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Review: Tapping Her (Billionaire Bad Boys, #1.5) by Max Monroe

August 3, 2016October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Tapping Her by Max Monroe picks up directly after the end of Tapping the Billionaire. It was hilarious and sweet and is a great addition to Georgie and Kline’s story as […]

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ARC Review: Sugar Rush (Sugar Bowl, #2) by Sawyer Bennett

August 3, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Released 16 August 2016 Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I loved Sugar Daddy, and after that heart-wrenching cliffy, I have been desperate to get my hands on this book! Of course now I have […]

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An Ounce of Hope

Review: An Ounce of Hope (A Pound of Flesh, #2) by Sophie Jackson

August 1, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 shining stars! Wow, wow, wow, I love this book! It’s a breathtakingly beautiful story of two people’s journeys to reclaim their lives after heartbreaking tragedy, and an emotional, […]

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Review: Forever Pucked (Pucked, #4) by Helena Hunting

August 1, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review So freaking wrong, but so freaking funny! 4 inappropriate stars This is the follow up (full-length) book for Alex and Violet from Pucked. If you’re a fan of this […]

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ARC Review: Perfect Rage (Unyielding, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 31, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘limitless’ stars Wow, what a read! An emotionally intense second-chance romance that is full of heartache, anguish and torment, with a fiercely passionate couple whose love for each […]

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Priceless

Review: Priceless (Forbidden Men, #8) by Linda Kage

July 30, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 Priceless stars This book! THIS. BOOK!!! OMG, I loved it so much! This book is heartfelt, funny and romantic with fantastically developed characters and relationships. A wonderful friends-to-lovers […]

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Review: Tapping the Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys, #1) by Max Monroe

July 28, 2016October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Some kind of wonderful” stars! Fate gives us chances, but we’re the ones who have to take them. Who is Max Monroe? A duo of secret romance writers […]

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Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3 stars! Together, we would only bring chaos. Moonshot by Alessandra Torre is a second chance romance that has all the feels. It’s sweet and sexy with a large […]

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Review: Hitched: Volume Two (Imperfect Love, #2) by Kendall Ryan

July 22, 2016January 1, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 Stars! *May contain spoilers for Hitched: Volume One* Hitched: Volume Two by Kendall Ryan picks up after the cliffhanger from the first book. Olivia is gone and Noah feels betrayed. […]

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ARC Review: To Have and to Hold (Returning Home, #3) by Serena Bell

July 22, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read with a lot of heart – a second-chance-romance with a twist that had me so excited to get my hands on this book. […]

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Review: Love and Always (A Pound of Flesh, #1.5) by Sophie Jackson

July 21, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3 stars This is a really sweet read. A follow on from the wonderful A Pound of Flesh, it allows us the opportunity to catch up with Kat and Carter, seeing […]

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Review: Hitched: Volume One (Imperfect Love, #1) by Kendall Ryan

July 21, 2016January 1, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Hitched: Volume One by Kendall Ryan is a quick, entertaining read that will have you reaching for the next book once you finish part 1. It’s the […]

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Bossman

Book Tour, Review, Excerpt & Giveway: Bossman (Dirty Office Romance, #1) by Vi Keeland

July 19, 2016January 5, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play Blurb The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn’t exactly make a good impression. I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my […]

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Review: The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years, #1) by Sarina Bowen

July 19, 2016July 6, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amamzon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars This is a gorgeous little NA read! Sweet, fun, sexy and heartfelt, it’s everything that I love about college romance. Corey Callahan is embarking on her […]

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ARC Review: Going Down Easy (Billionaire Bad Boys, #1) by Carly Phillips

July 19, 2016April 2, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Kaden Barnes is a complex man. On the surface he’s a young billionaire running a company with his best friends after they struck it rich with the creation of […]

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Review: The Spiral Down (The Fall Up, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 16, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Life is a struggle, but it’s who you chose to take on the journey with you that matters the most.” 4 stars! The Fall Up was one of my […]

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Review Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: The Hard Count by Ginger Scott

July 15, 2016July 10, 2016 AJ Drama

Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play Blurb Nico Medina’s world is eleven miles away from mine. During the day, it’s a place where doors are open—where homes are lived in, and neighbors love. But when the sun sets, it […]

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Review: Cream of the Crop (Hudson Valley, #2) by Alice Clayton

July 14, 2016February 24, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I love Alice Clayton. She’s a go-to author for sweet, funny and sexy romance, and after loving Nuts, the first book in this series (though this one can […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: Filthy English (British Bad Boys, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

July 13, 2016July 23, 2021 Mel Angsty

  A smokin’ hot British player… A jilted girl… One night of mistaken identity… ★★ NOW LIVE★★ Amazon US | Amazon UK *A modern love story inspired by Romeo and Juliet* Blurb Two weeks before her wedding, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Deep Redemption (Hades Hangmen, #4) by Tillie Cole

July 12, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Bikers

  Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | iBooks Blurb ONLY THROUGH BLOOD CAN THE DEEPEST REDEMPTION BE FOUND… He was born to ascend. He was destined to lead. He was never meant to fail. […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Restored (The Walshes, #5) by Kate Canterbary

July 12, 2016December 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | B&N | Kobo Blurb Can a reformed player ever truly play by someone else’s rules? Sam Walsh has finally put an end to decades of self-destruction, turned over a healthy new leaf, […]

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Review: Pucked Over (Pucked, #3) by Helena Hunting

July 7, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 4.5 ‘I love Randy Balls’ stars Rude, crude, hilarious, completely inappropriate and sexy as all hell, this series is so much fun! Add in wonderfully endearing (and totally […]

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Blog Tour and ARC Review: Yesterday’s Tomorrows by M.E. Montgomery

July 6, 2016November 13, 2017 Mel Mystery/Suspense

YESTERDAY’S TOMORROWS M.E. Montgomery This second chance romance is beautiful and heart wrenching! RELEASED June 30, 2016! BUY IT NOW! RELEASE DAY PRICE OF 99c! FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Amazon US | Amazon UK Find Yesterday’s Tomorrows on GOODREADS Review […]

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ARC Review: Broken Prince (The Royals, #2) by Erin Watt

July 4, 2016March 28, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Paper Princess was one of my favourite reads this year, and I have been SO excited to get my hands on this follow up. And once again […]

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Review: Addicted (Outlaws, #2) by Elle Kennedy

July 1, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I go where you go” Holy hotness! Elle Kennedy takes us on another ride with her smut-tastic (mildly) dystopian series full of sexy alpha males and sexy, strong women. […]

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