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Review: Collared by Nicole Williams

May 6, 2016May 9, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I would have waited for you no matter how long you took. A month, a year, an eternity. I would have waited.” 4.5 stars Wow, this was such a […]

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Review: Racing the Sun by Karina Halle

April 21, 2016 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “Mia Leonessa” stars! I should have known from the start that this man was going to give me a reason to stay. Karina Halle continues to amaze […]

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Review: Calico by Callie Hart

April 17, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review “We joined our fates together so long ago, fused our lives together in such an irrevocable way, and I know there’s no way I’ll ever recover from it.” 4 darkly tragic, […]

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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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Review: RoomHate by Penelope Ward

April 4, 2016January 5, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Bea-u-tiful” stars! The way it was meant to Bea. RoomHate is another enjoyable read by Penelope Ward. I loved that she combined so many of my favorite book […]

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Review: Love, Chloe by Alessandra Torre

March 29, 2016March 7, 2019 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Having loved the other books I have read by Alessandra Torre, I am not surprised I enjoyed Love, Chloe as much as I did. It is a […]

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Review: Midnight Lily by Mia Sheridan

March 7, 2016March 28, 2016 Mel Mindf**k

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Happily ever after doesn’t mean a lifetime of perfection. I don’t think anyone believes that happily ever after means there are no unhappy days, even unhappy years. It means loving […]

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Review: Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre

February 28, 2016September 6, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  | Audio Review Smart, funny, sweet and sexy, this was such a great read! Featuring a hot Hollywood star, a feisty southern girl, and a brilliantly written, UST-filled, enemies-to-lovers romance. The […]

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Review: The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz

February 9, 2016March 29, 2016 AJ Mindf**k

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars This was such a great read. It sucked me right in, and I was once again amazed by Tiffany Reisz – this time at how much she was able […]

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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: 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: Cocky Bastard by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

December 27, 2015February 13, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 mixed stars I have really mixed feelings about this book. It has a great set-up with fantastic characters who have brilliant chemistry and a wonderful dynamic, but then […]

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Review: Pulled by A.L. Jackson

December 23, 2015March 31, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Pulled is a second chance romance that is told in dual POVs. We get both sides of the story in the present as well as in flashbacks. […]

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Review: November 9 by Colleen Hoover

November 11, 2015January 14, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 5 stars! It seems so complicated, when in fact, it’s very simple. Everything relates. Everything is connected. And it all begins on November 9th. How can anyone write […]

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Review: The Play by Karina Halle

November 6, 2015April 19, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “smitten kitten” stars! Karina Halle writes wonderful stories and The Play is no different. It is a gorgeous romance that is funny, sexy, sweet, and slightly angsty about a couple who are […]

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Review: The Fall Up (The Fall Up, #1) by Aly Martinez

October 27, 2015December 11, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 stars and ALL the feels! I loved this book! It’s an absolutely beautiful love story that made me laugh, cry and swoon. Aly Martinez is already an auto-buy author for […]

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Review: Crave by B.J. Harvey

October 24, 2015October 24, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A smart and super sexy romance written entirely from the male POV with great characters, a bit of darkness, and an absolutely beautiful love story. 3.5 stars For someone […]

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Review: A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson & B.T. Urruela

October 19, 2015March 30, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK! A breathtakingly beautiful second-chance-romance that is full of emotion and kept me enthralled from start to finish. What an incredible love story! “I am yours, […]

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Review: Sugar Baby Beautiful by J.J. McAvoy

October 11, 2015June 10, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘My mind is blown!’ stars Wow! I’ve just been blown away by this book! It’s my first by this author, and I love her storytelling. She wrote an […]

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Review: The Air He Breathes (Elements, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 25, 2015January 4, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 EMOTIONALLY STUNNING STARS! OMG I love this book! I freaking LOVE this book! I saw all of my friends raving over it on GR, and sceptical me went into it […]

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Review: The Space in Between by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 25, 2015July 29, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Soda pop” stars! I can basically assume that I will love everything that Brittainy Cherry puts on paper and the Space in Between is no exception. It’s a […]

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Review: Grayson’s Vow by Mia Sheridan

September 13, 2015July 3, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars I have been so excited for the release of this book. I love Mia Sheridan, she’s an auto-buy author for me, and she’s given us something really different […]

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Review: Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino

July 27, 2015June 7, 2018 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LOVE, AND AN AMAZING STORY OF RECONNECTION. 5 ‘ALL THE FEELS’ STARS I loved this book! It features two of my favourite kinds of stories – a […]

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Review: Loving the White Liar by Kate Stewart

July 26, 2015April 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other” 4.5 ‘against the odds stars This is an absolutely beautiful story of a […]

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Review: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

June 28, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy Now: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There is a larger plan out there. Everything happens for a reason. Isn’t that what they say?” OMG, I love this book!  It’s unique, surprising, engaging from start to […]

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