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Sinner & Saint

by Ri Paige J.L. Beck

4.1
Published April 28 2026
Western Romance Gothic Romance Horror Romance forced proximityforbiddenbully to boyfriend

Saint is the quintessential "good girl" of Black Hollow Creek—the preacher’s daughter who lives by the rules and keeps her head down. Her quiet life shatters the moment she accidentally stumbles into the dangerous, clandestine business of the Bishop family. Suddenly, she finds herself in the crosshairs of Calder Bishop, the town’s most feared enforcer and the heir to a legacy of violence. Calder is a man of ruin and blood, a rancher by day and a predator by night. When their paths collide, he faces a brutal choice: end her life to protect his secrets or claim her as his own. Choosing possession over mercy, he traps her in his dark world, igniting a volatile connection that blurs the lines between fear and desire. Featuring the compelling "beauty and the beast" and "forced proximity" tropes, this story explores the collision of innocence and sin. As Saint navigates the treacherous reality of being held by a man who refuses to let her go, she discovers that his possessive obsession might be even more dangerous than his wrath. Caught in a web of vengeance, she must decide if the monster who holds her captive is her ultimate destruction or her only salvation.