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Mystery/Suspense

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Lethal Lies (Blood Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 AJ Action

  Released 16 May 2017 Amazon  |  B&N  |  Books-A-Million  |  Google Play  |  iBooks  |  IndieBound  |  Kobo  |  Paperback **Pick up the print edition for exclusive bonus content!** Synopsis A deadly secret can’t […]

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ARC Review: The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) by Amy Harmon

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 Mel Action

  The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author Amy Harmon Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iTunes | B&N | Kobo | Paperback   Blurb There will be a […]

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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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ARC Review: Kiss Marry Kill (Iron Clad Security, #1) by Sidney Halston

March 27, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book! A sweet, fun, chemistry-filled, emotional second-chance-romance with a mystery/suspense storyline, I was completely swept up in the love story and could not put […]

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ARC Review: Soulmates (Drag.Me.To.Hell, #2) by Nadine Nightingale

March 10, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars! Soulmates picks up shortly after Karma ended and we are thrown back in the world of magic, mystery, and suspense. Amanda is attending a school in New York City trying […]

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ARC Review: Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 26, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 dark, suspenseful and romantic stars This is such a great read! Yes, it’s a dark and suspenseful mystery/thriller, but it’s also an absolutely gorgeous second-chance-romance, and the two […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Damage Control (Dirty Money, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

February 21, 2017March 1, 2017 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Damage Control (Dirty Money, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones Released February 21, 2017 NOW LIVE! Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Audible *more buy links here Blurb Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Damage Control, the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: It’s You (Book Two) by Katy Regnery (writing as K.P. Kelley)

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

It’s You (Book 2) by Katy Regnery writing as KP Kelly is NOW LIVE! BUY IT TODAY! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo Blurb The thrilling conclusion of Katy Regnery’s first paranormal romance series! HAPPILY EVER AFTER… To some, they’re […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: It’s You (Book One) by Katy Regnery (writing as K.P. Kelley)

January 3, 2017January 4, 2017 Mel Fantasy

It’s You, Book 1 by Katy Regnery writing as KP Kelly is NOW LIVE! BUY IT TODAY!! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes her first duo of paranormal […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Whispers and the Roars by K. Webster

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 Mel Angsty

Whispers and the Roars  by K Webster BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU  iBooks | Kobo  Find Whispers and the Roars on GOODREADS Blurb When my eyes are closed, the monster can’t ever see me. When I sing a […]

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Review: Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 “Hurricane” stars “…bad decisions always make for good stories…” Charged is the second book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover. It’s sexy, sweet, suspenseful, funny, […]

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Review: Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

November 6, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Hide from fate all you like … But it shall soon find you” 4.5 stars Wow, what a read! Huge twists and turns, devastating events and massive reveals, it’s […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Trapped by Amanda Lance

October 31, 2016October 30, 2016 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Trapped by Amanda Lance BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | B&N | iBooks | Paperback Blurb On the way to investigate a fugitive sighting, 21-year-old news intern Aubrey Kent is injured when an unexpected storm destroys the newscopter—along with the […]

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Review: Honor (The Breaking Point, #1) by Jay Crownover

October 30, 2016December 15, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You aren’t in my world … You are the center of it. You always have been.” 4 stars This is a dark and edgy read with strong characters, unique […]

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ARC Review: Deadly Silence (Blood Brothers, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 17, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The safest place for her was with him, yet it was also the most dangerous to her heart.” A wild and exciting ride – 4 stars A spin off […]

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ARC Review: Made For Sin by Stacia Kane

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review I immediately became a fan of Stacia Kane after reading her Downside Ghosts series, and I knew that I had to get my hands on her newest book, Made for Sin, after […]

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Review: Fall with Me (Wait for You, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Writing as J. Lynn)

August 29, 2016December 30, 2016 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” A gorgeous NA friends-to-lovers romance with wonderful characters, a touch of mystery/suspense and a whole lot […]

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ARC Review: Veiled (Ada Palomino, #1) by Karina Halle

August 14, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 scary, sexy, supernatural stars As a die-hard fan of the Experiment in Terror series, I have been so excited to get my hands on this book! Ada was […]

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New Release and ARC Review: Hard Rules (Dirty Money, #1) by Lisa Renee Jones

August 9, 2016January 23, 2017 Mel Mystery/Suspense

  BLURB Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Hard Rules, the smoldering, scorching first novel in the explosively sexy new Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. How bad do you want it? […]

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ARC Review: Karma (Drag.Me.To.Hell, #1) by Nadine Nightingale

August 8, 2016March 9, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 “No risk, no fun” stars Karma by Nadine Nightingale is the first book in her new PN/UF Drag.Me.To.Hell series. It has a good mix of light and heavy […]

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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: 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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ARC Review: Lovegame by Tracy Wolff

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars Love game, written by Tracy Wolff, is an erotic suspenseful romance with lots of steam and twists and turns that kept me turning the pages. Veronica Romero is a […]

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Review: He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker

April 6, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! He Will be My Ruin is a suspenseful thriller full of mystery that kept me on my toes the entire time and left me enthralled with the […]

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ARC Review: Redemptive (Combative, #2) by Jay McLean

March 3, 2016January 2, 2020 Mel Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Redemptive is the second book in the Combative Trilogy and Jay McLean has managed to leave me reeling from this portion of the story. This series just gets better […]

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