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Romance

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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Man Candy

Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

June 27, 2016June 26, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Man Candy by Melanie Harlow Release Date: June 20, 2016 Genre: Contemporary Romance Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | iBooks Now FREE on Kindle Unlimited Find Man Candy on Goodreads! Blurb He’s back. Not just back in town, but […]

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Idol

Review: Idol (VIP, #1) by Kristen Callihan

June 26, 2016May 7, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’re bringing me back to life.” 5 stars! What an epic rockstar romance! This is my very first book by Kristen Callihan, and I loved it! Wonderful writing, great […]

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ARC Review: Into the Nothing by B.T. Urruela (Broken Outlaw, #1)

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars This is the first solo novel from author B.T. Urruela. He is a co-writer of one of my favourite books – A Lover’s Lament – so I have […]

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Review: The Other Man by R.K. Lilley

June 25, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 darkly mysterious, sexy stars This book is a spin off from The Wild Side trilogy, where Lourdes and Heath were introduced as side characters. Heath’s role was important […]

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Z

Review: Z (Demonica, #14, Demonica Underworld, #3) by Larissa Ione

June 24, 2016April 9, 2019 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars I am a mad fan of all things Demonica. Larissa Ione has created a wonderfully complex paranormal world that stretches from heaven to earth and down to […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Broken Love (Love, #2) by Jillian Dodd

June 24, 2016June 22, 2016 Mel Romance

Cade & Palmer’s story is FINALLY here!  Broken Love by Jillian Dodd is NOW LIVE! iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Review 3 second-chance stars! “You marked my soul as yours a long time ago and never […]

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ARC Review: A Beautiful Sin by Terri E. Laine and A.M. Hargrove

June 23, 2016June 19, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review An emotional and dramatic forbidden romance – wow this book was a surprise! 4 stars This book was really different from what I was expecting based on the synopsis. […]

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Review: Some Sort of Love (Happy Crazy Love, #3) by Melanie Harlow

June 22, 2016December 22, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the third and final book in the Happy Crazy Love series. I love these books! Fun, romantic, sup sexy and with a lot of heart, […]

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Review: Some Sort of Crazy (Happy Crazy Love, #2) by Melanie Harlow

June 22, 2016December 22, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 fun, sexy stars Book 2 in Melanie Harlow’s Happy Crazy Love series brings us the story of youngest Nixon sister, Natalie. Natalie is only 25, but she is […]

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Some Sort of Happy

Review: Some Sort of Happy (Happy Crazy Love, #1) by Melanie Harlow

June 21, 2016December 22, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG, I loved it! Smart, sexy, funny and oh-so romantic, this book surprised me with its depth and emotion. I could not put it down. 4.5 stars! 27 year […]

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Say You'll Stay

Release Blitz & Review: Say You’ll Stay (Hennington Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 20, 2016November 21, 2022 AJ Epic Romance

Say You’ll Stay by Corinne Michaels is live!   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb One word. Stay. It was all he had to do. Instead, he got on […]

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