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Review: A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson & B.T. Urruela

October 19, 2015March 30, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK! A breathtakingly beautiful second-chance-romance that is full of emotion and kept me enthralled from start to finish. What an incredible love story! “I am yours, […]

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Review: The Air He Breathes (Elements, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 25, 2015January 4, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 EMOTIONALLY STUNNING STARS! OMG I love this book! I freaking LOVE this book! I saw all of my friends raving over it on GR, and sceptical me went into it […]

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Review: Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino

July 27, 2015June 7, 2018 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LOVE, AND AN AMAZING STORY OF RECONNECTION. 5 ‘ALL THE FEELS’ STARS I loved this book! It features two of my favourite kinds of stories – a […]

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Review: King of Hearts (Hearts, #3) by L.H. Cosway

July 20, 2015March 8, 2017 Mel 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The best loves had to suffer the greatest hardships. 6 brilliant stars! King of Hearts is the third book in the Hearts series, and though it can be read as a […]

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Review: Ride Steady (Chaos, #3) by Kristen Ashley

June 6, 2015June 14, 2025 AJ Bikers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  LOVED IT! Absolutely fantastic. This is the third of Kristen Ashley’s Chaos books – set in the MC world, it’s not as hardcore as other biker series, with these boys having pulled […]

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Review: Conviction (The Consolation Duet, #2 and Salvation, #4) by Corinne Michaels

May 31, 2015April 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Nothing in this world comes easy, but if it’s right, you fight for it.” A beautiful finish for an amazing love story. 5 stars I just read and loved Consolation, […]

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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: Wild Reckless (Harper Boys, #1) by Ginger Scott

March 22, 2015November 14, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars – I love, love, love this book!!! From the moment I read the blurb of this book, I had that ‘tingly’ feeling, a sense of anticipation, and I […]

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Review: The Saint (The Original Sinners: The White Years, #1) by Tiffany Reisz

March 14, 2015April 11, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Life is a book … God writes it. We’re His characters. He knows what happens on the next page, but we don’t. Heaven is where we get to read the […]

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Review: The Traveling Man (Traveling, #1) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

March 1, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 Magical Stars OMG, this story is so, so beautiful! Jane Harvey-Berrick has painted a magical world (in the non-pnr sense) which sets the stage for an amazing love story […]

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Review: Love, in English (Love, in English, #1) by Karina Halle

February 10, 2015April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Love is like a thief, it robs you of all thought and logic, and all you have left is a heart that you can only pray is strong enough to […]

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Review: Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews

December 1, 2014July 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review It’s all happening!!! 5 huge stars. Book 4 in the Kate Daniels series and this is the big game changer! Kate’s life is turned completely upside down throughout the course of this book, […]

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Review: Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) by Ilona Andrews

November 27, 2014July 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! I enjoyed the first two books in the Kate Daniels series, but with this book, it feels like everything has been kicked up a notch, and I could not get enough […]

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ARC Review: Broken Juliet (Starcrossed, #2) by Leisa Rayven

November 14, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Despite all the things I would have changed about our journey, I’d never want a different destination. It’s always been you.” OMG, what an epic romance!!!! The follow on from the […]

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ARC Review: Bad Romeo (Starcrossed, #1) by Leisa Rayven

November 5, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Emotionally stunning, full of chemistry and absolutely beautiful! Wow. What a book! Leisa Rayven has made me a fan for life with her debut novel. Her writing is addictive, her storytelling […]

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Review: Addicted After All (Addicted, #3) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

November 2, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review “We have consumed each other from day one. And we truly never let go.” ABSOLUTE FUCKING PERFECTION! There is literally nothing I can say about this series that I haven’t already […]

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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: 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: 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: 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: Blind Faith (Sin Brothers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 31, 2014December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 explosively badass, action-packed and sexy stars I freaking love this book!!! Holy hell! I have just finished it, and I am pumped up, full of excitement and bouncing around my […]

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Review: Kiss the Sky (Calloway Sisters, #1; Addicted, #2.1) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

May 26, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “People hope to touch the sky. I dream of kissing it.” 5 Outstanding Stars!! I. Love. This. Book! I love the characters, I seriously love the dynamics, I love the romance, […]

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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: 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: Lovely Trigger (Tristan & Danika, #3) by R.K. Lilley

March 11, 2014January 13, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! 4.5 ‘my heart is healed’ stars I have been desperately waiting for the finale to Tristan and Danika’s story and, thank God, RK Lilley has given us […]

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