Micah’s just an archangel, Nox’s just a demon, can I make it any more obvious? (IYKYK) 

 

They’d both kind of like to say, “See ya later, boy,” because these two groups aren’t supposed to mingle. For the demons it’s just because angels are uptight and selfish. The angels, though? Well, they have a lot of rules, and getting close to demons isn’t exactly kosher. 

 

The thing is, when Micah and Nox’s eyes met across the battleground inside of Hell, fate went boom and did her fated mates thing. To the leader of Heaven’s most powerful fighting force and a chaotic demon who’s always felt a pull to go above and just can’t stop wanting to have a good time now that he’s here. Yikes. 

 

Conflicted is the first entry in the Hopeless Blessed series, which is a spin-off series from both her Reckless Damned series and her Damned Connections series. Reading the previous two series isn’t an absolute must to enjoy Conflicted, but as a fervid Lark Taylor fan and someone who has read all of her current catalog (including Caffeine Daydreams, which has a very tenuous tie to the Damned Connections series and therefore this series), I highly recommend reading both series before tackling Conflicted. If you want a short cut to the material that’s most important to know in order to understand Conflicted better, then I recommend Luck of the Devil (Reckless Damned, Book 4) and Patience (Damned Connections, Book 1). 

 

(For Lark Taylor fans: Conflicted seems to take place maybe concurrently with Humility (Damned Connections, Book 4)? I’m not looking directly at the text right now, but I think that’s right.) 

 

With Lark Taylor’s books, the first book sets the tone for the rest of the series as well as introduces the overarching plot line. Conflicted follows this tradition, introducing us to the demons who were allowed to move above to the mortal plane as part of a deal with Lucifer and his sons. These five demons are suffering from some anxiety and psychological issues from the abrupt change in scenery, as well as finding challenges in how to keep themselves “fed” when they’re not constantly surrounded by sin. 

 

There’s also a whole lot of hinky stuff going on in Heaven, but I think I’ll leave that up to you to find out. 

 

As always, Lark’s stories never fail to be smokin’ hot, and the spice scenes do not disappoint. Micah and Nox are also very sweet and silly with one another, which got me kicking my feet a little. It was adorable. They’re cute, they’re funny, and then they know when to shut up and throw down. That’s hot. They’re both the definition of, “Don’t touch what’s mine,” and I’m here for it. 

 

I was provided a copy of this title by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you. 

 

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