All You Touch

Love Starts Here, Book 2

By: E.M. Lindsey

Narrated by: Nick Hudson

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

He was the best thing that ever happened to him...in the worst way.

West Balkany lived his life by one rule: make your own luck. And that means fighting his slum lord when his building starts falling apart, forcing himself to finish school no matter how much he wants to quit, and most importantly, never do something as stupid as falling in love.

Unfortunately, that last part isn’t so easy when his gorgeous one-night-stand who dragged him into a bar supply closet and made him see god, keeps turning up everywhere he goes.

But he doesn’t have time for Jake- no matter how much he wants to. His father’s health is failing, his deli is barely getting by, and now he’s facing a massive legal suit against Larsen Property Management for trying to kick everyone out into the streets. He also knows that Jake is hiding something, and he’s pretty sure whatever it is, it’s enough to turn his life upside down.

But Jake also makes him want to try, and that’s what scares him the most.

Jakob Larsen spent his life running from the man his father always wanted him to be, but that all comes to a stop when the man announced he was leaving LPM. He finally has a chance to prove to both his brother and to St. James that he can turn Larsen Property Management around and do something good for the people his father has been tormenting all these years.

The problem is, he’s just not quite sure how, when no one trusts him to do the right thing.

And it doesn’t help that Jakob has found himself distracted, falling for a gorgeous, stoic deli owner who has no idea who he really is. All Jakob has ever wanted was to be truly loved, but now that he’s found the one person he could see himself growing old with, he has to face the truth: everything they have is based on a lie.

Will he ever be a man worthy of forgiveness, or will he have to face the fact that everything he touches turns to dust?

All You Touch is the second book in the low-angst, humorous, steamy series, Love Starts Here. It contains no cheating, and a happily ever after.

©2021 E.M. Lindsey (P)2021 E.M. Lindsey

MM Contemporary Romance

It should not come as a surprise that I adored this book. Lindsey writes touching stories, and this was no different. You have two flawed characters in their own way, but also the same in that they are not sure how to make the best life for themselves. So you would think once they found each other it would be a train wreck, but they really jut brought the best out in each other and they were able to build their lives together they way they wanted. Jake was always trying to figure out how to live the life he was brought up in, but not enjoying it in the least, and when he comes back home, and wants out even more. He then meets West, a deli owner who is living his uncle's life and barely getting by. Both characters have a ton of depth and what starts out as a fun romp between the two turns into a beautiful HEA. My only wish in this book is that there was a not a big blowup without them talking, and while reading it, I truly thought they were going to talk to each other before this happened, but alas that was not the case. Did not take away my enjoyment very much though, and I definitely recommend this read. I also adore Nick Hudson's narrations and this was no different.

Audiobook ARC provided and this is my honest review.

Enjoyed!

Nick Hudson knocks it out of the part narrating this story!
West and Jake are meant to be. They just work together. The chemistry and connection between these two jumps off the pages.
This mistaken identity/secrets coming out story kept me glued to the book.
Both men are dealing with life choices and their decisions will affect their future relationship.
Watching them figure things out and grow together is wonderful.
Great addition to the Love Starts Here series.

West and Jakob

This was good. It has low angst with humor and steamy closet times. The storyline is easy to follow and the narration was great. It takes time and lots of talking for West and Jakob to get there HEA. Great listen

A New Favorite

I really loved this book so much. I finally realized what it is about EM Lindsey's books that I enjoy the most is how she portrays all characters as real people that you could meet everyday. The heroes have flaws that you and their significant other must learn to accept/deal with, she shows people with a different range of physical/mental/emotional challenges living life and still being able to have an HEA. This book showed all of those things while still at times being humorous and having steamy times. Nick Hudson also does a great job of bring each character to like.

good story

this was my first book from this author,the story was good. my only issue was some of the accents was a bit muddled,but it didnt take away from the story.

Good Story and Performance

I was given a free audio copy from the author and the GRR arc team for review.

This is book 2 but can be read as a standalone. This book was really good overall but I loved the first book more. I found the first half a bit slow but the 2nd half really made up for it. Regardless of the also start the plot did keep my interest from start to finish. This was a nice heartwarming story. The 2 MCs were developed well and had great chemistry. I really liked both of them. Even though there is some angst I personally found it mild and there were some good steamy scenes. I would recommend it.

Audio = 4 stars

The narrator had a pleasant voice and kept a good pace. He expressed all the emotions well and did different voices for all the diffetent characters that were pretty well done. I definitely enjoyed the story more listening to it.

Enjoyed It a Lot

I liked the story about men from two very different worlds falling in love. I liked both characters and enjoyed following their chemistry grow and develop from tiny spark to overcoming obstacles kind of love. Narrator did a good job with voices and telling this heart warming story. This was a very good listening experience.

A Good Story with Some Angst & Scorching Steam

"All You Touch" is as much about the class difference between West and Jakob/Jake - or perhaps, finding common ground despite their differences - as it is their falling in love.

This story has some angst, largely due to Jake's intentional "mistaken identity" omission, but there's a good balance of sweetness and humor throughout, too. The connection between West and Jake feels genuine and, whew, their passionate steamy times deserve their own mention (that first hookup...scorching!).

Narrator Nick Hudson does a nice job, as always, with distinct voices for the characters. I haven't read/listened to Book 1 in this series, and there were times it felt I was missing the benefit of knowing some backstory details that factored in here. I received this free review copy audio book by request and have left this honest review voluntarily.

West & Jakob

A great story with wonderful characters and a storyline that kept me interested from beginning to end. West and Jakob are great together right from the start and their chemistry is undeniable. But secrets, trust issues, and family relations make it quite a bumpy road to a very well deserved HEA. The narrator did a great job with the characters and the story itself. I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this audio book.

Very Enjoyable!

All You Touch is Book 2 in the Love Starts Here series. This is a wonderful bumpy story about West and Jake. Though they met at a bar and had, what was supposed to be, a one night stand. No last names and no repeats. West had no idea who Jake was at the time and that it was his and his father's company were responsible for the lack of maintenance to his apartment building. I love the complexity of the characters that I've come to expect from E.M. Lindsey. There is so much depth to the story. I really enjoyed watching West and Jake find trust and love together. They are so good for each other. I recommend this book and series and can't wait for more.
Narrator Nick Hudson does an amazing job. He is a joy to listen to and really brings to story to life.