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ARC Review: One Good Reason (Boston Love, #3) by Julie Johnson

May 30, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review  “You are my favourite kind of adventure” 4 stars Fun and flirty with epic banter and a gorgeous romance with lots of heart, I really enjoyed this one! It’s the third […]

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ARC Review: Game Maker (Game Series, #2) by B.J. Harvey

May 29, 2016January 15, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 sweet, sexy and swoony stars I love this book! A girl in love with her big brother’s best friend is always a favourite set-up of mine, and B.J. […]

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Review: Lead Me Not (Twisted Love, #1) by A. Meredith Walters

May 28, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’ll miss out on some amazing things in life if you can’t look past your nose to see the beauty that’s out there in the most unconventional places. And […]

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Review: Until Jax (Until Her/Him, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 27, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 sweet, sexy, swoony stars I really enjoyed this book! Like its predecessors, it’s sweet, sexy and swoony with a gorgeous alpha hero and an easy, mostly drama-free love […]

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Review: Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry

May 25, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “forever forever and always always” stars! “You’re doing it.” “Doing what?” “Bringing me back to life.” I absolutely adored this book. Loving Mr. Daniels, written by Brittainy C. […]

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ARC Review: For 100 Days (100 Series, #1) by Lara Adrian

May 24, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 sexy stars I am a huge fan of Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series, so of course I had to jump all over this as soon as I saw […]

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The Bird and the Sword

Review: The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon

May 20, 2016May 1, 2017 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  5 “I think I will keep you” stars! Amy Harmon has once again proved what a wonderfully brilliant writer she is. She is an amazing story teller who grabs the reader’s […]

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Review: Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark #10) by Kresley Cole

May 19, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! 4.5 stars OMG, I love this book! 10 books in the series and Kresley Cole keeps on surprising me! This one has a very different feel from the other […]

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ARC Review: Good Girl by Lauren Layne

May 17, 2016May 8, 2016 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I have loved Lauren Layne’s previous books and was so excited to dive into this one, and once again she has given us a sweet and sexy love story […]

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ARC Review: Wasted Words (Austen, #1) by Staci Hart

May 16, 2016February 9, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 “burn together” stars! Wasted Words is the first book I have read by Staci Hart and it definitely won’t be the last. She has written a great book based on a […]

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Smut

ARC Review & Excerpt: Smut by Karina Halle

May 16, 2016September 23, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | iTunes | Nook | Kobo Blurb What happens when the kink between the pages leads to heat between the sheets? All Blake Crawford wants is to pass his creative writing course, get […]

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Review: Asa (Marked Men, #6) by Jay Crownover

May 15, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 ‘The Cop and the Ex-Con’ stars This is the sixth and final book in The Marked Men series, and I have been really excited to get to it. […]

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Review: Game Player (Game Series, #1) by B.J. Harvey

May 14, 2016January 15, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a spin off from B.J. Harvey’s Bliss series, featuring secondary characters from that series, and still with lots of interaction with the main Bliss couples, which I […]

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Stuck Up Suit

Review: Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

May 13, 2016June 12, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 hot, banter-filled and beautifully emotional stars “You want to fight with me?” Graham tugged at his tie, loosening it. “I find it turns me on.” This book really […]

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Player and the Pixie

Review: The Player and the Pixie (Rugby, #2) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

May 10, 2016November 29, 2017 Mel Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Sean + Lucy = Spectacular” stars! “You have this incredible way of showing me new ways to look at things, do you know that, Lucy Fitzpatrick?” The Player […]

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Review: Rowdy (Marked Men, #5) by Jay Crownover

May 10, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I came here for you” stars OMG, I love this book! Probably my favourite of the series, Rowdy’s book was full of emotion with a great storyline, fantastic […]

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Sugar Daddy

ARC Review: Sugar Daddy (Sugar Bowl, #1) by Sawyer Bennett

May 10, 2016May 20, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars! Wow, what a great read! Dark and dirty yet still sweetly romantic, and oh-so-freaking hot!!! Sela and Beck are sensational. I loved it! Sela Halstead is a woman intent […]

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ARC Review: Glass Ceilings (True Heroes, #2) by A.M. Madden

May 8, 2016August 22, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! This is a really great read! I went into it not knowing what to expect, and I was happily surprised. It’s the second in the True Heroes series, but […]

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Review: Collared by Nicole Williams

May 6, 2016May 9, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I would have waited for you no matter how long you took. A month, a year, an eternity. I would have waited.” 4.5 stars Wow, this was such a […]

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Review: Nash (Marked Men, #4) by Jay Crownover

May 3, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘For the love of Nash’ stars Just when I think I’ve met my favourite Marked Man, along comes another book and I fall madly in love all over […]

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Review: The Player (The Game Maker, #3) by Kresley Cole

May 2, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I enjoyed this one. Super smutty, but with a nice emotional aspect to it, the third and (? final) book in The Game Maker series rounds out […]

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Review: Phantom Embrace (Immortal Guardians, #5.5) by Dianne Duvall

April 30, 2016June 22, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I read this novella as part of the On The Hunt collection, and loved it! Book 5.5 of the Immortal Guardians series, this short gives us the story of […]

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ARC Review: The Wedding Pact (The O’Malleys, #2) by Katee Robert

April 29, 2016April 30, 2016 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  Review 4 “lovely” stars! The Wedding Pact, written by Katee Roberts, is the second book in the O’Malleys series. This series is about three mafia families in Boston – the O’Malley’s, […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Heart (Starcrossed, #3) by Leisa Rayven

April 29, 2016March 2, 2017 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 fated stars! After reading and loving Bad Romeo and Broken Juliet, I was so excited to get my hands on Wicked Heart. I hate going into books with extremely […]

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Review: Rome (Marked Men, #3) by Jay Crownover

April 29, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “we got this” stars Book 3 in the Marked Men series brings us the story of big brother Archer, Rome, and feisty bombshell, Cora. Both well known in […]

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