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Review: Until I Die (Revenants Trilogy, #2) by Amy Plum

August 6, 2012October 5, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “It hadn’t escaped my attention that I preferred to spend time with the undead rather than the living. I tried not to think about what that said […]

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Review: Crossing the Line (Pushing the Limits, #1.5) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012December 16, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This is a great little novella featuring Lila, Echo’s best friend from Pushing the Limits (one of my absolutely FAVOURITE reads).  Lila has been writing to a boy she met only […]

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Review: Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry

August 4, 2012October 23, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, FREAKING AMAZING!!! I cannot gush enough about how much I loved this book. It’s so tempting to rehash the whole story but I could never do it justice, and if […]

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Review: Knight (Unfinished Heroes, #1) by Kristen Ashley

August 3, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a really hard book to review, mostly because I read it in two sittings – half in June and the rest in August. Thoughts in June – […]

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Review: Die For Me (Revenants Trilogy, #1) by Amy Plum

August 2, 2012October 5, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Beautiful, original and imaginative YA PNR. I love this series! I have just reread this book, and I loved it more on the reread than I did […]

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Review: Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain, #3) by Kristen Ashley

July 31, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another mega-swoony Colorado Mountain story from the fabulous Ms Ashley! This one starts off with a bit of a twist, with Ty and Lexie getting married in Vegas when they […]

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Review: Crash (Crash, #1) by Nicole Williams

July 29, 2012January 1, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review There are two reasons I loved this book: Number 1 – Banter I’m a HUGE fan of witty, sarcastic banter, and this book had it in spades! At first it […]

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Review: Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2) by Kristen Ashley

July 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh Kristen Ashley, how I love you! I’ve not found another author who can write such consistently brilliant books that take you on an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. There’s nothing […]

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Review: The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1) by Kristen Ashley

July 23, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Kristen Ashley has again managed to reduce me into a swoony pile of goo. Oh my God, this book was amazing, and absolutely, utterly adorable! Nina is a great heroine. […]

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Review: Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts, #4) by Stacia Kane

July 21, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review It was her problem, and she’d deal with it. Because dealing with personal problems was so fucking high on her list of skills.  OMG, I am such a high after reading […]

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Review: City of Ghosts (Downside Ghosts #3) by Stacia Kane

July 17, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Wow, what a ride!! I had such a hard time putting this book down. This book gets STRAIGHT back into the action, and doesn’t let up until the heart-pumping, fingernail-biting climax. […]

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Review: Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts, #2) by Stacia Kane

July 13, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 stars! “She was here, and she was stronger than this, harder than this. They could make her hate herself, make her doubt herself, but they couldn’t take away her deepest […]

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Review: Damaged Goods by Lauren Gallagher

July 5, 2012June 28, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Reveiw This book is an absolute gem!  It starts with Jocelyn, a 34 year old divorced mother of two, sitting in a hotel waiting for her Escort to arrive. […]

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Review: Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley

July 5, 2012March 5, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Absolutely amazing! This was the first stand-alone book of KA’s that I’ve read, and it was a lot more emotionally intense than the other books of hers that I’ve read, […]

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Review: The Redhead Revealed (Redhead, #2) by Alice Clayton

June 28, 2012February 24, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another fun read from the talented Ms Clayton. Lots of humour, lots of love (and lovin’), but also a bit of drama in this one. I easily fell straight […]

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Review: Once Burned (Night Prince, #1) by Jeaniene Frost

June 27, 2012August 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “I’m the only authentic Vlad. Everyone else is merely an envious imitation.”  There’s nothing more I really need to say is there? Vlad is Vlad, and he is AWESOME! I loved […]

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Review: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (The Three, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review So we all know that Kristen Ashley can write sensational romance stories. The question is – can she write paranormal romance? I am happy to report that the answer to that […]

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Review: Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred

June 19, 2012April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! Absolutely beautiful!!! Beautifully written and gut wrenchingly emotional, this is an absolutely beautiful romance between an idealistic young girl and her best friend from the wrong side of […]

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Review: The Unidentified Redhead (Redhead, #1) by Alice Clayton

June 14, 2012February 24, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Two words – FREAKING HILARIOUS! What a great book!! I literally laughed my way through the whole thing. The banter is absolute perfection! So first we have Grace who […]

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Review: Rock Chick Regret (Rock Chick, #7) by Kristen Ashley

June 11, 2012June 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review I pretty much gave this one 5 stars before I even opened it. I’m a huge fan of anything and everything Rock Chick and this book didn’t disappoint. However, like […]

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Review: Play it Safe by Kristen Ashley

June 9, 2012April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Loved it! What an absolute swoon-fest!!! As much as I love all of Kristen Ashley’s Alphas, I think she has managed to create the perfect man in Grayson Cody who, apart from […]

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Review: Rock Chick Reckoning (Rock Chick, #6) by Kristen Ashley

June 8, 2012June 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review I absolutely adore this series! I could easily name seven hundred and twenty five thousand things that I adore about this series, but that will take too long, so I’ll […]

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Review: Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) by Kristen Ashley

June 4, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Swear to God, these boys should be locked up. It isn’t safe, men with that much testosterone coursing through their blood free to roam.” AMEN SISTER! 6 MASSIVE STARS!!! This […]

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Review: Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick, #4) by Kristen Ashley

June 3, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review And Kristen Ashley does it again!!! Five solid stars! Book 4 of the Rock Chick series introduces us to Jules – the most kickass member of the Rock Chicks to […]

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Review: Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick, #3) by Kristin Ashley

May 29, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review God I love these books! It’s only the third in the series, but I know exactly what I’m going to get – and it’s PURE AWESOME! The settings and characters […]

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