I really wanted to like this a lot. I think the characters would likely be interesting if I continued reading it, and I was interested in how things would go down with their disparate lives. However, there were some strange asides that were driving me a little crazy. Perhaps in trying to characterize Emily as a stereotypical "feminist" and Reeve as a stereotypical "misogynist," this book went a little too far. I can't really root for a dude whose point of view gears so much towards women as objects instead of humans. And I can't really root for a girl who thinks feminist means that reading a romance novel is a shameful activity. It's likely that both characters reform, but they kind of drove me away from the start.

I loved this book. Serves as a strong man, but had insecurities. He never let anyone all the way in, because he was ashamed, even though he has tried everything to change his life. Emily was a strong woman, but she also had insecurities. He was a SEAL/Army man who had a landscaping business. She was the owner of a very successful business,making her a millionaire. She had tried relatioinships, but the men couldn't continue knowing how rich she was.
The two meet in a bar and have a one night stand- the only problem- they can't stop thinking about each other. When they meet up a second time she tried to set some guidelines. When she runs a second time, he starts to realize that karma might just be a b#&$h. Can he move past her or will he continue.
This book had so many layers to the characters. When he finds out who she really is, will it be the end for them? Can she let her guard down long enough to admit how she feels? When who she really is so we out, after a twist I didn't see coming, can he move past it? Are two people who are so similar in some ways, yet different in othwrs, find a way to be together? Or, will their secrets and insecurities be enough to keep them apart? Great book. Multilayered. Well written. I can't wait for the next book in this series.

Thank you NetGalley and the All I Ask team for helping m e get out of my reading slump. I thought to myself Emily's profession and Reeve's family hang up were kind of refreshingly different than the usual jobs and drama in most romances. But, what really worked for me was I liked these characters and I liked their interactions. I was engaged. I also saw how Nicole McLaughlin is setting up a Manhattan, Kansas universe tipping us off to the couplings taking place in future books.

I really enjoyed this book. Emily and Reeve are great characters who you really feel like you get to know. You'll root for both of them, want to give both of them hugs at some point, and possibly even want to smack them both in the head to knock some sense into them once or twice.

McLaughlin creates a great story with a setting that will instantly seem familiar, characters that you'll become invested in, and a story you can't get enough of.

Really cute story, I felt so sorry for Reeve being the child of a hoarder has to be a really tough deal, I had never thought about how it would affect family members. Emily was so cute and understanding I loved how she dealt with it all.

4.5 - Live a little... Stars!

All I Ask is the first book in Nicole McLaughlin’s new Man Enough Series.

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I loved the authors previous series; Hearts & Crafts published under the name Nicole Michaels, so I knew I was in for a treat when I started Reeve and Emily’s book. Nicole is a writer who manages to take the standard romance tropes and turn them into a fresh and vibrant story.

"There’s more to me than just a good time."

All I Ask is in essence a rich girl, bad boy romance, although if I am honest there wasn’t much bad to be found when it came to yummy Reeve. The guy had his secrets but he shot from the hip from his first meeting with Emily, while she kept the major information as to who she really was from him, pretty much until she was caught out.

"How many opportunities did you have to tell me about yourself."

I will admit that omitting the truth on Emily’s part for such a large part of a story-line is something that generally grates on me after a while, and I did start to find Emily’s constant internal 'now's not the right time to tell him' mantra towards the end a little cowardly (hence the .5 star deduction, but in general I really liked this couple together.

"Want you with me, on top of me, inside me…"

That-said, I pretty much devoured this book in one sitting, you have to be enjoying what you are reading for that to happen, so my niggles aside this was an absolutely stellar start to what I expect to be another extremely enjoyable series from this author. Even better news is that book two; Along Came Us, is due for release in June, so not long to wait at all.

ARC generously provided via Netgalley, and it was my pleasure to provide the above honest review.

A very enjoyable read! Can't wait for the next one!
This is a voluntary review, my thoughts are my own.

I adored this book! These characters were complex and engaging, the storyline is interesting, the writing is excellent and there is enough steam to keep things interesting but not take over the story. It's a nice easy read with a great flow to the story.

On the surface Reeve and Emily seem to be from two different world but truly they are very much alike. Both proud, driven, and keeping secrets. What starts out as a one night stand quickly turns into more until those secrets start coming out. Will they tear them apart or will they be able to get past the deception?

Don't miss this one. I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this book. Reeve is a strong but intuitive character and Emily is extremely relatable. Both have the past but as their feeling start take over they will need to break their walls if they are to find a future. A promising start to the Man Enough series and I look forward to reading more.

a good story for the most part. interesting plot. thanks!

I don't like leaving did not finish feedback and I'm sorry for doing so. I liked the cover of the book, and the synopsis. I do like romance too, though my type of romance is more like the chicken lit style. I had been trying some new adult books to branch out a little but this wasn't for me. I did really like the fact that Emily was at a bar reading dirty books instead of dancing with her friends at first. That made me laugh out loud and I got through about 30% or a little more before deciding this still wasn't it for me. More people who like pure romance stuff and not chick literature will probably like this book. Thank you for giving me the chance to read this.

Edit: I decided to leave a review on my blog after all, hope it might still counts.

Both Emily and Reeve have very good reasons to keep their past a secret but for different reasons. Reeve is embarrassed about his childhood and the way his mother chooses to live. Emily has been hurt in the past once some people find out that she is a multi millionaire. So they choose to not tell each other, I mean it is only suppose to be a one night stand right? How much info do you need to share anyways? As feeling start to get involved it becomes clear that Emily needs to come clean, but when and how?

This is book is obviously well written in that it does not suffer from grammatical issues, and it is structured well. However, I just never could personally connect with the characters. I liked Reeve just fine, but I was not won over by Emily. I didn't feel the connection between the two of them either. For me, a book is all about the characters and whether I feel that sense of connection, much more so than the plot or any other element. So this one fell flat for me. However, because it was well written, I wouldn't have a problem recommending it to someone else. Just because I don't connect with certain characters doesn't mean someone else won't.

This story was terrific. It is a start of a new series and was absolutely wonderful. It follows the romance between Sarah/Emily and Reeve and it is a great romance with lots of hot scenes but it also deals with some serious issues and I loved that.

One is hoarding and the effects it can have on children as they become adults. Something I never have thought about before. I thought the author did an amazing job showing how it changed Reeves life. The other is their is a big tornado in this story and well it really shows how it can really change things in just a matter of minutes.

The story is about Emily who meets Reeve at a bar. They have a one night, then a last night but the two are pretty hooked. Both have some big secrets and have to learn trust and I loved how they dealt with their secrets when they were discovered.

loved this book