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Nikan Rebuilt

Review Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Nikan Rebuilt (Preload, #3) by Scarlett Cole

January 3, 2018December 29, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Does the past ever really stay in the past? Find out in Scarlett Cole’s NIKAN REBUILT, the steamy, third standalone in her rockstar romance series, Preload. After years of no contact, Nik and first […]

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Review: Missing From Me (Sixth Street Bands #3) by Jayne Frost

November 26, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Angsty and dramatic second-chance rockstar romance This is the third book in the Sixth Street Bands series, but it can standalone. It’s the first book I’ve read, and I […]

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Tempting Irish

Blog Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Tempting Irish (Wild Irish, #2) by C.M. Seabrook

November 24, 2017November 13, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Tempting Irish (Wild Irish, #2) by C.M. Seabrook is live! New Adult Romance Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Synopsis One rock god. One girl from his past. One ocean that can’t keep them apart. […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Bad at Love by Karina Halle

November 17, 2017April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Bad at Love, an all-new contemporary STANDALONE by New York Times Bestselling author Karina Halle is LIVE!!!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Paperback (Free in Kindle Unlimited) Synopsis She’s bad at love, […]

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Review: Full Tilt (Full Tilt, #1) by Emma Scott

September 20, 2017September 26, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “No regrets” stars “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They are in each other all along.” I have had this book on my kindle for months and […]

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ARC Review, Tour & Giveaway: Elliott Redeemed (Preload, #2) by Scarlett Cole

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Chapters Indigo  |  Paperback   Synopsis A single mom and tortured musician find common ground in Scarlett Cole’s Elliott Redeemed, the second standalone […]

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Review: Everything Begins With Us by E.A. Andrews

August 31, 2017August 29, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a really impressive debut novel from E.A. Andrews. A beautifully written, heartfelt coming of age story about a young girl following her heart, finding her passion, creating a new […]

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Review: Royally Raised (Royally, #4.5) by Emma Chase

June 2, 2017March 5, 2022 AJ Quickie

Free:  Kindle Ebook Review Henry and Sarah in the future – a fantastic extra to the series! This little bonus carries on from Royally Matched, a fun little glimpse into the lives of Henry and […]

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Review: Real Sexy (Real Dirty Duet, #2) by Meghan March

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Real Sexy is the follow up to the deliciously sexy Real Dirty, and is a beautiful finish for Boone and Ripley’s story! Romantic, emotional, swoony, […]

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Review: Real Dirty (Real Dirty Duet, #1) by Meghan March

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  | Audio Review 4.5 stars I love this one! I love Meghan March’s duets. I know I’m going to be reading something hot and steamy but with a lot of heart. I […]

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When It's Real

ARC Review: When It’s Real by Erin Watt

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon | Hardcover | Audio Synopsis Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star’s fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel […]

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ARC Review: Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6) by A.L. Jackson

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Signed Paperbacks   Synopsis Zachary Kennedy has never been known as a fighter, but he’ll never regret fighting for her… I’m […]

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Rocked Up

ARC Review: Rocked Up by Karina Halle & Scott MacKenzie

May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo Review An edgy, unexpected rockstar romance. I freaking loved it! 4.5 stars! Rocked Up is a sweet, sexy, fun, edgy, forbidden rock star romance that sucked me in […]

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ARC Review: The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 23, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 creepy clown stars I am a mad fan of all things JLA, but there’s just something about the way she writes young adult that makes her YA reads […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Unwritten (Woodlands, #5) by Jen Frederick

March 6, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel Rockers

Unwritten (Woodlands, #5) by Jen Frederick Available NOW! Amazon | Paperback Blurb After years of trying to hit it big with his band, Adam Rees’ dream is finally about to come true. A new lead singer brings […]

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ARC Review: Kept From You (Tear Assunder, #4) by Nashoda Rose

March 6, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 emotionally intense, super-hot stars! The fourth book in the Tear Assunder series brings us the story of drummer Killian ‘Kite’ Kane. As I have come to expect from […]

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jordan-reclaimed

ARC Review: Jordan Reclaimed (Preload, #1) by Scarlett Cole

February 28, 2017February 26, 2017 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  | B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Synopsis Jordan Steele’s life began when he was ten. When he was taken from his parents and a house that was never […]

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Review: Stay (Bleeding Stars, #5) by A.L. Jackson

February 22, 2017February 23, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Even wild souls need a place to rest.” 4.5 stars! Ever since I started my journey with the boys of rock band, Sunder, I have been eagerly awaiting Ash’s […]

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Review: Outsider (Exodus End, #2) by Olivia Cunning

February 2, 2017February 4, 2017 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Love is not always easy or as we expect it to be, but it is worth the struggle. Love is always worth a fight. Just because it’s a challenge […]

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Review: Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4) by A.L. Jackson

December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AL Jackson has once again reduced me to a blubbering mess only to put me back together, falling in mad love along the way. This is a story of […]

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Review: Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars, #3) by A.L. Jackson

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the third book in the Bleeding Stars series, and OMG, my poor heart!!! This is a chemistry-filled, angsty (yet swoony) love story between two incredibly […]

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Review: Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2) by A.L. Jackson

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! The follow up to A Stone in the Sea, this is a beautifully romantic finish to Shea and Sebastian’s story. Dramatic, emotional, hot and so, so swoony, […]

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Review: A Stone in the Sea (Bleeding Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A beautifully emotional rock-star romance with great chemistry, lots of heart and a hot and intense love story. As expected, AL Jackson brings the feels, and once […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, and ARC Review: Managed (VIP, #2) by Kristen Callihan

November 15, 2016October 23, 2018 AJ Rockers

  Buy:  Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback  Blurb It started off as a battle of wits. Me: the ordinary girl with a big mouth against Him: the sexy bastard with a big…ego. I thought I’d hit […]

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Review: Listen to Me (Fusion, #1) by Kristen Proby

August 20, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Sweet, fun, romantic, oh-so-sexy and lots of heart. Kristen Proby does it again! Addison Wade and her four best friends are the co-owners of hot new restaurant, […]

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