The Price We Pay (The Path of Temptation #1)
Auryn Hadley
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· 77 ratings · 534 pages · Published: 19 Feb 2021

I was a child when my father surrendered me to the Temple of All Gods. No one gave me a choice. No one even bothered to explain. I was simply tossed aside, unwanted.
That was the day the God of Temptation claimed me as his.
Now, I'm studying how to become the perfect priestess. Life in the temple means embracing my emotions and learning to harness each type of desire. Power, fear, lust, and rage are the most common, but not the only ones. Each has a power. Each has its place. I just have to figure out which kind of priestess I'll become.
Before I decide, I have questions - yet no one seems willing to give me answers. My only option is to leave it in my god's hands. This won't be easy, and my instructors think I'm a fool, but Temptation has been listening. Asking. Offering it all.
In exchange, he intends to use me.
I have demands. The priest and priestess who took me in have become my family. The guys? They taught me to love. How am I supposed to give this up? Why should I? Not even a god can make me walk away from them! All I have to do is stand my ground.
In this temple, there's always a temptation.
The question is if I'm stubborn enough to resist...
Or brave enough to pay a god's price.
Possible Triggers: Minor bullying, some sexual harassment, consensual pain and battery. Minor violence.
Book 1 of 5
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- poly (3+ people) 14
- fantasy 13
- reverse harem 12
- exhibitionism 8
- paranormal 8
- menage 8
- mmf 8
- new adult 7
- friends to lovers 7
- found family 7
- virgin heroine 7
- asexual hero 7
- bodyguard/protector hero 7
- childfree 6
- m-f romance 6
- queer romance 6
- dual pov 6
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- shy hero 6
- virgin hero 6
- magic 5
- bisexuality 5
- political/court intrigue 5
- gifted/super-heroine 5
- sunny/happy hero 5
- slow burn 4
- bondage 4
- first person pov 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- fighter hero 4
- high school 3
- pagan 3
- high fantasy 3
- independent heroine 3
- mfm 3
- competent heroine 3
- college 2
- double penetration 2
- dark romance 2
- friends with benefits 2
- famous heroine 2
- royal hero 2
- bdsm 1
- mmm+ 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
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The 'The Path of Temptation' series
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