I Do

by Joan Hohl

Three reluctant brides face off against three irresistible bridegrooms, each of whom is absolutely determined to do whatever it takes to see his chosen lady walk down the aisle and say "I do." Anne Moore is engaged to be married and happy to think her future is settled -- until an unexpected reunion with her first love, Jud Cammeron, makes her wonder if she's about to marry the wrong man. Then impossibly sexy Dirk Tanger, the man who controls Tina Merritt's trust fund, seeks a way to persuade his ambitious client to accept his unconventional offer to mix business with pleasure. And the game of love gets a new set of rules when Alex Rykovsky tries a new tactic after he learns that his wealth and good looks alone are not enough to make determined career woman Tara Schmitt agree to marry. Joan Hohl's many fans are sure to be delighted by the three short contemporary romances that are brought together here in a single volume -- three stories of seductive schemes with love and marriage as their final goal.

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

For as long as she can remember, Joan Hohl has always wanted to be a writer. Her mother said Joan had her head in the clouds, always daydreaming. The only thing was, Joan's daydreams had plots!

She is a popular U.S.American writer of over 60 romance novels since 1980. She also signed her novels as Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought I had read books by this author before, but now after reading this book I'm not so sure. The men in these stories treated "their" ladies horribly: demeaning, demanding, aggressive, and the list goes on and on. In the last story with Alek and Tara, he even ruined her reputation...with her close family and friends!

The men only showed their true feelings and personalities once the ladies had been worn down and revealed they were in love with them. Not the kind of live I'd be looking for.

The second story was the best of the 3 with Tina and Dirk, in my opinion. He was the "nicest" of the three men and the story was the most believable.

[Mellanie C · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. I read it many years ago, and disliked nearly everything about it: the Mary Sue characters, the wooden dialogue, and the fact that the details on the back of the book did not match the events inside. I've never read another book by this author. Now that I'm trying to write my own novel, I'm prepared to give this author some slack because writing is hard, but she needed a much better editor.

[Fedora · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt very old school Presents... the first two stories were somewhat similar; the heroine and hero have a long history together; he's about a decade older; falls in love with the hero at a young age; circumstances or people conspire to tear them apart... The last story was amusing in that it was the hero boxing the heroine into marriage. All the heroes were of course irresistibly masculine and powerful and wealthy!

[Hope4flowers · Rating 3 out of 5]

meh

[Kshydog · Rating 1 out of 5]

The women were just not strong enough personalities. They acted like puppets to these men.