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Romance

Review: The Brave Line by Kate Stewart

April 8, 2017April 5, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This was such a great read! Gritty and intense, yet funny, sweet, super sexy and romantic with wonderfully developed characters and lots of emotion. I was captivated […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Best Man (Allen Brothers, #1) by Barbie Bohrman

April 7, 2017July 2, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis Veronica Webber is single again after being in a loveless marriage way past its expiration date. For the first time in a very long time, […]

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Review: Friends Without Benefits (Knitting in the City, #2) by Penny Reid

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 “alert level red” stars! Penny Reid has written another fantastically hysterical story for the Knitting in the City series. From the moment I knew there was something happening between Elizabeth […]

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Tempt the Boss

ARC Review & Excerpt: Tempt the Boss by Natasha Madison

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis Lauren Going back to work was supposed to be a painless transition, but when my new boss turns out to be an arrogant, […]

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Review: Gemini by Penelope Ward

April 4, 2017August 3, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Audible Review 4 stars! This is a really sweet, romantic read with lots of emotion and a nice twist. It’s beautifully heartwarming and left me with a huge grin on my face. I […]

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Review: Something So Right by Natasha Madison

April 2, 2017September 14, 2020 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 beautifully romantic and SUPER steamy stars! I’ve read and enjoyed all of Natasha Madison’s other books, so I figured I would go back and see where it all […]

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Sweet Spot

ARC Review & Giveaway: Sweet Spot (Irresistible, #1) by Stella Rhys

March 30, 2017July 8, 2017 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Our first meeting as neighbors was screwed from the start. He was hot. I was naked. And we had no chance […]

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Holding onto Hope

Review & Excerpt: Holding Onto Hope (Beyond the Mathews Family, #2) by Beverly Preston

March 29, 2017April 7, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb The biggest gifts often require the greatest sacrifices. Italian winemaker, Antonio Giovanni is tall, dark, and handsome with an […]

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Review: The Game Plan (Game On, #3) by Kristen Callihan

March 29, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5  stars!! FearTheBeard: <3 <— mine goes with you. Always. The Game Plan, book three in the Game On series by Kristen Callihan, is another entertaining sports romance. Like the other books in […]

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ARC Review: Say I’m Yours (Hennington Brothers, #3) by Corinne Michaels

March 28, 2017November 21, 2022 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo |  Paperback   Synopsis From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a new second chance standalone romance. I spent twenty years waiting for Trent […]

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Review: The Friend Zone (Game On, #2) Kristen Callihan

March 27, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “Special Sauce and Cupcake” stars! “There is one absolute truth. The sum of my existence equals you.” The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan is an excellent friends-to-lovers story full of […]

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ARC Review: Kiss Marry Kill (Iron Clad Security, #1) by Sidney Halston

March 27, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book! A sweet, fun, chemistry-filled, emotional second-chance-romance with a mystery/suspense storyline, I was completely swept up in the love story and could not put […]

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Review: Violent Things (Chaos & Ruin, #1) by Callie Hart

March 26, 2017May 19, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Zeth’s back’ stars I am a mad fan of the Blood & Roses series, and was so excited when I learned that Callie Hart was writing a continued […]

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Review: Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels, #8) by Ilona Andrews

March 25, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 supernaturally badass stars God, I love diving back into Kate Daniels’ world. Funny, action-packed, supernaturally original and intriguing and completely badass with a strong, functional, chemistry-filled romance. This […]

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Review: Fire in You (Wait for You, #6) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Writing as J. Lynn)

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I love this series. It’s shifted from NA to adult, but the emotionally intense, dramatic stories have remained, as have the gorgeously romantic heartfelt love stories. This […]

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Review: MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #14) by Kresley Cole

March 24, 2017April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review “Where your mate goes, you follow. . . .” 4.5 stars! I love this series, and I love this paranormal world! With a wonderful collection of supernatural […]

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Review: The Hook Up (Game On, #1) by Kristen Callihan

March 24, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan is the first book in the Game On series. This NA sports romance is funny, sweet, and sexy with just the right mix […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Unprofessional by J.D. Hawkins

March 23, 2017April 6, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Unprofessional by J.D. Hawkins Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK *Free on Kindle Unlimited* Blurb What happens when the internet’s favorite playboy falls in love? I have the best job in the world. Date […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Extra Credit by Poppy Dunne

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

  Extra Credit by Poppy Dunne Now Available!! Amazon  *Free on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb The first time I saw Will Munroe I had him pegged as a typical LA douchebag—a little too handsome, a […]

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ARC Review: Take Me Back by Meghan March

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon Ebook  |  Amazon Paperback  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb We fell in love on a beach, got married in paradise, and I carried her off into the sunset. It should […]

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ARC Review: Dirty Souls (Sins Duet, #2) by Karina Halle

March 19, 2017March 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “This isn’t just young love … This is mad love. The kind that’s incurable. Damn, this book was a wild ride! Dark, gritty and sexy, totally unexpected and breathtakingly exciting, I […]

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Review: See Through Heart (Heart Series, #1) by Amie Knight

March 19, 2017October 27, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A beautiful story of first love and second chances. 4 stars and all the feels I’m always a sucker for a story where childhood best friends fall in love […]

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Shade's Lady

ARC Review & Excerpt: Shade’s Lady (Reapers MC, #6.5) by Joanna Wylde

March 18, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Bikers

  From New York Times Bestselling author Joanna Wylde, comes SHADE’S LADY, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure you grab your copy today!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon […]

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ARC Review: The Struggle (Titan, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 16, 2017March 11, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Oh my gods” stars Book #3 in the Titan series, this book is full of the action, humour, romance and paranormal awesomeness that I love so much about […]

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ARC Review: Midnight Unbound (Midnight Breed, #14.6) by Lara Adrian

March 16, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loooooved this novella! A short, romantic and steamy read with action, excitement and heavy on the paranormal – just the way I like it! It’s a […]

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