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Review: Free (Chaos, #6) by Kristen Ashley

April 21, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The final in the Chaos series, this book was always going to be a big one, with a lot of loose ends to tie up and a (hopefully) […]

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Review: The Savior (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #17) by J.R. Ward

April 20, 2019April 15, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback |  Audio Review 5 old school BDB stars! I’m a huge fan of all things BDB but it’s been a while since a book from this series has thrilled me […]

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Review: Loving Storm (Ashes & Embers, #5) by Carian Cole

April 7, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘happily ever after’ stars This is a gorgeously romantic novella! A follow on from Storm, and an epilogue of sorts to Storm and Evie’s love story, this book […]

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Review: Look the Part by Jewel E. Ann

March 23, 2019February 8, 2022 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 “Heaven and Earth” stars! Look the Part is a well-written, emotional romance about second chances, forgiveness, and redemption. It has the perfect mix of everything – […]

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Review: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

March 17, 2019September 20, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback |  Audio Review All the stars! Wow, wow, wow. What a read! Sarah J. Maas has taken this series and tipped it on its head, taking us on a thrilling […]

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Audio Review: When August Ends by Penelope Ward

March 10, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy: Amazon  |  Apple Books |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! I love this book! Penelope Ward never fails to deliver, and with this book she has given […]

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Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

March 3, 2019March 2, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars After falling in mad love with the Throne of Glass series by this author, I’ve been waiting for just the right time to make a […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Best Laid Plans (Lucky in Love, #1) by Lauren Blakely

February 22, 2019April 21, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

BEST LAID PLANS, a sexy new standalone romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, is live on all retailers! A friends-to-lovers romantic comedy with a fantastic twist on lessons in seduction, don’t […]

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Audio Review: Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely

February 17, 2019October 22, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 4 stars!! “Opposites attract is for magnets only.” Lucky Suit is a sweet, lighthearted read with hilarious characters that made me laugh-out-oud and a love story that […]

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Release & Audio Review: If I Only Knew (Second Time Around, #4) by Corinne Michaels

January 28, 2019October 30, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

  “Corinne Michaels never fails to deliver stories full of heartbreak and healing. If I Only Knew swept me away. A beautiful romance, a story of everlasting friendships, this book is not to be missed.” […]

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Audio Review: We Shouldn’t by Vi Keeland

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 ‘you totally should’ stars OMG, I love, love, love this book! Sexy and smart with sensational banter, fantastic chemistry and a […]

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Audio Review: Repeat (Larsen Bros, #1) by Kylie Scott

January 19, 2019July 13, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 4.5 stars! This was one of my most anticipated reads for 2019. I was absolutely captivated by the blurb, and Kylie Scott […]

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Review: Two Weeks Notice by Whitney G.

January 13, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Another fun, sexy and entertaining read from Whitney G. This time an enemies-to-lovers romance with the billionaire boss from hell. Tara is a college graduate struggling to […]

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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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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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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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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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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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Audio Review: Faking It by K. Bromberg

November 18, 2018November 15, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Audio (Released – 25 September 2018) Pre-order: Kindle Ebook (Releasing – 8 January 2019! Review 5 stars! I love books with fake relationships and Faking It did not disappoint. It is entertaining, original, and a whole […]

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Audio Review: Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7) by Sarah J. Maas

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom …” 5 epic stars! Wow, what a finish! […]

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Review: Unbound (The Captive, #7) by Erica Stevens

November 4, 2018 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow, what an ending! After what I thought was the ending at book #4, Erica Stevens continued this series on with three more books, and though it’s taken me a […]

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Review: Kissing Tolstoy (Dear Professor, #1) by Penny Reid

October 17, 2018January 8, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 “My kind of nice” stars!!

 When I read a Penny Reid book I know that I’m going to get a story that is so much more than […]

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