All I Need Is You A Novel

Wendy S. Marcus — 2015

Hailed by Jennifer Probst as a “sexy, heartfelt story,” this sweet military romance reunites a headstrong dancer and a rugged army soldier after one steamy encounter tears them apart. As a dancer who creates mesmerizing visions onstage, Neve James is looking for the same kind of stability in her love life. Her pen pal, Rory McRoy, is on leave from deployment in Afghanistan, so she heads to Boston to surprise him. After corresponding for months as part of a “Support Our Troops” initiative—and exchanging dozens of “Read When You’re Alone” letters—Neve knows what Rory likes, and she intends to fulfill his every fantasy. But all they get are a few blissful moments together before they’re interrupted by a woman claiming to be Rory’s fiancée. Rory has fallen hard for Neve’s letters. When he finally meets her in person, he has to have her, right then and there—until Neve takes off in a fit of anger. Forced to return to Afghanistan before he can fix things between them, Rory waits four agonizing months to prove that he’s not the man Neve thinks he is. But by the time he arrives in New York, she’s already made up her mind. Luckily, Rory never backs down from a challenge, and he’s prepared to put everything on the line for love. Praise for All I Need Is You “Wendy S. Marcus delivers again with All I Need Is You, a sexy, heartfelt story that I loved!”—New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst “Marcus has delivered a delightfully witty, funny, and sexy romance that melts your heart and makes you believe in happily ever after again. All I Need Is You kept me hooked from page one to the very end—and I enjoyed every second of it!”—New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti “Marcus has penned a perfect romance in All I Need Is You, with a sexy dancer heroine, a hot military hero with a sense of humor, and a story you won’t want to end.”—New York Times bestselling author Claudia Connor “Wendy S. Marcus does it again! She brings all the feels in this funny, warm, and wise read. Do yourself a favor and let All I Need Is You sweep you away.”—USA Today bestselling author Amy Andrews “All I Need Is You is my kind of book: sexy, sweet, and a great look at what it means to fight the good fight and keep your heart open to love.”—Serena Bell, USA Today bestselling author of Hold on Tight “All I Need Is You is an emotionally gripping story of second chances and two flawed characters who are perfect to heal each other. I couldn’t put it down!”—Katie Rose, author of The Heat of the Moment “This is one series that turns the usual romance trope completely on end in the best possible way.”—FicCentral “I really enioyed both characters in this book. They both brought problems and issues with them but were able to find a way to overcome them. This couple finds their happiness through struggle, tears and pain to the HEA.”—Majorly Delicious “If you are looking for a page-turning contemporary romance that will have you feeling many phases of emotions throughout the story, I highly recommend you give All I Need Is You a try.”—So Many Reads “Anyone who enjoys romance novels between complicated people . . . make sure to pick this one up!”—Romance & Smut Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Reviews

Angela Guilherme@landslide

Mar 24, 2022

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* Even though All I Need Is You is the second book in a series, it can be read as a standalone (even though I now really want to read the first one…). The protagonist is Neve James, a gymnastics instructor and adagio dancer who is determined to radically change her life and leave the past behind. A year ago Neve began corresponding with Rory McRoy, an american soldier stationed in Afghanistan and quickly the letters, emails and phone calls between them surpass the friendship barrier. Sadly, Rory turned out to be a disappointment a few months ago when he came back on leave and Neve showed up at his parents bar to fulfill one of his fantasies only to find out he’s engaged. And now he’s at her door, right now when she feels like she’s dying… The worst part is that Neve doesn’t just have the flu like she thought, she has a severe infection, a result of having submitted herself to a surgery to donate bone marrow to the half brother she doesn’t know. And of which her brother (who is in fact her cousin) knew nothing about... And this couldn’t have happened at a worst time since Neve is about two months away from the opportunity to finally change her life: an audition for the Cirque du Soleil. Having someone to take care of her is a condition for her discharge, and since there is no one else available, she agrees to have Rory stay at her place. And when she finally lets him explain, she realises that she has a chance to spend that time with Rory before she starts over. Neve is a beautiful woman who is extremely comfortable with her sexuality. Unfortunately, that has begun to have very unpleasant consequences for her. All her life she was seen as an easy woman and, even though she has been carefree in the past, she no longer is. Sadly her reputation precedes her and she’s constantly harassed by morons who can’t take no for an answer. Rory appears to be different but Neve knows there is no future for them, not when his family already despises her after they were caught at the bar’s storage room... Rory also has his problems. He suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And even though his attraction for Neve far surpasses the physical attraction, the irony isn’t lost on him that he plans to return home after, like his mother put it, he “gets her out of his system”. The problem is, the longer he spends with her and gets to know her, the more she gets under his system... I really liked this story. The point of view of a beautiful and uninhibited woman, who is comfortable in her own skin, but is constantly embarrassed, harassed and pressured to change just because she has a behaviour who is perfectly acceptable in a man, commended even, was so interesting. And I loved all the descriptions of her gymnastics and dance routines! Rory is not a perfect hero but that only makes him more real. Personally, I don’t think I would have been able to forgive him for the way he behaved during a particularly difficult time for Neve, but apart from that he’s a swell guy. I loved the banter between them and I especially loved the ending!