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Preston's Honor

ARC Review: Preston’s Honor by Mia Sheridan

February 19, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “I burn for you” stars Yes, I loved two brothers – identical twins – but it was only one soul that spoke to mine. One soul I’d always […]

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A Thousand Letters

Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Thousand Letters (Austen, #2) by Staci Hart

February 13, 2017February 9, 2018 Mel Angsty

A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US  | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio   Blurb Sometimes your life is split by a single decision. I’ve spent every day of the last seven […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 9, 2017April 27, 2026 AJ Badasses

  SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez, now live!   Amazon US | Amazon UK |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Pieces of Heaven (Heaven & Hell, #2) by Natasha Madison

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Marissa I didn’t want this life. But sometimes you’re forced to make the best of the crappy hand you’ve been dealt. I wanted to teach […]

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Long Way Home

New Release Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 AJ Book News

  The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is released today! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen.  Grab your copy of the next book in this emotionally […]

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Review: Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Not every day is a parade with fireworks, but every breath counts. Life is incredibly fucking hard, rarely fair, and always unpredictable. Most days, surviving is as good as […]

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Review: Hell and Back (Heaven & Hell, #1) by Natasha Madison

January 28, 2017January 27, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m no one’s fucking hero, but I’m going to be yours.” 4 beautifully broken stars I loved this book! A beautiful romance between two broken people whose love story […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Talk Dirty to Me by Lulu Wright

January 25, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Drama

  Talk Dirty to Me, an all-new second chance STANDALONE from Lulu Wright is Now Live!! BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK Blurb Mark Carrington already broke my heart once. This sexy, temperamental playboy might dominate […]

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ARC Review: Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater: Part 2 (King, #6) by T.M. Frazier

January 24, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Preppy is back, baby! …. Again!  The badass, unapologetic, smart-ass anti-hero that we cannot help but love is back for round 2, and OMG it was worth […]

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Release Blitz, Giveaway, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Neighborhood (Twin Estates, #2) by Stylo Fantôme

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Mel Drama

  The Neighborhood (Twin Estates, #2) by Stylo Fantôme Released January 17, 2017 *99¢ for a limited time* NOW LIVE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Paperback Blurb Things a bad neighbor […]

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ARC Review: Worth the Wait (McKinney/Walker, #1) by Claudia Connor

January 10, 2017January 3, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 emotional, second-chance, meant-to-be stars I loved this book! A beautiful second chance romance with drama, heartache and a gorgeous love story between two soul mates separated for years who finally […]

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One True Loves

Review: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

January 8, 2017January 7, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars!!! This is a beautifully written, emotional story about love, loss and second chances. Angsty and heart-felt, this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I fell […]

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Review: When Life Gets in the Way by Ines Vieira

January 7, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You don’t plan life, it just happens. And you sure as hell can’t control the things that happen to you. They just do.” This is a dramatic YA romance […]

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Release Tour & ARC Review: Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1) by L.J. Shen

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Mel Dark & Gritty

 VICIOUS (Sinners of Saint, #1) by L.J. Shen NOW LIVE! Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU Blurb Emilia They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true. The man […]

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Review: Blood Vow (Black Dagger Legacy, #2) by J.R. Ward

January 4, 2017January 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Audio Review Absolutely fantastic! 4.5 stars! Oh, how I love being back in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world!! This is book 2 in the Black Dagger Legacy series, however I wouldn’t […]

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Review: Forever with You (Wait for You, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Writing as J. Lynn)

December 29, 2016December 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I love this series. Well-developed characters, fun, sexy, swoony heroes, fantastic romance and a touch of drama. It’s one of my favourite NA series, and this book […]

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It ends with us

Review: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

December 28, 2016October 18, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 Emotionally stunning stars I’m feeling completely dumbstruck right now. Slightly traumatised and emotionally wrecked, but oh so swept away in this amazing story! There’s a phrase in […]

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Review: Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage

December 22, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AMAZING! 5 stars! I adored this book! A beautifully written, feel good romance that touched my heart and made me feel SO much, Shay Savage has done a fantastic […]

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Review: Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4) by A.L. Jackson

December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AL Jackson has once again reduced me to a blubbering mess only to put me back together, falling in mad love along the way. This is a story of […]

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Review: Take (Temptation, #2) by Ella Frank

December 17, 2016January 2, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a follow up to Try, picking up pretty much immediately after the events of the first book, which saw Logan and Tate falling into a relationship that […]

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Review: Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars, #3) by A.L. Jackson

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the third book in the Bleeding Stars series, and OMG, my poor heart!!! This is a chemistry-filled, angsty (yet swoony) love story between two incredibly […]

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Review: Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 “Hurricane” stars “…bad decisions always make for good stories…” Charged is the second book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover. It’s sexy, sweet, suspenseful, funny, […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Spire (The Walshes, #6) by Kate Canterbary

December 13, 2016December 8, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play Blurb Rebel, runner, recluse, rich girl. Nine years ago, Erin Walsh ran away from everything. […]

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Review: The Protector by Jodi Ellen Malpas

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a dramatic, romantic story with elements of mystery and suspense, and an intense, fast-paced romance between a broody alpha hero, a feisty independent heroine. Camille […]

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Review: Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2) by A.L. Jackson

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! The follow up to A Stone in the Sea, this is a beautifully romantic finish to Shea and Sebastian’s story. Dramatic, emotional, hot and so, so swoony, […]

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