Father Arlo Fleming has been transferred to Hell's Delight as punishment for breaking the church's unspoken rules. He loves working with the downtrodden, those living on the edge. But when Con Dawson asks him to the river to discuss opening a youth center, Arlo didn't expect to have half a body on his hands. Medical examiner Dr. Lorenzo Hamerelli reluctantly teams up with Father Fleming, fully aware he's powerfully attracted to the salt-and-pepper older Scotsman. But Hammer has just been burned by a lover who denied his own nature. The last thing he needs is to fall in love with a priest. Dom Arlo wants someone who will push back, give him a run for his money, and Hammer fights his inner urges with his last breath. Sparks fly when the obedient Hammer caves to his passion for the virile priest. They journey through the back alleys of Hell's Delight, running into pot farmers, moonshiners and ultimately, murderers.