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Review: Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino

July 27, 2015June 7, 2018 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LOVE, AND AN AMAZING STORY OF RECONNECTION. 5 ‘ALL THE FEELS’ STARS I loved this book! It features two of my favourite kinds of stories – a […]

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Review: The Scarlet Deep (Elemental World, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

July 22, 2015August 22, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “…You were a force of nature.” 4 stars This is the third book in the Elemental World series, which is a spin off of the Elemental Mysteries series. I […]

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Review: King of Hearts (Hearts, #3) by L.H. Cosway

July 20, 2015March 8, 2017 Mel 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The best loves had to suffer the greatest hardships. 6 brilliant stars! King of Hearts is the third book in the Hearts series, and though it can be read as a […]

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Review: Fighting to Breathe (Shooting Stars, #1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

July 14, 2015September 26, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s always been you … There has never been anyone else for me but you.” 4 second chance stars I’m a sucker for a second chance romance, and this […]

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Review: Fighting Shadows (On the Ropes, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 9, 2015December 11, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 Oh-so conflicted stars The On the Ropes series tells the story of the Page brothers – three boys who had a rough start in life, but who have clung to […]

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Review: Capture (Elements of Chemistry #3; Hypothesis, #1.3) by Penny Reid

May 24, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review “I don’t want a beautiful week with you. I want a beautiful lifetime.” The final instalment of the Elements of Chemistry series, this is a fantastic finish for Kaitlyn and Martin’s story. After […]

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Review: The Traveling Woman (Traveling, #2) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

March 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Kes wasn’t safe. He wasn’t a sensible choice. He made my heart race, and swoop, and die a little. When I was near him, I burned … Maybe we’d burn […]

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Review: Come to Me Recklessly (Closer to You, #3) by A.L. Jackson

March 9, 2015July 4, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review What does it take to delete the past? A thousand apologies? A million regrets? A litany of prayers? If I shouted them, would you hear? If I whispered them, […]

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Review: The Traveling Man (Traveling, #1) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

March 1, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 Magical Stars OMG, this story is so, so beautiful! Jane Harvey-Berrick has painted a magical world (in the non-pnr sense) which sets the stage for an amazing love story […]

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Review: Forked (Frenched, #2) by Melanie Harlow

December 23, 2014December 22, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “panky” lovin’ stars Frenched was one of my favourite reads of the year, and this book follows on in the same vein – funny, sexy and romantic, lots […]

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Review: Remember When 3: The Finale (Remember When, #3) by T. Torrest

December 6, 2014October 1, 2023 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 swoony, sexy and oh-so-funny stars “Every choice we’d ever made, every road we’d ever travelled brought us to this place. Every bad decision, every stupid screwup, every bit […]

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Review: Remember When 2: The Sequel (Remember When, #2) by T. Torrest

December 5, 2014October 1, 2023 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “You know how sometimes, your high school crush grows up to become an insanely famous movie star? Okay, probably not. But I do.” 4 ‘almost’ second chance stars Nine […]

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Review: Cherry Girl (A Blackstone Affair Novel) by Raine Miller

November 24, 2014August 22, 2017 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 dreamy second-chance stars If you’ve read the Blackstone Affair books, then you will already know about Neil and Elaina. Neil is the best friend of Ethan Blackstone, and […]

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ARC Review: Broken Juliet (Starcrossed, #2) by Leisa Rayven

November 14, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Despite all the things I would have changed about our journey, I’d never want a different destination. It’s always been you.” OMG, what an epic romance!!!! The follow on from the […]

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ARC Review: Bad Romeo (Starcrossed, #1) by Leisa Rayven

November 5, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Emotionally stunning, full of chemistry and absolutely beautiful! Wow. What a book! Leisa Rayven has made me a fan for life with her debut novel. Her writing is addictive, her storytelling […]

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Review: More than Him (More Than, #3) by Jay McLean

October 22, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  Review “Transit umbra, lux permanet” …shadow passes, light remains…  This is the emotional conclusion to Logan and Amanda’s story that started in More Than Her. After that hideous cliffhanger in the last book […]

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Review: More than Her (More Than, #2) by Jay McLean

October 21, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 angsty stars I fell in mad love with More Than This when I read it, and had to jump straight into this book featuring Jake’s best friend, sarcastic, manwhore-with-a-heart, Logan. Once again […]

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Review: Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward

October 3, 2014January 5, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  Review “You make me feel things, Greta. You always have. When I’m around you, whether it’s good or bad…I feel everything.”  This is a gorgeous story about love and loss, and finding […]

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Review: Burying Water (Burying Water, #1) by K.A. Tucker

August 15, 2014February 18, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 second chance stars This book hooked me from the very beginning, and kept me up until the wee hours of the morning, unable to put it […]

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Review: Beautiful Broken Mess (Broken, #2) by Kimberly Lauren

August 2, 2014February 18, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 beautifully broken second third chance stars This is the second book in the Broken series, and is an absolutely beautiful story of lovers reunited and moving on from the […]

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Review: Blind Faith (Sin Brothers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 31, 2014December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 explosively badass, action-packed and sexy stars I freaking love this book!!! Holy hell! I have just finished it, and I am pumped up, full of excitement and bouncing around my […]

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Review: Breathe With Me (With Me in Seattle, #7) by Kristen Proby

June 24, 2014May 14, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There were days that I would have exchanged a year of my life just to touch you one more time.” 4.5 sweet, swoony and sexy stars Another beautifully sexy […]

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Review: Say the Word by Julie Johnson

June 14, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Soulmates are a reward, not a certainty. I think you have to earn them. And I believe, if you’re one of the bastards lucky enough to stumble across yours, that […]

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Review: Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street #4) by Samantha Young

March 11, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “When we were kids, I was in love with you … That never went away, Hannah.” He rested his forehead against mine. “And now that I know you again, I’m […]

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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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