5 of 5 iScream Cones

All I Am: Drew's Story by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rosa's rating: 5 of 5 iScream Cones

"Hopeful and hopeless."

I can't express how excited I was to get another visit into This Man series, one of my all-time favorites. I read the first book years ago, and it's stuck with me. I still find myself thinking of Jesse every time I see peanut butter. And I still use quotes from the book, and amazingly, the people that hear them already know what I'm referring to. The fact that all of her books have been best sellers is no surprise to me, she creates amazing things with her wicked imagination. And All I Am is no different. It's short, told from Drew's POV, and will have your attention from the first page. It moves fast, but sooo good. It satisfied my immediate hunger, but it created another craving that won't be soothed until the next book is released. The line forms here...

‘What do you want, Raya?’

She steps toward me tentatively, as if she’s questioning what she’s doing. And when she reaches me, her chest pressed to mine, she gazes up at me. ‘I don’t know.’ Her eyes are wild and unsure. ‘But I know that every time we’re close, something powerful takes over. And you’re trying hard to fight it. You’re warm and cold. What are you scared of?’

 ‘You.’ My mouth is on her before I can think better of it, and I’ve lifted her from her feet before my tongue breaches the seam on her lips. We should talk, but this is the only thing I know what to say right now, and when her arms circle my shoulders, her mouth opening up, inviting me in, I know she’s okay with it. I know she gets it.

With one arm around her waist holding her to me and one secured on the nape of her neck, I walk to my office, my kiss deep, my blood racing, my heart bouncing off my ribcage. I set her on her feet and take the hem of her dress, pulling it up over her head, losing her lips for just a second in the process. She wrenches my shirt open, scattering buttons in the process, her hands immediately finding my skin beneath. My forward steps encourages her backwards, our kiss deepening as she unfastens my trousers and I push her knickers down her thighs.

We’re all over the place, desperation getting the better of us, a mess of tongues, hands and bodies. I pull some strength from nowhere, seize her hands and break our kiss, breathing heavily. Her unsure brown eyes soon prompts me to start ridding myself of the rest of my clothes, all under her watchful gaze. Until I’m naked.

 ‘This wasn’t supposed to happen,’ she whispers.

There's a chat room for all things Drew & ALL I AM. Please feel free to join, but only when you've finished. She'd hate for you to see spoilers 

Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in the Midlands’ town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys. Working for her father’s construction business full-time, she tried to ignore the lingering idea of writing until it became impossible. She wrote in secret for a long time before finally finding the courage to unleash her creative streak, and in October 2012 she released This Man. She took a chance on a story with some intense characters and sparked incredible reactions from women all over the world. Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters have become her passion, a passion she now shares with her devoted readers.