All of Me

Ian and Grace were so perfect together. They balanced each other out. Ian would do anything to protect Grace and her kids, who he ends up falling for and his interaction with them completely melts my heart. I may or may not have shed a tear while reading this book… This series just keeps getting better and better!

It never fails that anytime I pick up one of this ladies books, I’m blown away by her ability to tell a story. She has a way of just wrapping you up in the story and making you feel like you are walking with the characters every step of the way. I know I’ve always felt this way when reading her books!

All of Me follows the story of Ian and Grace. Ian is proud of his job. He wants nothing more than to climb the ladder and be the big wig. Everything in his life has always been hard. He’s fought his way tooth and nail to survive through this thing called life. And it hasn’t been easy. With a terrible childhood and a big brother that tried to protect him the best that he could, life has worn him down. He knows the only thing he has going for him in his life, is his job.

“With you… for once in my life… I wish I could be someone else. Someone better. That I could be worth it.”

But when he sees a gorgeous blonde at a work function, he can’t help but to be captivated by her. He wants her. Something about her draws Ian near and it scares him. After one night together, he quickly feels that it’s not going to be enough. He wants her and he’s never wanted anyone before. But when Grace comes to him begging him to be her attorney…everything he thought he knew comes crumbling down. She’s got secrets hidden that might just shatter them both.

This book is filled with so many gorgeous and heartbreaking moments. I could have kept reading this book endlessly. Her stories are unlike any romance authors. Jackson is such a gorgeous writer and knows how to shatter your heart while reading one of her stories. Ian and Grace are two tortured characters, with a beautiful story you won’t wanna miss.

I listened to the audio of All of Me narrated by Andi Arndt and Joe Arden. They did a spectacular job of bringing Ian and Grace alive. Between the narrators and Jackson’s astounding talent for story telling I felt as if I was transported into this story aside all the characters. I was able to block the outside world out and just get lost.

Jackson has a talent for writing characters that you can’t help fall in love with. Just when you think you have a favorite in a series, she releases the next book and you can’t choose.

Grace and Ian’s story is one of hurdles, dark secrets and self doubt.

I don’t even know what to say about this book. I don’t think anything I could say will give it the justice it deserves because this book was absolutely phenomenal! Like I haven’t had a book that has touched me the way this one did. This book is DEEP, this book is EMOTIONAL, this book will make you FEEL every SINGLE emotion there is to feel. AL Jackson has written one of my top books of 2018.

READ THIS BOOK! GO ONE-CLICK IT RIHHT STINKING NOW. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. YOU WILL THANK ME. TRUST ME!

Highly recommended.

“Cling to the idea that I was brave and a fighter.
But the truth was that I was terrified.”

After a bitter divorce, Grace is now up against one of the powerful men — her ex-husband. But that won’t deter her from protecting the people she loves the most. A chance meeting that’s all it took for her to take the risk of spending a night with a sexy, enigmatic Ian.

“I’m not a good guy.”

Ian is on his way to being one of the most successful lawyers, a step away from being a partner of the law firm. He’d done bad things in the past that he tries to forget. But everything changes when he met Grace at a gala that rocks his world by not only, her beauty but also how she carries her self. She exudes elegance despite being his “broken Cinderella.” And he would do anything to protect her.

All of Me, is the second book of Confessions of the Heart, can be read as standalone, gave me all the feels of a good heart-wrenching romance that will conquer all no matter who stands in the way. The story was flawlessly written and characters that gripped me right from the start and finished this story in records time. Even the secondary makes this book truly unputdownable. All consuming love story that I can’t recommend enough. Such a wonderful read!

This was the story of Ian and it was truly an emotional journey from start to finish. A broken, bitter, angry man that paints himself a demon, a devil, not capable of love, not worthy of anything remotely mirroring happiness. It’s all surface. All a front. Until he meets Grace. And true to her name that is what she was. Graceful. Loving. Beautiful. The epitome of everything Ian sees himself not worthy of. But from the minute he touches her, dances with her, picks her up from the road, there is no going back. He sees where it will end. He tries to fight it. But she opens something in him. Digs it out of the darkness, the obyss it’s been hidden in and makes him feel. Even when he sees the wreckage coming he can’t stop it. He will do anything he has to to save Grace, even if it means the end of all he thought he wanted.
A masterpiece of emotions, thus story had it all. I am utterly broken and than put back together again. I feel like a when 10 rounds with a heavy weight boxer and came out the other side. Alive, but different.
Well done to AL Jackson. Five starts are the most I can give this, but in NY heart it is worth so much more. Beautiful in all its ugly, heartbreaking realness.

This book touched me in so many ways. I related to Grace on a level I have never related to a character before. For this reason, I found myself so emotionally involved in this beautiful and heartbreaking story that as much as I wanted to I couldn’t just sit down and read it. I felt all of her love and her pain, every now and then I just had to put it down, walk away, and recollect myself.

HEAs are hard to come by in romance novels and Ms. Jackson’s made that abundantly clear in this tale that puts its characters, and readers, through the wringer from the first page to the last. The journey that lawyer Ian takes is a powerful one, one full of tears and anger for all he endured as a child, but by the end all the pain that comes before makes it all worthwhile in a conclusion that left me smiling. Joining him on a journey to HEA is a woman who has her own bruises and is desperate to find one person willing to fight alongside her. Together they scorch up the pages, while pulling at the heartstrings, in an unforgettable tale that showcases the healing power of love.

In the previous installment in the Confessions of the Heart series readers were introduced to Jace and Ian Jacobs, with their heartbreaking childhood that left an indelible mark that’s made happiness and peace even harder for them to achieve. The previous book gave us an inkling into the guilt and scars Ian carries, but this story pulls readers in wholeheartedly and has us hurting right alongside him. After a childhood of endless hunger and abuse, Ian swore never to give anyone power over him. He did whatever necessary to gain wealth and respect, did things that dirtied his soul, and he’s finally on the cusp of getting all that he thinks he wants. The moment he meets the sweet and sexy Grace though is the moment his desires change. Before, revenge is all he thought himself worthy of. But as Grace looks to him to be her hero, he finds himself desiring her and the HEA he could have with her…if only he can slay the demons from his past. Ian’s a complex character, a lost little boy one moment and a dangerous adversary the next. Being around Grace brings his heart stuttering back to life, but when her and her children are put in jeopardy he has no problem using the questionable contacts he’s come into contact with throughout the years. Ian’s a delicious hero, one worthy of love, and the sacrifices he makes to become a part of Grace’s family endeared him to me and had me wanting to hug him for the bumpy journey he took to get to HEA.

Adding in an even deeper level of emotional intensity brings readers into the life of Grace Dearborne, her children, and their attempts to get out from under the clutches of a corrupt and vile politician whose cruelty has left each of them bruised. Grace was a young, idealistic, woman living with her grandparents after the death of her parents and desperate to get out on her own. That desire left her vulnerable to the choreographed seductions of Reed Dearborne who took over her life in the blink of an eye. By the time she realized how cruel and dangerous he was, she had three children she was desperate to keep safe. With Reed’s connections though, she finds it hard to find a savior willing to take him on. The instantaneous connection she feels towards Ian at a party therefore feels like divine intervention, but he’s no angel as he tells her repeatedly. Knowing that he carries numerous scars inside and out doesn’t hold her back, it just draws her to him all the more as she sees only the good in him and desperately wants him to see it too. Grace is a sweet and caring heroine willing to do whatever it takes to keep her children safe. As the story races to its exhilarating conclusion she shows herself to be a strong-willed heroine ready to fight alongside Ian in a battle for his soul and the HEA she sees for them.

From start to finish this was a sexy and suspenseful story full of bad guys doing bad things and scorching encounters between Ian and Grace. These two lost souls found moments of love and acceptance in each other’s arms that had me rooting for them every step of the way. The abuse they’ve both dealt with in their pasts was heartbreaking and it wasn’t sugarcoated here which brought a few tears to my eyes as these scenes played out. Along with an immensely appealing main couple came Grace’s three children whose scenes were absolutely adorable and brought out an especially likable side to Ian. Being around them had him longing for them to have a better childhood than he had and it’s what drives him to make Reed pay for his cruelty. Readers also get an update on Jace and Faith, the HEA they found in the previous book, and the joy they hope Ian will soon find. I was again captivated by badass brute Mack, and the mysterious case he’s working on that very well might be part of the next installment in this series, and am counting down the days until he takes center stage. He has just as many secrets and bruises as Ian and Jace, but is just better at hiding them. Though this book can be read on its own, readers will want to get even more insight into this captivating hero by reading the first book in this series as it just keeps getting better and better!

Kisses are for the ones you love the most…

There are few books that have me so engulfed that I literally lock myself in my room and pretend I am asleep so my family leaves me alone…but All Of Me by Author A.L. Jackson has done exactly that! I couldn’t put this book down!!! I loved the angst and drama and edge of your seat reading, the Cinderella references… All. Of. It! I loved the amazing flow of the story and the depth of the characters and the heat in this book was HOT!!!

This story of Ian Jacobs and Grace Dearborn was AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING!!!!

When Ian and Grace have a chance encounter that leaves them both wanting more, they don’t realize how important they will become in each other’s lives. She is a single mom, going through an awful divorce to a high-profile senator. He is a ruthless, powerful, swoon-worthy attorney. Together they heat up the office!

This is BY FAR one of my favorite reads of this year!!! A DEFINITE MUST-READ!!!

AL Jackson never ceases to amaze me. She is brilliant in her story writing, the way she weaves her words right into your heart. Ian & Grace’s story is no different. Her storytelling is fabulous – she draws you in, makes you feel the written word as if you’re right there experiencing what her characters are experiencing. She is truly a master at her craft!