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Review: The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland

October 23, 2016October 23, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK! A funny, sexy, dramatic and emotional sports romance featuring a cocky yet big-hearted and charming football star and a stubborn, feisty sports reporter. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Touching Down by Nicole Williams

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 AJ Drama

Touching Down by Nicole Williams  Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | iBooks   Blurb The whole world might be in love with him. But all he’s ever loved is her. Grant […]

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ARC Review: The Goal (Off-Campus, #4) by Elle Kennedy

September 24, 2016February 18, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! The fourth book in the Off Campus series brings us the story of John Tucker. Tuck is the last of the four hockey playing friends and roommates […]

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ARC Review, Blog Tour & Giveaway – Wild Heart (Viper’s Heart, #2) by Beth Ehemann

August 12, 2016August 15, 2018 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he […]

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Review: Forever Pucked (Pucked, #4) by Helena Hunting

August 1, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review So freaking wrong, but so freaking funny! 4 inappropriate stars This is the follow up (full-length) book for Alex and Violet from Pucked. If you’re a fan of this […]

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Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3 stars! Together, we would only bring chaos. Moonshot by Alessandra Torre is a second chance romance that has all the feels. It’s sweet and sexy with a large […]

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Review Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: The Hard Count by Ginger Scott

July 15, 2016July 10, 2016 AJ Drama

Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play Blurb Nico Medina’s world is eleven miles away from mine. During the day, it’s a place where doors are open—where homes are lived in, and neighbors love. But when the sun sets, it […]

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Review: Pucked Over (Pucked, #3) by Helena Hunting

July 7, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 4.5 ‘I love Randy Balls’ stars Rude, crude, hilarious, completely inappropriate and sexy as all hell, this series is so much fun! Add in wonderfully endearing (and totally […]

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Him

Review: Him (Him, #1) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

June 13, 2016October 7, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 huge stars! OMG, I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK! It’s such a fun yet heart-felt read with incredible character dynamics, great banter, steamy sexy time, and a beautiful, emotional, […]

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Review: Pucked (Pucked, #1) by Helena Hunting

March 19, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review Switch off your brain and embrace the (crude-as-all-hell) ridiculousness that is this hilariously entertaining story If you’re into rude, crude and juvenile humour, this book could be for […]

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Review: Sweet Fall (Sweet Home, #2) by Tillie Cole

February 1, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 heart-shattering stars After reading (and LOVING) Sweet Home, I was really excited to continue on with this series and thought I knew exactly what to expect. Oh, how […]

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Fighting Solitude

Review: Fighting Solitude (On the Ropes, #3) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2016February 17, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Every. Single. Day. Forever.” 5 stars! Loved it, loved it, loved it! This is the final book of the On the Ropes series, a wonderful friends-to-lovers romance with lots of […]

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Review: Sweet Rome (Sweet Home, #1.5) by Tillie Cole

January 23, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Sometimes you just know when a person is meant for you, and I always had with her. She got me… She fucking saved me.” Rome Prince, I love you!!! […]

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Review: Sweet Home (Sweet Home, #1) by Tillie Cole

January 18, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review OMGOMGOMG! I LOVE IT!!! 5 huge stars. Why the hell did it take me so long to read this book? Gorgeous, manwhoring quarterback and an intelligent ‘good girl’, both […]

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The Score

Review: The Score (Off-Campus, #3) by Elle Kennedy

January 13, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 “Baby Doll” Stars! Wow! Elle Kennedy has done it again! The Score is the third book in her Off Campus Series and another FIVE STAR read!! I loved […]

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Review: Fighting Silence (On The Ropes, #1) by Aly Martinez

June 30, 2015March 16, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review You’re okay. I’m okay. We’re okay. Nothing else matters. 5 ‘OMG, the feeeeeels’ stars Emotional, beautiful, funny, heartbreaking and romantic, this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I […]

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Review: The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

May 7, 2015November 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review This book is a fantastic collaboration between two amazing authors, and the result is a fun, intelligent romance that is original, full of quick wit, fantastic banter, epic quotes, and […]

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Review: Cement Heart (Viper’s Heart, #1) by Beth Ehemann

March 16, 2015August 15, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 ‘OMG the feeeeels’ stars! OMG, this book has just blown me away! It’s the kind of story that it’s best to just dive in and experience without knowing anything […]

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Review: The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy

March 2, 2015February 18, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  Review OMG I freaking LOVE this book!  It’s such a fun read! It’s funny, it’s romantic, it’s sexy, and it’s got a lot of heart. It’s everything that I love about NA […]

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Review: Among the Echoes (Wrecked and Ruined, #2.5) by Aly Martinez

November 9, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 “ I will fight the entire world for you” stars I love this book! A strong woman shattered by trauma and living in constant danger, a guilt-ridden man determined […]

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Review: Room For More (Cranberry Inn, #2) by Beth Ehemann

October 1, 2014August 15, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 swoon-tastic stars! After falling in love with Kacie and Brody’s story in Room For You, I have been saving this follow up book for a time when I needed […]

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Review: Room For You (Cranberry Inn, #1) by Beth Ehemann

September 15, 2014August 15, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A beautifully sweet love story featuring a hot, celebrity hockey player and a single mother of twin girls, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. When bad weather traps Brody Murphy at the […]

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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: Driven (Driven #1) by K. Bromberg

May 6, 2014May 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 sexy yet slightly annoying stars I can see why there are so many mixed reviews for this book – some love it, others hate it – and I […]

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