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Kristen Ashley

Review: Penmort Castle (Ghosts & Reincarnation, #3) by Kristen Ashley

January 13, 2013October 14, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Warning! I am riding the post-KA high right now, so this is going to be a bit of a gush fest! This book had me hooked immediately! It’s all […]

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Review: With Everything I Am (The Three Series, #2) by Kristen Ashley

November 23, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “You love me?” He answered without hesitation. “With everything I am … and everything I’m meant to be.” Three cheers for Kristen Ashley, she’s done it again! I knew it was […]

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Review: Fantastical (Fantasyland, #3) by Kristen Ashley

October 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Book 3 in Kristen Ashley’s Fantasyland series takes us away from the dark (but brilliant) intensity of The Golden Dynasty and back to the lightness with a similar feel to book 1 – Wildest […]

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Golden Dynasty

Review: The Golden Dynasty (Fantasyland, #2) by Kristen Ashley

October 16, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, UTTERLY SENSATIONAL. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE READ! 6 STARS!!!  (Because 5 just isn’t enough!) Just when I think I have read the best of Kristen Ashley she comes along with something […]

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Review: Creed (Unfinished Heroes, #2) by Kristen Ashley

September 18, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 6 MASSIVE STARS I went into this one a little unsure. Although I am obsessed with all things KA, I wasn’t a huge fan of Knight, and had seen mixed reviews […]

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Review: Games of the Heart (The ‘Burg, #4) by Kristen Ashley

September 16, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  Stand by for major swooning…. Ready…. Here it comes…. SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!! Another amazing book from Kristen Ashley that firmly plants The ‘Burg series right next to the Rock Chicks as my favourite KA series. […]

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Review: Golden Trail (The ‘Burg, #3) by Kristen Ashley

September 8, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  I freaking ADORED this book!!! And I am now officially out of new ways to say how brilliant Kristen Ashley is and how much I love her and her stories. Once […]

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Review: At Peace (The ‘Burg, #2) by Kristen Ashley

August 30, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review  “We’re all lost … The best chance we got is to wander this life with the people who matter.”  I am loving this series! For some stupid, crazy reason I […]

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Review: For You (The ‘Burg, #1) by Kristen Ashley

August 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 STARS!!! A gorgeously hot ultra-protective guy reunited with his gorgeously hot but messed up first love 22 years after she broke his heart and he never knew why. Throw […]

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Review: Breathe (Colorado Mountain, #4) by Kristen Ashley

August 12, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 EPIC STARS!!!!!! “Faye, honey, breathe.” Good advice for anybody reading this book! I knew this would be 5-stars before I even looked at it, but it’s just shot straight into […]

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Review: Knight (Unfinished Heroes, #1) by Kristen Ashley

August 3, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a really hard book to review, mostly because I read it in two sittings – half in June and the rest in August. Thoughts in June – […]

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Review: Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain, #3) by Kristen Ashley

July 31, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another mega-swoony Colorado Mountain story from the fabulous Ms Ashley! This one starts off with a bit of a twist, with Ty and Lexie getting married in Vegas when they […]

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Review: Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2) by Kristen Ashley

July 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh Kristen Ashley, how I love you! I’ve not found another author who can write such consistently brilliant books that take you on an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. There’s nothing […]

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Review: The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1) by Kristen Ashley

July 23, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Kristen Ashley has again managed to reduce me into a swoony pile of goo. Oh my God, this book was amazing, and absolutely, utterly adorable! Nina is a great heroine. […]

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Review: Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley

July 5, 2012March 5, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Absolutely amazing! This was the first stand-alone book of KA’s that I’ve read, and it was a lot more emotionally intense than the other books of hers that I’ve read, […]

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Review: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (The Three, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review So we all know that Kristen Ashley can write sensational romance stories. The question is – can she write paranormal romance? I am happy to report that the answer to that […]

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Review: Rock Chick Regret (Rock Chick, #7) by Kristen Ashley

June 11, 2012June 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review I pretty much gave this one 5 stars before I even opened it. I’m a huge fan of anything and everything Rock Chick and this book didn’t disappoint. However, like […]

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Review: Play it Safe by Kristen Ashley

June 9, 2012April 3, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Loved it! What an absolute swoon-fest!!! As much as I love all of Kristen Ashley’s Alphas, I think she has managed to create the perfect man in Grayson Cody who, apart from […]

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Review: Rock Chick Reckoning (Rock Chick, #6) by Kristen Ashley

June 8, 2012June 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review I absolutely adore this series! I could easily name seven hundred and twenty five thousand things that I adore about this series, but that will take too long, so I’ll […]

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Review: Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) by Kristen Ashley

June 4, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “Swear to God, these boys should be locked up. It isn’t safe, men with that much testosterone coursing through their blood free to roam.” AMEN SISTER! 6 MASSIVE STARS!!! This […]

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Review: Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick, #4) by Kristen Ashley

June 3, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review And Kristen Ashley does it again!!! Five solid stars! Book 4 of the Rock Chick series introduces us to Jules – the most kickass member of the Rock Chicks to […]

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Review: Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick, #3) by Kristin Ashley

May 29, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review God I love these books! It’s only the third in the series, but I know exactly what I’m going to get – and it’s PURE AWESOME! The settings and characters […]

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Review: Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4) by Kristen Ashley

May 26, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review OH MY GOD, WHAT A RIDE! 6 shining stars!!! I warn you there is going to be serious gushing in this review, and it’s 3am and I’m too pumped up to […]

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Review: Rock Chick Rescue (Rock Chick, #2) by Kristen Ashley

May 12, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review One word for this book – FUN. I don’t remember ever laughing so much while reading a book as I did while reading this one. You know that fantastic feeling […]

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Review: Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) by Kristen Ashley

May 9, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review It’s been around a month since I read this, but now that I’ve continued on with the series I went back to this, the first book, to do a flick […]

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