For as much as I hate him, I can’t stop thinking about him. A captivating attraction passes between us each time his dark eyes meet mine. As the late nights and business trips add up, we are compelled to cross the line of our professional relationship.
But how can I call him my boyfriend when I already have a husband?
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Lucy’s boss is retiring. His son Cole Benson is taking over as CEO of Benson Industries. Lucy has been the CEO assistant for years and had a great relationship with Mr Benson. He was like a father to her and made her feel like family and a valued member of his team. Cole is the exact opposite. Bossy, rude, pushy and hot. As much as Lucy hates him she can’t stop thinking about him. Thus begins an attraction that could catch the world on fire. With all the late nights and out of town business meeting the line between right and a wrong starts to blur. How can Lucy call Cole her boyfriend when she already has a husband.
Before I even write this review I know a lot of people will not read this book because it’s about a husband, wife, and the other man. I’m in no way for infidelity in real life. This however is fiction and I’m alway a fan of a story that challenges me and takes me to places real life doesn’t. I’d encourage you to try Conflicted as it is so much more than a story of cheating.
Lucy has been married to John for a while. In the beginning they had a great marriage but lately it’s been like living with someone as a roommate. Someone who never touches her or shows her any affections whatsoever. He works all the time. Lucy has always been just as dedicated to her job and now with Cole as her new boss things at work have gotten complicated and shaken up in the way she’s treated there. Cole and Lucy have some serious love hate moments all through this book. Is it that he’s attracted to her too or is he just a jerk. A business trip out of town and one room reservation instead of two and things get complicated in a hurry.
I loved this book. I thought it was well written and it had me questioning myself on how I’d act or feel in certain situations. Being lonely and married is never fun but at what point does it become a question of what’s wrong with us as a couple and did I marry the right person. We are all capable of mistakes . Should we live our lives lonely and miserable or find our happiness. I loved Lucy and Cole. I think Cole was everything Lucy never knew she wanted and needed. John was her safe choice at the time. But which one is her future and her destiny. Or maybe just maybe she needs to find out who Lucy is. You’ll have to read to find out.
This is my first Lisa Suzanne book but it will not be my last. I devoured it and loved every second. I can’t wait to discover more of her books.
“I’m off to get Arlene some more wine.” He elbowed Cole in the ribs. “She gets a little randy after she’s had a few.” He laughed and scampered away to find his wife while Cole rolled his eyes in disgust.He took my small hand in his big one, and my entire body flushed with heat at his proximity. Our hands had never touched before. If anything, he did his best to avoid any sort of contact with me.
His skin against mine was electric.
Just our hands touched, but it felt as if he was touching me everywhere.
He laced one arm around my waist as the notes of another ballad filled the room. We were dancing like old people, my hand in his, his arm around my waist, and my other hand resting on his shoulder.
That big, broad shoulder hidden behind his tuxedo coat.
My fingers flexed involuntarily, and I couldn’t help but notice how hard his entire body was beneath that sexy tux. My mind wandered and my mouth watered as I thought back to that picture I’d seen of him wearing just his swim trunks. That mental image mixed with the man in the flesh sent an aching need right to my core.
He pulled me just a bit closer to him, surprising the hell out of me, and I felt something rigid pressing against my hip.
Holy. Shit.
Was he as hot for me as I was for him?
No way. There was no possible way.
But his erection digging into me told a completely different story.
“What was my father telling you?” he asked in a deep rumble. I looked up into his eyes.
God, he was handsome. His milk chocolate irises had golden flecks in them that I’d never been close enough to notice before, and his breath smelled of peppermint.
I couldn’t think when I was this close to him. Words caught in my throat.
“That bad?” he asked. I sensed his nervousness.
I cleared my throat and broke our eye contact so I could think. “Just a proud father bragging about the time his son took off his clothes in a department store.”
“God. He tells everybody that stupid story. I’m surprised this is the first time you’ve heard it.”
I smiled. “It’s not so bad.”
“I was ten.”
I choked on my laugh as I tried to hold it in.
“It’s okay. You can laugh.”
I didn’t hold back, and even Cole chuckled along with me. I couldn’t help the joy that filled my heart in hearing even a small chuckle out of the man who was in a perpetual bad mood.
I made the mistake of looking up at him as we both laughed. When he smiled, adorable little crinkles outlined his eyes and he had a tiny dimple in just his left cheek. He looked carefree and young, ten times more beautiful than he had just moments earlier.
But when our eyes met, the mood instantly changed.
Neither of us was laughing anymore. Instead, an intense heat passed between us and the air around us filled with a raw and savage tension.
Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and baby boy. She’s a part-time college instructor and former high school English teacher. When she’s not cuddling baby Mason, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.
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