Priest by bestselling author Sierra Simone is the first book in the Priest series which features the Bell boys.
At the time of publishing this guide, this story was available on Kindle Unlimited.
Here’s more about the book, along with our free Dirty Dozen downloadable discussion question guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.
I’ve always been good at following rules.
Until she came. Then I learned new rules.
My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I’m twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.
I am a priest and this is my confession.
Priest book club discussion guide
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS DISCUSSION QUESTION GUIDE MIGHT INCLUDE SPOILERS**
We’ve provided the Dirty Dozen below; twelve spicy and intriguing questions to spark discussion and help you uncover the spine-tingling depths of the story.
The Dirty Dozen
Foreplay – Warm Up Questions
1. What’s the overall spice level? 1 (Not Spicy) – 10 (Spiciest Thing I’ve Ever Read)?
2. How does the spice level compare to the other books we’ve read together?
3. Do you think you’d prefer the anonymity of a traditional confessional or the intimacy of a modern reconciliation room if you were sharing your most forbidden secret with a priest?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. If you were turned on enough, could you get yourself off in a confessional, knowing the priest might hear every sound?
5. Is there someone from your past you’d be willing to sleep with now, even if they were married — and would that forbidden element make it hotter or ruin it?
6. Tyler says yes, he took advantage of Poppy because of his position; she says no, she was a woman making her own choice. In power-imbalanced relationships, whose truth matters more?
7. Could you have had sex on a church altar, knowing exactly what it symbolizes — or would it be too much for you?
8. Do you have a Millie in your life? A wiser, older person who calls out the BS in life (like “Father Whatta Waste”) and loves you through the tough times?
9. Their encounters in the church office and rectory — were they a kind of holy communion, or pure sacrilege?
10. At the strip club, Tyler uses religious language with Poppy. Does that mix of sacred and sexual heighten the eroticism, or make it uncomfortable?
11. Could you have held back as long as Father Bell did when confronted by someone like Sterling, or would you have given in on the spot and beaten him?
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
12. Should Tyler have told Poppy about his decision to leave the priesthood before acting on it, or was keeping it to himself the only way to make the choice truly his? How did their ending hit for you?
Bonus: What questions do you have for the author? If you could dog-ear a page with a question for the author, what would it be?
Please feel free to use this post as a starting point for your spicy book club discussion questions and use the comments below to share your thoughts and insights about the book. You can also get a free downloadable copy of the discussion guide using the button below.
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