This book put me through all the feels. If you like your erotica served along side a super forbidden romance and an intense and beautiful love story, this is the book for you.

If you religion and spirituality are not your thing, this may not be a good fit for you. Religious devotion and religious references are infused in this story. I’m a fan of religion in my books - I love sci-fi or fantasy worlds and the religions in those books.

Alternatively, if blasphemy, power exchange, and priests breaking their vows upset you - this is not the book for you.

Tyler has been celibate in the priesthood for three years. A foxy fit priest who has gone up against the church for abuse that caused his sister to kill herself. Enter a new gal in town who comes to confession to confess her sexual sins and puts Tyler on a path of self destruction. The two of them embark in a secret relationship that will bring them both to their knees. A little dark, religious, & erotic ( )

4⭐️ 4.5🔥

"This. This is your body. This is your blood. This is you. This is you, given up for me"

Hands down the hottest book I've ever read. If I weren't married, I'd be tempted to go to confession!
I could NOT put this book down. I finised it in 1 day. I loved it! Father Bell makes me want to commit my own sins. The writing was perfect, the characters were perfect, the spice was perfect. The things this book did to me are unspeakable. I will never forget it. This will live with me. And I will never look at an altar the say way again.
That was a very awkward and abrupt ending though. It didn't make much sense and felt very rushed. Would have been a 5 if it wasn't for the last 30 pages. It was the only part that I didn't like. I had so many theories on how it would end and that definitely wasn't one of them. I liked the overall end result, just not how it got there.
Regardless of the ending feeling awkward, I plan to continue the series because I can't get enough!

Tropes:
Forbidden Love
BDSM
Good boy/ bad girl

Ending type:
HEA ( )

This book is kind of ridiculous. I don't really know where to start. I got the audiobook since it kept getting recommended on TikTok.

I didn't hate it, but I lost count of how many times I rolled my eyes. I may have liked it better if I read it myself. That's not to say the narrator did a bad job, not at all. It just highlighted how absurd the dirty thoughts and talk from the priest came across. Somehow his dirty mind made me really doubt that this man would have become a priest in the first place, despite his backstory.
Poppy comes across as a bit of a wilted flower at times, and even a bit whiny. I suppose the author wants her to come across as empowered and secure in her sexuality, which is a good idea, but it doesn't quite come across.
The third act conflict comes across as forced as well, so by then I realized I didn't really care that much if these two got together or not.

Millie was def MVP in this book.

2.5 stars ( )

"But there would be no end to the things I wanted to do to this little lamb, no matter how many times or how many ways I had her."
He's a priest, and here is his confession. 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. Tyler Bell has had no problem playing by the rules for the last three years after a family tragedy set him on the path to priesthood. That all changes when the delicious, sultry voice of Poppy Danforth sinks its claws in him through the screen of his confessional booth, and he can't get her sins out of his head. It should be easy to put his impure thoughts of her to rest, considering the vows Tyler has taken. It should be nothing to overcome what the sight and sound of her does to him, when his life with the Church means everything. But once he has his first forbidden taste of those red lips, Tyler can't help but break all his rules for Poppy--no matter what it might cost them both.
This was one that I wasn't sure would live up to all the hype that surrounds it, but I was insanely mistaken. It lives up to the hype and then some. I mean for one it is a beautiful story. It's well written and the characters are easy to love, especially Father Bell. I really enjoyed that most of the book was from Father Bell's perspective, with just a few inserts from Poppy, because I don't feel like we get enough of this in romance novels. Father Bell was giving off some serious vibes basically as soon as the book started. And, can I just say I was not expecting the level of spice this book had. I loved it. Like I adored it. I loved that Poppy owned who she was and her sexuality and didn't let anybody make her feel guilty about it.
I loved that it wasn't just a romance with no consequences either, like the entire time we see Tyler struggling with himself, his beliefs, his role and what he desires. It was amazing to watch that process and even though I knew some inevitable obstacle was going to arise, I didn't expect it when it came, which made me love it even more. I liked that yeah it was a steamy romance, but it also dealt with real issues and made the characters seem so real. I really can't do anything but gush about how great this book was, I look forward to reading the others! ( )