Hotter 'N Hell

Mississippi Smoke Series, Book 2

De: Abbi Glines

Narrado por: Lucas Dixon, Amy Hall

Saylor

Was it a sin to hate the dead?

It was something I had pondered many times over the past ten months. Although it wasn't why I required medication to sleep at night. I wasn't truly concerned about the level of darkness that resided in my soul. It was the images of the night I had watched a bullet take down the boy I had loved most of my life. Seeing the life leave his body, the way his eyes had gone void. It haunted me. Even now that I knew he'd betrayed me. That what I thought had been real had all been a lie. Crosby Cash had been in love, alright, just not with me.

Those closest to me, the ones who were supposed to love me, all accused me of being dramatic. Because that made sense. I just loved the panic attacks that robbed me of my ability to breathe. And the passing out from lack of oxygen was the best. Looking in the mirror and not recognizing the girl looking back at me was my favorite.

Perhaps that was the reason I sought solace in the last place anyone would think I'd go. We weren't religious people. I'd been born into a family of organized crime. The day I walked into the catholic church seeking… forgiveness, closure, something…anything to find the girl I had once been, I hadn't expected him. The man ordained by God to lead his people to salvation. Well, that man in the sky so many believed in made a grave mistake allowing a man who looked like Jude, or rather Father Jude, to wear that white collar.

I could lie and say I found what I was looking for, standing in front of the altar, staring up at the crucifix, but even those with tarnished souls have their limits. I found something alright, but it wasn't forgiveness. My answer wasn't going to come from the one they called their Savior but the one they referred to as Father.

Jude

Temptation comes for all of us. I had thought I could overcome whatever Satan placed before me. This life had held little meaning for me after the day I lost the girl I loved. My first and only love. Too young, sweet, and beautiful for this world. But men are often fools. And I would soon learn just how weak I was—when a pair of bright blue eyes stood in my sanctuary staring back at me.

She was lost. Hurting. Seeking comfort.

She was the one temptation I never expected and would never regret.

For mature listeners. Narrated in duet style.

©2024 Abbi Glines (P)2026 Podium Audio

So good

I’ve read all the Smoke books. I’ve loved them all and listened to those available. Can’t wait for the next.

Heartbreak and Love

You’ll cry, laugh, cry again and feel her pain. Amazing writing with so much detail you’ll feel every bit of this story. Love all of Abbi’s stories.

Love the forbidden romance!

Just wow!!!! I loved every minute of it!!!! The forbidden love was intense. The narration was excellent. All the feels!

The Priest and The Broken/Lost Mafia Princess

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶
Narrating: 🎧🎧🎧🎧.5

This books title describes it perfectly! The angst, tension, and undeniable need that shown through the characters were hot, hot, hot. Plus, the temptation for Father Jude. I enjoyed this book from page one. We got to see Saylor more in depth than we just heard from in Tore Up.

Tropes:
- Southern Mafia Romance
- Age-Gap (8yrs)
- Priest and Sinner
- Bad Girl/Good Boy
- Temptation
- Love After Loss
- Angsty
- Touch Her & ☠️
- Virgin MMC

I'm always a big fan of Abbi Glines, and I have loved her Southern Mafia Romance since she came out with Smokeshow. This Mississippi branch seems to be one filled with angst and temptation. It's not usual for this series, but it puts more drama in the books.

The audiobook was amazing. Job well did to Lucas Dixon and Amy Hall. They were much better in this book than the last one, Tore Up. Amy does an amazing job in all of the books she narrates. I love her voice and the emotions she puts into her reading. Lucas did so well. I love his voice and how he acts out the emotional parts in the book. If there is a gasp, pant, moan, laughter or crying, he does it all in the books.

We learned about Saylor from the last book in this series, Tore Up. Which was Bane and Halo's book. She wasn't painted in the best light, but this book puts her story out there. I honestly couldn't say I'd feel any different than he once we learned what was going on.

Saylor is looking for something to bring herself back. She doesn't know who she is anymore and needs that compassion and need from someone that isn't "The Family." Don't get me wrong, those boys love Saylor and will do anything for her, but they don't understand her. They can't provide what she needs.

I can understand that feeling of being let down and not trusting what you've always known. If one person you love can break you, what's to say the rest won't? She wanted that space, needed substance. She wanted to know who she was, without them. They think spoiled princess with no values. She wants to be something more.

What she finds is a hot as sin Priest, and he's the one that sees more. That gives her a chance, a purpose. He understands loss and that emptiness. Saylor brings light back to Father Jude, and he does the same for her.

Jude knows from the beginning she is going to be a temptation he doesn't need, and he should just send her away. Yet, he finds himself unable to. The more these two are around each other, the hotter it gets.

The angst and tension between these two pulled you right along with them. I'm sitting in the edge of my seat like, " Is now the time?" "Is he going to touch her now?" "What are they waiting for???" I was happily following along with this couple and the slowly but delicious building stream between them.

Now, I didn't like the ending. I felt as if this book just wasn't finished. I wanted to know what happened next. How will Saylor's family handle this? Where is Jude going to live? Is this a HEA or just a HFN book. I wanted, no needed to know so much more. No epilogue or anything. Just done. Plus, I think Gathe may love Saylor more than best friend. How will this go between them?

A freaking priest?!?

Lmao never did I see that coming. But then with Abbi you never know. I wonder if she was at church when she got the idea?