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Review: Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters, #2; Addicted, #2.2) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

May 27, 2014April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 5 ‘Better than chocolate’ stars “We chose this because nothing else felt right. Nothing else felt as good. Our greatest happiness has always been with each other.” Ryke and Daisy… hot […]

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Review: Lovely Trigger (Tristan & Danika, #3) by R.K. Lilley

March 11, 2014January 13, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! 4.5 ‘my heart is healed’ stars I have been desperately waiting for the finale to Tristan and Danika’s story and, thank God, RK Lilley has given us […]

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Review: Broken Dove (Fantasyland, #4) by Kristen Ashley

March 7, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 KA lovin’ stars I love the Fantasyland series! Kristen Ashley’s wonderful imagination runs wild in this series where everyday women are transported into a parallel world, encountering magic, […]

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Review: Cold-Blooded Beautiful (Beautiful, #2) by Christine Zolendz

February 8, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Her demons, well, they played very well with mine, and when we were together, neither of us had to babysit them, they went off on their own, leaving us be.” […]

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Review: Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

January 27, 2014December 11, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m here for you. I’m here because of you.” 5 heart-clenching stars. Stinger put Mia Sheridan on my insta-buy list, and this book cements her place there! Archer’s Voice is […]

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Review: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

January 15, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I HAVE SOOOOO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS BOOK! I have just finished yet another reread of this book – one of my all-time favourites. So I figured it was about […]

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Review: Fighting Redemption by Kate McCarthy

December 7, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’re all I see. Nothing holds more beauty in my eyes than you do. No one will ever love you the way I do.” Oh. My. God. What an incredible, […]

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Review: Bad Things (Tristan & Danika, #1) by R.K. Lilley

November 23, 2013January 13, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I knew that we were going to be a dangerous combination. Bad things were going to happen if we spent too much time around each other.” HOLY HOTNESS! Tristan and […]

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Review: Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn

November 7, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL! ♥ ♥ ♥ Priscilla Glenn takes us on yet another breathtaking, emotional journey. I laughed, I swooned, I cried sobbed, and I fell in love – and […]

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Review: Salvation (The Captive, #4) by Erica Stevens

September 20, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review A SENSATIONAL ENDING TO AN AMAZING SERIES! The final book in The Captive series dives straight into the action, and absolutely blew me away! After the hideous cliffy in Refugee, we get to see […]

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Review: Wethering the Storm (The Storm, #2) by Samantha Towle

August 28, 2013May 13, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 ‘JAKE WETHERS – YOU ROCK MY WORLD’ STARS! I was nervous going into this book. I adored The Mighty Storm, and I was so hoping that the follow up […]

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Review: Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick, #8) by Kristen Ashley

August 16, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 5 RIGHTEOUS STARS FOR A SENSATIONAL FINISH TO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SERIES EVER! Kristen Ashley, I already worship at your feet, how much more awesome can you possibly get? […]

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Review: The Education of Caroline (The Education of…, #2) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

July 14, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A beautiful continuation of an incredible love story! Well, 10 years has passed since the clusterfuck ending of The Education of Sebastian, and our swoony hero is now all grown […]

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Review: The Education of Sebastian (The Education of…, #1) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

July 13, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There’s nothing to forgive … We fell in love: it’s not a crime” FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!! I have been completely blown away by this book! Holy freaking intensity! This is the story […]

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Review: Losing Hope (Hopeless, #2) by Colleen Hoover

July 9, 2013March 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 shiny, Holder-loving stars!!! Was there any doubt that I would love this book? No, there wasn’t. I LOVED Hopeless, and absolutely adore Holder! He is freaking teenage perfection! Unlike a […]

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Review: Fire Inside (Chaos, #2) by Kristen Ashley

June 26, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Warning! KA-induced gush-fest ahead!!!  This book seems to be getting a lot of mixed reviews, but I loved Lanie and Hop’s story! We were first introduced to Lanie and Hop […]

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Review: Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3) by Sylvia Day

June 18, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh Gideon, you just keep getting better and better!!!!! I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about this book, but I loved it! It’s got a very different feel to the […]

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Review: Scars and Songs (Mad World, #3) by Christine Zolendz

June 16, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!! MORE MAD WORLD… MORE SHANE!!! WIN!!!! I absolutely fell in love with Shane Maxton while reading Fall from Grace, and then Saving Grace – and why wouldn’t I? He’s […]

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Review: This Girl (Slammed, #3) by Colleen Hoover

May 1, 2013February 2, 2018 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Thank you, thank you, thank you Colleen Hoover!!! This book is the PERFECT finish to Layken and Will’s story. I couldn’t have wished for better! “Layken Cooper, I love you. […]

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Review: In the Stillness by Andrea Randall

April 15, 2013June 26, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 incredible stars! ABSOLUTELY FREAKING PHENOMENAL! Oh my God, this is a powerful, powerful book, and an instant addition to my favourites shelf. The characters are fantastic, the storyline […]

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Review: Own the Wind (Chaos, #1) by Kristen Ashley

April 6, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 STARS!!!! OMG, I ABSOLUTELY FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK!! Kristen Ashley is back with her biker boys, and she hit it right out of the park with this one. Pure […]

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Review: Reckless (Thoughtless, #3) by S.C. Stephens

March 7, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’ll never know how incredible you are to me, how desperately I love you. I would do it all over again if I needed to. I’d go back to the […]

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Review: Come Alive (Experiment in Terror, #7) by Karina Halle

February 21, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY FREAKING SENSATIONAL!!! Dex and Perry are back baby! Oh yeah! And this time around, it’s Dex telling the story, oh yeah! Although I have to say, I did miss […]

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Review: And With Madness Comes the Light (Experiment in Terror, #6.5) by Karina Halle

February 14, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another heart-wrenching look into the head of Dex Foray, this novella tells the story of what Dex went through while Perry was suffering through the events of On Demon Wings, and […]

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Review: Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror, #6) by Karina Halle

February 13, 2013November 25, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 phenomenal stars! HOLY FREAKING PERFECTION!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!  OH.MY.GOD!! Karina Halle has completely and utterly blown me away. The emotion and angst in this book is out of control! […]

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