Tropes:

instalove romance

friends to lovers

age gap romance

wide age gap

obsessed alpha hero

double virgins

former priest

Father Galen Murphy doesn't want to be a priest anymore. Born into power and privilege, at eighteen, he defied destiny and renounced his birthright. For twenty-four years, he's followed his calling and served God, living a life of poverty and chastity. But something is missing. When a tragic loss makes him question his faith, and a pair of dark brown eyes make him rethink his choices, Galen takes off his collar and chooses an ordinary life. Birdie Garcia is too young for a forty-two-year-old man. She's prudish and devout, with an old soul, a reverent heart, and a sensible head on her shoulders. No stranger to hard work, she makes it her mission to help launch her beloved sister's matchmaking business---until their newest client turns out to be a priest! She couldn't possibly help lead one of God's anointed further away from his calling. It's forbidden, sacrilegious, and will surely earn her a first-class ticket to hell. Then why does she fantasize about the sweetest man she's ever met? Why does she dream of his handsome face, his majestic frame, and the storm-blue eyes that have the power to see into her soul? Galen knows he's found the girl of his dreams. Despite Birdie's reluctance and their twenty-three-year age difference, he won't be dissuaded. He's a patient man with years of practice at self-denial. How difficult can a few more months of simmering sexual tension, burgeoning lust, and explosive desire be? Find out! This steamy romance includes a cat and mouse chase between double virgins who fall head over heels in love and quickly discover the naughty side of wedded bliss. Includes religious references that will make you clutch your pearls and laugh out loud---but may offend the faint of heart. You've been warned.