Rope Break

By J.L. Minyard

Lead us not into temptation.

When he was seventeen, Father Gideon Gray lost his best friend in a horrific act of violence. He has spent the majority of his adult life in penance, haunted by that moment and the guilt he carries.

He lives his life in service to others, denying himself some of the most basic comforts of life. Sex, companionship ... love. He is resigned to his hollow role as small town priest in a small-town parish. Toeing the line, following the rules, nursing his grief.

Everything changes the day he sees a ghost from his past in a local eatery-Austin Davenport- his dead best friend's little brother.

Austin is everything Gideon is not-wild, free, unapologetic ... ravenous. Gideon's desire is forbidden; Austin's touch is incendiary.

And he is not interested in Gideon's atonement.

He wants Gideon's submission.

Rope Break is a novella in the Bluegrass Performance Center series. They are short and spicy and intended to be enjoyed in a single sitting...a little afternoon delight, if you will.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957004177
• ISBN13: 9781957004174
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Centurion Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"