Conflicts of the Heart

Stephen Sterling is a self-righteous vaunter who believes his own delusions of grandeur. He gets a reality check when he's excluded from university for under-performance. And things go from bad to worse when his high school sweetheart ditches him. But as always, it can't be his fault.He's given a shot at redemption when an insurance executive who's involved with his father offers to foot the bill for his education. Loyal to a fault to his mother, Stephen is initially reluctant to...
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Stephen Sterling is a self-righteous vaunter who believes his own delusions of grandeur. He gets a reality check when he's excluded from university for under-performance. And things go from bad to worse when his high school sweetheart ditches him. But as always, it can't be his fault.He's given a shot at redemption when an insurance executive who's involved with his father offers to foot the bill for his education. Loyal to a fault to his mother, Stephen is initially reluctant to accept assistance from his father's mistress. But the offer is too good to turn down.In a new institution with new friends and a fresh environment, he finally gets a chance to restore some pride. The only thing on his mind is rediscovering himself; and, of course, the potential that he knows he has. But yet again things don't quite go according to plan, only this time his internal demons are directly to blame.Joe, one of his new-found friends tells him of a girl he says "can't be conquered." Stephen, however, doesn't buy it. Buoyed by pride and arrogance, he sets out on a new mission to prove to his friend that any girl can be led astray.Will he succeed? and keep his emotions in check while doing so? Or will she get to him first? This is an enthralling story about a boy who became a man and the two women who defined his path.