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Review: Here Be Sexist Vampires (Deep In Your Veins, #1) by Suzanne Wright

May 25, 2013June 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow! This book has been on my tbr forever, and I started it on a whim, and then struggled to put it down. It totally took me […]

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Review: Tangled (Tangled, #1) by Emma Chase

May 24, 2013August 14, 2018 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Funny, romantic, honest, insightful, and just a wee bit nasty. Everybody is raving over this book, and I totally understand why! Told entirely from the male POV, our narrator is […]

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Review: Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #4; Demonica, #9) by Larissa Ione

May 19, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Alright, anything I say about this book is going to be a massive spoiler for the earlier books in the series, so I will warn you not to click […]

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Review: Fight With Me (With Me in Seattle, #2) by Kristen Proby

May 17, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This series is pure, romantic escapism! Book 2 of the With Me in Seattle series focuses on Jules, the feisty best friend of Natalie from Come Away With Me, […]

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Review: Unbeautifully (Undeniable, #2) by Madeline Sheehan

May 14, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another sensational read from Madeline Sheehan. AND GODDAMN, I WANT A HOT, BADASS, FOUL-MOUTHED BIKER BOY!!! Danny and Ripper… “Ours was the furthest thing from a picture-perfect romance; it […]

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Review: Leo (Leo, #1) by Mia Sheridan

May 12, 2013March 28, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I really enjoyed this book. It’s a beautiful story which sucked me in from the very first chapter. Evie and Leo were foster kids together. Coming from awful circumstances, and […]

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Review: Lethal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #3; Demonica, #8) by Larissa Ione

May 11, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another 5 fabulous stars for the Lords of Deliverance! This book is definitely my favourite so far! The end of the world is still underway. Evil Horseman Pestilence has […]

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Review: Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #2; Demonica, #7) by Larissa Ione

May 10, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The second book in the Lords of Deliverance series gives us the story of second Horseman (woman), Limos, and sexy human, Arik, and OMG, it was a sensational ride […]

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Review: Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #1; Demonica, #6) by Larissa Ione

May 8, 2013October 30, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review This book is the first of the Lords of Deliverance series, a follow on from Ione’s Demonica series, which I absolutely adored! So of course I was very eager […]

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Review: Twisted Perfection (Rosemary Beach, #5; Perfection, #1) by Abbi Glines

May 6, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Holy freaking swoon! And holy freaking hotness! This book took me by surprise! I wasn’t expecting it to be as deep as it was, and I certainly enjoyed getting to […]

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Review: If I Should Die (Revenants Trilogy, #3) by Amy Plum

May 4, 2013October 5, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review After an excruciating wait for this book, Amy Plum has delivered her Revenants finale, and I can honestly say it totally delivers. There is action, heartbreak and, […]

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Review: Emancipating Andie by Priscilla Glenn

May 2, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I absolutely fell in love with Priscilla Glenn’s debut novel, Back To You, last year, and have been waiting oh-so-impatiently for this book to be released, and I was not […]

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Review: Demonica Overkill: Snippets of Demonica Life (Bonus Scenes)

May 1, 2013June 24, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Free:  Larissa Ione’s website Review More, more, more!! And OMG, I LOVE IT! This is a compilation of little shorts featuring the couples from the Demonica series. They are available on Larissa Ione’s website, and […]

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Review: This Girl (Slammed, #3) by Colleen Hoover

May 1, 2013February 2, 2018 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Thank you, thank you, thank you Colleen Hoover!!! This book is the PERFECT finish to Layken and Will’s story. I couldn’t have wished for better! “Layken Cooper, I love you. […]

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Review: Sin Undone (Demonica, #5) by Larissa Ione

April 28, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review GOD THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY EPIC SERIES! DEMONICA, I ADORE YOU!!! Sin Undone ties off the first part of the Demonica series, which now spins off into the Lords […]

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Review: Wicked Cravings (The Phoenix Pack, #2) by Suzanne Wright

April 24, 2013December 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Woohoo! After falling in love with the first book in this series – Feral Sins – I was eagerly awaiting the release of this one, and I was not disappointed! The […]

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Review: Apollyon (Covenant, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 19, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Holy daimon babies, I love this series! The wait between books may be painful, but the story that we are getting is totally worth the wait! Being the fourth book, […]

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Review: In the Stillness by Andrea Randall

April 15, 2013June 26, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 incredible stars! ABSOLUTELY FREAKING PHENOMENAL! Oh my God, this is a powerful, powerful book, and an instant addition to my favourites shelf. The characters are fantastic, the storyline […]

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Review: Eternity Embraced (Demonica, #3.5) by Larissa Ione

April 11, 2013June 24, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review Diving straight into the action, this quick little novella starts with Andrea, an Aegis demon slayer, on a mission to infiltrate a vampire nest where her boyfriend (fellow slayer and love […]

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Review: Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica, #4) by Larissa Ione

April 7, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review And the awesome continues! Book 4 in the Demonica series brings us the story of Lore… the newly discovered brother of Eidolon, Shade and Wraith. An enslaved assassin, he […]

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Review: Own the Wind (Chaos, #1) by Kristen Ashley

April 6, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 STARS!!!! OMG, I ABSOLUTELY FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK!! Kristen Ashley is back with her biker boys, and she hit it right out of the park with this one. Pure […]

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Review: Walking Disaster (Beautiful, #2) by Jamie McGuire

April 5, 2013August 22, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Let me start this off by saying that I am a MASSIVE Beautiful Disaster fan. If you haven’t read it – DO IT NOW! Don’t try to read this one […]

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Review: Flat-Out Matt (Flat-Out Love, #1) by Jessica Park

March 31, 2013February 6, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Flat-Out Love was a little book that totally took me by surprise. I absolutely loved it, and it became an instant favourite, so I was so stoked to get to […]

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Review: Until Fountain Bridge (On Dublin Street, #1.5) by Samantha Young

March 30, 2013December 26, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook   Review So I need to start this review by saying that I am a MASSIVE fan of On Dublin Street, so this book was always going to be a winner for me! Particularly […]

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Review: Light in the Shadows (Find You in the Dark, #2) by A. Meredith Walters

March 28, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTE FREAKING PERFECTION! This book gave me everything that I wanted! It picks up the story several months after the ending of Find You in the Dark, and we get […]

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