People call me callous. Arrogant. Ruthless. I call myself tenacious. One of the most powerful attorneys in Charleston, I don’t let anyone or anything stand in my way.Until a chance encounter changes everything.One glance.One touch.One night.It only leaves me wanting more.But Grace is off limits. Most people would even say forbidden. Everyone knows an attorney can’t sleep with his client. Too bad … knows an attorney can’t sleep with his client.
Too bad I already did.
And even with the threat of losing everything, I don’t know if I can stop myself from having her again…
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A.L. Jackson is on a whole other level with this series. All of Me is beautiful, breathtaking and my favorite book she has written. I’m very impressed with the creativity and personal growth Jackson takes with each character she writes. She takes real life events and intricately weaves them into her storytelling. She writes from the heart and she breathes life into these characters.
I can’t wait to see what A.L. Jackson has in store for us as Confessions of the Heart continues. This series has stolen my heart! What a way to end the year!
This book is well written by Al JACKSON. Ian and Grace amazing couple that is definitely forbidden to be together. But two determine souls to have what they want.
“Ian-Zian the Great. The most bestest hero in all the land.” One of my favorite lines of this book!
AL Jackson really takes readers on amazing journeys. All of Me does not disappoint! This story pulled at my heartstrings. Ian and Grace are two people who’s pasts are affecting their current lives and their futures. They are drawn to each other in such a beautiful way, but there is so much complexity to their current lives- how can they be together.
Ian and Grace are such amazing characters and all the supporting characters of kids, family and friends add to this wonderful book. How to get to happily ever after- can they get there?? The book is filled with twists and turns, dark pasts, loving people, intense situations, honesty of who you really can be…. AL Jackson turns this all into a beautiful book! I could not put it down, I kept wanting more!
Wow, this book was one of the best I’ve read in a while. The love story of Grace and Ian gave me all the feels. I loved all of the details and how it tied in with previous books. Grace and kids really melted Ian’s frozen heart. I could not believe the ending but it was “the best”.
*3,5-4 stars*
I have to say I enjoyed reading this book even though it was a bit hard for me to get into the first two chapters as I didn’t really feel how the story was going but after some time I got into it. It’s a story about two tormented souls that somehow find each other and maybe, in the end, can be each others light… It’s definitely a read I would recommend and won’t regret reading it.
Grace has made it out a horrible marriage but can’t seem to get rid of her ex completely. Even though they share custody, there’s this fear inside her that she can’t shake and she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her children safe. When she meets Ian, there’s this instant attraction between them and something about him makes her hope that there could be a change coming soon…
Ian has been through so much growing up and is now one of the most well known attorneys in the city; also known of being cold hearted but when he meets Grace, there’s something about her that draws him to her but she’s also forbidden as he learns some secrets. But Grace may be in danger and he’ll try to do whatever he can to keep her and her children safe from harm.
Will he succeed? Or will both their pasts come back to haunt them?…
So good! Such a rush of emotions!
I absolutely loved Jace in More of You where we got our 1st glance of Ian and some of these broken boys history..
All of Me- Ian’s story- I just don’t know how to put into words how amazing it was.
That broken man.. the devil he believed him self to be.. I loved him.. His past.. just wow.. Now an attorney on his way to the top.. his black heart as no room for love and no desire for children.. broken broken boy..
Grace- sweet sweet Grace.. a broken Cinderella.. a single mom of 3 beautiful children.. a psycho ex- husband with the power to hurt and destroy..
All the feels in this story.
My emotions literally ran wild through this story.
I smiled and cried. So in love with this story!
Loved, Loved, Loved Ian’s story! After reading More of You and being introduced to Ian, I knew it was going to take quite a woman to break down Ian’s walls. I knew his story was going to tie my stomach in knots. And it did! I was hooked from the very beginning!
Ian is the volatile, intense bad boy who grew up to be a sex-on-a-stick, broken lawyer. A man dressed in a suit, but covered in tattoos. I loved it! With a troubled past and shoulders weighted down by guilt, Ian is trying to break free from his pain and create a lucrative and powerful future.
Grace is everything that her name suggest. She’s kind and loving and more than Ian ever expected. When she sees through to the man that Ian truly is, everything starts to fall apart and demons past and present start to surface. Even though this story is not considered a romantic suspense, A.L. Jackson always has an element of suspense to her stories making them unputdownable page turners.
ALL of Me was everything I hoped it would be. A.L. Jackson never disappoints and always leaves me anxious for her next story. That being said, I hope Mack get his own story. There’s nothing sexier than a hot cop!
Review by Lys
Ever have those times when you can’t seem to get into anything you start reading? I was having one of those times. This book brought me right out of my funk. From the moment I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down.
It’s full of suspense, heartbreak, and humor. Quite the combination of feelings to go thru in one book, but it was everything I needed. Made me laugh, made me cry, made me angry, and did it all over again. This book has officially landed A.L. Jackson on my favorite authors list!
What are we willing to do for the ones we love most? Going into this book, I got this feeling… this feeling that Ian and his story was going to be one of those really special ones, the kind of story that hits your heart and impacts you in a way that you remember it forever. Forever and ever.
Who of us hasn’t felt in some way or another unworthy of something? It seems natural to feel blessed in life at times. But Ian…oh Ian…he feels as if all of the choices that he’s made has lead him to an ultimate selfish life, one that he feels is all that he deserves. His haunted past has impacted him so much that no one can make him feel any different.
Then, we meet Grace. Grace who is battling something in her life so heartbreaking no one wants to imagine going through something like that, loosing her children to a parent who cares more about appearances than actually loving the precious kids he’s fathered. And these kids, they are so amazing! Thomas with his giant heart and courage, Mal Pal with her outgoing personality and outpouring of love and little Sophie and her mischievous toddler shenanigans, they are innocent and stuck in a battle that seems bleak. They need a miracle and even through the darkness Grace fights for them in a way that only a mother would understand. I really felt like she was their hero and champion all along, but even a hero needs a little help sometimes and Grace needs a dragon slayer.
When Ian meets Grace there is just something about her that calls to Ian. Maybe it’s her desperate soul reaching out to Ian’s goodness that he’s buried so deep, but he can’t just walk away. He may have demons within him fighting to break free and keep him in the darkness he feels he deserves but Grace helps him battle those demons and helps him see that he can be good, great even. Ian Zian the Great. Maybe he can be their dragon slayer after all.
But it’s not that easy, there’s rules that can’t be broken. When the only way to help her is to deny everything he’s feeling, everything she’s feeling, everything they feel, they do what they can to push aside their feelings, but something still keeps drawing them together. It’s wrong, it’s dangerous, but it’s undeniable.
When things come to a head will Ian be able to make the ultimate sacrifice and give his all for the woman and children he’s grown to love, or will the demons of his past win?
This book is full of passion, suspense, heartbreak and love. A definite recommend from me! Forever and Ever.
Absolutely beautiful!
This has got to be my favorite AL Jackson book to date. The feelings… oh gosh so many feelings. I felt happy, anger, love and despair. I’ve cried both happy and sad tears. The story broke my heart and then healed it just as fast.
These characters will immediately pull you into their life and you will totally fall in love with them. Ian and Grace both are wonderful and her kids will bring a smile to your face.
This is absolutely one of my favorite books of the year and I highly recommend it. So excited for Mack’s story next.
Absolutely beautiful!
This has got to be my favorite AL Jackson book to date. The feelings… oh gosh so many feelings. I felt happy, anger, love and despair. I’ve cried both happy and sad tears. The story broke my heart and then healed it just as fast.
These characters will immediately pull you into their life and you will totally fall in love with them. Ian and Grace both are wonderful and her kids will bring a smile to your face.
This is absolutely one of my favorite books of the year and I highly recommend it. So excited for Mack’s story next.
*Review by Michelle
This author is nothing short of a medieval torturing GENIUS and it’s what keeps me coming back for MORE!!!
All Of Me is book 2 in the Confessions Of the Heart Series-but can be read as a stand alone. (You’ll be back for the rest of the books. Wink-wink)
I have to say that for me, this book has trumped the others and it’s all because of Ian. Oh my sweet, broken Ian. Most people would crumple and give up if they had to endure what he has in his past. But Ian is a survivor and a success in his career, even though he is tortured and tormented inside. I felt his pain on every page and wanted him to desperately see he deserved love.
Love in the form of Grace.
Beautiful, fierce, sweet and devoted mother, Grace- who is living in her own world of torment and in desperate need of a life line……A hero that can hold up the pieces of her already crumbling world.
This author has outdone herself again by delivering a gut wrenching storyline that reads like poetry. She allows the story to reveal itself like layers of an onion, unmasking secrets with suspenseful hooks and twists, all while giving us romance and love scenes that were so raw with emotion and stunningly sexy, that it taps into that nerve that all readers get high on.
Obviously written well, with memorable characters from past to present book, I am invested in the world of the Confessions Of The Heart Series and will be until the final book is written.
I’m ready for Mack, A. L. Jackson!!
I would highly recommend this book and any other book from this author.
I have enjoyed many of A. L. Jackson’s books and they just seem to get better and better. Beautifully written Ian and Grace’s is passionate, hot, steamy and still sweet. I loved Ian’s character, he is so gruff such a hardass bad guy but so loving and caring to Grace’s children. He has such a backstory making him the man he has become. Grace’s character also has many layers with so much love for her kids she is willing to do anything for them. This book was a real page-turner it kept me on reading straight through. Lots of love, feelings, and angst. Great Book!!
Grace and Ian story brought on an avalanche of feelings as I read each chapter and gained more insight into their individuality. The chemistry between the two of them was undeniably hot from page one and both of them beautifully broken yet whole. Amy’s awesome character development built a beautifully orchestrated crescendo of faith and love as Ian fights his internal demons and Grace fights for custody of her children. This book is definitely a five star filed with red hot love, fear, hate, crime, and every other possible emotion. It’s definitely a book that leaves a hangover and one you’ll want to reread again.
It’s no surprise that I was anxiously awaiting Ian’s story after getting a taste of him in More of Us. There was just something about Ian that screamed that I needed more of him and his story. AL Jackson most definitely delivered a story that grabbed me from the beginning and held my attention and heart all the way through to the end.
Grace and Ian have one night together before it is brought to light that he is her attorney. Talk about breaking boundaries. But can Ian give up what he knows he should even if his heart is saying that he needs her?
Two very broken people in different ways each with their own set of secrets. Could they be what the other needs to make it in this world. I am a total sucker for a bad boy with a wildly wicked tongue who finds redemption.
AL Jackson is one of my favorite authors for her ability to give you all the feels with her words and painting such a vivid picture with her words that you feel like you are there with the characters. This story will give you everything you crave for Ian and Grace and one of my favorite things in AL Jackson’s writing……angst. Ugh…..I thoroughly enjoyed every word of this story and now will patiently wait for her to work her magic with Mack’s story. Hands down one of my favorite reads of the year.
Whoah Ian’s book was way more than I ever expected it to be. I thought More of you was an emotional ride, but All of Me takes the cake.
This book is for everyone who never gives up. Ian and Grace have both faced hardships but instead of letting it wear them down, they rise from the ashes instead and embrace what has made them into who they are. Grace was the soft to Ian’s hard exterior, she pulled out the best parts of his character. Ian was the strong point for Grace, he was her savior in so many different ways.
This book was emotional, intense and riveting. A.L Jackson’s writing stands out from so many other authors in terms of drama and the chemistry between the characters. I don’t have a problem becoming attached to books, but as the story progressed between Ian and Grace I became so emotionally invested. I felt both characters pain and joy in such a different and raw way from other books.
This book was amazing hands down. It has everything going for it, I cannot say that enough of how perfect it was. If you’re looking for something emotional and thrilling All of Me is for you!!
All of Me by A.L. Jackson is the second book in her latest series, Confessions of the Heart . A standalone story that will pull you in from the first steamy encounter between Grace and Ian to the very last page of the epilogue. PULL YOU IN DEEP!!! Emotional, angsty, filled with tension (both sexual and suspenseful), and heart-breaking all at once. The emotions, the motives of the characters, the secondary characters – all of it was amazing!
Grace has a mission and she will do whatever it takes to achieve her end goal. What she never expected or even knew she needed was the love and help of Ian. An encounter with him that fires off all kinds of warnings doesn’t stop her from being intrigued and hooked despite all she can do to not be.
Ian has a plan for his life and he is one-step away from achieving everything he wanted. When a chance encounter with a breathtaking beauty leaves him chasing his “broken Cinderella” and ignoring his own internal warnings to stay away he realizes that what he has means nothing without someone to share it with. He just never thought that he would be one to change his goals and share his life, but it turns out, for Grace – he will do just about anything!
Loved it! I’m still thinking about this book a week later, and if you read my reviews you can see that I churn through books pretty quick – reading enjoying and then moving on. All of Me is still floating around in my brain – Ian and Grace are still taking up some headspace. So worth the read! Enjoy!
The second standalone in the Confessions of the Heart series features is no less dramatic then first book, More of You. Featuring Ian Jacobs, a man who is deeply wounded by a troubling childhood. Although he rose out of the ashes, he carries the weight of guilt at what he’s become. But when Grace Dearborne comes crashing into his life, things will never be the same for him.
Ian and Grace seem at odds at first. She has children and after his childhood he doesn’t want any. She’s in the middle of much drama with her ex, which is exactly what brings them together. But they share an INTENSE connection and that combined with her plea for help means Ian’s a goner. His interactions with her kids are wonderful and only serve to encourage him to double down on helping her, even if it puts everything he’d worked for at risk. There are some great twist in the story as Ian works to uncover dirt on her ex. There are some frightful moments as well that left me quiet anxious.
It’s fun to see Jace and Faith make an appearance and once again the children are some of the best characters. Their interactions with Ian warms my heart and do much to soften this intense young man. This is a wonderful series and I’m happy to recommend it.
All of Me is a stunning love story that had me captivated from the very beginning until long after the ending. This romance is powerful, inspiring, emotionally raw, intense, suspenseful and breathtakingly romantic. AL Jackson delivers an unforgettable masterpiece with so much heart and soul that I was in awe. The characters and storyline are very well-written and relatable. With each page I fell deeper in love. This book left a mark on my heart and soul!
Ian is a broken and complex man who is incredibly sexy, loyal, and fiercely protective. He is a force to be reckoned with. The layers to this man are endless. I fell hard and fast for him and didn’t see him coming. Grace is kind, genuine, generous, resilient and self-less. I adored her. A perfect combination of sweet and strong. I fell in love with these characters – both resonated with me deeply. The chemistry between them is undeniable and electric. From the moment they meet they are inexplicably drawn to one another; bound by something stronger than either can comprehend. They share an intense connection on a soul-deep level that can’t be ignored no matter how hard they try to resist. The heart wants what it wants. Ian definitely met his match in Grace and she brings him to his knees! Watching them fall in love was absolutely breathtaking; it was magical! They both are haunted by their pasts and being together eases their pain. How they fight for one another is powerfully moving. I was not prepared for how emotionally and deeply this story would impact me. The storyline is brilliantly written. I could feel every emotion experienced; they just bled from the pages. Some scenes just stole my breath while others shattered my heart. The scenes that made my heart soar made up for all the pain. The intimate scenes were passionate, incredibly sexy, and filled with such raw emotion. The suspenseful scenes had me on the edge of my seat and were intense. The unconditional love and support of family and friends was inspiring; I adored these scenes woven throughout. The wisdom interlaced throughout this incredible story was inspiring. I absolutely loved every second of this book and wished it didn’t have to end. The ending is beautifully breathtaking and stunning. This book is one of my top reads of all time. Worthy of 10 brilliant stars. I highly recommend reading this book!!
At the top of his game, Ian knows a thing or two about commanding a presence when he walks into a room. The dominant attitude has left a string of one night stands in Ian’s wake, a sign of the view that this self-assured man has on love. The night of that party, Ian was determined to shun anything that wasn’t a necessity that night. What Ian never expected was to run into one woman that would change the course of his life.
A woman on a mission…it’s the best way to describe Grace. With her life in shambles and a ex-husband that is determined to get the upper hand, Grace knows that her plan must produce a silver lining. Meeting Ian was not in that plan, but Grace couldn’t help a moment of weakness when faced with this mountain of self-assurance. What would it hurt to have just one night? Grace knows that her happiness isn’t the focus of the plan, but can’t help taking notice of the way that Ian makes her feel in his presence.
Determined for just one taste, Ian convinces Grace to give in to temptation. What neither could have predicted was the way that short and memorable meeting of the minds would affect the rest of the days to come. Grace was determined to shut the door on things once she walked out of Ian’s bedroom, but Ian couldn’t get the beauty out of his head. Determined to find the woman who is haunting his dreams, Ian sets out to find Grace one way or another.
Ian isn’t prepared for the impact that Grace has on his life. What Grace is looking for is a knight to battle for her through the weight of the storm that was coming. Ian knows if he steps in to be the man Grace is looking for, he will put his entire career on the line. To make matters worse, Ian can’t stop himself from wanting so much more from Grace that either of them ever planned. Will they crash and burn before Ian’s job is complete?
All of Me is everything that you didn’t realize you needed in a romance novel!! The plot of this book revolves around the secret that Grace is holding onto, and just how Ian plays into the equation. As the story began to reveal itself, I found I couldn’t put my reader down. Grace is a modern day Cinderella that doesn’t quite find love in the traditional way. A GREAT addition to the Confessions of the Heart series!!