Product Description

The ultimate bachelor, Lee Drace never thought there was a woman out there who could stop in his tracks. He only wanted three things out of life: money, power, and more money. He wasn't going to become attached to any woman who wouldn't be staying around that long. Besides, he had never met a woman strong enough to stand up to him until... Cherise Roberts hated that she was attracted to her mouth-watering brother in-law, Lee Drace. He had been nothing but a pain in her side since his brother Zack married her sister, Traci. She tried to stay out of his way as much as possible because she couldn't let him find out her secret. She wanted him like CRAZY!! Will these two be able to overcome each others' tough exteriors to find love?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165585 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 164 pages

Customer Reviews

Closer To You
Lee Drace is the ultimate bachelor; he loves all women and doesn't want to commit to anyone. That is until he is drawn to his new sister in law, Cherise. Even though she is bound and determined to not even date him, especially as their skin colors do not even come close to matching. The problem is as she continues to refuse him, he is further and further drawn into her thoughts, as well as sneaking into her heart. But, she is not going to be duped by another playboy, especially one who is sort of related.

The problem is now Lee and Cherise are working together and it is getting harder for Cherise to keep her secret from Lee. The secret is that she wants him like crazy! And knows that he returns the sentiment but, she is not a one night stand kind of girl, is she?

Will Lee be able to convince her that he now doesn't just want to love `em and leave `em?

Closer to You: Lee is one of the few contemporary interracial stories I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I did become annoyed a bit with how Cherise fought her attraction to Lee so vehemently, and think I would have understood better if I had read Zach's story but, all in all I thought it was a fun read. Ms. Rochelle did a good job setting the stage for funny office politics as well as how many women have more than one job at a time. She also knows how to write a steamy scene and that is not an easy thing to do, without seeming to be repetitive. I enjoyed Closer to You: Lee and you will too.

Tanya
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

it could've been much better
i ordered this book and a companion drace brother book on the strength of rather excellent excerpts from the author's website and several positive reviews in other places i trust. i loved the idea of this larger and driven black woman and her evolving relationship with a (taller) physical and intellectual peer. however, i sorely wish i could return the download, which never happens. my issues:

1. English fluency and dialogue: horrible grammar inappropriate for the characters - a smart black woman and an older (no age given) white man who owns his own company. there are no distinct character voices - the older (no age given) white man who runs his own company sounds like a 17 year old boy who doesn't read enough, the doctor sister of the main character can't talk cogently about her residency (what's her specialty again? when do doctors 'graduate' from 'college'?)the characters are not fleshed out as written and their conversations read almost indistinctly from each other.

2. Editing: haphazard punctuation replete with lotsa misspelled words or correctly spelled words used incorrectly. this feels like a first draft that needed additional attention from an outside eye. there were great leaps in time between chapters with no explanation and telling non-conversational details and interactions that would develop the characters were absent (what happened to the furniture lee had from her shop? what was her response to his devotion?)

3. Contexts: poor or non-existent scene descriptions - what city are they in? (what is the nature of the advertising campaign again?) (what is the theme for that big party again?) (are these characters smart because the other one says so - can't i read it and believe it through telling dialogue?) what does he like about her again? other than her ladyparts and how does he show it?

overall, i was disappointed - it did not feel like either a well developed read nor was it comparable to the other drace brothers story i read.

HORRIBLE!
I wish there were a way to give a book no stars. I just don't get it. Is there no editing done at this publishing house. As someone who knows about the world of e-publishing and reads a lot of interracial romance, I can assure you that this author never edits anything. It's just ridiculous. Please don't waste your money.