As old desires resurface, the line between sacrifice and obsession blurs, threatening to draw them both into a place they cannot escape...Elias:I took a vow to God, to my faith, to my people. As a priest, I am bound by duty, but there’s something I can never escape—Ronan. He was my entire world. We were young, stupid, and full of dreams neither of us was able to express and when those feelings became too much, he left me.I chose this life—a life of celibacy and sacr...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Margaret returns to her dreary hometown for the funeral of her father, Rich O’Toole. Haunted by a childhood marked by emotional neglect and cruelty from her mother Sabrina and sister Estelle, Margaret reflects on the rare highlights in her life: her father’s quiet support and the mentorship of Beatrice Hodges, a young librarian who nurtured her intellect and fostered her interests in the occult.As Margaret reconnects with her past, she uncovers th...