The Priestess and the Thief

Ellilah is a priestess...but not a very good one. She doesn't seem to have the right temperament for quiet meditation. And even worse, she broke her vow of chastity at the Christmas party after a dark stranger drugged her punch. Now she's being sent to the Priory of Extreme Atonement—an ominous place with no windows and daily beatings.But Elli has always had a mind of her own. Instead of handing herself over for punishment, she goes on a quest to find a cure for the old Priestess Superior who is dying.Elli's quest will take her to the Tenebrian Court and put her in great danger...which is why the Goddess sends her some help in the form of the very same dark stranger who drugged her punch in the first place.Roke is half Havoc—a Kindred-like race of males who refuse to bond with females. He is none too pleased at being sent to protect the little priestess, but he doesn't dare disobey the Goddess. Once he meets Elli again, however, he feels an...