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Review: Charade (Games, #1) by Nyrae Dawn

November 26, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review WOW! JUST…. WOW. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOOK!!! I’m such a sucker for the fake relationship set up, so this was a winner for me before I even started. But it […]

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Review: Perfection (Neighbor from Hell, #2) by R.L. Mathewson

September 12, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I loved this book!!! The second in the ‘Neighbor from Hell’ series, was just as fun and fluffy as the first book – Playing for Keeps. Despite sharing the […]

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Review: Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1) by R.L. Mathewson

September 11, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars This is a great little book that grabbed me from the very beginning, and sucked me straight into the story. I was laughing within the first couple […]

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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: Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) by Kristen Ashley

June 4, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Swear to God, these boys should be locked up. It isn’t safe, men with that much testosterone coursing through their blood free to roam.” AMEN SISTER! 6 MASSIVE STARS!!! This […]

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Review: Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) by Kristen Ashley

May 9, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review It’s been around a month since I read this, but now that I’ve continued on with the series I went back to this, the first book, to do a flick […]

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Review: The Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton

March 29, 2012March 31, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Just finished this book and feeling absolutely shattered! What an emotional ride! I laughed a lot and I cried A LOT! A gut wrenching story, but so insanely beautiful. I love […]

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Review: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves

February 18, 2012May 8, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 AMAZING STARS This book is amazing. It pulled me in from the very first page, and I didn’t put it down until I’d finished. The story was beautiful, and […]

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Review: Rock Me (Ross Siblings, #2) by Cherrie Lynn

January 28, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 hot and steamy stars If you’re looking for a quick read that is hot, sexy and romantic with great chemistry and lots of feels, this is your book! […]

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Review: Unleashed (Ross Siblings, #1) by Cherrie Lynn

January 27, 2012July 28, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 short and hot, friends-to-lovers stars Evan Ross may just be the perfect man! He is the super-hot, supportive, protective, guy who has secretly been in love with his […]

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Review: Flat-Out Love (Flat-Out Love, #1) by Jessica Park

January 24, 2012February 6, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG this book is amazing!!! I finished it like, literally, 10 minutes ago, and I’ve been sitting up in my bed clutching it to my chest with a huge cheesy […]

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Review: Thoughtless (Thoughtless, #1) by S.C. Stephens

January 9, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review The ULTIMATE angsty, love triangle book. I have just finished my 3rd/4th (?) reread of this book, and I love it more every time. The story begins with Keira Allen […]

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Review: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire

December 3, 2011August 22, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s dangerous to need someone that much. You’re trying to save him and he’s hoping you can. You two are a disaster.” BUT OMG, I LOVE IT!!!! This book is […]

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