Reviewed by stacey_is_sassy on
I started All I Want at 5:30 this morning, with hubby sleeping peacefully beside me. It's my quiet reading time before I start the day...well it's normally quiet. The beginning was funny and I was struggling to keep my giggles quiet, which then turned into snorts, which then turned into hiccups. So my quiet reading time didn't end up so quiet after all. At least I started my day with a big smile on my face.
Zoe meets Parker when she practically throws herself at him. Zoe is a pilot struggling to refurb the old family home, pay off her study debts and give herself a life. Up till now her brother and sister were her main focus, but with them moving out and finding their own HEA's, Zoe realises she needs to make some changes. First change, she wants to go on dates.
Timing is everything and Parker realises it when a beautiful woman throws herself at him. Wyatt, Zoe's brother and Parker's mate has organised for him to stay with her while he's on a break from work. Parker has been forced to take time off work when one of his cases goes bad and a fellow officer is killed. His work involves chasing down poachers and traffickers of wild and nearly extinct animals. He finds it too hard to completely shut off from work.
These two have great chemistry that they try to deny. Parker doesn't want to hurt Zoe, but knows a relationship won't work because of his job. Zoe is hesitant, because she's had bad relationships that ended because of lies and she knows Parker has secrets. Eventually they succumb...and they are HOT together. It was obvious to me from the time Oreo and Bonnie and Clyde accepted Parker, they were meant to be together.
Both Zoe and Parker have some family issues. I do not like Zoe's parents at all. Parker's family issues show us a side to Parker that was very sweet. It made me like him even more.
This was another great Jill Shalvis story with lovable characters and a sweet storyline. These are not hard books to read. They flow so smoothly, with no angst filled plots to make you pull your hair out. A comfort read, a sweet read and a returning home type of read that left me smiling.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 13 October, 2015: Finished reading
- 13 October, 2015: Reviewed