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Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Blog Tour & ARC Review: It’s You (Book Two) by Katy Regnery (writing as K.P. Kelley)

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

It’s You (Book 2) by Katy Regnery writing as KP Kelly is NOW LIVE! BUY IT TODAY! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo Blurb The thrilling conclusion of Katy Regnery’s first paranormal romance series! HAPPILY EVER AFTER… To some, they’re […]

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Review: Blood Vow (Black Dagger Legacy, #2) by J.R. Ward

January 4, 2017January 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Audio Review Absolutely fantastic! 4.5 stars! Oh, how I love being back in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world!! This is book 2 in the Black Dagger Legacy series, however I wouldn’t […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: It’s You (Book One) by Katy Regnery (writing as K.P. Kelley)

January 3, 2017January 4, 2017 Mel Fantasy

It’s You, Book 1 by Katy Regnery writing as KP Kelly is NOW LIVE! BUY IT TODAY!! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes her first duo of paranormal […]

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ARC Review: Force of Temptation (Mercury Pack, #2) by Suzanne Wright

December 18, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars I really enjoy Suzanne Wright’s shifter series. The Mercury Pack books tie in very closely with her Phoenix Pack series (see suggested reading order), and […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: A Stone Kissed Sea (Elemental World, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 8, 2016December 10, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Buy:  Amazon Ebook  |  Amazon Paperback  |  iTunes  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Smashwords Synopsis An immortal wanderer. A brilliant scientist. A centuries-old menace written in blood. Lucien Thrax, son of the earth and […]

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Review: Rendezvous with Yesterday (The Gifted Ones, #2) by Dianne Duvall

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! I love Dianne Duvall’s Immortal Guardians series, and this prequel series, The Gifted Ones is an exciting, intriguing and entirely different story arc which can […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tricked (Dark Protectors, #7.75) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 28, 2016October 25, 2016 AJ Action

  Buy:  Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Review 4 stars Aaaahhh, Rebecca Zanetti – you never fail to deliver. A feisty heroine, an alpha hero, hot vampire sex and […]

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Review: Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #12) by Kresley Cole

September 9, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review WHAT AN AWESOME READ! 5 huge stars Badass hero, sensational heroine, sexy romance, all kinds of paranormal awesomeness and an absolutely fantastic story that was unexpected and […]

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ARC Review: Blaze (Dark in You, #2) by Suzanne Wright

September 1, 2016June 24, 2017 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 fun, sexy, exciting stars! The second book in The Dark In You series continues the story of Harper and Knox from Burn. Quick recap: Harper is a demon […]

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ARC Review: Made For Sin by Stacia Kane

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review I immediately became a fan of Stacia Kane after reading her Downside Ghosts series, and I knew that I had to get my hands on her newest book, Made for Sin, after […]

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Review: Burn (Dark in You, #1) by Suzanne Wright

August 24, 2016June 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Part of a small demon lair in Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or ‘anchor’, […]

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ARC Review: Veiled (Ada Palomino, #1) by Karina Halle

August 14, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 scary, sexy, supernatural stars As a die-hard fan of the Experiment in Terror series, I have been so excited to get my hands on this book! Ada was […]

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ARC Review: Karma (Drag.Me.To.Hell, #1) by Nadine Nightingale

August 8, 2016March 9, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 “No risk, no fun” stars Karma by Nadine Nightingale is the first book in her new PN/UF Drag.Me.To.Hell series. It has a good mix of light and heavy […]

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Review: Z (Demonica, #14, Demonica Underworld, #3) by Larissa Ione

June 24, 2016April 9, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars I am a mad fan of all things Demonica. Larissa Ione has created a wonderfully complex paranormal world that stretches from heaven to earth and down to […]

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Review: Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11) by Kresley Cole

June 15, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars! Book 11 in the Immortals After Dark series brings us the long-awaited story of Regin the Radiant – Valkyrie, smartass, jokester, and badass extraordinaire. Regin has appeared in a number of […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Burn (Realm Enforcers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 31, 2016February 26, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 awesome stars! OMG, this was a wild ride! I just finished it and my heart is still pounding! Once again Rebecca Zanetti has blown me away with […]

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The Bird and the Sword

Review: The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon

May 20, 2016May 1, 2017 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  5 “I think I will keep you” stars! Amy Harmon has once again proved what a wonderfully brilliant writer she is. She is an amazing story teller who grabs the reader’s […]

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Review: Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark #10) by Kresley Cole

May 19, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! 4.5 stars OMG, I love this book! 10 books in the series and Kresley Cole keeps on surprising me! This one has a very different feel from the other […]

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Review: Phantom Embrace (Immortal Guardians, #5.5) by Dianne Duvall

April 30, 2016June 22, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I read this novella as part of the On The Hunt collection, and loved it! Book 5.5 of the Immortal Guardians series, this short gives us the story of […]

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Review: Flesh (Flesh, #1) by Kylie Scott

April 27, 2016November 2, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review All aboard for a smut-tastic romp through the zombie apocalypse! 3.5 stars I’m a huge fan of Kylie Scott’s Stage Dive series, so I was really keen to […]

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Savage Urges

ARC Review: Savage Urges (The Phoenix Pack, #5) by Suzanne Wright

April 21, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! I love this series! Suzanne Wright writes the most fantastic paranormal romance – great action, romantic, super-smutty and laugh-out-loud funny. Her books are great fun to read, […]

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Review: The Beast (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #14) by J.R. ward

April 16, 2016May 4, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Hardcover  |  Audio Review 5 ‘I LOVE THE BEAST’ STARS 14 books into the Black Dagger Brotherhood and you might think that the series is losing some of it’s magic. But […]

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Review: Teased (Dark Protectors, #7.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

April 10, 2016October 28, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! I loved it! I love this series so hard! Rebecca Zanetti has created a great paranormal world with fantastic characters, and I loved the opportunity to dive […]

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Review: Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews

April 8, 2016July 6, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This is the sixth book in the Kate Daniels series, and once again I loved being thrust back into the wonderfully imaginative world of Kate, Curran the Beast Lord, and […]

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Review: The Power (Titan, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 19, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars OMG! Once again, JLA has smacked it out of the park, giving us an action-packed, dramatic, funny and romantic story that is heaps of fun while still […]

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