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Priest
A Transgender MM Romantic Fantasy
Lunar priest. Amateur monster hunter. Witch. It's all in a day's work for Hunter, a young werewolf bound against his will to serve the fallen moon goddess, Selene. With the goddess trapped in the aether and the end of the world narrowly averted, Hunter is still struggling to juggle his various roles within the Kingdom of Night, and the pack he isn't even sure he wants to be a part of. Oh, and to top it all off? He also has to deal with the ups and downs of being transgender and having a destined mate with a complex identity of his own.
It's been months since Clarence's memories of his true nature as an angel returned, along with his angelic powers, but he's still keeping secrets. Hunter is getting a little tired of hearing that it's "for his own good" when Clarence's double life comes back to haunt them both. Hunter soon realizes the mate he was destined for might not be the man Hunter thinks he is. To make matters worse, the leader of the Family, the deadly clan of supernatural monster hunters who decimated Hunter's pack, shows up asking for...help?
Will Hunter be able to put aside the trauma of his own tragic past to help a sworn enemy and maintain a tentative treaty between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of the Sun? Strange echoes of the past leave Hunter's heart as torn as his allegiances. Then again, no one ever said being a holy man was easy.
***This is a continuation of the Kingdom of Night Series. While it is complete at ~99k with an HEA, it is meant to be read within the context of the series.***
Warning: This book contains graphic sexual content and violence and is intended for adult audiences. See inside cover for additional content warnings.
Lunar priest. Amateur monster hunter. Witch. It's all in a day's work for Hunter, a young werewolf bound against his will to serve the fallen moon goddess, Selene. With the goddess trapped in the aether and the end of the world narrowly averted, Hunter is still struggling to juggle his various roles within the Kingdom of Night, and the pack he isn't even sure he wants to be a part of. Oh, and to top it all off? He also has to deal with the ups and downs of being transgender and having a destined mate with a complex identity of his own.
It's been months since Clarence's memories of his true nature as an angel returned, along with his angelic powers, but he's still keeping secrets. Hunter is getting a little tired of hearing that it's "for his own good" when Clarence's double life comes back to haunt them both. Hunter soon realizes the mate he was destined for might not be the man Hunter thinks he is. To make matters worse, the leader of the Family, the deadly clan of supernatural monster hunters who decimated Hunter's pack, shows up asking for...help?
Will Hunter be able to put aside the trauma of his own tragic past to help a sworn enemy and maintain a tentative treaty between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of the Sun? Strange echoes of the past leave Hunter's heart as torn as his allegiances. Then again, no one ever said being a holy man was easy.
***This is a continuation of the Kingdom of Night Series. While it is complete at ~99k with an HEA, it is meant to be read within the context of the series.***
Warning: This book contains graphic sexual content and violence and is intended for adult audiences. See inside cover for additional content warnings.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 24, 2017
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L.C. Davis
54 books1,280 followersHi! I'm L.C. Davis, author of The Mountain Shifters Series, Queer Magick and the upcoming Great Plains Shifters series. I write MPREG and M/M fantasy.
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October 13, 2022
Wtf! What happened with this story? So dissapointed
April 18, 2017
4.5 stars - This is a wonderful paranormal series that continues with a change in direction this time. Sebastian, Remus and Victor are around, but this installment focuses on Hunter, whom has been a strong player throughout this series. He has had a lot happen to him since we first met him and things don’t get any easier this time around.
While the previous books focused more on the vampires and wolves, here the main theme seems to be possessions. Clarence has been MIA but reappers again in another body. Hunter has joined Prentice (unwillingly at first) to find Arthur, but things don’t go nearly as they’d hoped for. Meanwhile, with Hunter now living without his mate (Clarence, long story you really need to read the previous books to understand), he is in danger of going feral.
There are so many things that happen in this story as it weaves and winds us toward answers and understanding of what has been going on. There are a lot of players aside from the main characters, such as various Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Angels, and they definitely seem to be playing one long petty game with the other creatures as pawns. Bonds are tested, relationships are changed, and I loved how everything played out.
This was a wonderful expansion on an already interesting series, and while it sort of veered off in a different direction, it definitely felt like it needed to be told to keep things in order. I’m already looking forward to the next installment and can’t wait to see what happens next as the players are all moved into another new position.
P.S. I love the cover! It is very fitting and exactly as I pictured Hunter as I read this story.
Review written for Love Bytes Reviews.
March 6, 2017
REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE
4.5 Stars
This is book 4 in the Kingdom of Night series and the first book that really moves away from Remus, Victor and Sebastian and concentrates on Hunter. If you have followed my reviews of the previous three books in the series you will know how much I have come to love these characters and LC Davis has written a pretty epic tale that looks set to continue.
Priest is definitely a story of two parts. First we have the present which is a continuation of where we left off in Equilibrium; Hunter has been forced into a role he wants absolutely no part in, he has had to move away from what he now considers his pack, he feels like he is often wading blindly through his transition and to top it off he has a mate with a whole host of issues of his own.
Then we have the past and this is where there is a very big twist in the story. Without giving away anything let’s just say past meets present and suddenly everything becomes unclear. This part of the story was tense and it wasn’t obvious how it was going to be resolved until almost the end. The other thorn in Hunter’s side is The Family – they are still as cray cray as ever and now they want help! It seems the fated peace between The Kingdom of the Moon and The Kingdom of the Sun may lie with Hunter and his few trusted allies – again.
Parts of this story definitely set up more story-lines for future books. I hope we get to see more of the dynamic between Remus, Victor and Sebastian again and Arthur’s story just changed by virtue of what happened here so that will be very interesting when we get to watch it play out. This is way more than your normal shifter book and the world building has been fantastic and intense since book 1. I would highly recommend the entire series.
4.5 Stars
This is book 4 in the Kingdom of Night series and the first book that really moves away from Remus, Victor and Sebastian and concentrates on Hunter. If you have followed my reviews of the previous three books in the series you will know how much I have come to love these characters and LC Davis has written a pretty epic tale that looks set to continue.
Priest is definitely a story of two parts. First we have the present which is a continuation of where we left off in Equilibrium; Hunter has been forced into a role he wants absolutely no part in, he has had to move away from what he now considers his pack, he feels like he is often wading blindly through his transition and to top it off he has a mate with a whole host of issues of his own.
Then we have the past and this is where there is a very big twist in the story. Without giving away anything let’s just say past meets present and suddenly everything becomes unclear. This part of the story was tense and it wasn’t obvious how it was going to be resolved until almost the end. The other thorn in Hunter’s side is The Family – they are still as cray cray as ever and now they want help! It seems the fated peace between The Kingdom of the Moon and The Kingdom of the Sun may lie with Hunter and his few trusted allies – again.
Parts of this story definitely set up more story-lines for future books. I hope we get to see more of the dynamic between Remus, Victor and Sebastian again and Arthur’s story just changed by virtue of what happened here so that will be very interesting when we get to watch it play out. This is way more than your normal shifter book and the world building has been fantastic and intense since book 1. I would highly recommend the entire series.
March 15, 2017
This one was a really hard one to review for me. Yes, this was a good, well planned story in keeping with the other books in the series, but I just didn't like the way the story panned out - it wasn't the pairing/outcome I wanted to happen, even though it totally made sense for the continued story in this series.
Btw - although the main character is transgender, don't for a minute think that this has a major part to play in the story, because it's more of a fleeting whisper and not paid any real attention at all.
And alas there were the typos and random name switches that unfortunately I've just come to expect (although they are no way near as prevalent in the authors Omega series).
Btw - although the main character is transgender, don't for a minute think that this has a major part to play in the story, because it's more of a fleeting whisper and not paid any real attention at all.
And alas there were the typos and random name switches that unfortunately I've just come to expect (although they are no way near as prevalent in the authors Omega series).
June 22, 2017
This book is everywhere on the rating scale for me. The writing and story are fine but one of my favorite characters from the prior books in this series does such a complete turnaround that my head is still twisting. I won't forget this book, that's for sure. I would call it a horror novel but it has a weirdly happy ending. This is the 4th book in the series but I almost wish I hadn't read the prior books before this one.
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