Church Girl, Naima Simone
Church Girl, Naima Simone
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Church Girl

Author: Naima Simone

Narrator: Mari

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2026


Synopsis

She’s a preacher’s daughter, a runaway bride and now the (not quite) qualified nanny for a sexy tattoo artist with a beautiful daughter—and a dirty mouth.

What’s a bad boy to do with a woman like her?

Everything…

Aaliyah Montgomery isn’t just ditching her wedding. She’s also fleeing her suffocating small town and her family’s expectations. She’s got plans—for college, for finding herself. But landing a job in Chicago that fits her schedule isn’t easy. Good thing Von Howard is desperate to find a live-in nanny. Bad thing that he’s a gritty, grumpy, gorgeous tattoo artist carrying as much baggage as he has ink.

Von’s new hire is inexperienced and a fire hazard in the kitchen. She’s also all thick curls, thicker curves, and a distracting mix of innocence and sensuality. After the upheaval of a divorce, he just needs a nanny, not a sneaky link. Meanwhile, Aaliyah is bonding with his seven-year-old and showing an unexpected flair for tattoo art. Who could resist?

Yet deep down, Aaliyah’s still running—from her feelings and her fear of losing herself to someone else’s expectations again. Even as their pasts return to haunt them, their undeniable heat says maybe it’s time to stand and fight for a love they didn’t see coming.

Church Girl is a spicy, fast-paced romance you can read in one sitting.

 

About Naima Simone

USA TODAY bestselling author Naima Simone writes romance with heart, humor and heat. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.” She is wife to Superman, and mom to the most awesome kids ever. They live in perfect, domestically challenged bliss in the southern US.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawnaci on June 01, 2025

4/5 - Finished this book in 24 hours because it was just so good! The author did a great job of keeping the reader invested with all the plot changes in the story. - If you love an alpha male character, you should definitely pick up this book! This story is also an age gap nanny trope romance and I r......more

Goodreads review by Teneisha (Teesbookjourney) on August 13, 2024

Church Girl by Naima Simone had an intriguing premise that piqued my curiosity, but the execution didn’t quite live up to my expectations. The story of Aaliyah, a preacher’s daughter turned runaway bride, promised a lot of tension and growth, especially with her stepping into a world so different fr......more

Goodreads review by Joya on December 22, 2025

3.5 rounded up? Entertaining, fast-paced. Grateful for the entertainment, but not so much the themes. My view on romance has shifted drastically. A year ago, I think I would have been all over this story, this relationship. But 2025 Joya, let's go ahead and say 2026 Joya, has opinions... I'm not for ag......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on December 10, 2024

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Goodreads review by Dahyana on May 05, 2025

Aaliyah x Von This was almost great. We started strong. Aaliyah ran out on her wedding day, leaving behind a fiancé she didn’t love and a cult-like church led by her overbearing parents in a small town in Alabama. Now in Chicago, she becomes the nanny for Von. Foul-mouthed, crass, tattoo artist Von. S......more