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Review: Sweet Fall (Sweet Home, #2) by Tillie Cole

February 1, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 heart-shattering stars After reading (and LOVING) Sweet Home, I was really excited to continue on with this series and thought I knew exactly what to expect. Oh, how […]

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Review: Easy Love (Boudreaux, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 29, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4 “cher” stars! Easy Love is the first book in the Boudreaux series by Kristen Proby. I had heard a lot of good things about this series so I […]

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Review: Rebel (Dead Man’s Ink, #1) by Callie Hart

January 28, 2016January 15, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I’m a huge fan of Callie Hart’s Blood & Roses series, and I was so excited when she wrote a spinoff series that tells us the story […]

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Fighting Solitude

Review: Fighting Solitude (On the Ropes, #3) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2016February 17, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Every. Single. Day. Forever.” 5 stars! Loved it, loved it, loved it! This is the final book of the On the Ropes series, a wonderful friends-to-lovers romance with lots of […]

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Review: You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning

January 26, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 “Pancake relationship” Stars!! You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me is the first book I have read/listened to by Sarra Manning and I can say with […]

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Review: Sebring (Unfinished Heroes, #5) by Kristen Ashley

January 25, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “I’m gonna make it all okay. You gotta let it go and believe.” Kristen Ashley finishes off her Unfinished Heroes series with the story of (up until now) bad guy, but […]

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Review: Beholden (Belonging Duet, #2) (Salvation, #2)

January 24, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 2.5 angsty, overly dramatic stars Mixed feelings again for this book. Picking up immediately after the nasty cliffy of Beloved, I was right into the story and really enjoyed the emotion and […]

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Appealed

Review: Appealed (The Legal Briefs, #3) by Emma Chase

January 23, 2016March 8, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 stars! Appealed is the third book in The Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase, who has once again nailed writing a story from a male’s POV. It is […]

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Review: Sweet Rome (Sweet Home, #1.5) by Tillie Cole

January 23, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Sometimes you just know when a person is meant for you, and I always had with her. She got me… She fucking saved me.” Rome Prince, I love you!!! […]

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Paper Hearts

Review: Paper Hearts (Hearts, #2) by Claire Contreras

January 21, 2016January 20, 2026 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 stars! “Real love stories never end.” I always love a good second chance romance so when a friend recommended Paper Hearts I knew I needed to read it. […]

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Review: Torn Hearts (Hearts, #1.5) by Claire Contreras

January 20, 2016May 8, 2017 Mel Novella

Buy – as part of Paper Hearts (#2): Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 3.5 stars! Even though Torn Hearts is a novella that only touches on the history between Jensen and Mia, it still delivers […]

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Review: Beloved (Belonging Duet, #1) (Salvation, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 20, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review I really wanted to love this, but… 2.5 stars I absolutely loved the Consolation / Conviction duet by this author, and went into those books not knowing that these […]

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Review: Tap (A Lovibond Novel, #1) by Georgia Cates

January 19, 2016March 15, 2017 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4.5 “Oh, Brou” Stars! Tap is the first book in the new Lovibond series written by Georgia Cates, and the first book of hers that I have read. […]

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Review: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely

January 18, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4 “Snuffaluffagus” stars! Big Rock is the first book I have read by Lauren Blakely and it won’t be my last. Friends to lovers and pretend relationships are […]

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The Fifth Wave

Review: The Fifth Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey

January 18, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL, I LOVED IT!!! 5 huge stars This book has been on my tbr forever, but I had never gotten around to it. I saw the trailer for the […]

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Review: Sweet Home (Sweet Home, #1) by Tillie Cole

January 18, 2016December 21, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review OMGOMGOMG! I LOVE IT!!! 5 huge stars. Why the hell did it take me so long to read this book? Gorgeous, manwhoring quarterback and an intelligent ‘good girl’, both […]

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ARC Review: Just Give Me a Reason (Lopez Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Rogers Maher

January 16, 2016March 24, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars This book follows on from Rolling in the Deep, and is the story of Holly’s best friend, Beth, and Ray’s brother, Tony. I loved these two characters in Rolling […]

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Review: A Pound of Flesh (A Pound of Flesh, #1) by Sophie Jackson

January 14, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is a gorgeous romance featuring a strong and determined heroine, a damaged bad boy with a heart of gold and their amazing, ‘against-the-odds’ love story. The […]

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Review: Tyrant (King, #2) by T.M. Frazier

January 14, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review “You and me… we’re a forever kind of thing.” 4 dark and intense stars Following on from the sensational King, this book picks up right from that shocking ending and gives us […]

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The Score

Review: The Score (Off-Campus, #3) by Elle Kennedy

January 13, 2016May 7, 2017 Mel New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 “Baby Doll” Stars! Wow! Elle Kennedy has done it again! The Score is the third book in her Off Campus Series and another FIVE STAR read!! I loved […]

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Review: King (King, #1) by T.M. Frazier

January 12, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY HELL, WHAT A GREAT READ! 4.5 dark, dangerous and sexy stars I knew this was a darker read going into it, but I honestly wasn’t sure to expect, but I […]

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Review: Art & Soul by Brittainy C. Cherry

January 11, 2016March 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Sometimes the most beautiful pieces of art were created from the darkest of souls.” 4 stars This is an intense and emotional story of two teenagers who are facing life-altering […]

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Review: Built (Saints of Denver, #1) by Jay Crownover

January 11, 2016December 13, 2016 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Built is the first book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover and tells a tale of two unlikely characters falling hard for […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Edge (Realm Enforcers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 9, 2016February 26, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Freaking fantastic! Great fun, heaps of action, awesome pnr and kickass romance, I loved it! 5 stars This is book 2 in the Realm Enforcers series. In order to fully appreciate […]

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Review: Out of Plans (The Mercenaries #2) by Stylo Fantôme

January 7, 2016December 18, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Lily 2.0” Stars! Out of Plans is the second book in The Merceneries Series. Stylo Fantome delivers another action packed story revolving around the lives of Lily Brewster and Marc […]

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