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Complicated

Review: Complicated by Kristen Ashley

September 24, 2017January 31, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon Review OMG, SO, SO GOOD! Wow, what a great love story – easy, functional, funny, and so freaking hot! With all of the charm, drama, passion and romance of old-school KA, this book […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: My Image of You by Melanie Moreland

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  BAM Blurb She was the first good thing that ever happened to me. The only person who made me want to stay put. […]

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Review: The Wilde One by Claire Contreras

September 10, 2017September 9, 2017 AJ Drama

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS ‘CATCH ME’ This review is for ‘Catch Me’ as it was published in 2013.  The Wilde One (published 2017) is the same story, but with a new title and cover and an […]

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ARC Review, Tour & Giveaway: Elliott Redeemed (Preload, #2) by Scarlett Cole

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Chapters Indigo  |  Paperback   Synopsis A single mom and tortured musician find common ground in Scarlett Cole’s Elliott Redeemed, the second standalone […]

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Review: Fighting For Forever (Fighting, #5) by J.B. Salsbury

September 6, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Another great read from J.B. Salsbury , the fifth in her Fighting series as Baywatch finally gets his HEA. Mason is originally from California and moved to […]

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ARC Review: Fallen Heir (The Royals, #4) by Erin Watt

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Synopsis These Royals will ruin you. Easton Royal has it all: looks, money, intelligence. His goal in life is to have as much fun as possible. He never thinks about the […]

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ARC Review: If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 26, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Hardcover Review 4.5 stars! An unexpectedly emotional standalone from JLA, but so profound and beautifully written – along with the humor, wit, sweetness and romance that I have come to expect […]

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Review: All or Nothing At All (Billionaire Builders, #3) by Jennifer Probst

August 19, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 2 heartbreakingly unfuriating stars This is the third and final book in the Billionaire Builders series, and it’s the one I have been really excited for. From the moment […]

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Review: The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 18, 2017August 19, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is an emotional and dramatic YA read that is heartfelt, heartbreaking, yet still fun and so, so sweet. Beautifully written in a way that is all […]

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Beard in Mind cover

Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Beard in Mind (Winston Brothers, #4) by Penny Reid

August 17, 2017August 16, 2017 Mel Drama

  Beard in Mind is an all new standalone in the bestselling, romantic comedy Winston Brothers Series by Penny Reid Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA *FREE in […]

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Review: Jake Understood (Jake, #2) by Penelope Ward

August 10, 2017April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Audible Review 4 Jake-lovin’ stars This book follows on from Jake Undone, and is part-sequel, part-alternate POV book. It is set 8 years into the future where Jake and Nina are together […]

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Review: Jake Undone (Jake, #1) by Penelope Ward

August 10, 2017August 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 stars. I loved it! Ever since reading Gemini and being introduced to Jake, I have been looking forward to reading this book. He intrigued me so much and I […]

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Review: The Clover Chapel (Jamison Valley, #2) by Devney Perry

August 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is the second book in the Jamison Valley series, and this time Devney Perry has given us a heartachingly beautiful second-chance-romance that is sweet, sexy and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: For 100 Reasons (100 Series, #3) by Lara Adrian

August 5, 2017July 31, 2017 AJ Billionaire

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   About the book Love takes no prisoners… Billionaire Dominic Baine stepped into Avery Ross’s life when it was at its lowest. Obsessed with the beautiful, struggling […]

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Fighting to Forget

Review: Fighting to Forget (Fighting, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

August 5, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! This is the third book in the Fighting series, and as much as I am loving being immersed in the lives of these characters, the feels were […]

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The Brightest Sunset

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Brightest Sunset (The Darkest Sunrise, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Bullshit. Words destroyed me. “I’m sorry. […]

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Review: Fighting to Forgive (Fighting, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

July 23, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Everyone needs someone fighting in their corner 4 stars! A beautifully romantic story with one of my favourite tropes – cocky manwhore and a single mother.  This book wasn’t […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Tour: Trust by Kylie Scott

July 19, 2017July 12, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks US  |  iBooks Aus  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Paperback     Blurb Being young is all about the experiences: the first time you […]

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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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The Scars Between Us

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Scars Between Us by M.K. Schiller

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback B&N  |  Kobo  |  Indigo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play   Blurb Emma Cooper is determined to fulfill her mother’s […]

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The Darkest Sunrise

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Darkest Sunrise (The Darkest Sunrise Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

July 15, 2017July 13, 2017 AJ Drama

  THE DARKEST SUNRISE by Aly Martinez is LIVE and you can read it for FREE on KindleUnlimited! Get it now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   […]

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Review: Fighting for Flight (Fighting, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

July 13, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Fighting gave me my breath, but you brought me back to life.” 4 intense and swoony stars This book has been on my TBR since it was released years […]

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Whispered Prayers of a Girl

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Whispered Prayers of a Girl by Alex Grayson

July 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Her whispered prayers break her… At night, as she’s drifting off to sleep, I press my ear to the door and listen to her heart wrenching pleas to bring […]

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Review: Soaring (Magdalene, #2) by Kristen Ashley

July 7, 2017July 14, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Once again, KA has delivered a beautiful love story that is sweet, fun, angsty, emotional and beautifully romantic with a strong and dramatic family storyline, the whole […]

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The Catch

New Release & ARC Review: The Catch (The Player Duet, #2) by K. Bromberg

June 29, 2017June 24, 2017 Mel Angsty

  The Catch (The Player Duet, #2) by K. Bromberg Released June 29, 2017 Available Now! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback Blurb After an unexpected twist of fate, All-Star catcher Easton Wylder is left questioning the loyalty […]

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