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Review: Banking the Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys, #2) by Max Monroe

August 5, 2016October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Crazy” stars Banking the Billionaire by Max Monroe picks up after the end of the novella, Tapping Her. It was absolutely hilarious, totally steamy, and heartwarmingly sweet. This book has […]

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Excerpt: The Darkest Link (Second Circle Tattoos, #4) by Scarlett Cole

August 5, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Released 30 August 2016 Book Description When her car breaks down off the side of a lonely highway far from her sunny Miami home, tattoo artist Lia […]

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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: Hitched: Volume Three (Imperfect Love, #3) by Kendall Ryan

August 3, 2016January 1, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3 stars! *May contain spoilers for Hitched: Volume One and Hitched: Volume Two* Hitched: Volume Three by Kendall Ryan picks up right after the ending of the second book. Noah has […]

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Review: Tapping Her (Billionaire Bad Boys, #1.5) by Max Monroe

August 3, 2016October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Tapping Her by Max Monroe picks up directly after the end of Tapping the Billionaire. It was hilarious and sweet and is a great addition to Georgie and Kline’s story as […]

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ARC Review: Sugar Rush (Sugar Bowl, #2) by Sawyer Bennett

August 3, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Released 16 August 2016 Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I loved Sugar Daddy, and after that heart-wrenching cliffy, I have been desperate to get my hands on this book! Of course now I have […]

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An Ounce of Hope

Review: An Ounce of Hope (A Pound of Flesh, #2) by Sophie Jackson

August 1, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 shining stars! Wow, wow, wow, I love this book! It’s a breathtakingly beautiful story of two people’s journeys to reclaim their lives after heartbreaking tragedy, and an emotional, […]

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Review: Forever Pucked (Pucked, #4) by Helena Hunting

August 1, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review So freaking wrong, but so freaking funny! 4 inappropriate stars This is the follow up (full-length) book for Alex and Violet from Pucked. If you’re a fan of this […]

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ARC Review: Perfect Rage (Unyielding, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 31, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘limitless’ stars Wow, what a read! An emotionally intense second-chance romance that is full of heartache, anguish and torment, with a fiercely passionate couple whose love for each […]

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Priceless

Review: Priceless (Forbidden Men, #8) by Linda Kage

July 30, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 Priceless stars This book! THIS. BOOK!!! OMG, I loved it so much! This book is heartfelt, funny and romantic with fantastically developed characters and relationships. A wonderful friends-to-lovers […]

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Review: Tapping the Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys, #1) by Max Monroe

July 28, 2016October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Some kind of wonderful” stars! Fate gives us chances, but we’re the ones who have to take them. Who is Max Monroe? A duo of secret romance writers […]

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Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3 stars! Together, we would only bring chaos. Moonshot by Alessandra Torre is a second chance romance that has all the feels. It’s sweet and sexy with a large […]

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Release Blitz: Veiled by Karina Halle

July 28, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook   From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie and The Pact comes a new romance that will test your limits and leave you breathless. Death. It’s something that […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Midnight Soul (Fantasyland, #5) by Kristen Ashley

July 27, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  Amazon |  Barnes and Noble  |  GooglePlay  |  iBooks  |  Kobo   Synopsis Against his will, Noctorno Hawthorne, an undercover vice cop, finds himself embroiled in magic, mayhem and parallel universes. Too late, he […]

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Release Blitz: Off Limits by Lola Darling

July 25, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  Released 25 July 2016 Amazon US  | Amazon UK Buy Off Limits today for ONLY 99c! Release day sale only!   Synopsis I hate Max Davis. I hate his cocky, overconfident smirk and the way […]

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Review: Hitched: Volume Two (Imperfect Love, #2) by Kendall Ryan

July 22, 2016January 1, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 Stars! *May contain spoilers for Hitched: Volume One* Hitched: Volume Two by Kendall Ryan picks up after the cliffhanger from the first book. Olivia is gone and Noah feels betrayed. […]

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ARC Review: To Have and to Hold (Returning Home, #3) by Serena Bell

July 22, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read with a lot of heart – a second-chance-romance with a twist that had me so excited to get my hands on this book. […]

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New Release: Going Down Easy (Billionaire Bad Boys Book 1) by Carly Phillips

July 22, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

Buy:  Amazon (Kindle)  |  B&N Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Blurb Billionaire Bad Boys: Rich, Powerful and sexy as hell. Billionaire Kaden Barnes has a reputation for being difficult and always getting his way. […]

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Review: Love and Always (A Pound of Flesh, #1.5) by Sophie Jackson

July 21, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3 stars This is a really sweet read. A follow on from the wonderful A Pound of Flesh, it allows us the opportunity to catch up with Kat and Carter, seeing […]

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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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Excerpt Reveal: Reaper’s Fire (Reaper’s MC, #6) by Joanna Wylde

July 21, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  Are you ready for Gage and Tinker’s story? Reaper’s Fire releases on August 9th! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Blurb New York Times bestselling […]

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ARC Review: Burn Down the Night (Everything I Left Unsaid, #3) by Molly O’Keefe

July 21, 2016January 8, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3 stars Molly O’Keefe rocked my world with Everything I Left Unsaid, and this book is set in the same world. Joan and Max are both introduced in the first two […]

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Release Blitz: On The Ropes Series by Aly Martinez

July 20, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  SURPRISE RELEASE! Now you can get the complete On The Ropes Series for only $3.99 for a very limited time! Price will go up to $6.99 in a few days! Grab this #fighter #romance […]

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