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Review: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night (Immortals After Dark #4) by Kresley Cole

June 3, 2015April 13, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review Book 4 in the Immortals After Dark series, and the action and romance is continuing at a great pace! This book brings us the story of Bowen MacRieve. Ever since Bowen’s first appearance […]

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Review: Beautiful Bitch (Beautiful Bastard, #1.5) by Christina Lauren

June 3, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars Set about a year after the end of Beautiful Bastard, this novella is a nice little glimpse into Bennett and Chloe’s relationship. It’s essentially the epilogue to […]

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Review: Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard, #1) by Christina Lauren

June 1, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 Bastard vs Bitch stars I have seen a lot of mixed responses about this book. Because of that, I took the unprecedented (for me) move, of skipping this […]

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Review: Conviction (The Consolation Duet, #2 and Salvation, #4) by Corinne Michaels

May 31, 2015April 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Nothing in this world comes easy, but if it’s right, you fight for it.” A beautiful finish for an amazing love story. 5 stars I just read and loved Consolation, […]

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Review: Fisher’s Light by Tara Sivec

May 29, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “No matter what, I will always find my way back to you.” A breathtakingly beautiful story of a husband and wife torn apart by the devastation of PTSD, and their […]

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Review: Sweet Filthy Morning After (Wild Seasons, #1.5) by Christina Lauren

May 27, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audible (only available as audiobook) Review This is a delicious little extra that follows on from Sweet Filthy Boy. It’s only available in audiobook format, and is a glorious half hour of French-accented narration from […]

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Review: Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons, #1) by Christina Lauren

May 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “I want to love all of my life as much as I love this night.” 4.5 fun, romantic and sexy stars I love this book! Sweet, funny, romantic and […]

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Review: Consolation (The Consolation Duet, #1 and Salvation, #3) by Corinne Michaels

May 26, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Loved it. Loved it. LOVED IT! An absolutely beautiful, highly emotional love story. 5 stars. Natalie is a young woman whose life is shattered when she learns that her ex-SEAL […]

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Review: Capture (Elements of Chemistry #3; Hypothesis, #1.3) by Penny Reid

May 24, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review “I don’t want a beautiful week with you. I want a beautiful lifetime.” The final instalment of the Elements of Chemistry series, this is a fantastic finish for Kaitlyn and Martin’s story. After […]

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Review: Beautiful Secret (Beautiful Bastard, #4) by Christina Lauren

May 23, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 Uptight Brit-loving stars The fourth book in the Beautiful Bastard series, this one has a really different feel to it from the earlier books, and I loved it! A […]

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Review: Heat (Elements of Chemistry #2; Hypothesis, #1.2) by Penny Reid

May 22, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 stars Part 2 of the Elements of Chemistry series, this book continues Kaitlyn and Martin’s story that began in Attraction. The nasty cliffhanger from the last book is resolved quickly (leaving me […]

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Review: Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1; Hypothesis, #1.1) by Penny Reid

May 18, 2015January 27, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 Awesome stars “Do you always talk like that?” “Like what? Like awesome?” “Yeah, like awesome.” I loved this first part of the Elements of Chemistry series. Leave it to Penny Reid to […]

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ARC Review: Moonlight on Nightingale Way (On Dublin Street #6) by Samantha Young

May 14, 2015December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Nooooooo, it’s over!!! *sniff* But what a FANTASTIC finish to one of my all-time favourite series. 4 stars. The final book in the On Dublin Street series, this is a bittersweet review […]

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ARC Review: Dark Instincts (The Phoenix Pack, #4) by Suzanne Wright

May 13, 2015December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 hot and hilarious paranormal stars I love this series! An adult PNR based in the shifter world, these books are fast paced, exciting, sexy and romantic, and absolutely […]

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Review: Victorious (Quantum, #3) by M.S. Force

May 12, 2015August 30, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 hot and swoony stars This book gives us the conclusion to Natalie and Flynn’s breathtaking romance. The fairy tale of ‘regular girl with a tragic past meets hot, […]

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Review: Valorous (Quantum, #2) by M.S. Force

May 11, 2015August 30, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 more swoony stars This book is a direct continuation of Natalie and Flynn’s story which began in Virtuous. In order to avoid spoilers, I’m going to try and keep […]

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Review: Virtuous (Quantum, #1) by M.S. Force

May 10, 2015August 30, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 swoony stars What’s not to love about the dream of a celebrity falling for a ‘normal’ girl? Especially when the love story is told with lots of detail, […]

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Review: Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road, #1) by Katie McGarry

May 8, 2015January 13, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars – I love this book! I’m a massive fan of Katie McGarry. She writes wonderful YA romantic drama, and when I heard that she was starting a new […]

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Review: The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

May 7, 2015November 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review This book is a fantastic collaboration between two amazing authors, and the result is a fun, intelligent romance that is original, full of quick wit, fantastic banter, epic quotes, and […]

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Review: Knight & Stay (Knight, #2) by Kitty French

May 5, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Having read book 1 of this series, Knight & Play, I thought I knew exactly what to expect going in – SMUT. And yep, I got it! But what I […]

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Review: Here’s to Falling by Christine Zolendz

May 4, 2015April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “It was you from the beginning … you were my horizon. Everything I could ever see.”  Stunning, emotional and an epically beautiful love story. 5 HUGE STARS I read this book […]

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ARC Review: Necessary Restorations (The Walshes, #3) by Kate Canterbary

May 3, 2015December 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review This series is fast becoming a favourite! 4.5 stars Book 3 in The Walshes series features Samuel Walsh, third brother in the Walsh clan, and a total contradiction. Agreed among the […]

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Review: The Space Between (The Walshes, #2) by Kate Canterbary

April 30, 2015December 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The second book in The Walshes series gives us the story of Patrick – eldest of the Walsh siblings. He is the serious one, the moody one, and the one that […]

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Review: The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #13) by J.R. Ward

April 15, 2015May 4, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 Brilliantly devastating stars If you’re a BDB fan, then you’ll know what to expect from this series, and once again, JR Ward totally delivered. This is […]

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Review: Neanderthal Marries Human (Knitting in the City, #1.5) by Penny Reid

April 9, 2015March 29, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4.5 stars! “I know you by heart.” I loved Neanderthal Seeks Human so I was so excited to hear there would be more of Janie and Quinn! And it was fantastic. I loved […]

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