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Second-Chance-Romance

Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: From This Day Forward (Wedding Belles, #0.5) by Lauren Layne

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a short, sweet novella with a sexy and intense second chance romance. It’s a prequel to the upcoming Wedding Belles series, about an elite group of wedding co-ordinators in […]

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Review: Until June (Until Her/Him, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

June 5, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’ll always love you enough for the both of us. Always.” 4 sexy and swoony second chance stars Oh, how I love a second chance romance! Throw in a […]

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ARC Review: Glass Ceilings (True Heroes, #2) by A.M. Madden

May 8, 2016August 22, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! This is a really great read! I went into it not knowing what to expect, and I was happily surprised. It’s the second in the True Heroes series, but […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Heart (Starcrossed, #3) by Leisa Rayven

April 29, 2016March 2, 2017 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 fated stars! After reading and loving Bad Romeo and Broken Juliet, I was so excited to get my hands on Wicked Heart. I hate going into books with extremely […]

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Review: Calico by Callie Hart

April 17, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review “We joined our fates together so long ago, fused our lives together in such an irrevocable way, and I know there’s no way I’ll ever recover from it.” 4 darkly tragic, […]

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ARC Review: Remembering Everly (Lost & Found, #2) by J.L. Berg

April 14, 2016March 8, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! Remembering Everly, the second book in the Lost & Found duet, picks up right after the cliffhanger in Forgetting August. I found myself reaching for my kindle to […]

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Review: Forgetting August (Lost & Found, #1) by J.L. Berg

April 14, 2016March 8, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Forgetting August is the first book in the Lost & Found duet written by J.L. Berg. It has an intriguing storyline that did not disappoint. I was […]

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Review: One Day Soon (One Day Soon, #1) by A. Meredith Walters

April 9, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4.5 beautifully heart-wrenching stars A. Meredith Walters writes the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, emotional stories, and she has given us another very special read with this one. It’s an amazing […]

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Review: Breaking Her (Love is War, #2) by R.K. Lilley

April 3, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “I’m tired of hating you … When all my heart has ever needed is to love you.” 4 painful yet healing stars This book follows on from the love/hate-fest […]

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Review: Breaking Him (Love is War, #1) by R.K. Lilley

April 3, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “I do believe in love … I believe it’s the most destructive force on earth.” 4 bitter, twisted and angsty stars I love R.K. Lilley! She writes brilliantly angsty, […]

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ARC Review: The Fire Between High & Lo (Elements, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 1, 2016January 4, 2017 Mel 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 “For Always” stars I once loved a boy… And for a few breaths, a few whispers, and a few moments, I think he loved me, too. There is […]

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Appealed

Review: Appealed (The Legal Briefs, #3) by Emma Chase

January 23, 2016March 8, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 stars! Appealed is the third book in The Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase, who has once again nailed writing a story from a male’s POV. It is […]

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Paper Hearts

Review: Paper Hearts (Hearts, #2) by Claire Contreras

January 21, 2016January 20, 2026 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 stars! “Real love stories never end.” I always love a good second chance romance so when a friend recommended Paper Hearts I knew I needed to read it. […]

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Review: Out of Plans (The Mercenaries #2) by Stylo Fantôme

January 7, 2016December 18, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Lily 2.0” Stars! Out of Plans is the second book in The Merceneries Series. Stylo Fantome delivers another action packed story revolving around the lives of Lily Brewster and Marc […]

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Review: The Fall (The Reluctant Romantics, #1) by Kate Stewart

January 5, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “We got it right the first time. We just fucked up a little along the way. We weren’t perfect— never have been— but we were beautiful. We still are.” […]

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Review: Cocky Bastard by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

December 27, 2015February 13, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 mixed stars I have really mixed feelings about this book. It has a great set-up with fantastic characters who have brilliant chemistry and a wonderful dynamic, but then […]

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Review: Pulled by A.L. Jackson

December 23, 2015March 31, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Pulled is a second chance romance that is told in dual POVs. We get both sides of the story in the present as well as in flashbacks. […]

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Review: You Were Mine (Rosemary Beach, #9) by Abbi Glines

December 7, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You still love her.” “More than my next breath.” 4 second-chance stars This was always going to be a tricky book to write. With so many conflicting emotions about events […]

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Review: Semper Fi (The Education Of…, #3) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

October 23, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “I was looking at her. I felt grateful to be here: this woman, this time, this place. Second chances didn’t come any better.” 3.5 stars. The Education of Sebastian / The […]

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Review: A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson & B.T. Urruela

October 19, 2015March 30, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK! A breathtakingly beautiful second-chance-romance that is full of emotion and kept me enthralled from start to finish. What an incredible love story! “I am yours, […]

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Review: Walk Through Fire (Chaos, #4) by Kristen Ashley

October 8, 2015January 29, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Are you saying we should start up where we left off?” … “Did it ever end for you?” 4.5 SECOND-CHANCE, FULL. OF. FEELS STARS OMG, this book took me on […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Restless (Harper Boys, #2) by Ginger Scott

September 29, 2015November 14, 2020 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review “It was always you … It was worth it…for you.” 4 heart-clenching second-chance stars I absolutely adored Wild Reckless, and was thrilled when I learned that Ginger Scott was giving us a […]

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Review: Worth It (Forbidden Men, #6) by Linda Kage

September 9, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Love doesn’t understand time. It doesn’t care if people change. It just grows where it grows.” Knox Parker you own me! 4.5 stars I love, love, loved this book! A […]

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Review: Hunted (Dark Protectors, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 5, 2015October 28, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review The ultimate second-chance romance – Conn and Moira… 100 years later! 4 Sexy PNR-lovin’ stars. We’ve seen glimpses of Conn and Moira’s story in the two previous books of […]

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Review: Until Lilly (Until, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 29, 2015December 16, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m going to make you fall in love with me again.” 4 beautiful second-chance stars Cash and Lilly’s story is definitely my favourite of the series. Cash is less […]

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