I Do, She Doesn't

by Leila Lacey

Cozette Lion is the youngest child and only daughter to a Hotel and Resort dynasty; Lion Industries. Having had the reigns of the company passed to her and not her older brothers, she works very hard at proving her father made the right decision.
Cozette has driven Lion Industries to be even more successful than it was with her father at the reigns. She’s done so well that she’s almost driven her top competitor Carnello Hotel and Resorts into a hostile takeover.
Derrick Marks wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was born to a mother that was poor and had an addiction; He worked hard to become the man he is today. Derrick’s mother worked for years as a maid for the Carnello family, allowing Derrick to become close to, their only son Rafael. Rafael was handed the reigns of his families company and doesn’t know what to do with them.
He asks Derrick to get close to Cozette, to see if he can get any insider information that will help him put her in her place. Derrick owes him so he agrees. What he wasn’t ready for was falling in love, with Cozette.
When Cozette finds out the real reason Derrick started dating her, she wants him to stay far, far away from her. She doesn’t trust him so there is no way she is saying yes to his marriage proposal.
Can Derrick convince Cozette she is the love of his life and he’d do anything for her? Or has his friendship written a check his heart can’t cash?

236 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 21, 2015

About the author

About Leila Leila Lacey is a romance author living in Michigan. Her unique, yet titillating, genre blurs the lines between romance, interracial love and erotica. Now in her late 30’s, Leila has been passionate about writing since age 10. She can often be found traveling the world, enjoying water sports, listening to jazz music or volunteering at Vista Maria, a local youth program for young women. Leila, above all else, loves her friends and family. It is with their support that she is able to create magical scenes of true human intimacy on every page. Follow Leila Lacey on her endeavor to be America’s next New York Time’s Bestselling Author!

Reviews

[Whit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although somewhat interesting, I liked the character's name, Cozette Lion, more than I liked the character. She was a successful and independent hotel mogul, but quite naive when it came to men.
Derrick played her like a fiddle, than tried to cover up his deceit.
What this story really needed was an experienced editor to clean up all the errors in this book!

[Brenda Maxwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Storyline.

The author did a great job telling her story. The story just needs a lot of proofreading . I don't know why authors feel dictionaries and proofreaders have gone out of business; they have not.

[Geraldine Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a New author for me.

I like the story line, and the little bit of danger. I would have liked a little mystery. That would have topped it off for me. I will look for more book's from this author.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not Bad

I enjoyed the storyline. She needs an editor badly. Derrick was hot. It wasn't instant love, it just happened. Plus sized women can fall in love too.

[Catrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Sure Derek entered Cozette’s life with foul, though forced, intentions and Cozette was walking around with a pretty big chip on her shoulders in regards to married life; yet, as is often the case, love has a way of asserting itself to make sure that it isn’t denied. As always, Leila writes in an engaging manner, filling her work with lifelike and well rounded characters. This book takes you on a myriad of emotions when following along with the actions of the characters. You find yourself going from laughter to anger and from sadness to disgust. However, the story leaves you with the best emotion of all, the satisfaction of seeing things come together in the end for Derek and Cozzy.