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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Raw: Rebirth (Raw Family, #3) by Belle Aurora

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis It had been six years since my world was turned upside down. He exposed me to the […]

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Review: Dirty (Raw Family, #2) by Belle Aurora

December 29, 2018December 31, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 darkly intense stars Holy damn, what a wildly dark and gritty ride! This book is fast paced, action packed and exciting (and all kinds of dark), with fantastically […]

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ARC Review: Nothing Personal by Karina Halle

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide   Synopsis It’s just business, nothing personal. Until you have to work with your ex. Nothing Personal, an all-new standalone romantic comedy by New York Times Bestselling author Karina […]

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Review: Naughty or Nice Christmas Anthology

December 25, 2018December 24, 2018 AJ Anthology

  SIX All new FREE HOLIDAY STORIES from some of your favorite authors! Check out these sexy and fun standalone holiday themed shorts from Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Marie Force, Emma […]

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Review: One and Only (Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, #1) by Jenny Holiday

December 24, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Freaking fantastic! 4.5 stars Sweet, sexy, beautifully romantic and heartfelt but also laugh-out-loud funny and so much fun! This is the perfect guilty pleasure read, and I […]

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Audio Review: Wild Like the Wind (Chaos, #5) by Kristen Ashley

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Wow, I loved this book! A sexy and intense romance with a forbidden edge and sizzling chemistry, this story had me captivated from start to […]

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Audio Review: Echoes of Fire (The Mercury Pack, #4) by Suzanne Wright

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 smartass shifter smut stars I love Suzanne Wright’s PNR series and was so excited to go back into her shifter world as we’re back once again with the […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Rock Rebel (Nothing But Trouble, #3) by Tara Leigh

December 16, 2018 AJ Drama

  Rock Rebel is now live! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a rock star with a secret, she’s a pop princess with a painful past – can their […]

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Review: Rough Ride (Chaos MC, #4.5) by Kristen Ashley

December 15, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I really enjoyed this novella, a super sweet, functional and intense romance – the kind that KA does so well. I didn’t even know I wanted Rosalie’s […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Permission (The Perversion Trilogy, #3) by T.M. Frazier

December 12, 2018March 29, 2019 AJ Badasses

  PERMISSION, the highly anticipated conclusion of the dark and gritty Perversion Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is available now!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Release & ARC Review: Roma King (Roma Royals, #1) by Callie Hart

December 12, 2018January 24, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb ** Roma King is part one in the Roma Royals Duet series. The second and final book in the series, Roma Queen, will be released early February […]

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Audio Review: Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

December 11, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “This is wrong. I know it’s wrong. But God, he feels good.” 5 chemistry-filled forbidden stars I freaking love this book! It took me by surprise just […]

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Review: The One You Can’t Forget (The Ones Who Got Away, #2) by Roni Loren

December 9, 2018December 9, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This book is the second in the The Ones Who Got Away series, following on from book #1, which completely blew me away. This series of interconnected […]

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ARC Review: Jock Rule (Jock Hard, #2) by Sara Ney

December 8, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Kip Carmichael is no pretty boy. He’ a rough. Dirty. Giant. Hair so unruly, and a beard so thick, his friends […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Across the Horizon by Aly Martinez

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Synopsis “Sometimes love happens when you least expect it.” That was what my husband’s mistress told me the day I found out […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Make You Mine by Tia Louise

December 5, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Get it NOW at the Special New Release Price!! Free in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Paperback  |  Signed Paperback Synopsis (Brother’s best friend, forbidden love, […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Only Love (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Only Love, an all-new sexy standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is AVAILABLE NOW!!     ONLY LOVE (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 26 November 2019   Buy it […]

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ARC Review: All of Me (Confessions of the Heart, #2) by A.L. Jackson

December 3, 2018February 26, 2019 AJ Angsty

  A forbidden stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart Series. Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Message from A.L. Jackson My loves! I am so proud to bring you ALL OF ME!! […]

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Audio Review: Shades of Wicked (Night Rebel, #1) by Jeaniene Frost

December 2, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars Yes, yes, yes, I loved this one! Thank you, Jeaniene Frost, for giving us the opportunity to finally get up close and personal with one of my […]

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Audio Review: Hate Notes by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “She said, ‘Forgive me for being a dreamer,’ and he took her by the hand and replied, ‘Forgive me for not being here sooner to dream with you.’” […]

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ARC Review: Playing by Heart (Love Hate Rock-n-Roll, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

November 27, 2018April 14, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Playing By Heart is now live! Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Blurb Jesse Lee is the worst! He’s a multi-millionaire, triple-platinum-selling, Grammy-Award-winning man-slut—a worldly, self-indulgent […]

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Audio Review: Fight or Flight by Samantha Young

November 23, 2018March 30, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! I love this book! A fantastic enemies-to-lovers story with epic banter, chemistry and sexual tension, and a rude, broody Scot that you can’t help but […]

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Review: Long Shot (Hoops, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

November 22, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! “If you were mine, Iris, there would be no doubt what position you’d hold in my life. You’d be center. I’d play you at the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5, A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) by K. Bromberg

November 20, 2018November 22, 2018 Mel Novella

“Sometimes love happens unexpectedly…” From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K Bromberg, comes CONTROL, a new novella in her Everyday Heroes Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights!      Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5) by K. Bromberg   […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: In Her Space (Stars Duet, #2) by Amie Knight

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 AJ Drama

In Her Space, the stunning conclusion to the Stars Duet by Amie Knight is available NOW!      Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!   Synopsis I […]

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