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New Adult

New Release & ARC Review: The Risk (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

THE RISK (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy   Now Available! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo     Blurb Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule […]

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ARC Review: Jock Rule (Jock Hard, #2) by Sara Ney

December 8, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Kip Carmichael is no pretty boy. He’ a rough. Dirty. Giant. Hair so unruly, and a beard so thick, his friends […]

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ARC Review: Saint (Mercy, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

October 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Barnes & Noble Synopsis Milo sold his soul to the devil to save an angel. Now he’s after revenge. There are worse prisons than the lush estate of a notorious […]

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Audiotour, Review & Giveaway: On a Tuesday (One Week, #1) by Whitney G.

August 27, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Amazon  |  Audible  |  iTunes Kindle Ebook    Synopsis We met on a Tuesday. Became best friends, then lovers, on a Tuesday. And everything fell apart on a Tuesday…. Charlotte Taylor has three automatic […]

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Under The Influence

Review: Under The Influence (Chosen Paths, #2) by L.B. Simmons

July 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and all the feels! Wow, what a read! A stunningly written, heartachingly emotional story of friendship and young love torn apart by circumstance, and of hope and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Incognito by Siobhan Davis

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 AJ Angsty

  Incognito, an all-new standalone new adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Blurb A troubled […]

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Review: Tarnished Crown (The Royals, #3.5) by Erin Watt

June 23, 2018February 11, 2024 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This novella is one for the Royal fans.  The story of Gideon and Savannah has been hinted at throughout the series, and this gives us glimpses into them together, shifting between […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Family Ties by Stephie Walls

June 21, 2018 AJ Drama

NOW LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Sombra (Love in Translation, #2) by Leslie McAdam

June 20, 2018June 19, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb “LUSH… Sombra is MY FAVORITE kind of read, unexpected and a total ROMANTIC ESCAPE.” ~ Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author My life had […]

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ARC Review: The Foreplay (Hemsworth, #2) by Haleigh Lovell

June 16, 2018June 29, 2018 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 2 very conflicted stars This book is the follow up to the fabulous [book:The Slam|40201863]. It’s a continuation of the friends-to-‘friends-with-benefits’-to-lovers story between childhood friends Ender and Adelaide, showing us the […]

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Review: The Slam (Hemsworth Brothers, #1) by Haleigh Lovell

June 2, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A smart, funny, sweet and sexy story with a unique twist to your usual college sports romance as the cocky campus playboy meets his match with a […]

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Jock Row New BN Kobo

ARC Review Tour: Jock Row (Jock Hard, #1) by Sara Ney

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Blurb Scarlett is always the sensible one: The sober driver. The planner. The one holding your hair back while you’re worshiping the porcelain […]

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The Man I Love

Review: The Man I Love (The Fish Tales, #1) by Suanne Laqueur

April 21, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Wow! An amazing story, and so beautifully written. Absolutely captivating, I loved it! 6 stars! This is one of those books that becomes a fully-immersive reading experience. […]

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ARC Review: The Prophecy (Titan, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 21, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The end of the old is here, and the beginning of the new has been ushered in. 4.5 stars! Wow, Jennifer L. Armentrout knows how to finish off a […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Switch Hitter by Sara Ney

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 AJ New Adult

  STANDALONE NOVELLA NOW AVAILABLE! Originally featured in the Team Player Anthology Amazon US  |  Amazon  UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Audible Free in KU Synopsis I knew something was wrong the […]

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Final In Harmony

New Release, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: In Harmony by Emma Scott

February 15, 2018February 19, 2018 Mel Drama

“The root of all madness is an unbearable truth…”     In Harmony by Emma Scott   Released  February 13, 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Paperback     Blurb The root of all […]

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ARC Review: Brave (Wicked Saga, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Amazon Review 4 stars! Exciting, sexy, emotional, funny and romantic, this is a great finish for the trilogy! The book begins with Ivy still reeling from the events of the previous book. She is […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Darkness Matters by Jay McLean

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Mel Drama

  DARKNESS MATTERS by Jay McLean Released June 26, 2017 BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb It’s the same old story, […]

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Steadfast

Review: Steadfast (True North, #2) by Sarina Bowen

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a beautiful, beautiful story. A unique second-chance-romance with an edge of the forbidden, a dramatic story about hope and moving on from the past, and […]

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ARC Review: Defiant Attraction by V.K. Torston

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 AJ Angsty

  A Contemporary, new adult romance Amazon   About the Book Dan might be the enemy of my enemy, but I’m not sure that makes him my friend.  He’s definitely not my ‘step brother’, no […]

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Audiobook Review: The Learning Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #3) by Sara Ney

November 2, 2017October 25, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Amazon US   |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis He’s not a douchebag; but that doesn’t stop his friends from turning him into one. MY FRIENDS WANT ME TO GET […]

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Review: Wicked (The Wicked Saga, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 30, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Amazon | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars I really enjoyed this book. An intriguing and romantic urban fantasy, it has that special touch of sarcasm and humour that is all JLA that I absolutely […]

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Review: The Failing Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #2) by Sara Ney

October 29, 2017October 24, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Two books in and this series is already developing into a favourite! With smart, addictive writing that is hilarious and lots of fun, yet deep and emotional […]

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The Studying Hours

Review: The Studying Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #1) by Sara Ney

October 24, 2017January 18, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Brace yourself … I’m going to date the shit out of you.” So much win, I love this book! 4.5 stars This is such a great read! A sports […]

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Review: Everything Begins With Us by E.A. Andrews

August 31, 2017August 29, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a really impressive debut novel from E.A. Andrews. A beautifully written, heartfelt coming of age story about a young girl following her heart, finding her passion, creating a new […]

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