His Wicked Obsession /His Darkest Obsession (Claimed by the Cloth 3 & 4) by Kelsie Calloway-reviews
HIS WICKED OBSESSION
(Claimed by the Cloth 3)
by Kelsie Calloway
Genre: adult, contemporary, forbidden romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 30, 2026
I ran into a church to hide. I didn’t know the priest was more dangerous than what I was running from.
Blood on my hands. Terror in my chest. Men with guns on my trail. When I stumbled through the doors of St. Michael’s, I thought I’d found sanctuary.
Father Gabriel Maynard should have called the police. Instead, he locked the doors. Cleaned my wounds. “You’re safe now,” he said. “No one will touch you.”
What he didn’t No one but me.
He watches me through cameras. Learns my fears, my habits, the way I cry when I think no one’s listening. The men hunting me are still out there, and the only thing standing between me and death is a priest with blood on his hands and salvation in his eyes.
God help me. I think I’m falling for my captor.
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REVIEW:HIS WICKED OBSESSION is the third novella in Kelsie Calloway’s contemporary adult CLAIMED BY THE CLOTH forbidden romance series. This is former crime world fixer Father Gabriel Maynard, and twenty-four year old nursing student Cara Butler’s story line. HIS WICKED OBSESSION can be read as a stand alone, there is no connection to the previous instalments.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Cara and Gabriel) HIS WICKED OBSESSION follows nursing student Cara Butler, six weeks on the run, struggling to stay one step ahead of a psychopath, a senator’s son. Cara witnessed a murder, and the killer is determined to end Cara’s life. Seeking shelter and protection at St. Michael’s, Cara will come face to face with Father Gabriel Maynard, a man whose past has prepared him to protect Cara Butler, at all costs. In hiding, Cara finds herself falling for the forbidden, a man who pledged his life to God, but a man who believes he has come to the end of his personal penance.
The world building follows Gabriel Maynard as he struggles with his attraction to our story line heroine. A dark past mired in De@th, secrets and lies, Gabriel is determined to prove he is worthy of a second chance, and Cara is the key to his freedom.
The relationship between Gabriel and Cara is one of immediate attraction: insta-lust to love in the face of threats against our story line heroine.Gabriel will call in favors from the people, from his past, favors that ensure our heroine survives the hunt. The $ex scenes are limited but provocative and impassioned.
The secondary and supporting characters are not without some questionable history. We are introduced to Sister Agnes, as well as senator’s son Marcus Webb.
HIS WICKED OBSESSION is a story of m#rder and obsession, power and control, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is passionate and fated; the characters are desperate and determined.
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HIS DARKEST OBSESSION
(Claimed by the Cloth 4)
by Kelsie Calloway
Genre: adult, contemporary, forbidden romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date May 10, 2026
He’s watched me for years. Now he watches me in ways he shouldn’t.
When I come back to town at twenty-two, something has changed. The way Father Cross looks at me isn’t safe. It’s hungry. Consuming. Like he’s been waiting for something, and that something is finally here.
“I tried to stay away,” he confesses, his hands shaking as they frame my face. “I prayed for strength. For years, Mari. Years.”
He’s a priest. He’s eighteen years older than me. But when he kisses me like I’m sacred and profane all at once, I don’t feel horror.
I feel chosen.
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REVIEW: HIS DARKEST OBSESSION is the fourth instalment in Kelsie Calloway’s contemporary adult CLAIMED BY THE CLOTH erotic, forbidden romance novella series. This is forty year old, Catholic priest Father Zayden ‘Zade’ Cross, and twenty-two year old Marigold ‘Mari’ Sinclair’s story line. HIS DARKEST OBSESSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty as there is no connection to the previous instalments.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Zade and Mari) HIS DARKEST OBSESSION follows after the death of Marigold’s beloved grandmother Eleanor, a woman who is closely connected to the church. Seeking advice and friendships, Marigold Sinclair finds herself sexually attracted to the parish priest, a man who is hoping for something more. Zade never intended to fall for our story line heroine but eighteen years in service to the church, now felt like like he was missing and lost.
The world building focuses on the secrets and lies as Zade and Mari try to keep their relationship a secret but once the gossip begins, our couple find themselves at the center of a firestorm, a storm from which there will be no turning back.
The relationship between Zade and Mari is an age-gap, forbidden romance. Zade knew immediately there was something about Mari that called to his heart, and there was no turning back. Sneaking around only brought more attention, attention that threatened Zade’s remaining time as a priest. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and passionate.
The secondary and supporting characters are determined and expressive. We are introduced to Mari’s friend Cassandra; Deacon Frank Holloway: another Sister Agnes, and Zade’s sister Miriam.
HIS DARKEST OBSESSION is an another story of secrets and lies, obsession, friendships and love. The character driven premise is interesting and dramatic; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are desperate and dynamic.
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