Title: Seducing The Defendant
Series: Conflict of Interest #2
Author: Chantal Fernando
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: November 14th, 2017

New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando returns to her latest, steamy Conflict of Interest series with this electrifying tale of murder, justice, and intense attraction.

Jaxon Bentley is a hardnosed criminal lawyer whose entire life revolves around his work. He’s been asked to represent Scarlett Reyes, a woman accused of murdering her police officer husband in cold blood. All the evidence points to Scarlett being guilty and Jaxon is sure it’s an open and shut case.

But when he meets his client, he can’t help but feel that she’s innocent and that there’s more to the story than meets the eye. With a bit of digging, he uncovers a connection to the notorious Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club and realizes that Scarlett’s case is a complicated and difficult one. It certainly doesn’t help that the two share an immediate and passionate attraction. Will Jaxon be able to prove Scarlett’s innocence or are the two doomed to fail both in court and as a couple?

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***ARC received through the publisher to review honestly***

Seducing The Defendant is the second book in the Conflict of Interest series. I am loving this series. It may actually be my newest obsession in the book world.

Seducing The Defendant is Jaxon’s story. Jaxon is a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, after taking a sabbatical due to a family emergency he comes back to work and finds his first case is of a woman being accused of murdering her husband. Given the details of the case he isn’t quite sure if he wants to take it or not. He decides to meet the accused first and decide later.

For the past two years Scarlett has been hiding out in another country while tending to her sick aunt. When she is called back to the states for the murder of her husband, she decides to pull out the big guns and hire the best defense attorney in the country. She decides to hire Jaxon Bentley.

I loved Jaxon and Scarlett’s story!

Jaxon is this sexy badass attorney inside the courtrooms but outside he’s this sensitive guy just looking to ease the pain and guilt from his past. Then we have Scarlett who is this damaged woman who is slowly learning to trust in men and relationships again. With these two characters you’d think this novel would be filled with angst and emotional turmoil but it really isn’t. This novel is all about love, all about moving on and getting over hurdles that life throws at you. And trust me when I say, some of these hurdles are monumental.

Along with this novel we get a glimpse into some pretty kick ass secondary characters. I am still loving the hell out of Tristan and Kat. I am also intrigued by this Hunter character, he has this playboy vibe going on but I have a feeling there is a story buried underneath that exterior.

The WDMC are one of my favorite MC’s in the romance book world so imagine my excitement when I first read the blurb to Seducing The Defendant and found my favorite boys would be making a cameo appearance in this novel! I was beyond thrilled, I’ve missed these boys so damn much. It added an extra level of excitement to the novel for me. Just a FYI though if you haven’t read Dirty Ride (WDMC #3.5) It’s not necessary but this novel has a little something, something to do with that one. EEEK!

Being honest again, My heart broke around the ending. I can’t go into detail because of spoilers but the events that took place completely obliterated my soul! I cannot believe that actually happened!! I wanted to jump through my kindle and hug Jaxon! This man has been through so much and to throw this at him along with everything else he was just starting to get over. F*CK!

Overall, It’s no mystery how I felt about this novel! I loved everything about it, the passion, the mystery, and that touch of heartbreak. I cannot wait to continue on with The conflict of Interest series.

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Peace Love and Happy Reading,