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Beyond

Review: Beyond Ruin (Beyond, #7) by Kit Rocha

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 AJ Dystopia

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This series completely grabbed me when it was released. I was slightly obsessed with this post-apocalyptic, dystopian world and the hedonistic O’Kane clan existing within its unlawful outskirts. Somehow I […]

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Review: Beyond Innocence (Beyond, #6) by Kit Rocha

June 27, 2015December 18, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 3.5 stars This is book 6 in the Beyond series, set in a dystopian world where Eden controls all, and in the outlying sectors, life is hard. But in Sector 4, […]

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Review: Beyond Possession (Beyond, #5.5) by Kit Rocha

November 18, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review Another quick trip down into Sector Four. 3.5 stars.  This novella provides a slightly different view into life within Sector Four, with a focus on the politics in the […]

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Review: Beyond Addiction (Beyond, #5) by Kit Rocha

November 11, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 4.5 addictive stars My love for this series continues to grow as each book gets us deeper and deeper in with the O’Kanes – a rough and violent gang […]

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Review: Beyond Solitude (Beyond, #4.5) by Kit Rocha

October 31, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Dystopia

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 3.5 stars I really enjoyed this novella. Set in Kit Rocha’s dirty dystopian world, it’s a glimpse into Sector Four and life with the O’Kanes from characters that sit […]

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Review: Beyond Jealousy (Beyond, #4) by Kit Rocha

October 27, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review “If everyone feels good, nothing’s bad”  That’s pretty much the underlying premise of this whole series! Life in Sector Four – one of the outlying sectors of a dystopian […]

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Review: Beyond Temptation (Beyond, #3.5) by Kit Rocha

September 14, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Dystopia

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review This is a short but intense read which proves that even in novella form, Kit Rocha can write an exciting, compelling story, while still leaving plenty of time for […]

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Review: Beyond Pain (Beyond #3) by Kit Rocha

September 11, 2014December 17, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review Back with the wickedly sexy, dirty and debauched O’Kane Gang. And oh, my… DAMN! A warning before you even consider reading this series – these books are freaking smutty! And […]

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Review: Beyond Denial (Beyond, #2.5) by Kit Rocha

March 25, 2013November 9, 2024 AJ Quickie

Free from author Review This is a deleted scene from Beyond Control – it features Ace, Jared and Rachel, and takes place during the O’Kane party thrown for the sector 3 recruits. Ace is at the party […]

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Review: Beyond Control (Beyond, #2) by Kit Rocha

March 24, 2013December 17, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review And back into the dark and dirty world of Sector 4 we go. Brace yourself for the smut! There are eight sectors outside of “post-Flare” Eden, a seemingly idealistic […]

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Review: Beyond Shame (Beyond, #1) by Kit Rocha

October 10, 2012December 17, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review Holy smutty books, this was a smutty book! I’m a big fan of dystopia. This is not dystopia. Granted, there were elements there, but this is more like the […]

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