Mysterious Ways

The Rossi Family #1

by Julia Talbot

What begins as a purely academic study of a bland medieval portrait soon turns Father Jacob Ellory's life upside down. The young priest soon becomes enmeshed in the affairs and intrigues of the Rossi family, finding himself caught up in a gilded world of art, mystery, and sin.

Soon Jacob is in over his head, unable to tell who is a friend or an enemy, and terrified that he is losing his mind. From the machinations of the Catholic church, to the seductive power of a beautiful set of twins, join Jacob on his exploration of a whole new world, where he learns there is much more to life than serving God

. (Graphic sex. Incest and religious themes.)

Genres: M M Romance

151 pages, Nook

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Julia Talbot lives in the great Southwest, where there is hot and cold running rodeo, cowboys, and everything from meat and potatoes to the best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia is a hybrid author, and has been published by many presses as well as self publishing. She believes that everyone deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits, where boys love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get together to get wild, especially when her crazy paranormal characters are involved. Julia also writes as Minerva Howe. Find Julia at @juliatalbot on Twitter, or at www.juliatalbot.com

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a kind of hazy dreamy quality to it that might have been because I'm not real familiar with the setting of the book or might be because the descriptions were a little insubstantial-- I'm not sure which it was. That's not a bad thing, but it did make me feel a little disconnected from the book. I did really enjoy it, although I wasn't familiar with the subject matters or setting. It wasn't what I was expecting when I went into it though. A little mystery, a little introspective character study, a little romance (both gay and straight), a little history, a little religious theory-- kind of like a buffet where you nibble at a little of everything, but don't quite get a full meal, perhaps. I'm interested to check out what else this author has written.

[scarlet003 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually I love this first book from the Rossi Family series. Didn't expect the m/m/m but I love it. This book was like an adventure into a hazy dreamlike story. I dont know why its not given enough credit. The story was good, it was unfamiliar but adaptable. A great read and recommended! Now time to book two!

[Miralinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 звезды за тройничок (моя слабость). Минусы - страсть по тетке, такое ощущение, что роман больше описывает любовь ГГ к даме с портрета, чем к близнецам, маловато любви и чувств в основной любовной линии в общем.