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Aly Martinez

Retrieval

Excerpt Reveal: Retrieval (Part 1) by Aly Martinez

September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Mel Book News

Excerpt Prologue Roman The house was dark when I quietly twisted the lock so as not to wake her. God knows she needed the sleep. I didn’t know how she still functioned when her days […]

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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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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: 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: Fighting Shadows (On the Ropes, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 9, 2015December 11, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 Oh-so conflicted stars The On the Ropes series tells the story of the Page brothers – three boys who had a rough start in life, but who have clung to […]

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Review: Fighting Silence (On The Ropes, #1) by Aly Martinez

June 30, 2015March 16, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review You’re okay. I’m okay. We’re okay. Nothing else matters. 5 ‘OMG, the feeeeeels’ stars Emotional, beautiful, funny, heartbreaking and romantic, this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I […]

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Review: Broken Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #3) by Aly Martinez

November 14, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “My life hasn’t been all that stable over the last few years. However, I’m a firm believer that, when you find someone who fits, you claim them. Immediately.” 4.5 stars This […]

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Review: Among the Echoes (Wrecked and Ruined, #2.5) by Aly Martinez

November 9, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 “ I will fight the entire world for you” stars I love this book! A strong woman shattered by trauma and living in constant danger, a guilt-ridden man determined […]

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Review: Stolen Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #2) by Aly Martinez

November 8, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 sexy, heart-felt stars This book follows on from Changing Course and tells the story of Caleb, the best friend of Brett (hero of book 1), and the other man whose […]

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Review: Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #1) by Aly Martinez

November 7, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “This was never the course I intended to take, but there is no doubt it led me to where I was supposed to be.” 4 life changing stars I loved this […]

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