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Review: Making Faces by Amy Harmon

October 25, 2013July 24, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review ABSOLUTELY, AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL! “Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. It is the […]

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Review: Blood and Sand (Elemental World, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

October 24, 2013August 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I am a mad fan of Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries books, and love that she is giving us more of her world in this spin off series. I have […]

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Review: Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy, #3) by Karina Halle

October 21, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The snake and the bear, the man of stealth and lies, the man of soul and strength. Both men who had a stake in my heart at some point in […]

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Review: Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy, #2) by Karina Halle

October 20, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Whoa! Another wild ride from the genius that is Karina Halle. There’s really not a lot I can say without it being a massive spoiler for Sins & Needles, so […]

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Review: Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, #2.5)

October 18, 2013March 30, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6  incredible stars!!! HOLY FREAKING AWESOME! I can’t even put into words how amazing this book is. And it’s a novella! 105 pages of pure win! And I can honestly […]

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Review: Eyes Wide Open (The Blackstone Affair, #3) by Raine Miller

October 15, 2013August 22, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Passionate and intense, this is the almost-conclusion to Brynne and Ethan’s intense love story, and the third book in the Blackstone Affair series. And while there is still more […]

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Review: Willing Captive by Belle Aurora

October 15, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I freaking LOVE this book! It’s surprising, it’s hilariously funny, it broke my heart, it made me swoon and squee like an absolute idiot, and has an amazing love […]

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Review: Spiral by Mila Ferrera

October 14, 2013April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   Review 5 heart-clutching stars! I went into this book not really knowing what to expect, and I have to say it surprised the hell out of me! It’s not your average ‘boy […]

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Review: Somersgate House (Ghosts & Reincarnation, #1) by Kristen Ashley

October 13, 2013October 14, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I LOVE KRISTEN ASHLEY! I’ve said it before, but with each book of hers I read, I adore her more and more.  I went into this book suffering from […]

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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: Bound By Night (MoonBound Clan Vampires, #1) by Larissa Ione

October 2, 2013June 4, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I am a mad fan of Larissa Ione’s Demonica / Lords of Deliverance series, so when I discovered she was writing a series about vampires I was […]

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Review: Simple Perfection (Rosemary Beach, #6; Perfection, #2) by Abbi Glines

September 24, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Ummmmm… WTF just happened? Honestly, that’s pretty much the only thought my brain can process right now. But *pulls up the big girl panties* more of that later… First and […]

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Review: Unattainable (Undeniable, #3) by Madeline Sheehan

September 23, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I love Madeline Sheehan’s writing! Absolutely, freaking, LOVE it! She sucks me in from the very first page, and I am instantly transported into another world where I am […]

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Review: Salvation (The Captive, #4) by Erica Stevens

September 20, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review A SENSATIONAL ENDING TO AN AMAZING SERIES! The final book in The Captive series dives straight into the action, and absolutely blew me away! After the hideous cliffy in Refugee, we get to see […]

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Review: Refugee (The Captive, #3) by Erica Stevens

September 19, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 MASSIVE STARS!! HOLY SHIT! That was … I can’t even… wow! Just… wow! This book was absolutely sensational, and I am obsessed, officially and absolutely obsessed with this series! The […]

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Review: Renegade (The Captive, #2) by Erica Stevens

September 18, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The second book in The Captive series, this is a fantastic follow up to book one – Captured – and continues the story of Arianna and Braith and their battle to be together […]

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Review: Captured (The Captive, #1) by Erica Stevens

September 16, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review YA paranormal dystopia – WIN! This is a fantastic start to a series that I know I am going to love! Set 100 years after vampires became tired of […]

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Review: A Touch of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #0.5) by Lara Adrian

September 14, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review A little extra from the Midnight Breed, as Gideon and Savannah finally get their story told! In the books that span the Midnight Breed series, Gideon is the smartass tech-geek […]

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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: Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

September 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ??? Holy shit, I can’t believe all that went down in this book! Seriously! This whole book is a MASSIVE game changer for the series! […]

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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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ARC Review: Temporary Bliss (Bliss, #1) by B.J. Harvey

August 26, 2013January 27, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I love this book! It’s funny, dirty and romantic with a confident, sassy heroine and four very fine guys to drool over. Are you hooked yet? Makenna […]

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Review: Price of a Kiss (Forbidden Men, #1) by Linda Kage

August 24, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars I love this book! It’s fun, it’s flirty, it’s full of sensational banter, but also has just enough of a serious undertone to it to bring the emotion […]

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Review: Epilogue (The Dark Duet, #3) by C.J. Roberts

August 21, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “We’d come so far, and I was oddly desperate to see where we could go.” OMG! Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!!!! You have to love a book that finishes off a series […]

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