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A Steel Heart

Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Steel Heart (Heart Series, #3) by Amie Knight

November 14, 2017October 27, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

  A Steel Heart, an all-new sexy and emotional standalone from Amie Knight is LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Paperback Blurb Five seconds. A deafening blast. Pain. Silence. That was all it took […]

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The Final Fight

ARC Review & Giveaway: The Final Fight (Fighting, #7) by J.B. Salsbury

October 26, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords Blurb When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible time… On a weekend visit to […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Battle Scars by Jane Harvey-Berrick

October 7, 2017October 5, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Paperback   Synopsis From the dusty plains of Afghanistan to the sleek corridors of the New York Times, journalist MJ Buckman seeks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Under Fire (Love Over Duty, #1) by Scarlett Cole

August 7, 2017August 4, 2017 AJ Action

  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback About the Book “Fantastic characters, scorching sexual tension, and non-stop action make this one of my favorite reads this year!”—New York […]

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Wrecked

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury

July 18, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Books-A-Million  |  Google Play  |  iBooks  |  IndieBound  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis When you can’t trust yourself, how can you ask anyone else to? It’s been months […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: The Story of Us by Tara Sivec

June 11, 2017June 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis How much can a man take before he breaks? 1,843 days. That’s how long I survived in that hellhole. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole

April 22, 2017April 21, 2017 AJ Bikers

  DAMNABLE GRACE (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iBooks   Synopsis EVEN THE BROKEN, THROUGH LOVE, CAN FIND GRACE… Secrets never stay hidden. The burden of guilt never lifts from the […]

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Tortured

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Tortured by Nicole Williams

April 12, 2017April 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis When he left for a twelve-month deployment, she knew it would feel like forever before they saw each other again. She didn’t […]

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ARC Review: Coastal Elite (Brothers in Arms, #1) by Kate Canterbary

March 9, 2017August 22, 2023 AJ Military

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Google Play  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iTunes   Synopsis Jordan Kaisall has problems. Business problems, political problems, cheating ex-girlfriend problems. He knows […]

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ARC Review: Out of Love (Out Of, #1) by R.C. Boldt

December 4, 2016August 4, 2017 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! Sexy and fun, yet angsty and dramatic, this is a story of two people with sizzling chemistry, and no interest in love, fighting against the inevitable. With […]

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ARC Review: Stay With Me (Come Back to Me, #2) by Mila Gray

November 27, 2016May 8, 2017 Mel Military

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Hardcover Review 3.5 “I see you” stars “Just because the fairy tale doesn’t exist doesn’t mean the happilyever-after doesn’t either.” I absolutely loved Come Back to Me by Mila Gray, so […]

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ARC Review: Halo by R.C. Stephens

November 4, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  iTunes  |  Kobo Blurb I fell in love with Thomas Wells and knew he was my forever. I was sixteen […]

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ARC Review: To Have and to Hold (Returning Home, #3) by Serena Bell

July 22, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read with a lot of heart – a second-chance-romance with a twist that had me so excited to get my hands on this book. […]

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Review: Hold On Tight (Returning Home, #1) by Serena Bell

June 8, 2016February 12, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars I read the blurb for this book and immediately knew that I had to read it. I love books about soldiers, I love books that include kids, and I […]

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Unbreak My Heart

ARC Review & Excerpt: Unbreak My Heart (Fostering Love, #1) by Nicole Jacquelyn

June 7, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stunningly angsty stars Wow, what a story! An intense, angst-filled romance that is painful and heartbreaking, but also sweet, sexy and gorgeously romantic, and OMG the feeeeeels!!!!! […]

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Review: Until June (Until Her/Him, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

June 5, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’ll always love you enough for the both of us. Always.” 4 sexy and swoony second chance stars Oh, how I love a second chance romance! Throw in a […]

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Review: Rome (Marked Men, #3) by Jay Crownover

April 29, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “we got this” stars Book 3 in the Marked Men series brings us the story of big brother Archer, Rome, and feisty bombshell, Cora. Both well known in […]

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Review: Defenseless (Salvation, #5) by Corinne Michaels

March 6, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook   | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow, this was a great read!!! It’s a fast paced romantic/suspense, the highlight of which is definitely the chemistry-filled, hot as hell romance between two stubborn alpha badasses. […]

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Review: The Vixen and the Vet (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

February 20, 2016July 24, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “This isn’t the sort of love that ends … It’s forever.” I loved it! What an absolutely beautiful love story! This is book 1 in Katy Regnerey’s Modern Fairytale […]

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ARC Review: Rescuing Rayne (Delta Force Heroes, #1) by Susan Stoker

February 19, 2016March 31, 2016 Mel Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review Rescuing Rayne is the first book in the Delta Force Heroes series written by Susan Stoker. Captain Keane “Ghost” Bryson is part of the elite Delta Force military […]

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Review: Beholden (Belonging Duet, #2) (Salvation, #2)

January 24, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 2.5 angsty, overly dramatic stars Mixed feelings again for this book. Picking up immediately after the nasty cliffy of Beloved, I was right into the story and really enjoyed the emotion and […]

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Review: Beloved (Belonging Duet, #1) (Salvation, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 20, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review I really wanted to love this, but… 2.5 stars I absolutely loved the Consolation / Conviction duet by this author, and went into those books not knowing that these […]

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Review: Beyond What is Given (Flight & Glory, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

December 6, 2015August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Such a beautiful story! 4.5 stars. The third book in the Flight & Glory series, these books are focussed around a group of friends who are training to be military […]

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ARC Review: The Cornerstone (The Walshes, #4) by Kate Canterbary

December 1, 2015December 8, 2017 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “You’re so much … And I want all of it.” 4.5 steamy, romantic, and epic banter-filled stars I love this series, absolutely love it! Featuring a group of siblings […]

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Review: Semper Fi (The Education Of…, #3) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

October 23, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “I was looking at her. I felt grateful to be here: this woman, this time, this place. Second chances didn’t come any better.” 3.5 stars. The Education of Sebastian / The […]

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