I absolutely loved this MM romance.

Such a great book with a solid storyline and great characters.

I eagerly look forward to reading more from this author.

A definite recommend!

Jacob Conner is never getting married.

Not now, not “someday,” and certainly not when he’s black-out drunk at his sister’s wedding in Las Vegas. The whole “waking up in an unfamiliar hotel room with a ring on his finger” thing was probably just a coincidence. Definitely.

The story was a lil bit clichè, but I enjoyed reading it. It has one of my favourite and most popular plot - enemies to lovers.

If you like reading romance books, with good characters and nice storyline - I recommend this book!

This was a very interesting take on an old trope. It definitely goes to show that what you think is right at one point can definitely turn out to be the worst possible decision. I gave an extra star just because I did like the twisting and turning difficulty of making the choice. It definitely could have done with a little bit more time after the biggest twist and less pushing everything into a HEA mold, though.

I Do (Not) by Anni Lee is a contemporary romance that had me guessing throughout the entire read. Jacob Conner is never getting married. Not now, not “someday,” and certainly not when he’s black-out drunk at his sister’s wedding in Las Vegas. The whole “waking up in an unfamiliar hotel room with a ring on his finger” thing was probably just a coincidence. Definitely. He doesn’t have much time to dwell on it anyway, as Aaron Craig, his boss, assigns him to be the glorified baby sitter for his older brother for the week. Trevor Craig is as obnoxious as he is handsome, immediately pushing all of Jacob’s buttons and all of his boundaries. With one brother trying his patience, and the other acting unusually friendly, Jacob’s starting to wonder if he’s going to survive his work life long enough to find who put that ring on his finger.

I Do (Not) is a romance that broke many molds. I have read quite a few marriage mistake romances, but this one is very different because of the more complicated aspects about who Jake marries- and who he might want to be with. The story is just as much about these three guys figuring out what they want from life and how to get there as it is finding their happy ever after. I thought all three have dynamic personalities and interactions that were realistic and occasionally troubling. I ended up feeling bad for all parties during the read, and sad for the situations and misunderstandings that had become rooted in their relationships. I was completely engaged in the read as I got to know three very different characters, and while some of the read was very emotional and painful to read, I found it satisfying and very well done.

I Do (Not) is a bit different from most of the romances that I have been reading lately, on several levels. This is not a bad thing, in fact the fact that it struck such a different chord is why I found it so engaging.

Love triangle stories are always tricky - almost always someone ends up really really hurt and relationships are permanently injured. Jake wakes up in Vegas after his sister's wedding in a strange hotel room - with a ring on his left hand. He heads back to San Francisco without talking to the person he wakes up with. When he gets back home - his boss Aaron asks him to play chaperone/tour guide/keeper of his brother, Trevor, for the week while he is in town for the hotel company's annual shareholders meeting.

From that point on the question is will Jake end up with Trevor or Aaron? Aaron is buttoned-up and very focused on his work for the hotel. Trevor is a playboy and more about fun and games. He is equally as hardworking - but just approaches things differently. Trevor and Aaron have a very dysfunctional family background and history with each other and their father (who is a first class asshat).

Jake is clumsy, earnest, and very hard working. He is almost two different people - one with Aaron and one with Trevor. I enjoyed watching him navigate what was right for him and which brother was the right person for him in the end.

I think one of the main things I didn't like about this book was that the ending really didn't satisfy me. <spoiler> Jake and Trevor do fit together and that worked - but it kind of felt forced. Like three seconds before they get together for good, Jake is ready to be very serious with Aaron. Then we find out that Aaron married the woman his father wanted him to and is now having a baby with her. Even though we know from Aaron's part of the book, that this really wasn't what he wanted. Aaron was definitely too weak to stand up to his Dad - but I felt like the things Trevor and his father kept from him really didn't do him any favors. It felt like Trevor came in - saw Jake, wanted him for himself in a very real way - but Trevor loaded the dice in his favor to get Jake in the end. Not that Aaron is blameless - he really was a wimp in the end - but we never get that part of the story.</spoiler>

Overall - I liked this book but didn't adore it.

I received it as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.

A nice gay love story. I definitely would not call this full on rom-com but it had many of the elements. Many LOL moments and awkwardness. Good characterization, even the secondary characters. Liked this more than I thought I would and the ending was not predictable. Easy to read in a few sittings.

Recommended.

Thanks to Netgalley, Anni Lee and Nine Star Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Available: 3/22/21

Jacob Conner is a 26 y/o out gay desk clerk for the Craig Hotel in San Francisco. He begins the morning after his sister's wedding at the Craig Las Vegas waking with a sterling hangover and a platinum band on his left ring finger. And a person asleep in the bed beside him. Regretting the many, many tequila shots he'd taken the night before he silently dresses, departs the room and heads for the airport to (hopefully) return to his normal life without the interruption of a possible spouse. He can't remember much after a strip club, and he's absolutely opposed to marriage--having learned the hard way from his dad who is going on his 9th (or 10th) marriage.

At work on his next shift, Jake is surprised that his normally terse boss, Aaron Craig, is inquiring about his weekend, and his history in San Francisco. It seems out of place, until Mr. Craig drops the bomb that his older half-brother, Trevor, will be arriving the next day and he wants Jake to be his guide and chaperone, so Trevor will not make a scandal of himself, or miss the many shareholder meetings for Craig Hotels Inc. that are happening at the San Francisco branch all week. This means Jake needs to keep outspoken and party-happy Trevor sober and on-point as his adult babysitter. He does not have time to worry about his own personal life now, and Trevor's outrageous come-ons make it hard to focus on anything but being professional. At first.

See, Jake's still got his ring, and it's a very specific brand, one carried by a jeweler with exclusive ties to the Craig Hotel--which Trevor recognizes because he runs the Las Vegas Craig hotel--the very one that hosted Jake's sister's wedding the previous weekend. Trevor thinks that Aaron's been keeping sexy and accommodating Jake as lover on the down-low, and is stunned to realize that Jake is not his boy toy. No, Aaron is too staid and to dedicated to their emotionally-abusive and manipulative father to indulge in diddling the help--not that it ever stopped their father. Oh, did I mention Daddy Dearest is a total scumbag? And that he married Trevor's mother as a business deal, but despoiled her younger sister to beget Aaron? Classy. Still, he wants the Craig hotel empire to be a family affair, so he's now pushing both Trevor and Aaron to make aaproved marriages with daughters of shareholders or other business partners.

Trevor isn't down for that. And, he isn't sure that Aaron is either. The brothers have a long standing feud though, due to a previous lover's quarrel, and Trevor isn't willing to step between Jake and Aaron, if they are in love with one another. Though, honestly, he hopes they are not. And, he's really hoping the Aaron will choose his own happiness over their dad's Machiavellian schemes, for a change. During the tumultuous week of meetings, meet-ups and make outs, Jake is fully flustered, to the point of exhaustive illness. And it's up to these scarred billionaire brothers to set things right, and plot courses that will lead them to their ture dreams.

I liked this one, with the alternating points of view from Jake, Trevor and Aaron. There are a bit of repeats, but not so much as it truly bogged the story, as they each brought insight and backstory that was unique, and filled in Jake's murky memories. He's stunned to learn that Aaron had feelings for him, for a very long time, but his fear of Dad's retribution, and Trevor's supposed conniving, kept him from treating Jake with anything less than professional indifference. Their encounter in Vegas was kismet and coincidence, but ultimately a moment in time to not necessarily be repeated. Or not. Trevor has a past and history as a bad-boy and unreliable, but his actions speak far louder than Aaron's words, and Trevor's willing to make sure Jake is never second-best. The choice remains for Jake to make, the brother he knows, or the one he doesn't? Which man could be the one to help him build a life of his dreams, even if marriage is not going to be a part of the plans? It was a whirlwind of a ride, and I was turning pages near the end to find out which of these very different, but interesting and capable, men would be his. NOt to give anything away....he does choose a Craig. A wee bit of steam at the VERY end. I recommend to folks who like family intrigue dramas, and slow burn romances.

Well this book was not what I was expecting. For those curious from the cover, this is a love triangle romance and not a menage. I’m a bit torn on the book as whole. The author took risks with varying degree of success. I enjoyed having the different POVs go back and show previous scenes from their perspective instead of just continuing the story. I through it was an odd choice to have the POVs be all three men in the love triangle and not just the two who end up together. On the one hand it did keep who Jacob would end up with more of a mystery. But on the other hand it made me equally invested in both brothers so I wasn’t always rooting for the one he ends up with. Having 3 POVs on top of the novel being short mean that a lot of the build on the relationship was missed. Honestly by the end of it I didn’t really care who Jacob ended up with. I also wasn’t really comfortable with the power dynamics with Jacob’s relationship with either brother especially where consent was never really addressed. The book was just okay for me, but an easy quick read.

Thank you to NetGalley and NineStar press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was an interesting premise—waking up in Vegas to find yourself married, but sneaking off before you can find out who you are married to—but it just didn’t live up to the idea. Jacob was way too passive for most of the book. There is a scene early on that has a power imbalance and no discussion of consent, and made me very uncomfortable. No one makes good choices. At one point, someone faints and another character decides to take him to his hotel room instead of, I don’t know, calling an ambulance.

I was relieved that this is a love triangle, not a ménage, given that two of the characters involved are brothers. (No offense if you’re into that, but it wasn’t clear from the cover.)

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

I loved the idea of this and couldn’t wait to start reading. And it started well but...

For me it didn’t live up to its potential. Honestly when I got into the book and more importantly the characters I didn’t like that it was a love triangle featuring two brothers. It was also too long with not enough story to keep it going. I found myself skimming a bit towards the middle. I felt for most of the book it could have gone either way. That’s not how I like my romances. I like a spark, real attraction and a pull, more than an “ip dip doo” to decide who to end up with.

Liz I have to say was an absolute delight and she brightened up every scene she was in.

I don’t want to make this a spoiler review which means I can’t go into too much detail. But one of the main characters just fell flat and didn’t work for me.

But everything worked out well in the end. I was happy with Jacobs choice not that there was another real option but still.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NineStar Press and NetGalley.

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💋💋

Tension, passionate looks and of the charts chemistry. This author will have me looking for her books in the future.

An angsts filled love triangle ensues when two brothers fall for the same man.
Love is definitely in the air for them but so is responsibility and the future of the family business. All are at stake .
Who will Jake chose when he has to make that painful decision?

Very enjoyable and satisfying read.

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

This turned out to be a little too cliché for me. But I loved the drama and all the chaos involved.

This one reminds me of classic Mills & Boons romances. With a bit of Cinderella vibes from the very beginning.

The writing is smooth. The characters have a strong presence. The plot is entertaining. If you love enemies-to-lovers romance and want to have a good time reading some hardcore romance, go for this one. The second half has it all.

Thanks to the Publisher and the author for the advance reading copy.

I DO (NOT) by Anni Lee follows Jake Conners, a hotel front desk worker, and his efforts to figure out who the mystery man is he accidentally married in Vegas, all while grappling with his complicated feelings for his no-nonsense boss, Aaron Craig.

Overall, I DO (NOT) was a very cute premise, but ultimately it suffered in its overall execution. The main characters were flat, and the logic of the story and plot points were, at times, completely unbelievable. Unfortunately, this led to a disappointing lack of chemistry between any of the love interests, which is vital in a romance.

On a positive note - I did enjoy Jake’s best friend Liz and her antics. I believe this shows promise for Anni Lee's character work improving with subsequent titles.

A fun, easy read. Some parts I was as confused about Jake's feelings and Jake was. The plot jumped a lite and you had to make your own leaps sometimes. A little tropey but overall an enjoyable read.

So this was kind of all over the place for me. It was a very quick read that involved a love triangle between brothers. There’s not much of a plot and it was hard to get invested with who Jake should end up with. All opinions are my own and thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

A fine and charming married in Vegas tale! This one also involves a love triangle between two brothers and a clumsy but good natured desk attendant. From the cover I thought for a minute that this was going to I voice incest but it thankfully did not! A quick read, and I was happy with the ending.

This was so sweet and SO unexpected! In the best way of course!

This is my first time reading the love triangle trope, believe it or not, which is genuinely shocking to me. But as a first timer on this subject, I enjoyed this! That's mainly because of the characters since Jake is the cutest and the poor guy is stuck in the middle of this mess! But it all works itself out in the end which I was super happy to see.

I know that this is Anni Lee's debut book and I'm proud to have read it! What a great book to debut! The writing was amazing, the characters were so much fun to read about and everything was just so unexpected, it kept surprising me along the way.

Go check it out!

Thank you to NetGalley and NineStar Press for the earc in return for an honest review.