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I can’t have Elijah Iverson. I can’t have him because he’s my older brother’s best friend. I can’t have him because I broke his heart five years ago; because he’s now engaged to someone else - someone kind and dependable who deserves his whiskey eyes, his soft mouth, his fierce intellect.

A blood prince who refused his crown. A priest who was never supposed to love him. A kingdom rotting beneath holy vows and royal lies. Dante Traibon was born heir to a blood-drinking dynasty, but he would rather vanish into the snow than become the monster his family demands. Stripped of name and power, he finds refuge with John Thompson, a farmer's grandson with a gentle heart and a future in the church.

He tries to resist him, but he's irresistible. Everywhere Father Gregory goes, he sees him. He's made a promise to his congregation, a promise to the Lord, a promise to himself that he'll keep his vow of celibacy. But when Father Gregory first lays eyes on Owen, he cannot keep his mind off of him. How can he avoid him when his heart tell him otherwise? How can he resist him when Owen has made it clear that he wants the priest - mind, body, and soul?

I’m lonely, but am I ready to move on? I’ve been Ankh’s old man for as long as Hell’s Ankhor has existed. But Ankh’s been dead for two years, and I need to live my life for me. I love the guys of HAC, but no one’s keeping me warm at night. No one except Mal, and that’s only in my dreams. He doesn’t do long term, and he’s one of my oldest friends. Hooking up could risk the club, yet when it comes to him, I don’t care. I’m ready to live and love again.

The priest and the blood prince survived exposure. Now they must survive the road. Dante Traibon wanted to protect Father John from the brutal politics of his bloodline, but love has a way of dragging secrets into the light. With enemies closing in and the kingdom's corruption spreading beyond church walls and royal courts, Dante and John are forced into motion.

I am complex. My love is all-encompassing. And when it comes to my heart, there is only one rule: Don’t mess with what’s mine. Until the age of seven, I was Joel Alexander Donovan, son of Jimmy. The man who terrorized a town and made its citizens fear the very ground he walked on. Including me, the day I realized that ground ran red with blood. At age 18, I became Priest. A man without a past. A man determined to right the wrongs of my father. A man who never believed anyone could love the son of such a monster.

Everyone said our love wouldn’t work. That it was too hard, too complicated, too messy. Oh how I enjoy proving everyone wrong.

Richard Coles narrates this witty account of life as a parish priest and Radio 4 broadcaster. After a life of sex and drugs and the Communards - brilliantly recounted in the highly acclaimed first volume of his memoirs Fathomless Riches - the Reverend Richard Coles went on to devote his life to God and Christianity. He is also a much-loved broadcaster, presenting Saturday Live on Radio 4 and giving us regular reason to Pause for Thought on Radio 2.

Wybrał Boga, podążył ścieżką Kościoła. Zostawił Elijaha Iversona w przeszłości, choć tak mocno go kochał. Wszyscy bracia Bell mają skomplikowaną relację z Kościołem. Aidan postanawia wyruszyć do Europy w poszukiwaniu klasztoru, którego restrykcyjne zasady i kompletna izolacja mogłyby pomóc mu utrzymać wszystkie złożone ślubowania. Tylko co zrobić, kiedy dawny kochanek znajduje sposób, aby towarzyszyć mu w tej podróży?

Laurie Lee Hall’s growing-up years were defined by the conflict between her physical condition as a boy and her inherent identity as a girl. Unable to explain or resolve her gender dysphoria, she committed to living her adult life as a male. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, eventually becoming chief architect of its temples and an ecclesiastical leader. In her church and community, rigid adherence to gender roles is not only the norm, but the defining issue of a faith that doctrinally declares one’s gender as an “eternal identity.

In 1980s America, coming out as gay as a father and husband was a significant journey for anyone to make. Coming out as gay as a priest guaranteed immersion into controversy, contradiction, and challenge. This audiobook tells of the Reverend Canon Ted Karpf's navigation of new social and romantic journeys, all within the context of his priestly vocation in the Episcopal Church.