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Friends-to-Lovers

Fighting Solitude

Review: Fighting Solitude (On the Ropes, #3) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2016February 17, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Every. Single. Day. Forever.” 5 stars! Loved it, loved it, loved it! This is the final book of the On the Ropes series, a wonderful friends-to-lovers romance with lots of […]

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Review: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely

January 18, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4 “Snuffaluffagus” stars! Big Rock is the first book I have read by Lauren Blakely and it won’t be my last. Friends to lovers and pretend relationships are […]

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ARC Review: Just Give Me a Reason (Lopez Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Rogers Maher

January 16, 2016March 24, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars This book follows on from Rolling in the Deep, and is the story of Holly’s best friend, Beth, and Ray’s brother, Tony. I loved these two characters in Rolling […]

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Review: November 9 by Colleen Hoover

November 11, 2015January 14, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 5 stars! It seems so complicated, when in fact, it’s very simple. Everything relates. Everything is connected. And it all begins on November 9th. How can anyone write […]

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Review: Sincerely, Carter (Sincerely Carter, #1) by Whitney Gracia Williams

September 30, 2015May 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’ve been there for every moment of my life and I’ve been there for yours, too … I am in love with you.” 4.5 stars I love a friends-to-lovers story. […]

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Review: Consumed (Dark Protectors, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 13, 2015October 28, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 AT LAST!!! stars This is the fourth book in the Dark Protectors series, and the long awaited coming together of Katie and Jordan. I’ve been waiting for Katie and Jordan’s […]

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Review: Hold On (The ‘Burg, #6) by Kristen Ashley

September 8, 2015January 29, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  4 ‘Farewell to the ‘Burg’ stars The ‘Burg series is one of my favourite of Ms Ashley’s, and I have been so excited for this book, while also very reluctant […]

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Review: Painted Faces (Painted Faces, #1) by L.H. Cosway

July 29, 2015March 30, 2016 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review I loved this book. Funny and romantic with epic and highly inappropriate banter, Freda and Nicholas’ story is uniquely original and had me hooked from start to finish. Freda is my […]

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Review: Overruled (The Legal Briefs, #1) by Emma Chase

July 29, 2015March 8, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Overruled is the first book in the Legal Briefs series written by Emma Chase. It is a funny, sexy read with some swoony moments thrown into the mix. This […]

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Review: Crushed (Redemption, #2) by Lauren Layne

June 22, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 Hilariously heartwarming stars I really enjoyed this book. The third in the Redemption series (counting the first novella), it’s great fun, laugh-out-loud funny with a bit of drama and a […]

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Review: Consolation (The Consolation Duet, #1 and Salvation, #3) by Corinne Michaels

May 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Loved it. Loved it. LOVED IT! An absolutely beautiful, highly emotional love story. 5 stars. Natalie is a young woman whose life is shattered when she learns that her ex-SEAL […]

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Review: Here’s to Falling by Christine Zolendz

May 4, 2015April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “It was you from the beginning … you were my horizon. Everything I could ever see.”  Stunning, emotional and an epically beautiful love story. 5 HUGE STARS I read this book […]

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ARC Review: Necessary Restorations (The Walshes, #3) by Kate Canterbary

May 3, 2015December 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review This series is fast becoming a favourite! 4.5 stars Book 3 in The Walshes series features Samuel Walsh, third brother in the Walsh clan, and a total contradiction. Agreed among the […]

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Review: Cement Heart (Viper’s Heart, #1) by Beth Ehemann

March 16, 2015August 15, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 ‘OMG the feeeeels’ stars! OMG, this book has just blown me away! It’s the kind of story that it’s best to just dive in and experience without knowing anything […]

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Review: Boy Toy Chronicles (Boy Toy Chronicles, #1) by Jay McLean

March 3, 2015December 11, 2016 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Author Note Warning: This book contains mildly inappropriate everything. Hell yeah, it does! And I loved it. 4.5 stars! I love Jay McLean, so as soon as I discovered this book […]

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Review: The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy

March 2, 2015February 18, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  Review OMG I freaking LOVE this book!  It’s such a fun read! It’s funny, it’s romantic, it’s sexy, and it’s got a lot of heart. It’s everything that I love about NA […]

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Review: The Pact by Karina Halle

December 30, 2014April 19, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  Review 4 “Baby Blue” stars! The Pact, written by Karina Halle, is a wonderful friends-to-lovers story between Stephanie and Linden. It’s a beautiful romance that has just the right amount of […]

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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: Thrive (Addicted, #2.5) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

August 8, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review “We’re going to have our happy ending. It just may take us awhile to get there.” OMG, I am more in love with Lily and Lo than ever before! 5 huge […]

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Review: The Promise (The ‘Burg, #5) by Kristen Ashley

July 11, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  5 “Minute by minute, baby” stars The ‘Burg series is one of my favourite KA series, and I have been desperately waiting on this book! We first met Frankie and […]

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ARC Review: Five Ways to Fall (Ten Tiny Breaths, #4) by K.A. Tucker

June 9, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 fun, sexy and banter-filled stars The fourth and final book in the Ten Tiny Breaths series features Ben – formerly a bouncer at Penny’s strip club, he featured fairly heavily in the […]

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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: Addicted to You (Addicted, #1) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

March 30, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Here’s here. I’m here. That’s all we need. It’s our greatest lie.” This is a beautifully written story about two very damaged people both drowning under the weight of addiction, but […]

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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: My Unexpected Forever (The Beaumont Series, #2) by Heidi McLaughlin

January 21, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a heartachingly beautiful story of love after loss, the creation of family, one broken hearted woman and one very determined, very perfect man. Harrison is […]

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