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Review: Knight & Day (Knight, #3) by Kitty French

December 11, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh Kitty French, you certainly know how to write an AMAZING leading man! And this time around we get not just one, but two hotties to lust after! The luscious […]

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Review: Fighting Redemption by Kate McCarthy

December 7, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’re all I see. Nothing holds more beauty in my eyes than you do. No one will ever love you the way I do.” Oh. My. God. What an incredible, […]

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Review: Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits, #3) by Katie McGarry

December 5, 2013October 23, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review After Pushing the Limits completely rocked my world last year, I promised myself that I would read everything that Katie McGarry publishes, and three books later, I’m not regretting my […]

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Review: Castle Hill (On Dublin Street #2.5) by Samantha Young

December 3, 2013December 26, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review I am a mad fan of On Dublin Street, obsessed with anything and everything to do with one of my top book boyfriends ever – the Fuckhot Scot, Braden Carmichael. Damn, I […]

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Review: Sentinel (Covenant, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

December 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY GODS, WHAT AN EPIC, EPIC FINISH TO AN AMAZING SERIES! When you read the final book in a series, it is always with a great sense of expectation, and […]

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Review: Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story (Tangled, #1.5) by Emma Chase

November 29, 2013May 7, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review “Have I told you how cock-stiffeningly gorgeous you look tonight?” Aaaaahhh, Drew, you sweet talker! This is a gorgeous little look at Drew and Kate about a year after the events […]

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Review: Stinger by Mia Sheridan

November 29, 2013March 28, 2016 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Sometimes you don’t even realize anything is wrong until someone comes along and changes you, and makes you want more.” I LOVE THIS BOOK! Not only is it a beautiful, […]

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Review: Bad Things (Tristan & Danika, #1) by R.K. Lilley

November 23, 2013January 13, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I knew that we were going to be a dangerous combination. Bad things were going to happen if we spent too much time around each other.” HOLY HOTNESS! Tristan and […]

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Review: One Tiny Lie (Ten Tiny Breaths, #2) by K.A. Tucker

November 22, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review Oh my God, what a beautiful, beautiful story. I loved it! We got to meet Livie in Ten Tiny Breaths, as the younger sister of the heroine, Kacey, and now she is […]

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Review: Allure (Spiral of Bliss, #2) by Nina Lane

November 19, 2013August 4, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I didn’t know this kind of love existed, the kind that can both shatter you to pieces and make you whole.” The continuing story of Dean and Olivia picks up right […]

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Review: Hold Us Close (Keep Me Still, #1.5) by Caisey Quinn

November 14, 2013June 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   Review 3.5 ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ stars And that is exactly the case for me with this book. It’s beautifully written, it’s emotional, it’s deep and meaningful, and the characters […]

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Review: Champion (Legend, #3) by Marie Lu

November 13, 2013May 8, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow. Still trying to take in everything that happened, but I can honestly say, that this book blew me away! The devastating events that finished off the last book continue […]

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Review: Prodigy (Legend, #2) by Marie Lu

November 12, 2013May 8, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Whoa, what a ride, and what a massive gamechanger! Seriously, I had my suspicions about what was going to go down in this book, and while some of it was […]

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Review: Let You Leave (Keep Me Still, #0.5) by Caisey Quinn

November 8, 2013June 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Please note:  This novella is not available to purchase as a standalone, it is included when you buy Keep Me Still. Review I love this book! *dreamy sigh* It’s a beautiful […]

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Review: Keep Me Still (Keep Me Still, #1) by Caisey Quinn

November 8, 2013June 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I love this book! The continuation of Layla and Landen’s story is gorgeous! Once again with the sweet moments and laugh out humour, but this time with angsty heartache and […]

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Review: Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn

November 7, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL! ♥ ♥ ♥ Priscilla Glenn takes us on yet another breathtaking, emotional journey. I laughed, I swooned, I cried sobbed, and I fell in love – and […]

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Review: Truce (Neighbor from Hell, #4) by R.L. Mathewson

November 3, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG, I love this book! I’m a huge fan of R.L. Mathewson’s Neighbor from Hell series, and will admit to being a little worried about this one because it […]

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Review: Safe With Me (With Me in Seattle, #5) by Kristen Proby

November 2, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh, those Montgomery men. Be still my heart, they are so, so amazing! And I have just completely fallen for Caleb. “For the love of all that’s holy this […]

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Review: Warmth in Ice (Find You in the Dark, #2.5) by A. Meredith Walters

October 28, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review “We’ll get through this won’t we? I mean, this will all work out in the end and these miles between us will one day be a bad dream. Promise me.” Oh […]

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Review: Making Faces by Amy Harmon

October 25, 2013July 24, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review ABSOLUTELY, AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL! “Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. It is the […]

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Review: Blood and Sand (Elemental World, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

October 24, 2013August 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I am a mad fan of Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries books, and love that she is giving us more of her world in this spin off series. I have […]

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Review: Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy, #3) by Karina Halle

October 21, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The snake and the bear, the man of stealth and lies, the man of soul and strength. Both men who had a stake in my heart at some point in […]

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Review: Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy, #2) by Karina Halle

October 20, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Whoa! Another wild ride from the genius that is Karina Halle. There’s really not a lot I can say without it being a massive spoiler for Sins & Needles, so […]

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Review: Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, #2.5)

October 18, 2013March 30, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6  incredible stars!!! HOLY FREAKING AWESOME! I can’t even put into words how amazing this book is. And it’s a novella! 105 pages of pure win! And I can honestly […]

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Review: Eyes Wide Open (The Blackstone Affair, #3) by Raine Miller

October 15, 2013August 22, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Passionate and intense, this is the almost-conclusion to Brynne and Ethan’s intense love story, and the third book in the Blackstone Affair series. And while there is still more […]

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