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Review: More than This (More Than, #1) by Jay McLean

October 1, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  Review “I so much more than a lot love you, you know that right?” 4.5 gushy stars I love this book! I more than love it! It captivated me from the very […]

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Review: Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover

September 23, 2014January 12, 2017 Mel Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 stars! Maybe Someday is the first book I have read by Colleen Hoover and it has opened my eyes to her beautiful writing and amazing stories,  and I can’t wait to read […]

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Review: Into The Light (Chosen Paths, #1) by L.B. Simmons

September 21, 2014July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

Previously published as The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and I’m full of feels! This is a beautifully written, highly emotive book that is both meaningful and profound. […]

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ARC Review: In Her Wake (Ten Tiny Breaths, #0.5) by K.A. Tucker

September 14, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review I destroyed her life and then got caught in her wake. And I realize now that it’s exactly where I’m meant to be. 4.5 heartbreaking stars Even though this is technically […]

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Review: Worth the Fall (The McKinney Brothers, #1) by Claudia Connor

September 12, 2014September 14, 2024 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Hear me. I love you, and nothing and no one could keep me from you.” I absolutely loved this sweet and beautiful romance. It’s an amazing ‘against-the-odds’ love story with lots […]

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Review: Proving Paul’s Promise (The Reed Brothers, #5) by Tammy Falkner

September 7, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK!!! I freaking LOVE this series! I love each and every one of the characters, and have devoured their books, but this one shot […]

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Review: Be My Hero (Forbidden Men, #3) by Linda Kage

August 26, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Love, love, love this book! I have loved the previous two books in Linda Kage’s Forbidden Men series, and with this third installment, it’s very definitely becoming a favourite! I […]

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Review: Calmly, Carefully, Completely (The Reed Brothers, #3) by Tammy Falkner

August 16, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “You think I need to be loved calmly and carefully,” she says slowly … “You want to know what I think?” … “I think I need to be loved… […]

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Review: Losing Me Finding You (Losing Me Finding You, #1) by Natalie Ward

August 12, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’ll be here waiting for you,” he says, his eyes never leaving mine. “You just have to come find me.”  OMG, what an incredible, incredible story! From the moment I […]

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Review: Beautiful Broken Promises (Broken, #3) by Kimberly Lauren

August 3, 2014February 18, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 beautifully broken but swoontastic stars This is a very special book, and takes a really different direction from the earlier books in the Broken series, bringing us the story […]

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Review: Beautiful Broken Mess (Broken, #2) by Kimberly Lauren

August 2, 2014February 18, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 beautifully broken second third chance stars This is the second book in the Broken series, and is an absolutely beautiful story of lovers reunited and moving on from the […]

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Review: LoveLines (The Wilmington Saga, #1) by S. Walden

July 21, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 Deliciously “Phablous” stars OMG, I have so much love for this book! It’s a fantastically sharp, fun and hilarious romance with lots of heart and heaps of banter and […]

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Review: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July 7, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 heartbreakingly uplifting stars Wow, this is an amazing story. The story of a husband and wife, once blissfully happy and in love who now… aren’t. Ryan and I are […]

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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: Say the Word by Julie Johnson

June 14, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Soulmates are a reward, not a certainty. I think you have to earn them. And I believe, if you’re one of the bastards lucky enough to stumble across yours, that […]

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ARC Review: Five Ways to Fall (Ten Tiny Breaths, #4) by K.A. Tucker

June 9, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 fun, sexy and banter-filled stars The fourth and final book in the Ten Tiny Breaths series features Ben – formerly a bouncer at Penny’s strip club, he featured fairly heavily in the […]

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Review: Come to Me Softly (Closer to You, #2) by A.L. Jackson

June 6, 2014July 4, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars – so many feels, too little story The sequel to the highly emotional Come to Me Quietly gives us the follow up to Jared and Aly’s story […]

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Review: Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters, #2; Addicted, #2.2) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

May 27, 2014April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 5 ‘Better than chocolate’ stars “We chose this because nothing else felt right. Nothing else felt as good. Our greatest happiness has always been with each other.” Ryke and Daisy… hot […]

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Review: Frenched (Frenched, #1) by Melanie Harlow

May 23, 2014December 22, 2016 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew that I liked it.” OMG, I love this book! Love, love, love it! Sweet, funny, romantic and fun… […]

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Review: Crashed (Driven, #3) by K. Bromberg

May 18, 2014May 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “A to motherfucking Z” stars Whoa! What a fantastic finish to a series that has been a little bit up and down for me. Parts of it I’ve […]

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Review: Fueled (Driven, #2) by K. Bromberg

May 17, 2014May 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review So many mixed feelings!!!! Overall, I am enjoying the developing romance between sweet, sensitive and selfless Rylee, and sexy racecar driver and emotionally damaged playboy, Colton, but this book […]

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Review: Lifers by Jane Harvey-Berrick

April 27, 2014September 23, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a beautifully heart warming love story, with some very serious themes, and it sucked me in right from first chapter. Torrey is a no-nonsense, straight talking girl […]

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Review: The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward

April 9, 2014May 4, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 huge stars and ALL HAIL THE KING! I was so excited to learn that JR Ward was going to bring us more Wrath – I freakin’ […]

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Review: The Prince (The Original Sinners: The Red Years, #3) by Tiffany Reisz

March 24, 2014August 14, 2018 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY SHIT! I’m beginning to suspect that, like her delicious characters – Tiffany Reisz is a sadist! Wow, what an ending! And what a book! Taking us into deeper and […]

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Review: Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street #4) by Samantha Young

March 11, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “When we were kids, I was in love with you … That never went away, Hannah.” He rested his forehead against mine. “And now that I know you again, I’m […]

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