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Review: Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre

February 28, 2016September 6, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  | Audio Review Smart, funny, sweet and sexy, this was such a great read! Featuring a hot Hollywood star, a feisty southern girl, and a brilliantly written, UST-filled, enemies-to-lovers romance. The […]

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Review: Midnight Rescue (Killer Instincts, #1) by Elle Kennedy

February 21, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 All-round baddassery stars I’ve been meaning to dive into this series for a while now, and I’m so excited I’ve finally made a start! Featuring strong, alpha heroes, […]

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Review: The Vixen and the Vet (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

February 20, 2016July 24, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “This isn’t the sort of love that ends … It’s forever.” I loved it! What an absolutely beautiful love story! This is book 1 in Katy Regnerey’s Modern Fairytale […]

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Review: The Power (Titan, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 19, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars OMG! Once again, JLA has smacked it out of the park, giving us an action-packed, dramatic, funny and romantic story that is heaps of fun while still […]

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Review: A Sorceress of His Own (The Gifted Ones, #1) by Dianne Duvall

February 14, 2016November 20, 2016 AJ Historical

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Great read, I loved it! 4 stars This is the first book in the Gifted ones series, but it actually ties into Duvall’s Immortal Guardians series, as […]

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Review: The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz

February 9, 2016March 29, 2016 AJ Mindf**k

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars This was such a great read. It sucked me right in, and I was once again amazed by Tiffany Reisz – this time at how much she was able […]

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Review: Darkness Dawns (Immortal Guardians, #1) by Dianne Duvall

February 6, 2016June 22, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Another PNR series for me to get stuck into. Oh yeah! A little bit similar to the Dark Hunter books (at least in terms of the character […]

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Review: Rapturous (Quantum, #4) by M.S. Force

February 6, 2016August 30, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 stars This is the fourth book in the Quantum series, and could probably be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading it in order to fully appreciate […]

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Review: Easy Love (Boudreaux, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 29, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4 “cher” stars! Easy Love is the first book in the Boudreaux series by Kristen Proby. I had heard a lot of good things about this series so I […]

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Review: Rebel (Dead Man’s Ink, #1) by Callie Hart

January 28, 2016January 15, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I’m a huge fan of Callie Hart’s Blood & Roses series, and I was so excited when she wrote a spinoff series that tells us the story […]

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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: Sebring (Unfinished Heroes, #5) by Kristen Ashley

January 25, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “I’m gonna make it all okay. You gotta let it go and believe.” Kristen Ashley finishes off her Unfinished Heroes series with the story of (up until now) bad guy, but […]

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Review: Beholden (Belonging Duet, #2) (Salvation, #2)

January 24, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 2.5 angsty, overly dramatic stars Mixed feelings again for this book. Picking up immediately after the nasty cliffy of Beloved, I was right into the story and really enjoyed the emotion and […]

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Review: Sweet Rome (Sweet Home, #1.5) by Tillie Cole

January 23, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Sometimes you just know when a person is meant for you, and I always had with her. She got me… She fucking saved me.” Rome Prince, I love you!!! […]

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Review: Beloved (Belonging Duet, #1) (Salvation, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 20, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review I really wanted to love this, but… 2.5 stars I absolutely loved the Consolation / Conviction duet by this author, and went into those books not knowing that these […]

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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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Review: Sweet Home (Sweet Home, #1) by Tillie Cole

January 18, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review OMGOMGOMG! I LOVE IT!!! 5 huge stars. Why the hell did it take me so long to read this book? Gorgeous, manwhoring quarterback and an intelligent ‘good girl’, both […]

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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: A Pound of Flesh (A Pound of Flesh, #1) by Sophie Jackson

January 14, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is a gorgeous romance featuring a strong and determined heroine, a damaged bad boy with a heart of gold and their amazing, ‘against-the-odds’ love story. The […]

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Review: Tyrant (King, #2) by T.M. Frazier

January 14, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “You and me… we’re a forever kind of thing.” 4 dark and intense stars Following on from the sensational King, this book picks up right from that shocking ending and gives us […]

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The Score

Review: The Score (Off-Campus, #3) by Elle Kennedy

January 13, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 “Baby Doll” Stars! Wow! Elle Kennedy has done it again! The Score is the third book in her Off Campus Series and another FIVE STAR read!! I loved […]

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Review: King (King, #1) by T.M. Frazier

January 12, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY HELL, WHAT A GREAT READ! 4.5 dark, dangerous and sexy stars I knew this was a darker read going into it, but I honestly wasn’t sure to expect, but I […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Edge (Realm Enforcers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 9, 2016February 26, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Freaking fantastic! Great fun, heaps of action, awesome pnr and kickass romance, I loved it! 5 stars This is book 2 in the Realm Enforcers series. In order to fully appreciate […]

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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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