He’s forbidden fruit and she’s a rule follower, but their connection is something to believe in.
Father Patrick Dooley joined the clergy to fulfill his mother’s dying wish. While it once gave him purpose, he not so sure it’s his calling anymore. But it’s all he’s ever known and he’s not sure what he wants to do with his life if he decides to leave the priesthood. How can he reconcile his faith with his growing desire to live a different life?
Sasha Finerghty was content to admire Patrick from afar while she dated men who were perfect on paper and wrong in real life. But with Patrick’s church in need of funding to keep a community program afloat, she’s just the girl to solve their fundraising problem. Spending more time together only fuels Sasha’s crush on him, who finds a kindred soul in her.
The more Patrick gets to know Sasha, the easier it is for him to see a future unfolding for them. But it will take a leap of faith to turn their friendship into something more, and neither of them are quite ready to make the jump.
Release Date: July 20, 2021
Heat Level: Sensual
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $9.99
Father Patrick Dooley needs some assistance with a fundraiser for one of his church’s program. He pairs up with Sasha Finerghty to accomplish the mission. The problem is that Sasha is a wild card in his life. Patrick has already been fighting the growing desire to do something different with his life and a woman like Sasha doesn’t make it easy.
Sasha is a mixed bag. She is funny, smart, sexy and loving. She is wedding planner so she has already met Father Dooley and admire him from a far. He is off limits. A man of the cloth and a wild child like herself are not destined to be together but the sexual tension fly between them as they plan the fundraiser.
I went into this story thinking that it was going to be an angsty kind of forbidden romance. There is some angst just not enough to carry the story. Sasha and Patrick’s story start off perfectly fine. There is tension, humor and sparks flying all around. However, it didn’t help because they kept getting in the way of their own romance. Sasha didn’t want to jeopardized Patrick’s reputation and life’s mission. He didn’t know if he could offer Sasha all that she wanted in life. The cyclical emotional baggage started to weigh down the story and make it boring.
I think if Patrick was a little more believable as a priest, I would have liked him more. It would have also helped the forbidden part feel more authentic. Instead, I felt as though there was no connection to him and the religion aspect of the book. Granted, he only became a priest because his mother wanted him to do so but he didn’t even fit the bill for me.
This is a part of a series which I didn’t know. I read the first book which helped me know some of the characters in the book.
Overall, if you want a light and quick romance, this is perfect.
~ Samantha
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