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Title: INTO TEMPTATION
Author: Elle Keating
Genre: Paranormal romance
Release Date: June 3rd
About Into Temptation
Twenty-eight-year-old Lilly Rains would settle for - no, embrace - the idea of Purgatory as atonement for her sins. The newly assigned parish priest has conjured less than righteous thoughts, forcing Lilly to question her sanity for being attracted to a man of the cloth and more importantly, whether she can perform her job as the principal of St. Robert’s Catholic School.
But the handsome
and mysterious priest is not what he seems. He has been sent to retrieve
Lilly’s wavering soul, preying on a faith that has been rattled by her past.
But where there is darkness, there must also be light and God has decided it is
time to intervene. A Guardian has been assigned to protect Lilly from the evil
surrounding her. However, when the priest and the Guardian begin to pursue her
for their own purposes, Lilly is left with an impossible decision.
Will she choose
the forbidden man she loves or the Guardian who will be eternally devoted to
her?
Exclusive Excerpt
“Please let me walk you home.”
“It’s just two
blocks,” she said.
His hand fell
away from the small of her back. “Humor me?” he asked.
Lilly rolled her
eyes and smiled, “Fine.”
They started to
walk toward her home when he again wondered who this Ray was. Why it had looked
as if Lilly had wanted to knee Ray in the groin at the pub. They were a half
block in when his curiosity got the better of him. “Is Ray your ex-boyfriend?”
“Absolutely not.
Obnoxious men who can’t take no for an answer have never been a turn-on. Ray is
not my type.”
“What is your
type?” he asked.
She pursed her
lips and hesitated.
Me. I’m what you
want.
“You know, I’m
not sure. I guess I haven’t found it yet. But that’s my fault. I probably
should start dating.”
“Start dating?”
he asked. Her choice of words captivated him.
They crossed the
street, bringing them to her block. He didn’t want this conversation to end.
“Um… yeah,” she said, sheepishly. She looked away and focused on the gravel
beneath her feet.
A thousand
questions swirled through his head. “You must miss the companionship, the
intimacy a relationship can bring.”
“Well, it helps
when you don’t know what you’re missing.”
Stunned, he
peered over at her. She did the same thing she had done in the bar when she
realized that she had misspoken. She closed her eyes and shook her head. “I
can’t believe I just said that.”
“Are you telling
me that you’ve never been…”
She stopped
abruptly and turned toward him. “Yes.” Her fists were clenched at her sides.
She looked mortified and pissed off at the same time. “This has been an
enlightening night for you. In just under an hour, you have learned that your
principal doesn’t attend Mass, which according to my contract is grounds for
dismissal. And now, you’ve had the unfortunate experience of witnessing a
twenty-eight-year-old admit she’s still a virgin.”
Something primal
within awakened. Her subtle mannerisms, the way she bit her lip and twirled her
hair around her fingers were enough to make his cock twitch. But now, knowing
that she had never been with a man was enough to make him want to claim her
right there on the sidewalk.
“I believe I
never was given the opportunity to answer your question.”
She crossed her
arms over her breasts and started walking toward her house. “What question?”
she asked.
“You asked me if
I thought the priesthood was what I had expected,” he said.
“William, don’t
do this.”
“Do what?”
“Attempt to
diffuse an embarrassing situation. I’d much rather go home and forget the past
hour has ever happened. You know, before I told you that your principal is not
a practicing Catholic and has a nonexistent sex life.”
She wasn’t trying
to be humorous, but he couldn’t help but smile at her. They were nearing her
house when he said, “I’m going to answer your question anyway.” He touched her
arm and she stopped her brisk pace. “No, the priesthood is not what I had
expected. I had anticipated that there would be moments when I would experience
loneliness and long for companionship. But I underestimated that all-too-human
need for intimacy.”
“But… but you’re happy?
With the life you’ve chosen?” she asked. Her eyes bore into his and he could
feel her searching for something.
“Yes. But each
day is a struggle.” Her lips parted as if she was going to say something, and
then they sealed shut. He wondered what was going through her mind. She no
longer appeared embarrassed but intrigued. William was pleased that his
admission, though in his mind he had swapped out ‘priesthood’ for the living
hell that he was in, had stopped her from wanting to melt into the cracks of the
sidewalk. Without thinking, he reached out and tucked a lock of hair behind her
ear. Her breathing hitched and her lips again parted. God, he wanted to taste
her. “And some days are more challenging than others.”
About the Author
Elle Keating is the author of romance novels with sexy heroes and fierce females. Her first book, Thrill of the Chase (Dangerous Love, #1), was published by Forever Romance’s digital imprint, Forever Yours, in 2015. Cut to the Chase (Dangerous Love, #2) soon followed. Most recently, Elle self-published Wanting More (Dangerous Love, #3), Back to the Start (Dangerous Love, #4) Feels Like Falling (Dangerous Love, #5) and the standalone novel, Keeping His Commandments.
When Elle isn’t torturing her heroes and heroines (don’t worry, there’s always a happily ever after), she is a public school administrator and enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children in New Jersey. For more on Elle and her books, visit ellekeating.com.
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