Devil (Priest #4), by Sierra Simone (softback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This Book Is In English

She carved him into stone. He made her his obsession. Now he's come to collect.

Devil by Sierra Simone
(Priest, Book 4 - standalone)

The dark, high-heat standalone that brings you back to the Priest universe - and refuses to let you leave.

Seven years ago, one moment of weakness cost Birdie Cooper everything - her job, her church, her only friend. Now she works nights at a gas station, scraping together a living and a way to care for her sister, utterly alone and cut off from the art that once gave her life meaning.

Ryan Bell has never forgotten his first obsession. He's spent years searching for the tremblingly shy lecturer who disappeared after their first and only kiss - until he finds a statue of Lucifer carved in his own likeness. Now he knows exactly where she is. Ryan can't offer love or even an apology, but he can offer a bargain: be his in every way for one year, and he'll pay for her sister's care for life. Birdie has nothing left to lose. The forbidden fruit may be her only chance at salvation. Unfortunately for her, she might just be his.

✨ Best for readers who love: Dark contemporary romance · high spice · forbidden romance · obsessive hero · bargain romance · religious themes · Sierra Simone · Priest series · erotica

⚠️ Content Notes:
Dark themes • Obsessive hero • Bargain/arrangement romance • Religious doubt • Explicit sexual content (R++) • Forbidden romance • Power imbalance • Please check the author's website for full content warnings before reading, your mental health matters

⚠️ Probably not for readers looking for: Light romance · sweet love stories · low heat · standalone with no series context · religious comfort reads

Why readers can't put it down:

• 🖤 An obsessive hero who has spent seven years searching - and finally found her
• 🔥 A bargain romance with sky-high stakes and even higher heat
• ⛪ Religious themes and forbidden desire woven into every page
• 💀 A heroine with nothing left to lose - and everything to feel
• 📚 A standalone set in the iconic Priest universe - no prior reading required

🖤 Obsessive Hero · Seven Years in the Making
🖤 Bargain Romance · One Year · Everything
🖤 Forbidden Desire · Religious Doubt
🖤 A Heroine With Nothing Left to Lose
🖤 Dark Taboo · R++ High Heat
🖤 18+

At Dark Rose, we believe the most consuming romances are the ones where salvation and sin are impossible to separate - and the devil you bargain with turns out to be the one person who sees you. Devil is exactly that.

👤 Recommended Age: 18+

📚 Format & Details

• Format: Softback
• Pages: 544
• Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
• Series: Priest, Book 4 (standalone)
• Publisher: Bloom Books
• Published: 11 August 2026
• Language: English

"The forbidden fruit is her only chance at salvation. Unfortunately for Birdie, she might just be his."