Priest: A Love Story

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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. There was no doubt that she was crying now. I could hear her pulling the Kleenexes from the box put inside the booth for just that purpose. I could catch only the faintest suggestions of movement through the screen, what looked like glossy dark hair and what could have been the pale white of her face. A sharp tug in my chest. How often had I whispered those same words to the ceiling in the rectory, lying awake in bed, consumed with thoughts of what my life could have been? I need to know that everything will be okay. Never,” she finished for me. She sounded young, but not too young. My age, if not a little younger. And her voice carried the accent-less rush of the city, not the leisurely twang I sometimes heard out here in rural Missouri. “I, um. I saw the church while I was at the winery across the street. And I wanted to—well, I have some things that are bothering me. I’ve never been particularly religious, but I thought maybe…” She trailed off for a minute and then abruptly inhaled. “This was stupid. I should go.” I heard her stand.

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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.” She let out a long breath. “I just…the things that are weighing on me, I don’t know if I should tell them to anyone. Much less to you.” Sierra is represented by Rebecca Friedman of RF Literary; foreign rights are handled by Bookcase Literary. Hot Authors Sam Crescent, Zoe Chant, Mia Madison, Lexy Timms, Claire Adams, Alexa Riley, Sophie Stern, Flora Ferrari, Amy Brent, Jenika Snow, Elizabeth Lennox, Leslie North, Madison Faye, Mia Ford, Michelle Love, Delilah Devlin, Jordan Silver, C.M. Steele, Kathi S. Barton, Frankie Love, Penny Wylder, Sarah J. Stone, Alexis Angel, Bella Forrest, Piper Davenport, Random Novels She loves writing the dirtiest things that she can think of, King Arthur, sparkling water, Tarot, coffee, leggings, and learning new words daily.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. No. I needed to focus. And not on the way her voice made me suddenly feel much more man than priest. 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. I fell asleep with the rosary beads clenched in my fist, as if they were an amulet to ward off unwanted thoughts.

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One of the strengths of this novel is its skillful handling of the religious themes and imagery. Simone’s writing style is richly descriptive and vividly captures the essence of the Catholic Church and its rituals. She does an excellent job of exploring the inner conflict and struggles of a man who is torn between his calling to serve God and his deep-seated desires for a woman.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. That earned me a small laugh. “Yes, I guess I am. I’ve only ever seen this in the movies. Is this where I say, ‘Forgive me Father, for I have sinned?’” Because I’m a man? Would you feel more comfortable talking to a female lay minister before you talked to me?”