All of Me

February 23, 2009
Wilde's Wedding Veil Wishes series concludes with this mellow fourth installment (after 2008's Addicted to Love
). Talented architect Tucker Manning has retreated to Salvation, Colo., after the untimely death of his young wife, Aimee. Though Tucker's father-in-law, Blake, deeded him the lake house in Salvation, Houston attorney Jillian Samuels claims that Blake, her mentor, bequeathed the house to her before his death. Calling a truce, Jillian and Tuck agree to reside in the house together until they can sort out the conundrum. As Tuck attempts to overcome his guilt and sorrow over Aimee's death, Jillian searches for love despite fearing rejection. Their physical attraction heats up the pages, but their personal development forms the heart and soul of the novel, a delicately revealing in-depth character study. Wilde's clever combination of humor, sorrow and love brings a deeply appealing sense of realism.

Starred review from April 15, 2009
Its been two years since Tuck Manning lost his beloved wife, Aimee, to cancer, but he is still grieving. Deputy district attorney Jillian Samuels world turns upside down when her best friend, boss, and mentor, Houston district attorney Blake Townsend, suddenly drops dead. To add to Jillians emotional upheaval, Alex Fredericks, the man who wronged her, willtake Blakes place, so she quits. Much to Jillians surprise, Blake has willed her his lake house in aptly named Salvation, Colorado, but someone is already living there: Tuck. They cant prove ownershipbecause the hamlets elderly (and only) attorney has lost the deed. What ensues is a classic battle of the sexes as Jillian and Tuck, living together in the cottage, fight their growing attraction. Delicious details, a small town full of memorable characters, great dialogue, and humorall combine to make this a highlyenjoyable tale about two people who find healingand each otherin a storyhonest about grief without beingmaudlin. This is thefourth book in Wildes excellent Wedding Veil Wishes series(There Goes the Bride, 2007).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)