Saint
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.
I can’t have Elijah because I’ve chosen God instead.
The Bell brothers, though . . . well, we don't exactly have the greatest track record with vows. But I’m determined to do this monk thing right—to pledge myself to a cloistered life and spend the rest of my years in chastity and prayer. But now Elijah’s here. He’s here and he’s coming with me on my European monastery road trip, and between the whispered confessions and the stolen kisses and the moments bent over an ancient altar, my vows are feeling flimsier by the day.
And vows or not, I know in my heart that it would take more than a good and holy monk to resist Elijah Iverson right now. It would take a saint.
And we all know that I’m no saint.
(This is the third full-length standalone in the Priest Collection, featuring Father Bell's brother, Aiden Bell. You do not have to read Priest or Sinner to read Saint.)
- Pages
- 457
- First published
- 2021
- Language
- English
- Edition
- ISBN
- 9781949364279
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Reviews
Finished July 22, 2025
After an internal struggle, Aiden decides in the middle of the night to leave his old life behind and become a monk. In the process, he also leaves behind the love of his life, Elijah. Five years later, Elijah has walked back into his life in the form of a journalist writing a story on the monks and their beer. Aiden has been offered an opportunity to visit and tour various other monasteries, but must also take Elijah along. During their journey, they both come to realize that their love never faded. They struggle with what to do about it all, while Aiden attempts to remain committed to being a monk. This was a great story, like the previous in the series, that was focused on religion and the struggle to remain faithful, while also fighting for love. Aiden's struggle with depression was heartbreaking, but it was also so well described and represented. Elijah and Aiden's relationship seemed to just make sense. They cared about each other so deeply, and even with 5 years apart, they seemed to fall right back into their strong feelings.