"Cleverly written suspense."

Michelle Michaels is a seasoned journalist employed by the Manhattan Business Journal. While working on a profile piece, her professional mannerism is rumored to be unethical.

In an attempt to avoid a major scandal at the Journal, Michelle is transferred to her hometown of Detroit, where she's assigned to work as a features columnist at the Detroit Herald. Michelle hopes she can really luck out on a scoop, something she can sink herself into and thus make a name for herself. However, Michelle's hopes are shattered when she's assigned to write an article on the Wiggles, a popular children's act.

To make things more hectic, Michelle meets fellow Herald reporter Wesley Abbot, who makes her senses go haywire and her blood run hot. Wesley's motto has been "no commitment with women," just fun and games. Michelle, on the other hand, has suffered heartache in her love life and professional life and has decided that guys at work are definitely off limits for any type of personal relationship.

Wesley and Michelle have more in common than just their love of jazz. Each has personal feelings about family matters and a scandal to report that could possibly win one of them a Pulitzer. There's also their relationship being more than professional, on and off the job. The perfect answer to Wesley and Michelle's dilemma is for one of them to just say yes.

IF YOU JUST SAY YES was an easy read with likable characters and witty dialogue. I enjoyed the story.

Reviewed by Navonne Easter
Posted January 14, 2005

Summary

Manhattan journalist Michelle Michaels just can't seem to get a break when she finds herself the subject of false rumors. Now she's being blindsided by her own boss. Wrongly suspecting her of trading sex for scoops, he's caved in to the shady newsroom gossip and sent Michelle quietly packing on a leave of absence to her hometown of Detroit where some family secrets still lurk. With a career on the DL and a love life at low-ebb, Michelle's hit rock bottom-until she meets dark, dimpled, and delicious Wesley Abbott... Detroit reporter Wesley Abbott's plate is full investigating a corrupt local judge. Now he's got something else to investigate-and she's the sweetest thing to sashay into the Herald in years. But Michelle and Wesley have more in common than they ever imagined, and it's not just mellow vibes. In fact, it's a scandal! And when these two bodies bump, so does trouble-with a capital T...