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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: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits, #4) by Katie McGarry

July 20, 2015October 23, 2024 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Review “You’re worth fighting for.” 4.5 stars. This is book 4 in the Pushing the Limits series, and OMG, I love this series! Pushing the Limits is an all-time […]

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ARC Review: Everything I Left Unsaid (Everything I Left Unsaid, #1) by Molly O’Keefe

July 19, 2015January 8, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s a seduction, Annie. It’s about want. Not need.” “You’ve already seduced me … All I want is you.” 5 “Inevitable” stars A chemistry-filled, intense love story featuring a young […]

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ARC Review: Shattered by You (Tear Assunder, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 17, 2015January 10, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 Heartachingly beautiful stars I have had such mixed feelings about this series. I liked the previous books, but I haven’t loved them. I’ve struggled with the excessive drama, […]

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Review: Fighting to Breathe (Shooting Stars, #1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

July 14, 2015September 26, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s always been you … There has never been anyone else for me but you.” 4 second chance stars I’m a sucker for a second chance romance, and this […]

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Review: Fighting Shadows (On the Ropes, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 9, 2015December 11, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 Oh-so conflicted stars The On the Ropes series tells the story of the Page brothers – three boys who had a rough start in life, but who have clung to […]

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Review: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge (Immortals After Dark #5) by Kresley Cole

July 9, 2015September 9, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 stars Book 5 in the Immortals After Dark series brings us the story of vampire, Conrad Wroth. Brother to Nikolai and Sebastian (who have already had their stories told in the series), […]

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Review: Sustained (The Legal Briefs, #2) by Emma Chase

July 7, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 hilariously chaotic, sweet (and hot) romantic stars I love this book! Romantic, steamy, and so freaking funny! Emma Chase has given us a great story – once again from the […]

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Review: A Perfect Ten (Forbidden Men, #5) by Linda Kage

July 6, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Lick you later, baby” stars. I love this series! Love, love, love it! And I have been so excited to get to Ten’s book. I am happy to say […]

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Review: Fated (Dark Protectors, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 4, 2015October 28, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review An action-packed, passionate and exciting PNR series starter 4 stars I love Rebecca Zanetti’s Sins Brothers series, and I’ve been wanting to read this one for a while now. I’m so […]

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Review: Deep (Stage Dive, #4) by Kylie Scott

July 2, 2015December 26, 2016 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Deep is the fourth book in the Stage Dive series written by Kylie Scott. I loved the previous three books so I was confident that Kylie would wrap the […]

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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: Chasing River (Burying Water, #3) by K.A. Tucker

June 29, 2015February 18, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “Please stay” stars I loved this book! A great romance with some crime drama and a touch of history, it was really well put together and […]

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Review: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

June 28, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy Now: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There is a larger plan out there. Everything happens for a reason. Isn’t that what they say?” OMG, I love this book!  It’s unique, surprising, engaging from start to […]

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Review: Beyond Innocence (Beyond, #6) by Kit Rocha

June 27, 2015December 18, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 3.5 stars This is book 6 in the Beyond series, set in a dystopian world where Eden controls all, and in the outlying sectors, life is hard. But in Sector 4, […]

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Review: With Every Heartbeat (Forbidden Men, #4) by Linda Kage

June 24, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A slow build up to 4 stars I’m a huge fan of this series. I have loved each and every book so far, but after seeing mixed reviews for this […]

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Review: Crushed (Redemption, #2) by Lauren Layne

June 22, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 Hilariously heartwarming stars I really enjoyed this book. The third in the Redemption series (counting the first novella), it’s great fun, laugh-out-loud funny with a bit of drama and a […]

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Review: Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons, #2) by Christina Lauren

June 21, 2015November 20, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review SENSATIONAL! I love Harlow, I LOOOOVE Finn, I love this story! Great fun, with lots of heart and a sexy, yet mostly functional love story, this book had me […]

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Review: Blood & Roses Series by Callie Hart

June 21, 2015March 11, 2026 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  | Paperback Review 5 Dark, dangerous and sexy stars Dark, mysterious, suspenseful and utterly captivating, this series had me mesmerised from start to finish, and I read each of the books back to back […]

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Review: The Offer by Karina Halle

June 15, 2015April 19, 2016 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “Bram-a-lama-ding-dong” stars! “I know you’ve been burned. But I’ve been burned too. Maybe our ashes can make something beautiful together.” Karina Halle’s The Offer is a contemporary romance that […]

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ARC Review: Never Let You Go (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 12, 2015September 4, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I love you forever” stars I loved this book. A spin on the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel, this book tells the story of Holden and Griselda. Both children of […]

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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: Hades (Demonica, #13; Lords of Deliverance, #6.5; Demonica Underworld, #2) by Larissa Ione

June 4, 2015April 9, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 Hades-loving stars As a mad fan of all things Demonica, I have been so excited for this novella. I absolutely adore Hades – perennially shirtless, blue-mohawked, sarcastic and […]

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Review: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night (Immortals After Dark #4) by Kresley Cole

June 3, 2015April 13, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review Book 4 in the Immortals After Dark series, and the action and romance is continuing at a great pace! This book brings us the story of Bowen MacRieve. Ever since Bowen’s first appearance […]

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Review: Beautiful Bitch (Beautiful Bastard, #1.5) by Christina Lauren

June 3, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars Set about a year after the end of Beautiful Bastard, this novella is a nice little glimpse into Bennett and Chloe’s relationship. It’s essentially the epilogue to […]

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