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Review: Beautiful Broken Mess (Broken, #2) by Kimberly Lauren

August 2, 2014February 18, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 beautifully broken second third chance stars This is the second book in the Broken series, and is an absolutely beautiful story of lovers reunited and moving on from the […]

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ARC Review: Dust to Dust (Experiment in Terror, #9) by Karina Halle

August 2, 2014May 7, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Holy McFuck! I can’t believe it’s over! *wail*   “I love you, beyond death.” I’m devastated that there will be no more Dex and Perry, but Karina Halle has given us […]

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Review: Blind Faith (Sin Brothers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 31, 2014December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 explosively badass, action-packed and sexy stars I freaking love this book!!! Holy hell! I have just finished it, and I am pumped up, full of excitement and bouncing around my […]

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ARC Review: Lead (Stage Dive, #3) by Kylie Scott

July 28, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘God, I love rock stars’ stars Stage Dive is back, baby! Hell yeah! I love this series. It’s funny, it’s romantic and it’s sexy, and this time around there […]

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Review: LoveLines (The Wilmington Saga, #1) by S. Walden

July 21, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 Deliciously “Phablous” stars OMG, I have so much love for this book! It’s a fantastically sharp, fun and hilarious romance with lots of heart and heaps of banter and […]

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Review: Night Unbound (Immortal Guardians, #5) by Dianne Duvall

July 20, 2014June 22, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This is the fifth book in the Immortal Guardians series, and whoa, what a ride! I was beyond excited when I learned it was going to be […]

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Review: Sweet Revenge (Sin Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 17, 2014December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “We don’t live in the real world, in picket-fence places. We lie the way we live – fast, hard and bloody. Life is fast, and death is faster.” 4 ‘Hell Yeah’ […]

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Review: The Promise (The ‘Burg, #5) by Kristen Ashley

July 11, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  5 “Minute by minute, baby” stars The ‘Burg series is one of my favourite KA series, and I have been desperately waiting on this book! We first met Frankie and […]

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Review: Rush Too Far (Rosemary Beach, #4) by Abbi Glines

July 9, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “My sweet Blaire. She had shown up and stolen a piece of my heart without opening her mouth. Then she’d consumed me. Taken it all. I had let her have […]

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Review: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July 7, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 heartbreakingly uplifting stars Wow, this is an amazing story. The story of a husband and wife, once blissfully happy and in love who now… aren’t. Ryan and I are […]

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Review: Marked by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #11.5) by Lara Adrian

July 5, 2014May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This is a very short novella featuring Mathias Rowan, a member of the Breed from Boston, and ally to The Order – a group of badass warrior vampires who have […]

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Review: Grey (Fifty Shades, #4) by E.L. James

July 5, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘One for the fans’ Stars I’m always sceptical of a retelling of a story from a different perspective, but I have mad love for this series, so there was […]

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Review: Just Jelly Beans and Jealousy (The Reed Brothers, #2.5) by Tammy Falkner

July 1, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review A very cute, very quick little read featuring series unknowners Sean and Lacey – best friends who are in love with each other, but haven’t taken the big step yet. They […]

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Review: Screwdrivered (Cocktail, #3) by Alice Clayton

June 30, 2014February 24, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Why ride a cowboy when you can ride a librarian?” stars God bless Alice Clatyon, she has delivered another fantastically fun read that had me laughing out loud […]

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Review: Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton

June 29, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow, this book took me by surprise. I don’t read a lot of romantic suspense, but it’s been sitting on my kindle forever and I randomly started reading it […]

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Review: Smart, Sexy and Secretive (The Reed Brothers, #2) by Tammy Falkner

June 28, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review The follow up to Tall, Tatted and Tempting continues the story of Emily and Logan and provides a gorgeous finish to their story, while setting up the next story for the […]

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Review: Tall, Tatted and Tempting (The Reed Brothers, #1) by Tammy Falkner

June 27, 2014July 28, 2018 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook (free!)  | Paperback Review 4.5 sweet and heartfelt stars I randomly plucked this book from my kindle, and it took me completely by surprise! Entertaining and meaningful right from the start, I […]

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Review: Breathe With Me (With Me in Seattle, #7) by Kristen Proby

June 24, 2014May 14, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There were days that I would have exchanged a year of my life just to touch you one more time.” 4.5 sweet, swoony and sexy stars Another beautifully sexy […]

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Review: Rusty Nailed (Cocktail, #2) by Alice Clayton

June 24, 2014September 25, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘Oh Simon, how I love you!’ stars I am a mad fan of Alice Clayton. She manages to write the perfect blend of romance and comedy to give […]

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Review: Azagoth (Demonica, #11; Lords of Deliverance, #5.5; Demonica Underworld, #1) by Larissa Ione

June 22, 2014April 9, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  “You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper.” — Robert Alton Harris 5 stars – it’s Grim Reaper time baby, oh […]

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Review: Redemption (The Captive, #5) by Erica Stevens

June 20, 2014December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Jack’s back, baby!  That’s right! After four books of being truly awesome supporting his big brother, Braith, Jack is back as the hero of his very own book, and it’s fantastic! […]

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Review: Say the Word by Julie Johnson

June 14, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Soulmates are a reward, not a certainty. I think you have to earn them. And I believe, if you’re one of the bastards lucky enough to stumble across yours, that […]

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Review: The Will (Magdalene, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 11, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars It’s Kristen Ashley. What can I say that I haven’t said before? Absolutely nothing. KA has once again delivered a beautiful love story featuring a quirky, likeable heroine, […]

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ARC Review: Five Ways to Fall (Ten Tiny Breaths, #4) by K.A. Tucker

June 9, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 fun, sexy and banter-filled stars The fourth and final book in the Ten Tiny Breaths series features Ben – formerly a bouncer at Penny’s strip club, he featured fairly heavily in the […]

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Review: Yanked (Frenched, #1.5) by Melanie Harlow

June 6, 2014December 22, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review Oh, so happy I got my grabby little hands on this! I must confess, I’m a little bit stupid about all things Mia and Lucas! I absolutely adored Frenched, and have […]

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