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Author: AJ

Review: Fated (Dark Protectors, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 4, 2015October 28, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review An action-packed, passionate and exciting PNR series starter 4 stars I love Rebecca Zanetti’s Sins Brothers series, and I’ve been wanting to read this one for a while now. I’m so […]

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Review: Fighting Silence (On The Ropes, #1) by Aly Martinez

June 30, 2015March 16, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review You’re okay. I’m okay. We’re okay. Nothing else matters. 5 ‘OMG, the feeeeeels’ stars Emotional, beautiful, funny, heartbreaking and romantic, this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I […]

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Review: Chasing River (Burying Water, #3) by K.A. Tucker

June 29, 2015February 18, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “Please stay” stars I loved this book! A great romance with some crime drama and a touch of history, it was really well put together and […]

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Review: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

June 28, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy Now: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There is a larger plan out there. Everything happens for a reason. Isn’t that what they say?” OMG, I love this book!  It’s unique, surprising, engaging from start to […]

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Review: Beyond Innocence (Beyond, #6) by Kit Rocha

June 27, 2015December 18, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 3.5 stars This is book 6 in the Beyond series, set in a dystopian world where Eden controls all, and in the outlying sectors, life is hard. But in Sector 4, […]

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Review: With Every Heartbeat (Forbidden Men, #4) by Linda Kage

June 24, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A slow build up to 4 stars I’m a huge fan of this series. I have loved each and every book so far, but after seeing mixed reviews for this […]

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Review: Crushed (Redemption, #2) by Lauren Layne

June 22, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 Hilariously heartwarming stars I really enjoyed this book. The third in the Redemption series (counting the first novella), it’s great fun, laugh-out-loud funny with a bit of drama and a […]

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Review: Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons, #2) by Christina Lauren

June 21, 2015November 20, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review SENSATIONAL! I love Harlow, I LOOOOVE Finn, I love this story! Great fun, with lots of heart and a sexy, yet mostly functional love story, this book had me […]

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Review: Blood & Roses Series by Callie Hart

June 21, 2015March 11, 2026 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  | Paperback Review 5 Dark, dangerous and sexy stars Dark, mysterious, suspenseful and utterly captivating, this series had me mesmerised from start to finish, and I read each of the books back to back […]

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ARC Review: Never Let You Go (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 12, 2015September 4, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I love you forever” stars I loved this book. A spin on the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel, this book tells the story of Holden and Griselda. Both children of […]

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Review: Ride Steady (Chaos, #3) by Kristen Ashley

June 6, 2015June 14, 2025 AJ Bikers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  LOVED IT! Absolutely fantastic. This is the third of Kristen Ashley’s Chaos books – set in the MC world, it’s not as hardcore as other biker series, with these boys having pulled […]

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Review: Hades (Demonica, #13; Lords of Deliverance, #6.5; Demonica Underworld, #2) by Larissa Ione

June 4, 2015April 9, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 Hades-loving stars As a mad fan of all things Demonica, I have been so excited for this novella. I absolutely adore Hades – perennially shirtless, blue-mohawked, sarcastic and […]

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Review: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night (Immortals After Dark #4) by Kresley Cole

June 3, 2015April 13, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review Book 4 in the Immortals After Dark series, and the action and romance is continuing at a great pace! This book brings us the story of Bowen MacRieve. Ever since Bowen’s first appearance […]

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Review: Beautiful Bitch (Beautiful Bastard, #1.5) by Christina Lauren

June 3, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars Set about a year after the end of Beautiful Bastard, this novella is a nice little glimpse into Bennett and Chloe’s relationship. It’s essentially the epilogue to […]

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Review: Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard, #1) by Christina Lauren

June 1, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 Bastard vs Bitch stars I have seen a lot of mixed responses about this book. Because of that, I took the unprecedented (for me) move, of skipping this […]

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Review: Conviction (The Consolation Duet, #2 and Salvation, #4) by Corinne Michaels

May 31, 2015April 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Nothing in this world comes easy, but if it’s right, you fight for it.” A beautiful finish for an amazing love story. 5 stars I just read and loved Consolation, […]

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Review: Fisher’s Light by Tara Sivec

May 29, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “No matter what, I will always find my way back to you.” A breathtakingly beautiful story of a husband and wife torn apart by the devastation of PTSD, and their […]

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Review: Sweet Filthy Morning After (Wild Seasons, #1.5) by Christina Lauren

May 27, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audible (only available as audiobook) Review This is a delicious little extra that follows on from Sweet Filthy Boy. It’s only available in audiobook format, and is a glorious half hour of French-accented narration from […]

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Review: Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons, #1) by Christina Lauren

May 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “I want to love all of my life as much as I love this night.” 4.5 fun, romantic and sexy stars I love this book! Sweet, funny, romantic and […]

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Review: Consolation (The Consolation Duet, #1 and Salvation, #3) by Corinne Michaels

May 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Loved it. Loved it. LOVED IT! An absolutely beautiful, highly emotional love story. 5 stars. Natalie is a young woman whose life is shattered when she learns that her ex-SEAL […]

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Review: Capture (Elements of Chemistry #3; Hypothesis, #1.3) by Penny Reid

May 24, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review “I don’t want a beautiful week with you. I want a beautiful lifetime.” The final instalment of the Elements of Chemistry series, this is a fantastic finish for Kaitlyn and Martin’s story. After […]

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Review: Beautiful Secret (Beautiful Bastard, #4) by Christina Lauren

May 23, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 Uptight Brit-loving stars The fourth book in the Beautiful Bastard series, this one has a really different feel to it from the earlier books, and I loved it! A […]

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Review: Heat (Elements of Chemistry #2; Hypothesis, #1.2) by Penny Reid

May 22, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 stars Part 2 of the Elements of Chemistry series, this book continues Kaitlyn and Martin’s story that began in Attraction. The nasty cliffhanger from the last book is resolved quickly (leaving me […]

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Review: Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1; Hypothesis, #1.1) by Penny Reid

May 18, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 Awesome stars “Do you always talk like that?” “Like what? Like awesome?” “Yeah, like awesome.” I loved this first part of the Elements of Chemistry series. Leave it to Penny Reid to […]

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ARC Review: Moonlight on Nightingale Way (On Dublin Street #6) by Samantha Young

May 14, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Nooooooo, it’s over!!! *sniff* But what a FANTASTIC finish to one of my all-time favourite series. 4 stars. The final book in the On Dublin Street series, this is a bittersweet review […]

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