story.
Wow, what a book!! I really feel kinda bad and naughty for liking this book as much as I did. But this book is more than just erotic, it’s also a love story. You get to see just how much of an internal struggle Father Bell has with his instant attraction and lust for Poppy, and then his guilt and shame at these feelings when he is a Priest. The storyline is great, I had real trouble putting this book down. The sex scenes are ridiculously hot, be aware you may need a fan, some cold water and a change of pants! Fantastic read.
Simone was fantastic in her character dialogue. The psychology of their development was wonderful.
I listened to the audiobook and it was very sexy. The narrator Jacob Morgan was great.
The characters were fascinating: Perfectly flawed. While pretty X rated, the author weaves the scenes in with the idea of celebration of the spiritual act of sex in a compelling way.
Smoking hot, forbidden, brilliantly written. Not for everybody, but those who can handle it will love it. I can’t wait to read Midnight Mass!
I feel like I need to go confess my sins now. Father forgive me for I have sinned… Those sins being that I read this book, and not only did I read it I fucking loved it.
“But just one taste,” I murmured, talking more to myself than to her now. “God wouldn’t punish me for just one taste.”
What a book to pull a person out of a reading funk. Totally recommend unless of course you aren’t into a smoking hot book that is totally taboo… Me I am so I will revel in the feeling of reading this.
“But I know how dangerous a man can be when he wants a woman he can’t have.” “Like you?”
Morally right or wrong? well I believe we get a lot of the wrong in the most deliciously perverted ways imaginable. The better part of the book I was fanning myself off.. and thought about cold showers just like Father Bell needed.. Makes you sweat its so hot. I loved everything about this book. It goes against so much and is so wrong, but boy is it so right. The story flowed so wonderfully from chapter to chapter I didn’t want to put this book down. The characters intrigued me and I really liked both of them.
The only thing I don’t like.. well it took me forever to get this book off my kindle shelf and dive in! I cannot wait to read the next book. This author will be one I definitely follow.
smoking hot
Priest is the story of a forbidden love. Beautifully told, erotic and sweet in one. Father Tyler Bell struggles with his choices, his commitment and love of God and his feelings for his “little lamb” Poppy, who has her own struggles to contend with.
” If you wish to be loved, love”
Very unrealistic!!! Yes, there is good and bad in the priesthood, but this is beyond anything I have ever heard of.
Whew what a book! I thought it was hot, sexy, dirty, naughty and so well written. I could feel both Tyler and Poppy’s struggle through out the whole book. Right vs. wrong. Be with someone vs. your faith. The struggle was real as they say! I know zilch about all the God stuff but it was interesting to read about that end. Overall, I loved this book and would highly recommend it!
If your religious or raised Catholic, you might find this blasphemous.
Well what can I say….This novel had me simply captivated and I read it until my eyes more or less bled, it had me that consumed I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.
And what a novel….
Taboo, gritty, sinful and simply forbidden, and I loved everything about it.
Of course a priest as we know vows a life of celibacy, they are married to the church, and that is no different for Father Bell. But his reasons for joining a parish, becoming a priest were to say the least soul crushing. It literally tore me apart.
So Father Bell. Three years and he is in love with his parish and the works he does. His life is now complete, even though his nightmares of his tragic past still haunt him. But he uses his faith to push past the pain and loss.
But what happens when Poppy walks into his confessional?
What happens when Poppy and all her beauty attracts Father Bell?
What happens when a man married to God and a beautiful woman with a dark past come together?
What happens when Father Bell the priest becomes Tyler the man?
Sin. That’s what comes of it, and it’s sinfully delicious.
My first ever novel read by Sierra Simone and what can I say other than holy hotness, I absolutely loved it.
Nothing better than soaking yourself into a sinful world, where confessions are everything and love can even break the strongest of people.
A must read
5 stars for me.
There is not a thing that I can say about this book that has not already been said in many ways. But I have to throw my thoughts out there anyway! Even as I write this I slowly piecing my heart back together. There is so much conflict in Father Bell’s heart and soul. The man is just beautiful! He most definitely had some very difficult decisions to make. The biggest thing that bothered me about Poppy was mostly that she didn’t trust him to make decisions based off his faith and beliefs. And I felt like she as taking decisions away from him. He does a lot of self discovery in this book and it takes a lot of soul searching for him to get there. I admire Father Bell for the tough choices that he made to get his life to the many places he had been. I felt his conflicting emotions. When he felt lost, I felt lost. When his heart was broken, my heart was broken. There were more than one occasion where I felt like some one was punching me in the gut! I really loved this story.
This was my first Sierra Simone book and OMG it was probably the HOTTEST book I have ever read. Father Tyler Bell is the Priest in a small town Parrish for the last 3 years. Poppy is from a wealthy family and grew up with all that includes. She had the best education and opportunities but was restless and ended up in KCMO at a high end strip club. Poppy loved stripping but was feeling guilty that she shouldn’t love that life. She moves to the small town where Tyler is the Priest. She comes into his confessional. Tyler is all about the rules and following them but Poppy calls to him in a way that makes him want to break all the rules. The story is told from Tyler’s POV and deals with his struggles between being a Priest and a Man. The sexual tension is off the chart. I found it interesting to think about a Man of God dealing with struggles that regular people do. I guess I just forget that they are regular people too. I will be reading more by this author. I highly recommend this steamy read.
I began this because a friend approached me and said “I keep seeing this book posted. Go read it and tell me if it’s any good.” I happened to check our email an hour later and there was a invite for the blog tour. I signed up figuring I was just doing my friend a favor. Nothing was peaking my interest anyways. So I got the ARC later that day and started it after my husband went to bed.
Dear Lord
You know, I usually like my Jesus and my smut separate. It’s like corn and mash potatoes. Stay on your own side of the damn plate. But let me tell you. This worked for me.
Real well.
Religion to me is a private thing. It’s something I handle internally and on my own. I don’t want to talk about it or have it showed in my face. One of my reasons I didn’t want to read this. I’m so glad I did though. She handled this subject very well and I was shocked by it. I was all sorts of ready to go on about how tacky it was. This wasn’t even close to be tacky.
So hot
The sex scenes that weren’t sex scenes. Some of the hottest shit I’ve read in a long time. They barely played just the tip and it was hotter than threesomes I’ve read in other books. Those have always been the hot ones for me and here he barely penetrated her and the hotness was off the charts. Bravo Sierra, you nailed it there.
Seriously though, if you can look past the minor taboo issue at hand here, I say go for it. This one will be talked about and is one I say do not miss. It’s going on my top ten list for 2015. This is a brilliant mix of love, lust and forbidden pleasure that will leave you in a heap of book funk that will take days to get over. Days I tell you. I rarely re read books. But I’ve already read this one twice. It’s going in that rarely added to pile of books I want to visit more than once.