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Review: On Every Street (The Artists Trilogy, #0.5) by Karina Halle

March 11, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review “When I chose Javier as my mark, I never thought my mark would choose me. Because that’s what Javier had just done. I wanted to win over his heart so I could […]

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Review: Lana by R.K. Lilley

March 11, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This novella fits nicely into the Up In The Air series, after book 3, Grounded, and tells the story of Lana reuniting with her childhood love, Akira. Lana has shared […]

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Review: And With Madness Comes the Light (Experiment in Terror, #6.5) by Karina Halle

February 14, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another heart-wrenching look into the head of Dex Foray, this novella tells the story of what Dex went through while Perry was suffering through the events of On Demon Wings, and […]

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Review: The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror #5.7) by Karina Halle

February 11, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection) Review 6 stars! GAH! THIS BOOK IS PURE AND ABSOLUTE, DEX FORAY PERFECTION!!! Is there anything better than a book written in the long-awaited POV […]

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Review: Old Blood (Experiment in Terror, #5.5) by Karina Halle

February 10, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection) Review “Are we mentally different because we see ghosts or do we see ghosts because we are mentally different?”  I will admit it took me […]

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Review: The Benson (Experiment in Terror, #2.5) by Karina Halle

February 5, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection) Review This is a short, but important addition to the overarching storyline of the Experiment in Terror series. It picks up a few weeks after […]

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Review: A Taste of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9.5) by Lara Adrian

January 11, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This was a gorgeous little read, taking us back to the story of Danika, who tragically lost her mate, Conlan, earlier in the series. One of the previous books in the […]

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Review: Under the Mistletoe With Me (With Me in Seattle, #1.5) by Kristen Proby

January 5, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I love this family! They are loud, and full on and in-your-face, and it’s awesome! This is a novella about eldest brother Isaac, and his wife Stacey. Still very […]

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Review: Light Me Up (Ross Siblings, #2.5) by Cherrie Lynn

December 11, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars! This is essentially an extended epilogue to Rock Me.  And oh my God, Brian Ross, you are absolute PERFECTION!!! I knew I loved that man, this just reinforced it. […]

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Review: Crossing the Line (Pushing the Limits, #1.5) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012December 16, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This is a great little novella featuring Lila, Echo’s best friend from Pushing the Limits (one of my absolutely FAVOURITE reads).  Lila has been writing to a boy she met only […]

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