A review by blackromanceconnoisseur
Conflicted Heart by Kay Shanee

5.0

A Full Love!

I had to sit with this book for few days before I wrote my review. This book was true to its title—Conflicted Hearts, after suffering tragic losses Drue and Siyanna find a love with each other that feels forbidden. At the beginning, it took some time for me to be okay with them falling in love, but when I thought about it—love can be complicated, the people involved in that love choose to uncomplicate things in order to be together.

Reading this book was like watching something play out that you weren’t supposed to see— it felt like a taboo, exciting secret. what I love the most about this book is that it was not a cookie-cutter romance book, the author was not afraid to capture the imperfect elements that shaped the couple’s relationship. & beyond the romance there was the realistic emotions involved when someone loses a spouse like showing how grief is not a linear process so it can just hit anytime, out of the blue. & The struggle to love again and the guilt associated with loving again and it being your the brother In-Law/sister-in-law.


When reading Romance books, I hate finishing a book & feeling robbed because, where was the relationship?? like okay, y’all have some good sex and went out a couple dates…. What about this person is going to make you want to keep them in your space when you get to the age where people start to annoy you?? THIS BOOK got me out of that slump because Kay Shane’s gave us a FULL love story!! The love between Drue and Siyanna was believable and memorable because the author actually explored the making of the relationship/what the love was built on.

Bottom line, I loved this book because it actually gave a developed romance and it wasn’t afraid to be different. I highly recommend this book. As always, I am patiently waiting for the next Kay Shanee book!