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Do You Take This Man
After butting heads, an event planner and a wedding officiant begin an enemies with benefits arrangement as wedding bells chime around them in the newest rom-com from acclaimed author Denise Williams.
Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing "I dos" isn't her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she's forced to work with.
Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn't looking for love. He knows how to execute events and likes being in control, so working with an opinionated and inflexible officiant who can't stand him is not high on his list. He's never had trouble winning people over, but RJ seems immune to his charms.
Surrounded by love at every turn, their physical attraction pulls them together despite their best efforts to stay an arm's length apart. Lear refuses to get hurt again. RJ refuses to let herself be vulnerable to anyone. But when it comes to happily ever after, their clients might not be the only ones saying "I do."
Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing "I dos" isn't her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she's forced to work with.
Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn't looking for love. He knows how to execute events and likes being in control, so working with an opinionated and inflexible officiant who can't stand him is not high on his list. He's never had trouble winning people over, but RJ seems immune to his charms.
Surrounded by love at every turn, their physical attraction pulls them together despite their best efforts to stay an arm's length apart. Lear refuses to get hurt again. RJ refuses to let herself be vulnerable to anyone. But when it comes to happily ever after, their clients might not be the only ones saying "I do."
352 pages, Paperback
First published September 6, 2022
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March 27, 2022
I JUST LOVE DENISE WILLIAMS SO MUCH GUYS!!!!!! I LOVED HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING, I ADORED THE FASTEST WAY TO FALL, AND NOW THIS BOOK?? HOW DARE????
Okay so, come with me on this amazing journey: RJ is this kickass, deliciously type A divorce lawyer who moonlights as a wedding officiant (trust me, it makes sense in the book) and Lear (best. name. ever) is an event planner (also kickass and type A) who finds himself taking over his cousin’s clients and working with RJ (Lear is new to wedding planning, he used to plan sports events but ***stuff*** and ***things*** happened). So, RJ and Lear have a meet ugly AND declare that the other is the last person in the world they could ever be prevailed upon to bone. And yet, they to work together (muahahhahah) on MULTIPLE weddings (which is also kinda funny since both our leads just don’t believe that love is for them, bc they’ve seen and experienced ***stuff*** and ***things***).
However, of course, they are also super attracted to each other, and guys… I’ve been watching Bridgeton season 2 this weekend and if you want to recreate that amazing Anthony/Kate dynamic, this book is IT. Like… these two idiots are trying so hard to despise each other, soooo hard. But they literally cannot keep their hands off each other. And that’s where my fave trope enters the scene: RJ and Lear end up having sex IN A NUMBER OF CREATIVE PLACES AND WAYS (Thank you Dr. Williams, you are a gentlewoman and a scholar) WHILE REMAINING DETERMINED TO HATE EACH OTHER AND PRETENDING THAT THEY’RE NOT CATCHING FEELINGS. PLS FETCH ME THE ICE BUCKET. Also before and after the sex there is a ton of REALLY SEXY TENSION AND BANTER. Hello. Hi. I would like to nominate this book for the Nobel Prize In My Kind Of Literature. And then they slowly get to know each other and realize that they are deserving of love (*insert Toby McGuire crying dot gif*)
(Also we get to see Britta which was super nice, but not as nice as RJ and Lear doing it. Sorry Britta I promise I love you).
Anyway, this is the end of my review, pls read this book, you know you want to.
Disclaimer: early copy from the publisher, Berkley (which is also MY OWN corporate daddy).
Okay so, come with me on this amazing journey: RJ is this kickass, deliciously type A divorce lawyer who moonlights as a wedding officiant (trust me, it makes sense in the book) and Lear (best. name. ever) is an event planner (also kickass and type A) who finds himself taking over his cousin’s clients and working with RJ (Lear is new to wedding planning, he used to plan sports events but ***stuff*** and ***things*** happened). So, RJ and Lear have a meet ugly AND declare that the other is the last person in the world they could ever be prevailed upon to bone. And yet, they to work together (muahahhahah) on MULTIPLE weddings (which is also kinda funny since both our leads just don’t believe that love is for them, bc they’ve seen and experienced ***stuff*** and ***things***).
However, of course, they are also super attracted to each other, and guys… I’ve been watching Bridgeton season 2 this weekend and if you want to recreate that amazing Anthony/Kate dynamic, this book is IT. Like… these two idiots are trying so hard to despise each other, soooo hard. But they literally cannot keep their hands off each other. And that’s where my fave trope enters the scene: RJ and Lear end up having sex IN A NUMBER OF CREATIVE PLACES AND WAYS (Thank you Dr. Williams, you are a gentlewoman and a scholar) WHILE REMAINING DETERMINED TO HATE EACH OTHER AND PRETENDING THAT THEY’RE NOT CATCHING FEELINGS. PLS FETCH ME THE ICE BUCKET. Also before and after the sex there is a ton of REALLY SEXY TENSION AND BANTER. Hello. Hi. I would like to nominate this book for the Nobel Prize In My Kind Of Literature. And then they slowly get to know each other and realize that they are deserving of love (*insert Toby McGuire crying dot gif*)
(Also we get to see Britta which was super nice, but not as nice as RJ and Lear doing it. Sorry Britta I promise I love you).
Anyway, this is the end of my review, pls read this book, you know you want to.
Disclaimer: early copy from the publisher, Berkley (which is also MY OWN corporate daddy).
September 17, 2022
A divorce attorney who officiates weddings. I LOVE IT! I really enjoyed RJ’s characters. She kept giving bad bitch vibes throughout the book even though we also see through that facade as we continue to read. Lear was also a really cool character. They both have similar insecurities from past relationships and I like how Williams shows this through how they struggle to completely open up together.
Here’s my struggle with this book though: Lear and RJ still felt incompatible to me. I get the sense that the message this one was trying to send was “I love you just the way you are.” However, I didn’t get enough to feel as though they were really great for each other and would last, so unfortunately I was quite disconnected from their relationship. I find this feeling interesting because I wouldn't necessarily say I don’t like one or both of the characters, I just don’t really see them together.
Loved seeing some characters from her previous books. Even though I didn’t completely love this one, I’m still looking forward to her future books.
Here’s my struggle with this book though: Lear and RJ still felt incompatible to me. I get the sense that the message this one was trying to send was “I love you just the way you are.” However, I didn’t get enough to feel as though they were really great for each other and would last, so unfortunately I was quite disconnected from their relationship. I find this feeling interesting because I wouldn't necessarily say I don’t like one or both of the characters, I just don’t really see them together.
Loved seeing some characters from her previous books. Even though I didn’t completely love this one, I’m still looking forward to her future books.
July 27, 2022
Another light hearted, sweet, tempting enemies to lovers comes from one of my favorite romance authors Denise Williams.
An aspiring, hard working divorce attorney marrying people in her spare time after she conducted a Hollywood couple’s ceremony at the park, writing amazing speech in air and their marriage video goes viral, becoming big hit. Ladies and gentlemen here’s TJ: tough, hiding behind her walls, doubtful about true love after her family’s failed marriage.
When she’s running late to the ceremony she will minister, she literally bumps into a hot guy, as her belongings get strewn in everywhere, the guy has no intention to apologize. He even dares to advise her smile more!
Yes: TJ and ex-football event manager, new wedding planer Lear just met like that. And this is not the worst part: they have to work at several ceremonies together, by burying their hatchets , restraining their impulses to control everything.
Lear, changes his occupation, still suffering from ex girlfriend’s betrayal, trying to build a new life in NC and TJ barely keeps her guard when their palpable chemistry prevents her to do her job.
Their push-pull and hot-cold relationship is undeniable. Could they give a second chance for their happiness?
Overall: the chemistry between characters is pure perfection. I love both TJ and Lear but their stubbornness and self sabotage inclinations made me frustrated a little bit. But it is still great, lighthearted, enjoyable read that I highly recommend.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.
An aspiring, hard working divorce attorney marrying people in her spare time after she conducted a Hollywood couple’s ceremony at the park, writing amazing speech in air and their marriage video goes viral, becoming big hit. Ladies and gentlemen here’s TJ: tough, hiding behind her walls, doubtful about true love after her family’s failed marriage.
When she’s running late to the ceremony she will minister, she literally bumps into a hot guy, as her belongings get strewn in everywhere, the guy has no intention to apologize. He even dares to advise her smile more!
Yes: TJ and ex-football event manager, new wedding planer Lear just met like that. And this is not the worst part: they have to work at several ceremonies together, by burying their hatchets , restraining their impulses to control everything.
Lear, changes his occupation, still suffering from ex girlfriend’s betrayal, trying to build a new life in NC and TJ barely keeps her guard when their palpable chemistry prevents her to do her job.
Their push-pull and hot-cold relationship is undeniable. Could they give a second chance for their happiness?
Overall: the chemistry between characters is pure perfection. I love both TJ and Lear but their stubbornness and self sabotage inclinations made me frustrated a little bit. But it is still great, lighthearted, enjoyable read that I highly recommend.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.
August 29, 2022
3.5*
A divorce lawyer moonlighting as a wedding officiant. Is it just me? Wouldn’t that be considered a conflict of interest? Then again it's probably job security too!?😅
Trope: enemies to…Well, friends with benefits 💁🏻♀️
Lear's life has been turned upside down with a devastating breakup. While he tries to figure out his next step he stays busy helping his cousin’s wedding-planning business.
RJ is a straight-shooting, take no prisoners divorce lawyer! She’s also one of the most sought after wedding officiants in the area.
As you might guess, Lear and RJ don’t exactly hit it off when the two collide…literally! But maybe, just maybe they can find a way to 'work' together.😉
Told from both perspectives RJ and Lear’s. I frequently had difficulty knowing who was narrating, forcing me to refer back to the chapter’s heading. Frustrating!
This was just an average read for me. I had a really hard time warming up to RJ, who at times, was so rude to Lear I wanted to tell him to “just move on”! But he just kept going back for more!🙄
There’s a lot of heat between the characters🔥 with multiple open door scenes. But everything just lacked heart.
Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.
A divorce lawyer moonlighting as a wedding officiant. Is it just me? Wouldn’t that be considered a conflict of interest? Then again it's probably job security too!?😅
Trope: enemies to…Well, friends with benefits 💁🏻♀️
Lear's life has been turned upside down with a devastating breakup. While he tries to figure out his next step he stays busy helping his cousin’s wedding-planning business.
RJ is a straight-shooting, take no prisoners divorce lawyer! She’s also one of the most sought after wedding officiants in the area.
As you might guess, Lear and RJ don’t exactly hit it off when the two collide…literally! But maybe, just maybe they can find a way to 'work' together.😉
Told from both perspectives RJ and Lear’s. I frequently had difficulty knowing who was narrating, forcing me to refer back to the chapter’s heading. Frustrating!
This was just an average read for me. I had a really hard time warming up to RJ, who at times, was so rude to Lear I wanted to tell him to “just move on”! But he just kept going back for more!🙄
There’s a lot of heat between the characters🔥 with multiple open door scenes. But everything just lacked heart.
Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.
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November 22, 2022Enemies to lovers where they really genuinely don't like one another. RJ is a divorce lawyer with a sideline in officiating weddings. She's extremely self protective, as a Black woman in an aggressive world, and a lawyer, and having been left fairly brutally by both father and lover before. Lear is a nice guy who was horribly cheated on and is now working in his cousin's wedding planning business and trying to be less of a nice guy. He does this extremely poorly, including telling RJ to smile more, which goes down like the cup of cold sick that it is.
We genuinely feel the difficulties here, as well as the growing liking (there's plenty of lust). They are both quite badly screwed up people who are busy protecting themselves, and whose periods of openness and vulnerability do not align well--so both at one point or another offer more than the other one feels ready for, and get turned down. It means they are at odds / each other's throats for a fairly large proportion of the book, but because we see things from both sides, we can nevertheless believe they'll be able to make it as a couple once they finally get into alignment. Basically it's an enemies to lovers where they have good reason not to like each other and they both behave like genuine dicks, and it still works. Serious props for that.
Highly readable and a bit different. (Except for the bumping into people. If we could put a moratorium on romance MCs bumping into people and spilling their coffee/doughnuts for say five years, that would work for me. I might start a pledge.)
We genuinely feel the difficulties here, as well as the growing liking (there's plenty of lust). They are both quite badly screwed up people who are busy protecting themselves, and whose periods of openness and vulnerability do not align well--so both at one point or another offer more than the other one feels ready for, and get turned down. It means they are at odds / each other's throats for a fairly large proportion of the book, but because we see things from both sides, we can nevertheless believe they'll be able to make it as a couple once they finally get into alignment. Basically it's an enemies to lovers where they have good reason not to like each other and they both behave like genuine dicks, and it still works. Serious props for that.
Highly readable and a bit different. (Except for the bumping into people. If we could put a moratorium on romance MCs bumping into people and spilling their coffee/doughnuts for say five years, that would work for me. I might start a pledge.)
June 8, 2024
A romance between wedding planner Lear and divorce attorney RJ. I liked this book, but it also didn't wow me. I really loved Denise Williams' first book How to Fail at Flirting, but I've read 3 other books by her and none of them have blown me away. Hopefully her next book knocks it out of the park!
September 13, 2022
I was really excited to read this book because I love Denise Williams, but this one was more boring than anything. RJ meets Lear because they're both working weddings, her as an officiant and him as a planner. They don't get off on the right foot, so RJ decides she hates him. But she finds she's super attractive to him, so they start a friends with benefits deal. I don't know what is up with traditionally published romances lately, but the story was just bland and I had a hard time really caring about the story. I didn't really feel too much of a connection beyond a physical one between these two characters. Maybe the audio wasn't the way to go with this one, but I just didn't love it as much as I wanted to.
September 3, 2022
✨I have untook the man✨
This was just alright. I wasn’t ever really incensed, but I was perplexed and confused. I guess there were just so many choices in this book that left me simply asking…why?
✨
Why make Lear such a dude bro “you should smile more” type of frat boy? I mean really he was UNSAVORY to say the least at the beginning and I really want to understand but I just can’t. He immediately regretted the “smile” comment but what the fuck Richard? Why was that something he even thought to say? His backstory was actually very tragic and I was very touched when he revealed it…but it doesn’t translate to him reverting to blatant toxic masculinity as a defense mechanism??
I just thought it was a WILD way to introduce the hero. Especially as a contrast to R.J. who is such a strong and bad ass character. Dare I say she deserved better? Yes and no. I do think the book did a good job in changing my opinion of Lear (for the most part), but I’m not quite convinced I wanted them to end up together.
✨
Why start the book of banging and then just drop off? The book rather abruptly starts banging pretty early on, which was rather detrimental in my opinion. Obviously this is an enemies/friends with benefits situation so it needed to bang early (!) but it kinda set the tone for quickies than never held any emotional depth. Every sex scene was surface level, even if well written and hot.
There was a moment where I thought we were going to finally have an intimate bed scene, but then it faded to black so suddenly. The next full scene (with no fading) was HOT but it was a hard, rough, denying feelings scene. We never got the slow burn love scene after they realized their feelings. The sex scenes just function differently here than I would’ve liked.
In and out of bed, I never felt like the two even knew each other. There were like two deep moments between the two of them, but most of the book was them denying feelings and avoiding each other or getting a quick fuck and starting the cycle over again. I’ve realized that friends with bennies is just not for me. I’ll takes an eggs benny instead.
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Why must Teddy Hamilton be attached to this audiobook? I thought January LaVoy did fantastic, but Teddy just has the worst voice for women EVER. Especially contrasted with January’s flawless performance. January’s R.J. was confident and smooth, while Teddy’s was simpering and sort of whiny. I stopped the audiobook 50% through and literally started the ebook over to give it a fair chance. I’ll say 50% of the asshole quota was Lear in general and 50% was Teddy’s delivery.
✨
Why reference the pandemic RANDOMLY for the FIRST TIME at 98% in the epilogue???? In what world was that necessary??? I sincerely hope that it was just an ARC flub and will taken out of the book because it was so odd. Random mentions of the pandemic are so off putting to me.
✨
The writing was great, it is Denise after all, but the plot just wasn’t there for me. I’ve been the head caterer at dozens of weddings and always enjoy reading about the wedding industry. The pressure is absolutely real!! I also really liked how they both held accountability at the end after the breakup. That doesn’t always happen and I was very happy to see it here.
The contrast of R.J. being a divorce lawyer and an officiant was quirky, but it got kind of muddled. There was a random bit at the end that was very abrupt regarding the overlap of her two jobs. The concept was fun but the execution was just a bit blah. Book one remains my favorite by the author, but I’m happy I gave this one a shot nonetheless.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 🌶🌶🌶.25*/5
*I think this is technically a 3.5🌶 but none of the scenes hit me emotionally and none were particularly memorable.
Thanks so much to the publisher for an eARC via NetGalley and PRH Audio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.
This was just alright. I wasn’t ever really incensed, but I was perplexed and confused. I guess there were just so many choices in this book that left me simply asking…why?
✨
Why make Lear such a dude bro “you should smile more” type of frat boy? I mean really he was UNSAVORY to say the least at the beginning and I really want to understand but I just can’t. He immediately regretted the “smile” comment but what the fuck Richard? Why was that something he even thought to say? His backstory was actually very tragic and I was very touched when he revealed it…but it doesn’t translate to him reverting to blatant toxic masculinity as a defense mechanism??
I just thought it was a WILD way to introduce the hero. Especially as a contrast to R.J. who is such a strong and bad ass character. Dare I say she deserved better? Yes and no. I do think the book did a good job in changing my opinion of Lear (for the most part), but I’m not quite convinced I wanted them to end up together.
✨
Why start the book of banging and then just drop off? The book rather abruptly starts banging pretty early on, which was rather detrimental in my opinion. Obviously this is an enemies/friends with benefits situation so it needed to bang early (!) but it kinda set the tone for quickies than never held any emotional depth. Every sex scene was surface level, even if well written and hot.
There was a moment where I thought we were going to finally have an intimate bed scene, but then it faded to black so suddenly. The next full scene (with no fading) was HOT but it was a hard, rough, denying feelings scene. We never got the slow burn love scene after they realized their feelings. The sex scenes just function differently here than I would’ve liked.
In and out of bed, I never felt like the two even knew each other. There were like two deep moments between the two of them, but most of the book was them denying feelings and avoiding each other or getting a quick fuck and starting the cycle over again. I’ve realized that friends with bennies is just not for me. I’ll takes an eggs benny instead.
✨
Why must Teddy Hamilton be attached to this audiobook? I thought January LaVoy did fantastic, but Teddy just has the worst voice for women EVER. Especially contrasted with January’s flawless performance. January’s R.J. was confident and smooth, while Teddy’s was simpering and sort of whiny. I stopped the audiobook 50% through and literally started the ebook over to give it a fair chance. I’ll say 50% of the asshole quota was Lear in general and 50% was Teddy’s delivery.
✨
Why reference the pandemic RANDOMLY for the FIRST TIME at 98% in the epilogue???? In what world was that necessary??? I sincerely hope that it was just an ARC flub and will taken out of the book because it was so odd. Random mentions of the pandemic are so off putting to me.
✨
The writing was great, it is Denise after all, but the plot just wasn’t there for me. I’ve been the head caterer at dozens of weddings and always enjoy reading about the wedding industry. The pressure is absolutely real!! I also really liked how they both held accountability at the end after the breakup. That doesn’t always happen and I was very happy to see it here.
The contrast of R.J. being a divorce lawyer and an officiant was quirky, but it got kind of muddled. There was a random bit at the end that was very abrupt regarding the overlap of her two jobs. The concept was fun but the execution was just a bit blah. Book one remains my favorite by the author, but I’m happy I gave this one a shot nonetheless.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 🌶🌶🌶.25*/5
*I think this is technically a 3.5🌶 but none of the scenes hit me emotionally and none were particularly memorable.
Thanks so much to the publisher for an eARC via NetGalley and PRH Audio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.
July 30, 2022
Thank you so much Berkley for the ARC!
4 stars 💗
This book was kind of a dynamic I’ve never read before, and I had a fun time while reading it. Lear and RJ are basically frenemies with benefits, and watching them navigate that relationship was really fun for me. I loved the scene of her taking care of him while he was sick, that’s one of my favorite troops ever so I enjoyed that thoroughly. I also loved that at the end she acknowledged that she was wrong, I feel like that was a really good thing to happen because he was quite open with her and he constantly got shut down so it was good to kind of see her own up to it. Sing them fall in love with each other on their own accord was really cute, especially when you think about how they first originally met versus how they ended. I don’t know I had a blast while while reading, and it was centering a black woman being loved out loud. That is my all-time favorite trope so I was hooked from there!
4 stars 💗
This book was kind of a dynamic I’ve never read before, and I had a fun time while reading it. Lear and RJ are basically frenemies with benefits, and watching them navigate that relationship was really fun for me. I loved the scene of her taking care of him while he was sick, that’s one of my favorite troops ever so I enjoyed that thoroughly. I also loved that at the end she acknowledged that she was wrong, I feel like that was a really good thing to happen because he was quite open with her and he constantly got shut down so it was good to kind of see her own up to it. Sing them fall in love with each other on their own accord was really cute, especially when you think about how they first originally met versus how they ended. I don’t know I had a blast while while reading, and it was centering a black woman being loved out loud. That is my all-time favorite trope so I was hooked from there!
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March 28, 2022rightttt, Ali Hazelwood rated it 5 stars I will be reading this.
Ali, I hope you realise how much power you have over me
Ali, I hope you realise how much power you have over me
December 9, 2023
Do You Take This Man is OK read. I was expecting so much more from Miss Williams, alas I am little bit let down. I like Lear. Although RJ is tougher to be liked.
Many small misunderstanding between them but hey... the story is cute. But flat. I really wish some drama to be added.
3 stars
Many small misunderstanding between them but hey... the story is cute. But flat. I really wish some drama to be added.
3 stars
August 25, 2022
this is actually my first denise williams romance and it was so fun! i had so much fun reading about rj and lear falling in love even if they didnt want to at the beginning. if you're looking for an enemies with benefits romance, you've found it｡･:*˚:✧｡
one thing that i know will annoy a few people is the hot/cold dynamic. it annoyed me quite a bit, but i think it works for them. still, im not going to deny that i wanted to shake them up and tell them to talk to each other!!! but i get it, i get it. their walls are way up high, they dont really trust each other even if you think they do. they have been hurt and don't want to go back to that place, so they protect themselves in the only way they can. STILL. i wanted them to talk, communicate, because there are a lot of hot and cold moments between them where they want to but then don't.
but the dynamic between them, the banter and the bickering and the competition aspect of their relationship is so cute. i laughed and had so much fun reading about them. the weddings and the cute locations they were at made this novel so enjoyable. whenever they texted or called each other, i was like swooning. YOU KNOW ME: i love a good soft, quiet moments where a text, a call, a finger graze between shoulder blades, makes for an epic love story.
one thing that i know will annoy a few people is the hot/cold dynamic. it annoyed me quite a bit, but i think it works for them. still, im not going to deny that i wanted to shake them up and tell them to talk to each other!!! but i get it, i get it. their walls are way up high, they dont really trust each other even if you think they do. they have been hurt and don't want to go back to that place, so they protect themselves in the only way they can. STILL. i wanted them to talk, communicate, because there are a lot of hot and cold moments between them where they want to but then don't.
but the dynamic between them, the banter and the bickering and the competition aspect of their relationship is so cute. i laughed and had so much fun reading about them. the weddings and the cute locations they were at made this novel so enjoyable. whenever they texted or called each other, i was like swooning. YOU KNOW ME: i love a good soft, quiet moments where a text, a call, a finger graze between shoulder blades, makes for an epic love story.
September 9, 2022
This was my first time reading a Denise Williams novel and I was so disappointed. RJ was beyond unlikable and I was disappointed that Williams chose to portray her as a stereotypical career woman who would rather do anything other than share her feelings. Also, it was so exhausting when RJ would talk herself into not being emotionally available for Lear for the 800th time every time Lear did or said something sweet.
There was no chemistry at all between RJ and Lear, and any s*xual tension between the two just seemed super forced. I was bored so many times throughout this novel, even with the relatively short chapters. Forgettable story. Lackluster characters.
There was no chemistry at all between RJ and Lear, and any s*xual tension between the two just seemed super forced. I was bored so many times throughout this novel, even with the relatively short chapters. Forgettable story. Lackluster characters.
September 29, 2022
This is my first book by Denise Williams and the idea of a divorce attorney having a side gig as a wedding officiant is kind of hilarious. However, I did not connect with Rj and Lear as a couple. It felt like their chemistry was forced and that if we are honest, it’s a couple that would break up. I know the theme of the book is “I love you just the way you are,” but Rj seemed rude rather than assertive. And Lear would just take it, that is not a healthy relationship.
After the halfway mark, the story seemed to be going in a circle and not much of the plot was really developing. Adult miscommunication is my least favorite thing in a book, this had lots of that. If you are not mature to be open and honest, then you are not ready for a relationship even with fictitious characters. Again, this might just be me not connecting with the characters, but I this didn’t sound like a healthy relationship.
**Teddy as a narrator is swoon worthy, I refuse to look him up.
After the halfway mark, the story seemed to be going in a circle and not much of the plot was really developing. Adult miscommunication is my least favorite thing in a book, this had lots of that. If you are not mature to be open and honest, then you are not ready for a relationship even with fictitious characters. Again, this might just be me not connecting with the characters, but I this didn’t sound like a healthy relationship.
**Teddy as a narrator is swoon worthy, I refuse to look him up.
September 4, 2022
Debating on stars because my interest really dwindled around 60% and I’m not sure if it’s just me and my mood.
Audiobook narrated by January LaVoy and my boy Teddy Hamilton. If you haven’t listened to an audiobook narrated by Teddy then you’re missing out. Swoon!
Lots of sexy time so make sure you enjoy open door romance if you’re picking this one up.
Audiobook narrated by January LaVoy and my boy Teddy Hamilton. If you haven’t listened to an audiobook narrated by Teddy then you’re missing out. Swoon!
Lots of sexy time so make sure you enjoy open door romance if you’re picking this one up.
November 25, 2022
4 to 4 1/2 stars
Shelved as 'dnf'
August 24, 2022DNF at 42%.
This author is hit or miss for me. I DNFed her debut, loved The Fastest Way to Fall, and now we are back to another debut.
One of my biggest pet peeves is the whole misogynistic/mansplaining type of character ESPECIALLY when it's a white man addressing a Black woman, which is the case here.
RJ is an incredible character. She's a headstrong and intelligent divorce attorney who is trying to claw her way to the top of an elite firm while officiating marriages on the side thanks to some good press.
Enter Lear. The first time Lear bumps into (literally) RJ and knocking her over, there's some banter that's exchanged, but he ends on "you should smile more" knowing full well its a misogynistic dig that he even admits to. Ugh Whatever. Fast forward, and of course these two must work together on an upcoming wedding. Lear was instructed to have RJ take point because it's her specialty, but instead, he proceeds to talk over her, ignore her, and mansplain his way through the whole meeting with the clients. At this point, I just wanted to put him in a chokehold.
As a Black woman who is also incredibly type A as RJ is portrayed, I just wanted to take Lear out. Yes, RJ does give her a piece of his mind after completely embarrassing her in front of the clients, but it was just too much for me. I didn't care for their budding romance, and the chemistry just felt forced because the author is pawning the story off as "two headstrong people just finding their way" while completely ignoring the nuance surrounding how Black women are expected to shrink themselves to conform to society.
Well I guess this turned into a rant, but yeah, this is a hard pass for me. If you're going to write interracial romance, please put some damn respect on Black women. We don't need them talked down to or to cater to white men.
Thank you PRH Audio & Berkley Romance for providing a review copy. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.
This author is hit or miss for me. I DNFed her debut, loved The Fastest Way to Fall, and now we are back to another debut.
One of my biggest pet peeves is the whole misogynistic/mansplaining type of character ESPECIALLY when it's a white man addressing a Black woman, which is the case here.
RJ is an incredible character. She's a headstrong and intelligent divorce attorney who is trying to claw her way to the top of an elite firm while officiating marriages on the side thanks to some good press.
Enter Lear. The first time Lear bumps into (literally) RJ and knocking her over, there's some banter that's exchanged, but he ends on "you should smile more" knowing full well its a misogynistic dig that he even admits to. Ugh Whatever. Fast forward, and of course these two must work together on an upcoming wedding. Lear was instructed to have RJ take point because it's her specialty, but instead, he proceeds to talk over her, ignore her, and mansplain his way through the whole meeting with the clients. At this point, I just wanted to put him in a chokehold.
As a Black woman who is also incredibly type A as RJ is portrayed, I just wanted to take Lear out. Yes, RJ does give her a piece of his mind after completely embarrassing her in front of the clients, but it was just too much for me. I didn't care for their budding romance, and the chemistry just felt forced because the author is pawning the story off as "two headstrong people just finding their way" while completely ignoring the nuance surrounding how Black women are expected to shrink themselves to conform to society.
Well I guess this turned into a rant, but yeah, this is a hard pass for me. If you're going to write interracial romance, please put some damn respect on Black women. We don't need them talked down to or to cater to white men.
Thank you PRH Audio & Berkley Romance for providing a review copy. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.
September 22, 2022
3.5⭐️I have read all of Denise Williams books and been looking forward to "Do You Take This Man"! In my opinion, nothing compares to her debut "How to Fail at Flirting," but this was still an enjoyable story with great representation, lovable supporting characters, humor, and spice ! Plus, any book centered around wedding season automatically win me over :). The one reason I am not giving it more stars is that I think it got repetitive and could have been shortened.
I listened to the audiobook, and loved the narration! Teddy Hamilton is my favorite male narrator and he totally aces it in this book!
Read if you like:
-Enemies to lovers turned friends with benefits
-Dual POV
-Steamy romances
-Wedding planning
-Strong, successful female leads
-Great banter
Thank you PRH Audio for the gifted audiobook!
I listened to the audiobook, and loved the narration! Teddy Hamilton is my favorite male narrator and he totally aces it in this book!
Read if you like:
-Enemies to lovers turned friends with benefits
-Dual POV
-Steamy romances
-Wedding planning
-Strong, successful female leads
-Great banter
Thank you PRH Audio for the gifted audiobook!
February 24, 2023
4.5🌟
This book had no business being this good and SPICY🥵 Ate everything up like a hot fudge sundae😋
We meet our FMC, RJ, who runs (literally) into our MMC, Lear. They quickly became enemies. You know the saying that goes, "There's a thin line between Love and Hate." In this case both MCs started to become physically attracted to each other and made an arrangement.
From enemies to enemies with benefits. That supply closet scene though (iykyk😉). The irony was not lost on me that our girl RJ is a divorce attorney who officiates weddings. WHAT A BOSS MOVE💃🏽💅
Loved the back and forth between RJ and Lear. The tension was there, the conflict was there, the angst was there. A bonus is RJ being a closed off grump for good reason. We get to see why she's the way she is.
Enjoyed everything about this book although it was a bit slow here and there. Worth every second.
This book had no business being this good and SPICY🥵 Ate everything up like a hot fudge sundae😋
We meet our FMC, RJ, who runs (literally) into our MMC, Lear. They quickly became enemies. You know the saying that goes, "There's a thin line between Love and Hate." In this case both MCs started to become physically attracted to each other and made an arrangement.
From enemies to enemies with benefits. That supply closet scene though (iykyk😉). The irony was not lost on me that our girl RJ is a divorce attorney who officiates weddings. WHAT A BOSS MOVE💃🏽💅
Loved the back and forth between RJ and Lear. The tension was there, the conflict was there, the angst was there. A bonus is RJ being a closed off grump for good reason. We get to see why she's the way she is.
Enjoyed everything about this book although it was a bit slow here and there. Worth every second.
January 7, 2022
Listen, all I can say is that I got to read an early copy of this one. You think you're ready for it, but you're really not. It's one of the sexiest romance novels I've ever read, and I can't wait for everyone to get a chance to be burned by the heat between these characters.
August 13, 2022
4 Stars
I have a love/hate relationship with this book (much like Lear and RJ have with each other). On one hand, I really loved both of these characters and their prickly natures, hard exteriors, and resistance to vulnerability. But also, I’m a lot like them, so it’s hard to read and enjoy a book you relate to so hard, while it isn’t really showing you in the best light. Did I say you? I mean the characters. Ha.
The dedication says “For the ones who think they’re hard to love,” and that is exactly what this book is… a love letter to those of us that feel like we can be hard to love because we are snarky and have a hard time trusting others and letting people in to care for us the same way we want to care for them. For those of us who hold back because we have been burned before.
RJ and Lear have both been vulnerable and burned by that and both are reeling from recent experiences with trust being betrayed. They have been left behind and feel used and the both promise to not let it happen again. So when they are forced to work with each other over and over and they keep butting heads, they decide that being enemies-with-benefits is the way to go.
AND THEY HAVE STEAM. SO MUCH STEAM. LIKE MY KINDLE SCREEN KEPT FOGGING UP KIND OF STEAM.
But they both start to catch feels and both sabotage the relationship before it can even become one. This story really was so incredible to read because we rarely get two grumps making it work. At times you want to shake them both. And other times you feel so burned by how hurtful they can be because they want to protect theirselves. But you will equally feel so much passions and care because often, those of us who love the least love the hardest.
I highly recommend this one and I cannot wait to help curate this book for the September Authentic Book box!
* thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free eARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. *
I have a love/hate relationship with this book (much like Lear and RJ have with each other). On one hand, I really loved both of these characters and their prickly natures, hard exteriors, and resistance to vulnerability. But also, I’m a lot like them, so it’s hard to read and enjoy a book you relate to so hard, while it isn’t really showing you in the best light. Did I say you? I mean the characters. Ha.
The dedication says “For the ones who think they’re hard to love,” and that is exactly what this book is… a love letter to those of us that feel like we can be hard to love because we are snarky and have a hard time trusting others and letting people in to care for us the same way we want to care for them. For those of us who hold back because we have been burned before.
RJ and Lear have both been vulnerable and burned by that and both are reeling from recent experiences with trust being betrayed. They have been left behind and feel used and the both promise to not let it happen again. So when they are forced to work with each other over and over and they keep butting heads, they decide that being enemies-with-benefits is the way to go.
AND THEY HAVE STEAM. SO MUCH STEAM. LIKE MY KINDLE SCREEN KEPT FOGGING UP KIND OF STEAM.
But they both start to catch feels and both sabotage the relationship before it can even become one. This story really was so incredible to read because we rarely get two grumps making it work. At times you want to shake them both. And other times you feel so burned by how hurtful they can be because they want to protect theirselves. But you will equally feel so much passions and care because often, those of us who love the least love the hardest.
I highly recommend this one and I cannot wait to help curate this book for the September Authentic Book box!
* thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free eARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. *
May 22, 2022
(free review copy) So here’s the deal. There is a lot to like about this book involving the depth of the characters’ back stories and the inclusivity of the characters. However, I rate a book on how much liked it and this one just didn’t work well for me because I don’t enjoy reading about sex between characters who are denying any emotional connection and who treat it more like a business transaction. And at times, are actively being unkind to each other. To me, that’s not sexy or appealing to me. So, as the Sharks say, this one isn’t for me, I’m out.
September 15, 2022
Since it's a Denise Williams novel, I wanted to enjoy Do You Take This Man a lot more - but unfortunately, the story fell a bit short for me. I loved the writing style and everything - there's something so wonderful about Denise's way of writing romances.
Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes. The friends with benefits trope was paired with that for Do You Take This Man, and I think Friends With Benefits is just not my cup of tea. (or should the trope be called enemies with benefits in this case? I am kind of confused to be honest, lol) The chemistry between RJ and Lear was not convincing at all to me. I liked the conversations that they had, especially regarding their pasts. Honestly, that was the only time I enjoyed them being together. I did not see any kind of spark between RJ and Lear, so it was difficult for me to connect with them. I loved The Love Hypothesis/Love on the Brain, so miscommunication does not bother me much ( mentioning this as a reference hehe) but the lack of communication between the two leads in DYTTM frustrated me countless times. I had to stop reading more than once just because I wanted to shake RJ and Lear in order to put some sense into them!!
My favorite thing about the book was definitely RJ's character. I liked the headstrong attitude she had, especially as she worked in a field that's dominated by men in general. I love female leads who know what they want - and RJ was definitely a character who expressed that vibe every step along the way. The author showed how vulnerable she was with love and romantic relationships, so I really liked that aspect of the story. Seeing her grow made me really happy! Strong independent women >>>> everything.
Lear on the other hand though, kind of...irked me out. He apologized a lot for his toxic masculinity-packed behavior (which he showed at the beginning of the book) but I just couldn't warm up to him at all. I normally LOVEEE male leads with a sad tragic past as that opens up a lot of space for character growth in a book. But umm, I just couldn't vibe with Lear urgh.
So yeah, this one was kind of disappointing as I love Denise Williams. I guess I just have to accept the fact that I won't fall in love with every book by my favorite authors. :(
Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes. The friends with benefits trope was paired with that for Do You Take This Man, and I think Friends With Benefits is just not my cup of tea. (or should the trope be called enemies with benefits in this case? I am kind of confused to be honest, lol) The chemistry between RJ and Lear was not convincing at all to me. I liked the conversations that they had, especially regarding their pasts. Honestly, that was the only time I enjoyed them being together. I did not see any kind of spark between RJ and Lear, so it was difficult for me to connect with them. I loved The Love Hypothesis/Love on the Brain, so miscommunication does not bother me much ( mentioning this as a reference hehe) but the lack of communication between the two leads in DYTTM frustrated me countless times. I had to stop reading more than once just because I wanted to shake RJ and Lear in order to put some sense into them!!
My favorite thing about the book was definitely RJ's character. I liked the headstrong attitude she had, especially as she worked in a field that's dominated by men in general. I love female leads who know what they want - and RJ was definitely a character who expressed that vibe every step along the way. The author showed how vulnerable she was with love and romantic relationships, so I really liked that aspect of the story. Seeing her grow made me really happy! Strong independent women >>>> everything.
Lear on the other hand though, kind of...irked me out. He apologized a lot for his toxic masculinity-packed behavior (which he showed at the beginning of the book) but I just couldn't warm up to him at all. I normally LOVEEE male leads with a sad tragic past as that opens up a lot of space for character growth in a book. But umm, I just couldn't vibe with Lear urgh.
So yeah, this one was kind of disappointing as I love Denise Williams. I guess I just have to accept the fact that I won't fall in love with every book by my favorite authors. :(
October 22, 2022
Honestly I feel like I'm going to be stoned for saying that this book was not enjoyable albeit nothing was glaringly awful.
Lear was presented as a nice guy because he cares too much and gets taken advantage of. However, I thought his niceness was contingent on his feelings towards the person, as in, if he cared it showed but if he didn't care about the person he was flippant. I don't think that's how niceness works. And RJ girl was or tried to be all things to all people. I did think it was interesting to have a lawyer/officiant combo and see a character who loved both careers. It's often positioned that a character hates one job and the other is an outlet, but each pathway engaged different parts of her brain. Very cool.
My biggest grievance was I don't think these two had a really compelling reason to be together beyond sex. The initial draw was sex and physical attraction and if I'm being completely honest the time they spent together sharing didn't feel like a relationship should have been on the table. The banter? if that's what we want to call it was basically trying to one up each other. Big picture both characters felt one dimensional with an occasional glimpse of more, though there was more of a focus on their attractiveness or quickies. So I say again, why did they end up together? I mean I know why, it's romance. I just didn't think there was a good reason to move it from the frienemy with benefits situationship.
Clearly I'm in the minority here but the writing felt ver different and not what I've come to expect from Denise Williams. This book just felt very flat to me. I did like the cameos if Britta and Wes. ☺️
CN: cheating, emotional manipulation, elder caregiver stress, career conflicts,
Lear was presented as a nice guy because he cares too much and gets taken advantage of. However, I thought his niceness was contingent on his feelings towards the person, as in, if he cared it showed but if he didn't care about the person he was flippant. I don't think that's how niceness works. And RJ girl was or tried to be all things to all people. I did think it was interesting to have a lawyer/officiant combo and see a character who loved both careers. It's often positioned that a character hates one job and the other is an outlet, but each pathway engaged different parts of her brain. Very cool.
My biggest grievance was I don't think these two had a really compelling reason to be together beyond sex. The initial draw was sex and physical attraction and if I'm being completely honest the time they spent together sharing didn't feel like a relationship should have been on the table. The banter? if that's what we want to call it was basically trying to one up each other. Big picture both characters felt one dimensional with an occasional glimpse of more, though there was more of a focus on their attractiveness or quickies. So I say again, why did they end up together? I mean I know why, it's romance. I just didn't think there was a good reason to move it from the frienemy with benefits situationship.
Clearly I'm in the minority here but the writing felt ver different and not what I've come to expect from Denise Williams. This book just felt very flat to me. I did like the cameos if Britta and Wes. ☺️
CN: cheating, emotional manipulation, elder caregiver stress, career conflicts,
September 22, 2023
I really wanted to like this book. I loved The Fastest Way to Fall, so I was hopeful for a repeat 5 stars. ooh boy was I wrong? These characters need a therapist, not a relationship. They're not good for each other and starting a relationship in the mindset that they're in? Not for a moment do I believe they stick through to the end...
The whole thing of her being a lawyer was just a weird added plot device. Nothing major that happened revolved around her law firm. She could've had literally any job and the story would've been the same.
Overall I was bored, didn't care about the characters and this was a miss for me.
The whole thing of her being a lawyer was just a weird added plot device. Nothing major that happened revolved around her law firm. She could've had literally any job and the story would've been the same.
Overall I was bored, didn't care about the characters and this was a miss for me.
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August 28, 2022Cute! And I like a hard-won romance, which this definitely was.
September 5, 2022
4.5 STARS.
I loved Denise Williams’ first two books, How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall because Williams writes such smart, vibrant, and relatable characters. She also excels at writing snappy dialogue and at bringing the heat during those steamy scenes when her characters finally connect. I’m thrilled to report that Williams has another winner on her hands with her latest novel, Do You Take This Man.
The story follows RJ, an up and coming divorce attorney who also, oddly enough, officiates weddings in her spare time. When we meet RJ, she is running late for a wedding, and in her haste to get there, she accidentally crashes into a handsome stranger and ends up in a heap on the pavement. What could have been a meet-cute instead becomes a hostile encounter as RJ gives this guy a piece of her mind. Their conversation ends with him telling her she should smile more. Instead of murdering him like she would love to, she hurries to get to her wedding. Things take a turn for the awkward when it turns out this guy, whose name is Lear, is the cousin of the event planner RJ always works with and Lear is filling in for his cousin for the foreseeable future. So RJ finds herself stuck working with this “dude bro”, as she has dubbed him.
I love a good enemies to lovers romance and was totally on board with this story from the moment I knew RJ and Lear were going to have to work together so closely. The tension was pouring off them in those opening scenes so I knew I was in for one heck of a ride!
Burned by her ex, RJ has no interest at all in a romance for herself and instead buries herself in her work. I really loved RJ. She’s smart, independent, headstrong, and she knows what she wants and what she doesn’t. Well, at least she did before Lear came into her life. His presence shakes her up in ways she did not anticipate and really throws her off kilter to the point where she can’t decide what she wants from one moment to the next. It’s frustrating for Lear, but I just loved how realistic and messy RJ was in this situation. I was also tickled that RJ turns out to be the best friend of Britta from The Fastest Way to Fall and it was so much fun to watch RJ go to Britta for advice.
Like RJ, I’ll admit that I wanted to smack Lear upside the head the first couple of times he and RJ interact. He kept interrupting her, overstepping when it came to overseeing the wedding ceremony, and even tried to mansplain her at one point. RJ puts him in his place, and thankfully Lear is a man that learns from his mistakes so I quickly grew to like him, especially as we learn more about him and the heartbreaking circumstances that have led him to leave his life in L.A. and come all the way home to NC.
I very much enjoyed the progression of RJ and Lear’s relationship, both their working one and their personal one. There’s of course lots of cute and flirty banter and some sexy, steamy scenes, but what I especially loved about this relationship is how real it felt. RJ and Lear’s journey to that coveted happily ever after ending is a rocky one. They are both dealing with baggage from previous relationships, and RJ has such a tough outer shell, but it’s clear that underneath, she’s pretty vulnerable as well. It takes a lot of work to break down her walls and really get to know her, as Lear finds out. RJ thinks that she is hard to love, so I was thrilled that Lear seemed determined to try to prove her wrong.
Denise Williams just never disappoints. I love her dynamic characters and their relatable journeys, and Do You Take This Man is no exception. I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys enemies to lovers romances, headstrong female protagonists, witty banter, and sexy, steamy love scenes.
Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
I loved Denise Williams’ first two books, How to Fail at Flirting and The Fastest Way to Fall because Williams writes such smart, vibrant, and relatable characters. She also excels at writing snappy dialogue and at bringing the heat during those steamy scenes when her characters finally connect. I’m thrilled to report that Williams has another winner on her hands with her latest novel, Do You Take This Man.
The story follows RJ, an up and coming divorce attorney who also, oddly enough, officiates weddings in her spare time. When we meet RJ, she is running late for a wedding, and in her haste to get there, she accidentally crashes into a handsome stranger and ends up in a heap on the pavement. What could have been a meet-cute instead becomes a hostile encounter as RJ gives this guy a piece of her mind. Their conversation ends with him telling her she should smile more. Instead of murdering him like she would love to, she hurries to get to her wedding. Things take a turn for the awkward when it turns out this guy, whose name is Lear, is the cousin of the event planner RJ always works with and Lear is filling in for his cousin for the foreseeable future. So RJ finds herself stuck working with this “dude bro”, as she has dubbed him.
I love a good enemies to lovers romance and was totally on board with this story from the moment I knew RJ and Lear were going to have to work together so closely. The tension was pouring off them in those opening scenes so I knew I was in for one heck of a ride!
Burned by her ex, RJ has no interest at all in a romance for herself and instead buries herself in her work. I really loved RJ. She’s smart, independent, headstrong, and she knows what she wants and what she doesn’t. Well, at least she did before Lear came into her life. His presence shakes her up in ways she did not anticipate and really throws her off kilter to the point where she can’t decide what she wants from one moment to the next. It’s frustrating for Lear, but I just loved how realistic and messy RJ was in this situation. I was also tickled that RJ turns out to be the best friend of Britta from The Fastest Way to Fall and it was so much fun to watch RJ go to Britta for advice.
Like RJ, I’ll admit that I wanted to smack Lear upside the head the first couple of times he and RJ interact. He kept interrupting her, overstepping when it came to overseeing the wedding ceremony, and even tried to mansplain her at one point. RJ puts him in his place, and thankfully Lear is a man that learns from his mistakes so I quickly grew to like him, especially as we learn more about him and the heartbreaking circumstances that have led him to leave his life in L.A. and come all the way home to NC.
I very much enjoyed the progression of RJ and Lear’s relationship, both their working one and their personal one. There’s of course lots of cute and flirty banter and some sexy, steamy scenes, but what I especially loved about this relationship is how real it felt. RJ and Lear’s journey to that coveted happily ever after ending is a rocky one. They are both dealing with baggage from previous relationships, and RJ has such a tough outer shell, but it’s clear that underneath, she’s pretty vulnerable as well. It takes a lot of work to break down her walls and really get to know her, as Lear finds out. RJ thinks that she is hard to love, so I was thrilled that Lear seemed determined to try to prove her wrong.
Denise Williams just never disappoints. I love her dynamic characters and their relatable journeys, and Do You Take This Man is no exception. I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys enemies to lovers romances, headstrong female protagonists, witty banter, and sexy, steamy love scenes.
Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
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February 8, 2023
I love Denise Williams, and that is why it absolutely kills me to rate this book so low.
I just didn’t connect. The male MC rubbed me the wrong way from their first interaction. The banter was unnecessarily mean. I didn’t buy into the chemistry between the two characters.
Now, this is a Denise Williams book, which means the writing was still phenomenal and the spice was on point. Was this her steamiest book yet? I think yes!
I will continue loving on Williams and can’t wait to read her next release.
I just didn’t connect. The male MC rubbed me the wrong way from their first interaction. The banter was unnecessarily mean. I didn’t buy into the chemistry between the two characters.
Now, this is a Denise Williams book, which means the writing was still phenomenal and the spice was on point. Was this her steamiest book yet? I think yes!
I will continue loving on Williams and can’t wait to read her next release.
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