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Review: Vain (The Seven Deadly, #1) by Fisher Amelie

January 30, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow! What an amazing story, and something so very different from your standard YA romance. I absolutely ADORED it! When we first meet Sophie she is a rich, bitchy, spoiled […]

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Review: Night & Play (Knight, #1) by Kitty French

January 26, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I have one suggestion for reading this book… SWITCH OFF YOUR BRAIN, AND EMBRACE THE SMUT! Sophie needs a change. Her job is boring, and she is stifled in an […]

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Review: Reaper’s Property (Reapers MC, #1) by Joanna Wylde

January 25, 2013February 2, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I freaking love this book!!! It actually reminded me of a Kristen Ashley book. High praise indeed, but it had all of the key elements – a fantastically sassy […]

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Review: Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1) by Karina Halle

January 22, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review WOW, WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER! ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL!! I LOVED IT!! What a freaking mindfuck!! I’m really at a loss as to what to say about this book, it twists and turns all […]

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Review: Darker After Midnight (Midnight Breed, #10) by Lara Adrian

January 15, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This whole series, and in particular this final instalment, can be summed up in three words – OH HELL YEAH!!!  Darker After Midnight picked up the action straight away, and with […]

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Review: Penmort Castle (Ghosts & Reincarnation, #3) by Kristen Ashley

January 13, 2013October 14, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Warning! I am riding the post-KA high right now, so this is going to be a bit of a gush fest! This book had me hooked immediately! It’s all […]

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Review: A Taste of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9.5) by Lara Adrian

January 11, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This was a gorgeous little read, taking us back to the story of Danika, who tragically lost her mate, Conlan, earlier in the series. One of the previous books in the […]

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Review: Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover

January 10, 2013December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Opposites don’t just attract they freaking catch fire and burn the entire city down” This book reminded me of Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn. Straight-laced, upper class, seemingly perfect […]

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Review: Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9) by Lara Adrian

January 9, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review OMG!!! What just happened? It all hit the fan in the final pages and then it just stopped. AARRRGHHHHHHH!!!! OK, OK, deep breathe. First, let’s talk about Hunter… “Born […]

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Review: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

January 7, 2013April 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review SO MUCH EMOTION!! But, God, I loved it! 5 incredible stars Nastya and Josh are two incredible complex characters, both having suffered extreme tragedy in their lives. Initially drawn together […]

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Review: Come Away With Me (With Me in Seattle, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 5, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This was a gorgeous little story. It’s a very lighthearted romance, with not much of a storyline, but lots of swoon and a whole heap of steam! Natalie is […]

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Review: Under the Mistletoe With Me (With Me in Seattle, #1.5) by Kristen Proby

January 5, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I love this family! They are loud, and full on and in-your-face, and it’s awesome! This is a novella about eldest brother Isaac, and his wife Stacey. Still very […]

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Review: Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor

January 4, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review WOW… just… WOW! Absolutely incredible! I gushed like an idiot over Laini Taylor’s first installment in this series, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, and there’s literally nothing more I can say. This […]

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Review: Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor

January 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review ABSOLUTELY FREAKING INCREDIBLE!!!  Utterly and absolutely spellbounding, this isn’t a book, it’s an experience. And after I finished it, I sat clutching it to my chest, my heart pounding and just […]

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Review: Forever My Girl (The Beaumont Series, #1) by Heidi McLaughlin

December 31, 2012August 22, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I love this book!!! Hot, sexy, bad boy rock star, Liam, returns to his home town for a funeral 10 years after disappearing, leaving behind his best friends, and […]

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Review: Grounded (Up In The Air, #3) by R.K. Lilley

December 31, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Hooray for swoony HEAs!!!! The conclusion to the Up In The Air series, this book picks up at the same scene that ended Mile High, and we are thrown straight […]

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Review: In Flight (Up In The Air, #1) by R.K. Lilley

December 29, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I LOOOOOOOOVE THIS BOOK!!! I started it wanting to get swept away in an intense, emotional love story, and that’s exactly what I got. Yes, it’s similar to Fifty Shades, […]

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Review: Taken by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #8) by Lara Adrian

December 28, 2012May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Book 8 of the Midnight Breed series, and still going strong! Brock and Jenna’s story started at the end of the last book, Shades of Midnight, when Jenna was rescued […]

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Review: Take Me On (Ross Siblings, #4) by Cherrie Lynn

December 24, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review Oh, how I loved being back with the Ross siblings! This book features Gabriella, the (never before mentioned) older sister to Evan and Brian, and we meet her on […]

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Review: Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover

December 22, 2012March 30, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 Stars!!! Utterly, utterly amazing! OMG, what an incredible book! I am absolutely in love with Sky and Holder. Their story made me laugh, cry, squee and swoon, and […]

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Review: Ten Tiny Breaths (Ten Tiny Breaths, #1) by K.A. Tucker

December 16, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback  | Audio Review This was a really intense and emotional read. Kacey is, self declared “seven layers of fucked up with a side of batshit crazy” following a horrific trauma that she suffered four […]

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Review: Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #7) by Lara Adrian

December 12, 2012May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Another Midnight Breed book finished – and another one that I absolutely loved! I fear I am becoming a wee bit obsessed with this series! They have the perfect […]

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Review: Avow (Archers of Avalon, #3) by Chelsea Fine

December 12, 2012December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OH HELL YEAH!! What an ending! I absolutely loved it! I have really enjoyed this trilogy, and must confess I was worried about how it would all end, but […]

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Review: Light Me Up (Ross Siblings, #2.5) by Cherrie Lynn

December 11, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars! This is essentially an extended epilogue to Rock Me.  And oh my God, Brian Ross, you are absolute PERFECTION!!! I knew I loved that man, this just reinforced it. […]

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Review: Opal (Lux, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

December 8, 2012December 18, 2016 AJ Favourite

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, FREAKING SENSATIONAL! “It sucked – sucked worse that people who pirated books, sucked more than waiting a year for the next book in a beloved series, and sucked more than […]

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