Beautifully Conflicted (Front Range University #3)
Michele Lenard
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 8 ratings · 328 pages · Published: 01 Oct 2024

The first time I saw Bennet Armstrong’s baby blues staring up at me from underneath his helmet, stunned and confused that I’d tackled him, I was smitten.
So, I tackled him again. And again. Whether he had the ball or not, I’d take him down, just so I could have his eyes on me.
I thought we were connecting. He thought I was a poor sport. Needless to say, when we found ourselves on the same team years later, he was not a happy camper. It got even worse when Coach paired us together for our pre-season workouts, giving me a chance to stoke his competitive buttons, which I seem to do whether I intend to or not.
Bennet hates to lose, but there’s more to the fire in his eyes than a desire to beat me. He might not know it, but I do, and I’m determined to show him I’m right.
To do that, I have to bring him to his knees, and that reveals some wounds I didn’t know were there. Wounds that are so deep they blind him to the truth about himself, and us.
I should leave him in peace, and maybe I would if I didn’t know in my soul that he’s supposed to be mine. Now I just need to convince him, and what better way to do that than by making him want to win me?
**Beautifully Conflicted is a high-heat MM romance between two rivals turned lovers. It’s a medium angst story that includes sports, hurt/comfort situations, and a bi-awakening with lots of humor and spice. This is book three in a series of interconnected standalones.
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- sports 4
- forced proximity 4
- enemies to lovers 4
- queer romance 4
- gay romance 4
- contemporary 3
- queer awakening 3
- bisexuality 3
- anal sex 3
- football 3
- college 3
- neurodivergent mc 3
- athlete hero 3
- secret relationship 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- sunny/happy hero 2
- friends with benefits 2
- role switching 2
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- angst 1
- funny 1
- childfree 1
- class difference 1
- caretaking 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- insta-love 1
- second chances 1
- somnophilia 1
- found family 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- possessive hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 2
- dubious consent 1
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- usa 2
- colorado 2
- north america 1
- Format
- dual pov 3
- first person pov 3
- male pov 2
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The 'Front Range University' series
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forced proximity · m-m · queer · college · contemporary · anal sex · first-person-pov · colorado · secret-relationship · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · dual-pov · male-pov · humor · usa · childfree-couple · sports · queer-awakening · new adult · explicit-plentiful
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