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Lauren Layne

Review: Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne

May 21, 2017May 20, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 “perfectly ridiculous” stars It’s a case of opposites attract with this book, a sweet, fun, sexy and romantic, (almost) enemies-to-lovers story. This is the fourth book in Lauren Layne’s ‘Love […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: From This Day Forward (Wedding Belles, #0.5) by Lauren Layne

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a short, sweet novella with a sexy and intense second chance romance. It’s a prequel to the upcoming Wedding Belles series, about an elite group of wedding co-ordinators in […]

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Good Girl by Lauren Layne

May 27, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  In this steamy novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Blurred Lines, country music’s favorite good girl hides away from the world—and finds herself bunking with a guy who makes her want to […]

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ARC Review: Good Girl by Lauren Layne

May 17, 2016May 8, 2016 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I have loved Lauren Layne’s previous books and was so excited to dive into this one, and once again she has given us a sweet and sexy love story […]

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Review: Crushed (Redemption, #2) by Lauren Layne

June 22, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 Hilariously heartwarming stars I really enjoyed this book. The third in the Redemption series (counting the first novella), it’s great fun, laugh-out-loud funny with a bit of drama and a […]

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Review: Broken (Redemption, #1) by Lauren Layne

September 5, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Military

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 sweet, angsty, sassy stars I love this book! Both sweet and angsty, it’s a wonderful love story with great banter, lots of chemistry and a nice amount of steam. But […]

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