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Epic Romance

Review: The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror #5.7) by Karina Halle

February 11, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection) Review 6 stars! GAH! THIS BOOK IS PURE AND ABSOLUTE, DEX FORAY PERFECTION!!! Is there anything better than a book written in the long-awaited POV […]

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Review: Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover

December 22, 2012March 30, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 Stars!!! Utterly, utterly amazing! OMG, what an incredible book! I am absolutely in love with Sky and Holder. Their story made me laugh, cry, squee and swoon, and […]

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Review: The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1) by J.A. Redmerski

December 2, 2012January 1, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow. What an amazing read! This is a beautifully written, highly emotional story about the importance of friendship, love, being yourself and living in the moment. I loved every moment […]

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Review: Back to You by Priscilla Glenn

November 24, 2012March 31, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG, LOVE, LOVE LOVE!!! THIS BOOK IS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION! Every now and then a little indie book pops up that is a total surprise and just completely takes your breath […]

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Review: With Everything I Am (The Three Series, #2) by Kristen Ashley

November 23, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “You love me?” He answered without hesitation. “With everything I am … and everything I’m meant to be.” Three cheers for Kristen Ashley, she’s done it again! I knew it was […]

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Review: When We Collide by A.L Jackson

November 11, 2012March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 EMOTIONAL, HEART-WRENCHING STARS A.L. Jackson does it again, with another emotionally intense book that sucked me in, ripped my heart out, but left me weeping happy tears. I fell in love […]

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Review: Fantastical (Fantasyland, #3) by Kristen Ashley

October 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Book 3 in Kristen Ashley’s Fantasyland series takes us away from the dark (but brilliant) intensity of The Golden Dynasty and back to the lightness with a similar feel to book 1 – Wildest […]

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Review: Saving Grace (Mad World, #2) by Christine Zolendz

October 21, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review So, after finishing book 1 Fall From Grace at 2.45am this morning, and absolutely loving it, I got 5 hours sleep and was then straight into this one. Was it […]

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Review: Fall From Grace (Mad World, #1) by Christine Zolendz

October 21, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OH MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!!! It’s 2.45am and I’ve just finished this book after reading it in one sitting. I absolutely could not put it down. Fantastic banter, […]

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Golden Dynasty

Review: The Golden Dynasty (Fantasyland, #2) by Kristen Ashley

October 16, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, UTTERLY SENSATIONAL. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE READ! 6 STARS!!!  (Because 5 just isn’t enough!) Just when I think I have read the best of Kristen Ashley she comes along with something […]

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Review: Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2) by Sylvia Day

October 5, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AN ABSOLUTE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER, BUT OMG I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! I could gush on about how amazing Gideon is, and how beautiful his and Eva’s love story is, and how […]

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Review: Creed (Unfinished Heroes, #2) by Kristen Ashley

September 18, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 6 MASSIVE STARS I went into this one a little unsure. Although I am obsessed with all things KA, I wasn’t a huge fan of Knight, and had seen mixed reviews […]

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Review: Games of the Heart (The ‘Burg, #4) by Kristen Ashley

September 16, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  Stand by for major swooning…. Ready…. Here it comes…. SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!! Another amazing book from Kristen Ashley that firmly plants The ‘Burg series right next to the Rock Chicks as my favourite KA series. […]

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Review: Golden Trail (The ‘Burg, #3) by Kristen Ashley

September 8, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  I freaking ADORED this book!!! And I am now officially out of new ways to say how brilliant Kristen Ashley is and how much I love her and her stories. Once […]

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Review: On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1) by Samantha Young

September 2, 2012December 26, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Absolutely, freaking LOVED IT!!! I read this in a day, unable to put it down. And I don’t think any review I write can fully represent how much I loved […]

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Review: The Mighty Storm (The Storm, #1) by Samantha Towle

August 31, 2012December 26, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review So awesome, ridiculously swoony and heaps of emotion. I FREAKING LOVED THIS BOOK! Jake Wethers is a heavily tattooed, uber-hot, Alpha rock God, and I absolutely adored him! Tru is […]

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Review: At Peace (The ‘Burg, #2) by Kristen Ashley

August 30, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  “We’re all lost … The best chance we got is to wander this life with the people who matter.”  I am loving this series! For some stupid, crazy reason I […]

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Review: For You (The ‘Burg, #1) by Kristen Ashley

August 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 STARS!!! A gorgeously hot ultra-protective guy reunited with his gorgeously hot but messed up first love 22 years after she broke his heart and he never knew why. Throw […]

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Review: Breathe (Colorado Mountain, #4) by Kristen Ashley

August 12, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 EPIC STARS!!!!!! “Faye, honey, breathe.” Good advice for anybody reading this book! I knew this would be 5-stars before I even looked at it, but it’s just shot straight into […]

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Review: Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012October 23, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, FREAKING AMAZING!!! I cannot gush enough about how much I loved this book. It’s so tempting to rehash the whole story but I could never do it justice, and if […]

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Review: Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain, #3) by Kristen Ashley

July 31, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another mega-swoony Colorado Mountain story from the fabulous Ms Ashley! This one starts off with a bit of a twist, with Ty and Lexie getting married in Vegas when they […]

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Review: Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2) by Kristen Ashley

July 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh Kristen Ashley, how I love you! I’ve not found another author who can write such consistently brilliant books that take you on an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. There’s nothing […]

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Review: The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1) by Kristen Ashley

July 23, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Kristen Ashley has again managed to reduce me into a swoony pile of goo. Oh my God, this book was amazing, and absolutely, utterly adorable! Nina is a great heroine. […]

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Review: Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley

July 5, 2012March 5, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Absolutely amazing! This was the first stand-alone book of KA’s that I’ve read, and it was a lot more emotionally intense than the other books of hers that I’ve read, […]

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Review: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (The Three, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review So we all know that Kristen Ashley can write sensational romance stories. The question is – can she write paranormal romance? I am happy to report that the answer to that […]

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