The Saint: A Forbidden Priest Romance of Secrets and Total Power Exchange (The Original Sinners Book 5)

I simply have to confess that I adore the character Soren, even though I was irrationally angry with him after the last book I read in this series, "The Mistress". I still have issues with the turn of events that the plot took in that book. (Sheesh...He's a fictional character???) As enraptrued as I am with Soren, the sadist priest, I am with the other two characters in the series, Nora and Kingsley. In this book, The Saint, for awhile I was not sure until well into the narrative whose cremains Nora had in her possession. I was breathless at the thought that Soren had met his demise and Nora's palpable grief and her reminiscing was because he was gone. It was only a passing thought because of course she was in Bavaria, Germany. This is where her mother had some of her happiest memories and this is where she wished to be scattered. Early on in the read, we meet Nico who is Kingsley's son. He was a result of a brief dalliance of Kingsley with Nico's mother. A large part of this book is Nora's telling of her initial encounter and early blossoming love story with Soren to Nico. There is very little plot movement in this book. The reader does not mind though. The writing is fascinating and compelling. The narrative is once again lush with description, character development and emotion. It is also most appropriately seasoned with the mention of several traditional Catholic Saints. Some of my very favorites. During the recounting of her early love affair with Soren, something…

It shouldn’t surprise anybody that I loved Tiffany Reisz’s The Saint as much as I did. Considering how much I love The Original Sinners series, I expected nothing less in its prequel. Just as with the previous books, The Saint carried the same unapologetic, intelligent and witty view on sex, love, the Catholic church and kink. Being a big fan of the series as I am, I have become familiar and fallen in love with Nora. But it was refreshing to read her when she was just a loud, brash and sarcastic teenager named Eleanor. I enjoyed learning who she was before becoming one of the most famous Dominatrixes turned popular erotica writer. Eleanor was both familiar and new figure. You could see those traits that will foretell who she will inevitably become in the future. I was constantly amused at those scenes where I can recognize the “Nora” within Eleanor. At the same time, she was a teenager filled with doubts, uncertainty, anger, fear and hope. It gave her a vulnerability that just made you want to go up, give her a hug and tell her that it will be okay and she will be just fine. I had just as much fun reading Eleanor’s story as I did reading Nora’s. Whether she’s a teenager or a fierce Dominatrix, she’s just as feisty and entertaining to read. As a fan of Søren this book was like a big piece of chocolate cake that I just devoured. Just as with Eleanor, he carried his own strong presence that was hard to ignore. Like with Eleanor, there was something both familiar and new…