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Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

ARC Review: Break the Day (Midnight Breed, #16) by Lara Adrian

August 4, 2019August 1, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! You would think that after 15 books in this series, plus a whole heap of novellas, that it may be running out of steam. But nope! Book […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The King (A Wicked Trilogy, #3.6) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 27, 2019July 25, 2019 AJ Action

  Amazon   Blurb From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series. As Caden and Brighton’s attraction grows despite the odds stacked […]

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ARC Review: Untamed Delights (Phoenix Pack, #8) by Suzanne Wright

July 14, 2019July 13, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Return to the sensual and feral stirrings of the Phoenix Pack as a woman who’s already bound to one man is tempted by a wolf who’s bound […]

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ARC Review: Alpha’s Promise (Dark Protectors, #10) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 30, 2019December 29, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb To hell and back . . . Though he has vampire, demon, and Viking blood rushing through his veins, Ivar Kjeidsen’s soul-crushing trip to hell broke him in ways […]

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ARC Review: Storm & Fury (The Harbinger, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 9, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! I’m a mad fan of The Dark Elements series, and this spin-off had me all kinds of excited. I loved Zayne in the original trilogy and couldn’t wait to see […]

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Review: Playing With Demons (The Devil’s In The Details, #1) by Cally Edwards

April 14, 2019April 10, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I was finally seeing all the shades of grey between the black and white, and there was beauty in the darkness. 4.5 stars Wow, this book came out of […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Cipher (Demonica, #18; Demonica Underworld, #8) by Larissa Ione

April 13, 2019October 16, 2019 AJ Novella

In the war between good and evil, sometimes the biggest battles take place inside the soul…and the heart. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione, comes CIPHER, a passionate and spellbinding novella from the Demonica Underworld Series, […]

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ARC Review: The Devil and the Dancer (Elemental Legacy, #2.5) by Elizabeth Hunter

March 24, 2019March 20, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon US |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Book  |  Smashwords  |  Kobo  |  Nook Synopsis Chloe Reardon has a problem, and his name is Gavin Wallace. Okay, Gavin isn’t exactly a problem, unless you […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Tour: Vengeance (Dark Protectors, #9.5; Rebels, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 20, 2019August 12, 2020 AJ Action

“The last thing she ever expected to find in her anger management group was love for a vampire.” From New York Times Bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti, comes VENGEANCE, a new novella in her Dark Protectors and Rebels Series, brought […]

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Review: Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16.5) by J.R. Ward

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 2.5 underwhelming stars As a mad fan of all things BDB, I was so excited to dive into this novella – well, it’s a novella for J.R. Ward, at 310 pages, […]

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ARC Review: Demon’s Mercy (Dark Protectors, #9) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 21, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:    Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars Back to the Realm we go, and I freaking LOVE being back in this world! This is book 9 of the Dark Protectors series, the second book in […]

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ARC Review: Le Remède by Densie Webb

December 22, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A paranormal romance with a difference 3.5 stars Vincent Dubois is a Kindred (vampire). Turned against his will 200 years ago, he has struggled through his immortality as he […]

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Audio Review: Echoes of Fire (The Mercury Pack, #4) by Suzanne Wright

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 smartass shifter smut stars I love Suzanne Wright’s PNR series and was so excited to go back into her shifter world as we’re back once again with the […]

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ARC Review: The Stars Afire (An Elemental Mysteries Anthology) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 4, 2018December 5, 2018 AJ Anthology

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Apple Books  | Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords Add to Goodreads   Review 4 stars! This is a great collection for Elemental Mysteries fans. A collection of shorts […]

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Audio Review: Shades of Wicked (Night Rebel, #1) by Jeaniene Frost

December 2, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars Yes, yes, yes, I loved this one! Thank you, Jeaniene Frost, for giving us the opportunity to finally get up close and personal with one of my […]

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Release Day Launch, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dining with Angels: Bits & Bites from the Demonica Universe (Demonica, #17.5; Demonica Underworld, #7) by Larissa Ione & Suzanne M. Johnson

November 6, 2018October 16, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Join New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione, and USA Today bestselling Southern food expert Suzanne M. Johnson as they guide you through their favorite Demonica world inspired food and drink recipes. And don’t forget […]

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Review: Unbound (The Captive, #7) by Erica Stevens

November 4, 2018 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow, what an ending! After what I thought was the ending at book #4, Erica Stevens continued this series on with three more books, and though it’s taken me a […]

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ARC Review: The Darkest Star (Origin, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 30, 2018March 2, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Review 4.5 fantastic stars! The first book in JLA’s Origin series and… wow! I’m a mad fan of the Lux series, and have been so excited to […]

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Review: Vengeance (The Captive, #6) by Erica Stevens

October 28, 2018 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Oh William, I love you! 4 stars I am so in love with the Captive series, and this book brings us the story of William – twin brother of Aria – and […]

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ARC Review: Hour of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #2) by Lara Adrian

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! A fast-moving, exciting, suspenseful and romantic PNR read, I loved this one! This is the second book in the Hunter Legacy […]

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Review: Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians, #8) by Dianne Duvall

September 9, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Book #8 in the Immortal Guardians series brings a change in pace from the earlier books as we shift away from the action for a […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Blood Cure (Blood Type, #3) by K.A. Linde

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Mel Mystery/Suspense

BLOOD CURE (Blood Type, #3) by K.A. Linde   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play Blurb The stunning conclusion to the Blood Type series finds the world in chaos and turmoil with one final battle […]

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ARC Review: The Prince (The Wicked Saga, #3.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 14, 2018August 22, 2018 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new story in her Wicked series… She’s everything he wants…. Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone […]

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Review: Embers (Dark In You, #4) by Suzanne Wright

July 28, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  4 stars! Action, mystery, supernatural badassery, lots of laughs, romance and steamy sexy time, it’s all here as Harper and Knox continue the search for the fourth and illusive horseman – now […]

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Review Tour: Blood Match (Blood Type, #2) by K.A. Linde

June 29, 2018June 25, 2018 Mel Action

    BLOOD MATCH (Blood Type, #2) by K.A. Linde   Released June 26, 2018   Available Now!! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play     Blurb As the provocative, sensual Blood Type […]

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