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The Viridian Priestess

by Katrina Calandra

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The Viridian Priestess #1

Why Read This?

A richly imagined multi-planet setting with a telepathic priestess who must hide her identity from a masked commander she is falling for. The slow burn is exquisitely drawn out and the payoff is worth every page.

Synopsis

She is a telepathic priestess, determined to rise the ranks of her temple. So why do her thoughts keep straying back to the masked commander? Priestess Ferren has devoted her life to her celestial deity, yet she has not been able to ascend the priestess order. But on the eve of a great planetary event, the chance to prove herself arises. She must accept the opportunity or succumb to a life of shame in the eyes of her temple. The potentially deadly mission comes with several complications when she crosses paths with a commander from a rival planet. Ferren must conceal her loyalty to the temple from her new travel companion and his questionable crew. But the longer she is in proximity to the mysterious commander, the more intrigued she becomes with his forbidden nature. As the threat of a common enemy closes in, Ferren finds solace in the commander. While working together in a hope of saving their people, they forge a profound connection that tethers them in unexpected ways. Ferren must decide if she can go back to the stoic existence she once led, when he has shown her a taste of the life she deserves. Author's The Viridian Priestess is a slow burn, but spicy romance. It ends on a slight cliffhanger with a HFN. Please check CW's.

At a Glance

3.97 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

alien romanceforced proximityforbidden love

Mood

atmosphericadventurousromanticmysteriousdreamy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.97 ★

Page Count

416 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Sci-fi Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Nikki Grey

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Spice Details 🌶️

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religious traumaviolence

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