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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: Beautiful Secret (Beautiful Bastard, #4) by Christina Lauren

May 23, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 Uptight Brit-loving stars The fourth book in the Beautiful Bastard series, this one has a really different feel to it from the earlier books, and I loved it! A […]

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ARC Review: Dark Instincts (The Phoenix Pack, #4) by Suzanne Wright

May 13, 2015December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 hot and hilarious paranormal stars I love this series! An adult PNR based in the shifter world, these books are fast paced, exciting, sexy and romantic, and absolutely […]

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Review: Confess by Colleen Hoover

March 12, 2015July 27, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 “That could be fate, you know” stars “Are you here to save me?” Confess is an emotional love story that is original and captivating. Colleen Hoover does […]

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Review: No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark #3) by Kresley Cole

March 6, 2015April 13, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars Sebastian Wroth (brother of Nikolai from book 1) is a 300 year old vampire. Turned against his will while dying on a battlefield, he hates what he has become […]

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Review: Hero (Hero, #1) by Samantha Young

February 9, 2015October 5, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 stars! Alexa Holland is the personal assistant to a top photographer assigned to photograph Caine Carraway. When they first meet, Caine is flirty and interested but Alexa […]

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Review: A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #2) by Kresley Cole

February 9, 2015April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review “Vampires, Valkyrie, and Lykae, oh my. Or as Regin calls it – the ‘fucking monster mash.’”  This is the second book in the Immortals After Dark series, and I loved it! Fast-paced, with […]

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Review: Beautiful Beloved (Beautiful Bastard, #3.6) by Christina Lauren

February 9, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “You’re shirtless with the world’s sweetest baby cuddled on those muscles. Put a shirt on, you beast, or I can’t be held responsible for my actions.” 4.5 sweet and steamy stars […]

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Review: Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3) by Christina Lauren

January 30, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 “We’ve totally got this.” stars I love this book! It’s smart, it’s sexy, it’s hilariously funny, and the love story is absolutely gorgeous! I listened to this on audiobook […]

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Review: Playing it Safe by Barbie Bohrman

December 13, 2014January 21, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Funny, romantic and steamy hot with epic UST. I freaking love this book! This is my first book by Barbie Bohrman, and apparently it follows on from her first book, Promise […]

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Review: Beautiful Stranger (Beautiful Bastard, #2) by Christina Lauren

November 16, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 hot and steamy stars This is my first book by Christina Lauren. Although it’s book 2 in the Beautiful Bastard series, some underwhelming reviews of the first book turned me […]

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Review: Deacon (Unfinished Heroes, #4) by Kristen Ashley

September 24, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Love don’t mean nothing Unless there’s something worth fighting for. It’s a beautiful war” – Kings of Leon 5 KA lovin’ stars OMG, I love this book! And there’s absolutely nothing […]

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Review: Reasonable Doubt (Vol 1-3) by Whitney G.

September 6, 2014May 31, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Reviews Note – This series was originally published as a collection of three serial novellas.  The book has now been combined into one volume, however the reviews below are still […]

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Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2) by Stephanie Perkins

August 26, 2014May 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Here I go, crushing on a teenager again’ stars This is a fantastic follow up to one of my fave YA books, Anna and the French Kiss, and Stephanie […]

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Review: Burying Water (Burying Water, #1) by K.A. Tucker

August 15, 2014February 18, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 second chance stars This book hooked me from the very beginning, and kept me up until the wee hours of the morning, unable to put it […]

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Review: Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo

August 4, 2014October 5, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Whoa, what a finish! Pretty much anything I say here is going to be a spoiler for the trilogy, but let me just say that this book […]

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ARC Review: Lead (Stage Dive, #3) by Kylie Scott

July 28, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘God, I love rock stars’ stars Stage Dive is back, baby! Hell yeah! I love this series. It’s funny, it’s romantic and it’s sexy, and this time around there […]

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Review: Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo

July 25, 2014October 7, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This is the follow up to the hauntingly magical Shadow and Bone. As the middle book of the trilogy it brings some big twists and turns to […]

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Review: Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

July 11, 2014October 5, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I really enjoyed this book! It’s a somewhat dark YA fantasy story featuring magic, mystery, action and adventure, and even a bit of romance. The story is […]

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Review: Grey (Fifty Shades, #4) by E.L. James

July 5, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘One for the fans’ Stars I’m always sceptical of a retelling of a story from a different perspective, but I have mad love for this series, so there was […]

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Review: Play (Stage Dive, #2) by Kylie Scott

April 21, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Pumpkin-lovin’ stars This is such a fun read! Anne and Mal are such a cute / hot couple, and I laughed a lot while reading this book. “Life’s a song, […]

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Review: Carnal Secrets (The Phoenix Pack, #3) by Suzanne Wright

February 25, 2014December 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Man, I love me some shifter smut! I went into this book a bit hesitant, as I have seen that others haven’t liked it as much as the previous […]

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Review: Reaver (Lords of Deliverance, #5; Demonica, #10) by Larissa Ione

December 19, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  “You’re right. We’re not normal. We’re the most fucked-up, star-crossed lovers in history.” Finally! The twin mysteries of Reaver and Harvester are revealed, and Larissa Ione once again does […]

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Review: End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3) by Susan Ee

July 7, 2013May 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars. A great finish to a unique and exciting YA paranormal that pushes the boundaries into science fiction, and brings a whole new perspective to angels and demons! Picking up […]

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Review: Lick (Stage Dive, #1) by Kylie Scott

July 4, 2013December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Love isn’t always smooth or straightforward. It can be messy and painful … Doesn’t mean it isn’t still the most incredible thing that can ever happen to you.” Woohoo! A […]

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