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ARC Review: Deadly Silence (Blood Brothers, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 17, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The safest place for her was with him, yet it was also the most dangerous to her heart.” A wild and exciting ride – 4 stars A spin off […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Junkie (Broken Doll, #1) by Heather C. Leigh

September 15, 2016August 4, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Book Summary I’m a heroin addict. A junkie. A whore. I’ll do anything to get my next fix. Anything. Including walking right onto the property of Austin’s most ruthless […]

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Retrieval

Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Retrieval (Retrieval Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

September 13, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

  ONE STORY. TWO COUPLES. The Retrieval Duet by Aly Martinez is a two part series releasing September 2016. RETRIEVAL is NOW LIVE  and will bring readers the first part of this emotional second chance […]

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Roman Crazy

ARC Review: Roman Crazy (Broads Abroad, #1) by Alice Clayton & Nina Bocci

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 second chance stars Enchanting, funny, beautifully romantic and vividly descriptive, this book is pure escapism, and I loved it! Avery’s picture-perfect life comes to a screeching halt when […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Change of Heart (Fostering Love, #2) by Nicole Jacquelyn

September 8, 2016August 4, 2017 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo  |  Books-A-Million | Google Play | IndieBound Blurb They’ve spent their lives pushing each other away, but what will happen when they need each other most? Anita Martin doesn’t expect much from life. Growing up on […]

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ARC Review: Inarticulate by Eden Summers

September 5, 2016September 12, 2016 Mel Romance

Releasing September 12, 2016 Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars! Savannah is newly out of an interoffice romance and the guy she was with just won’t back off. She knows it’s over but he […]

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ARC Review: Even the Score by Beth Ehemann

September 4, 2016August 15, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I loved it! This book can be read as a standalone, but technically it follows on from the Cranberry Inn and Viper’s Heart series, and is the […]

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ARC Review: The One Real Thing (Hart’s Boardwalk, #1) by Samantha Young

September 3, 2016January 20, 2017 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s never too late to change the road that you’re on.” 4.5 fated stars OMG, I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! I love the story, I love […]

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The Debt AMAZON

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Debt by Karina Halle

September 2, 2016January 14, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

THE DEBT by Karina Halle Released 29 AUGUST 2016 Kindle |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook Blurb Her life changed in an instant. And he’s the only one who could have prevented it. From the New York Times bestselling […]

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ARC Review: Blaze (Dark in You, #2) by Suzanne Wright

September 1, 2016June 24, 2017 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 fun, sexy, exciting stars! The second book in The Dark In You series continues the story of Harper and Knox from Burn. Quick recap: Harper is a demon […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Wide Open Spaces (Shooting Stars, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 31, 2016September 26, 2017 AJ Romance

  “Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder looking more beautiful than ever standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go […]

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ARC Review: Made For Sin by Stacia Kane

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review I immediately became a fan of Stacia Kane after reading her Downside Ghosts series, and I knew that I had to get my hands on her newest book, Made for Sin, after […]

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ARC Review: The Darkest Link (Second Circle Tattoos, #4) by Scarlett Cole

August 28, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars for a fantastic series finish This is the fourth and final book in the Second Circle Tattoos series. These books are inter-connected standalones and technically could be read on their […]

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ARC Review: When Stars Collide (Light in the Dark, #2) by Micalea Smeltzer

August 26, 2016March 5, 2018 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 stars! “Somethings are meant to be and will find a way no matter the circumstances.” On the morning Thea is supposed to go home from a business trip to […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Game Saver (Game Series, #3) by B.J. Harvey

August 23, 2016January 15, 2018 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google+   From the USA Today bestselling author of the Bliss series comes book three in a […]

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ARC Review: Once Should Be Enough by Nikky Kaye

August 18, 2016 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 fun, dirty and scorching-hot stars Short, funny and super-sexy, this friends-to-lovers novella made me laugh out loud and fan myself at all of the hotness before leaving me with a […]

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ARC Review: Ravage (Scarred Souls, #3) by Tillie Cole

August 15, 2016December 21, 2016 Mel Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 stars! It took a monster to revive my heart. It took a killer to touch my soul. Ravage immediately transports us back into the world Tillie Cole created for her […]

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ARC Review: Veiled (Ada Palomino, #1) by Karina Halle

August 14, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4 scary, sexy, supernatural stars As a die-hard fan of the Experiment in Terror series, I have been so excited to get my hands on this book! Ada was […]

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ARC Review: Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

August 13, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 Action-packed, Romantic, Intense, Badass Stars This is the second full-length novel in the Scorpius Syndrome series, and like the first it’s one hell of a ride! This book picks […]

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ARC Review, Blog Tour & Giveaway – Wild Heart (Viper’s Heart, #2) by Beth Ehemann

August 12, 2016August 15, 2018 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Reaper’s Fire (Reapers MC, #6) by Joanna Wylde

August 11, 2016February 2, 2017 AJ Bikers

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 alpha biker stars Book 6 in the Reapers MC series, this is a great read! Gage and Tinker’s story was hinted at in the last book of the series, […]

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New Release and ARC Review: Hard Rules (Dirty Money, #1) by Lisa Renee Jones

August 9, 2016January 23, 2017 Mel Mystery/Suspense

  BLURB Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Hard Rules, the smoldering, scorching first novel in the explosively sexy new Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. How bad do you want it? […]

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ARC Review: Karma (Drag.Me.To.Hell, #1) by Nadine Nightingale

August 8, 2016March 9, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 “No risk, no fun” stars Karma by Nadine Nightingale is the first book in her new PN/UF Drag.Me.To.Hell series. It has a good mix of light and heavy […]

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ARC Review: Perfect Rage (Unyielding, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 31, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘limitless’ stars Wow, what a read! An emotionally intense second-chance romance that is full of heartache, anguish and torment, with a fiercely passionate couple whose love for each […]

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ARC Review: To Have and to Hold (Returning Home, #3) by Serena Bell

July 22, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read with a lot of heart – a second-chance-romance with a twist that had me so excited to get my hands on this book. […]

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