{"id":8630,"date":"2021-07-14T01:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T05:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8630"},"modified":"2021-07-13T19:43:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T23:43:06","slug":"burden-or-privilege-warrior-priest-mfrwhooks-sciencefictionromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8630","title":{"rendered":"Burden or Privilege? &#8211; Warrior Priest #MFRWHooks #sciencefictionromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Book Hooks Blog Hop, in which authors share excerpts from their books.<\/p>\n<p>This excerpt is from my upcoming science fiction romance Warrior Priest, and it skips ahead from last week&#8217;s.\u00a0 Jade is escorting Selena and her guard, Franklin, to the refugee camp where he&#8217;s stationed when not out on assignments. During the flight, she discovers some things about his past, and also asks about the meaning of the Warrior Priests&#8217; title.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out more excerpts from authors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\">MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8493\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/warriorpriestbookcover200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warrior Priest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>Science Fiction Romance<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a question about your title.\u201d She looked toward Jade. \u201cAs far as I know, Ari isn\u2019t a word in your common language, so where is it from and what does it mean? Is it like father or brother?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAri means \u2018Shield of Heaven\u2019 in the ancient language of our religion. It\u2019s one of the only translations we\u2019re allowed to share with those outside our Order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShield of Heaven,\u201d she murmured.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin raised an eyebrow. \u201cPardon my language, but that\u2019s one hell of a burden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s a privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What happens when a warrior priest from a strict religion meets a free-spirited priestess from a new age commune?<\/p>\n<p>Jade and Selena are as different as two people can be, but to facilitate an alliance between their worlds, they engage in a cultural exchange. With their galaxy in danger from a planet that wants to conquer or destroy all others, they realize the importance of their assignment, but it is difficult for a warrior priest and a nonviolent priestess to understand each other.<\/p>\n<p>Selena is both attracted and appalled by his old school masculinity, and Jade is tempted to break his vow of celibacy until marriage due to his powerful desire for her. Will this unlikely pair not only find common ground, but unconditional love?<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Order Links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Priest-Kate-Hill-ebook\/dp\/B096BGK6RM\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=kate+hill+warrior+priest&amp;qid=1622926456&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/ca\/book\/warrior-priest\/id1570525891\">\u00a0Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/warrior-priest-kate-hill\/1139625049?ean=2940164924720\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/warrior-priest-3\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1087232\">Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0\/<\/p>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n<p><b>Powered by Linky Tools<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/wordpress_list.aspx?id=302141&amp;type=basic\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Book Hooks Blog Hop, in which authors share excerpts from their books. 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