Hot Priests (& other Men
and Women of the Cloth)
Collected by Megan Montgomery, author of the Last Responders series of contemporary romances inspired by the compassionate, funny, real life humans who work in deathcare. The Bones of Love is her cozy-subversive take on the Hot Priest archetype: a marriage of “companionship” between secretly pining best friends, Gus, a Greek Orthodox seminarian-cum-priest, and Dr. Decca Crowley, a forensic anthropologist and folk witch. Connect with her on Instagram and meganmontgomerywrites.com.
“Vicars, rabbis, ministers, postulants: there’s something intensely compelling about corrupting a man or woman of the cloth. And being corrupted by them.
It’s more than a taboo. These main characters are already standing firm at the intersection of intellectualism and faith. Pour on the fuel of carnal desire, and Clergy Romance absolutely combusts with yearning, angst, and yes… filthy, dirty, worshipful, cathartic sex. It’s the dichotomy of the sacred and the profane—equal parts smutty and inspirational.
Raise your hands up, Hierophiliacs! Whether your kink is for Roman collars, cassocks, tallits or church hats, these clerical heroes and heroines will have you on your knees before they say the word ‘Kneel.’”
We did a deep dive on PRIEST in season two. We covered LESSONS IN SIN in Taboo Romance. We talk about Tiffany Reisz a lot. We talk about Julie Anne Long a lot, too. We recommended Scarlett Peckham’s THE DUKE I TEMPTED in Mistresses, Courtesans, and Cheating. We talk about Naima Simone’s books rather frequently. We regularly bring up Rosie Danan, including in our Best Romances of 2020 episode.