Empire of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana, #1)

by Jacquelyn Benson

But one did not get to the Vatican by way of mass graves

“It’s a very relaxing terrible habit,” he countered. “Goes very nicely with this terribly habitual whiskey.”

“I don’t like pretending to be something I’m not,” he finally replied, his tone short. “I don’t like looking for ways to take advantage of people. When I get to the end of my day, I don’t want to worry about what connections I should be making or which of my friends might be out to get me. I just want to take off my boots and watch the sky change for a little while.”

“Are you here to convert us?” “To what?” Adam returned dumbly. “I don’t know,” the priest returned a bit impatiently. “Methodism?”