Reviewed by Cindy

 

TITLE: Conflicted

SERIES: Hopelessly Blessed Book 1

AUTHOR: Lark Taylor

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 428 Pages

RELEASE DATE: September 26, 2024

BLURB:

Heaven has many rules for angels to follow, but one comes above all others.

Angels and demons cannot fall in love.

Micah

I’ve been alive for millennia and have yet to meet my fated mate. It’s not something I’ve ever cared about; my heart already belongs to another. Someone I can’t have. Someone who doesn’t want me.

Now I know we’ll never be together. Unlike me, he’s found his fated mates. Two of them.

That’s fine. As leader of the Seraphim, Heaven’s most elite unit of angels, I don’t have time for love.

Apparently fate has other ideas.

Meeting my mate on a battlefield outside Hell is surprising, to say the least. When you add in his uncanny resemblance to the man who broke my heart, it’s safe to say I’m far from pleased.

The fact that he’s a demon, my natural born enemy, is just icing on the cake of this is never going to happen. It’s a good thing I haven’t been banking on meeting my mate and living happily ever after, because there’s no way it’s happening with Nox.

It’s not like Nox wants me either. He hates me with a ferocity I’ve come to expect from his kind. The two of us never being together is the only thing we can agree on.

Still, there’s a pull between us that neither of us can ignore, no matter how much I wish we could. What starts out as hate sex, a way to try and burn off the intensity between us, quickly blossoms into something more. Something dangerous.

Something forbidden.

Conflicted is an exciting enemies to lovers, angel x demon, MM PNR romance. The first in the Hopeless Blessed series, each book will follow a different couple. All can be read as standalone titles.

 

REVIEW:

There’s just something about Micah and Nox!!

As someone who has read every book in this universe, I keep expecting to find one I don’t like, but it hasn’t happened yet.

Micah is someone who feels like his only purpose is to be useful to others. He tried wanting something for himself but it all fell apart and now he believes he’s destined to be alone forever…and when you’re immortal, forever is a very long time.

Nox has finally escaped from the prison of Hell and he’s trying to figure out what he’s supposed to do now. Thing’s would be a lot easier if his fated mate hadn’t shown up just as he escaped. The pull he’s feeling is nothing but a nuisance and he can totally ignore it if he wants to. Does he want to though?

This book turned out different than I was expecting. It was a lot more heartfelt and I found myself in tears more than once.

You don’t have to have read the books that came before, but it does add so much more to the story if you have. The world this author has created is so interesting. I have read every book from start to finish without putting it down. It’s lovely to have the guys from the previous books show up to help and to showcase their own happily-ever-afters. I know I say this often, but there’s nothing like a visit from old friends.

I love the fact that both men come with their own supports, Micah has the Seraphim and Nox has the demons he’s been friends with forever who escaped Hell with him. I think the parallels between the two groups does a great job of showing how much they are alike, and it helps us see that the differences they are worrying about are not the ones they really have.

Another thing I love about this story is the humor. I laughed as much as I cried and that’s the best way to have it.

Oh and did I mention the sex? Hot…like smokin hot. Guaranteed to set off the smoke detectors kinda hot. It also doesn’t overwhelm the story and I love that too.

I can heartily recommend this story and gladly give it 5 out of 5!

RATING:

BUY LINKS:

Amazon