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Review: Dirty Together (Dirty Billionaire, #3) by Meghan March

August 4, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “When did things change? When did this go from being a whim to being…everything?” 3.5 highly satisfying stars! After the hideously irritating ending to the last book, Dirty Pleasures, […]

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Review: Dirty Pleasures (Dirty Billionaire, #2) by Meghan March

August 4, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review My thoughts after finishing this book: 1. Damn, this book is hot! 2. Creighton – you’ve a sex-crazed, possessive caveman of epic proportions, yet I adore you 3. Holly […]

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Review: Dirty Billionaire (Dirty Billionaire, #1) by Meghan March

August 4, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 smut-tastic stars! I’m a sucker for a billionaire story. Add in a marriage of convenience, a strong-yet-naive heroine, a controlling alpha hero and a whole heap of steamy […]

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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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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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Review: The Girl’s Got Secrets (Forbidden Men, #7) by Linda Kage

June 14, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 angsty, secretive, chemistry-filled stars. I loved it! I freaking love this series. Love. It! Not every book is a 5 star read but the love stories are unique […]

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Review: Jet (Marked Men, #2) by Jay Crownover

April 27, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is the second book the Marked Men series, and is the story of bad boy rocker with a huge heart, Jet. Jet is best buddies with […]

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The Purest Hook

ARC Review: The Purest Hook (Second Circle Tattoos, #3) by Scarlett Cole

April 26, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars I loved it! Scarlett Cole made me an instant fan of this series with her amazing debut novel, The Strongest Steel. This is the third book in the series, […]

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Review: Breaking Him (Love is War, #1) by R.K. Lilley

April 3, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “I do believe in love … I believe it’s the most destructive force on earth.” 4 bitter, twisted and angsty stars I love R.K. Lilley! She writes brilliantly angsty, […]

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Review: Louder Than Love (Love & Steel, #1) by Jessica Topper

December 28, 2015September 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review Absolutely beautiful! 4.5 stars This book has been on my tbr forever, and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it. The story of a grieving widow and […]

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Review: Insider (Exodus End World Tour, #1) by Olivia Cunning

September 24, 2015February 4, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 ‘Virgin and the Rock Star’ stars This is the first book in the Exodus End series – a spin-off to the Sinners on Tour books, featuring the hugely […]

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ARC Review: Shattered by You (Tear Assunder, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 17, 2015January 10, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 Heartachingly beautiful stars I have had such mixed feelings about this series. I liked the previous books, but I haven’t loved them. I’ve struggled with the excessive drama, […]

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Review: Deep (Stage Dive, #4) by Kylie Scott

July 2, 2015December 26, 2016 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Deep is the fourth book in the Stage Dive series written by Kylie Scott. I loved the previous three books so I was confident that Kylie would wrap the […]

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Review: The Saint (The Original Sinners: The White Years, #1) by Tiffany Reisz

March 14, 2015April 11, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Life is a book … God writes it. We’re His characters. He knows what happens on the next page, but we don’t. Heaven is where we get to read the […]

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ARC Review: Overwhelmed by You (Tear Assunder, #2) by Nashoda Rose

December 17, 2014January 10, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 truly overwhelming stars Book 2 in the Tear Assunder series brings us the story of Kat – best friend of Emily from book 1, Torn from You – […]

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Review: Taming the Storm (The Storm, #3) by Samantha Towle

November 22, 2014March 21, 2020 AJ Rockers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 Firecracker stars!! I loved this addition to The Storm series! Lyla and Tom are an amazing couple with sizzling chemistry and a highly entertaining relationship. With lots of hotness, […]

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ARC Review: Lead (Stage Dive, #3) by Kylie Scott

July 28, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘God, I love rock stars’ stars Stage Dive is back, baby! Hell yeah! I love this series. It’s funny, it’s romantic and it’s sexy, and this time around there […]

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Review: Play (Stage Dive, #2) by Kylie Scott

April 21, 2014December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Pumpkin-lovin’ stars This is such a fun read! Anne and Mal are such a cute / hot couple, and I laughed a lot while reading this book. “Life’s a song, […]

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Review: My Unexpected Forever (The Beaumont Series, #2) by Heidi McLaughlin

January 21, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a heartachingly beautiful story of love after loss, the creation of family, one broken hearted woman and one very determined, very perfect man. Harrison is […]

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ARC Review: Torn from You (Tear Assunder, #1) by Nashoda Rose

December 23, 2013January 10, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘HOLY SHIT’ stars Well damn, I’ve just been on a huge emotional ride! The love story of shy and innocent Emily, and underground fighter/almost-rockstar/bad boy Logan “Sculpt” takes […]

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Review: With You (Tear Assunder, #0.5) by Nashoda Rose

December 21, 2013January 10, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a quick read and an introduction to Emily and Sculpt (not his real name) of the Tear Assunder series, and it is recommended that you read this […]

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Review: Rock With Me (With Me in Seattle, #4) by Kristen Proby

October 3, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You. Are. So. Amazing.” His soft lips brush over mine, back and forth, over and over again as he begins to move inside me. “Rock with me, baby.” HOLY […]

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Review: Double Time (Sinners on Tour, #5) by Olivia Cunning

September 12, 2013February 4, 2017 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review The final book of the Sinners series is an emotional and, unsurprisingly, a somewhat kinky ride. Rhythm guitarist, Trey, has been a player throughout the previous books of the […]

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Review: Wicked Beat (Sinners on Tour, #4) by Olivia Cunning

September 8, 2013February 4, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh yeah! It’s smutty rockstar time!!!! Eric Sticks, drummer for the Sinners. The joker of the band. The kinky one who likes to watch. But there is so much […]

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Review: Wethering the Storm (The Storm, #2) by Samantha Towle

August 28, 2013May 13, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 ‘JAKE WETHERS – YOU ROCK MY WORLD’ STARS! I was nervous going into this book. I adored The Mighty Storm, and I was so hoping that the follow up […]

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