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Author: AJ

Release & ARC Review: A Very Grumpy Father’s Day (A Very Holiday, #3.5) Kayley Loring

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  A Very Grumpy Father’s Day by Kayley Loring is live! This is such a fantastic read! The chance to catch up with one of my most-loved romcom couples, Declan and Maddie (aka ‘Maclan’) from […]

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Release & ARC Review: Good As Gold (Giltmaker, #1) by Sarina Bowen

May 31, 2023May 28, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Good As Gold by Sarina Bowen is available now! A fun, steamy and chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers romance with a newly divorced woman trying to have a baby, and her childhood best friend only too happy […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Ship of Bones and Teeth (Nightwind, #1) by Karina Halle

May 29, 2023June 28, 2024 AJ Action

  When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.   A Ship Of Bones & Teeth, an all-new gothic, dark fantasy romance, and retelling of The Little Mermaid from […]

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ARC Review: Darkhearts by James L. Sutter

May 27, 2023June 7, 2023 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Releasing 6 June 2023 Buy:  Amazon Blurb Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Red, White, & Royal Blue, Darkhearts is a hilarious, heartfelt, enemies-to-lovers romance about love, celebrity, and what happens when the two collide. When David quit his band, […]

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Review: The Edens – A Legacy Short Story (The Edens novella) by Devney Perry

May 25, 2023May 24, 2023 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars This is a fun little bonus novella which gives us a glimpse into the story of Anne and Harrison – the parents of the Eden siblings, who are the main characters […]

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New Release: The Thirteenth Month (Seba Segel series, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 AJ Book News

“Time is the most fluid medium in the universe; humans are its most replaceable element.”   The Thirteenth Month by Elizabeth Hunter is now live!      Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  […]

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Review: Hunker Down with the McKallisters (Cake, #5.5) by J. Bengtsson

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4 stars This is a fun little bonus, and an opportunity to spend time with one of my favourite romantic fiction families, the McKallisters, as they endure COVID lockdown. Set during the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Under the Stars (Cottonwood Cove, #2) by Laura Pavlov

May 18, 2023May 17, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Under the Stars by Laura Pavlov is live! The second book in the Cottonwood Cove series, this is a fun, enemies-to-lovers romance that is full of emotion, beautifully romantic and super swoony. I loved […]

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ARC Review: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart is coming 23 May, and it’s an absolute gem of a read!   Funny, smart, emotional and gorgeously romantic this book made me laugh and swoon, […]

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Review: When I Fall (Alabama Summer, #3) by J. Daniels

May 14, 2023 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! This is such a gorgeous read! A sweet, funny, sexy and emotional romance with fantastic characters, epic chemistry, and a whole lot of feels. This is the third book in […]

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Audio Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

May 12, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is live, and it’s a 6-star fave for 2023! Rebecca Yarros has burst into the world of fantasy romance with an exhilarating, exciting, and heartstopping read that I could […]

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ARC Review: Pick Six (Seattle Phantom Football, #1) by Maggie Rawdon

May 8, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Pick Six by Maggie Rawdon is now available! This is a steamy, fake dating, sports romance, you won’t want to miss!   Amazon  |  Special Edition Paperback   Blurb What’s worse than playing a […]

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Audio Review: Both Feet in the Grave (Night Huntress, #10) by Jeaniene Frost

May 7, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! OMG, yes, yes, yes, this was everything I was hoping it would be! A fabulously fun, adventurous, sexy and romantic story revisiting Cat and Bones – one of my all-times fave […]

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Review: Rogue Wave (Cake, #5) by J. Bengtsson

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars Book #5 of the Cake series, and we’re back with the McKallister clan and a second-chance romance for big brother, Keith and his long-time girlfriend, Samantha. Fans of the series will […]

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Release: Hope After Loss (Balsam Ridge, #5) by Amber Kelly

May 5, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Book News

  Hope After Loss by Amber Kelly is LIVE!! A sweet, small town, single parent, second chance at love story.    Amazon   Blurb I had a perfect life—married to my high school sweetheart and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Thistles (Highlands, #1) by Samantha Young

May 2, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Beyond the Thistles, the first book in the Highlands series by Samantha Young, is live! Oh, my heart, what a read! So many feels in this book, a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, single parent romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Echoes of You (The Lost & Found, #2) by Catherine Cowles

May 2, 2023May 1, 2023 AJ Drama

  Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles is live! Oh, be still my heart! This is a beautifully swoony friends-to-lovers romance with a wonderfully protective hero and all the feels. This book captured my heart, […]

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Review: All I Want (Alabama Summer, #2) by J. Daniels

May 1, 2023June 14, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars A second-chance, brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is an angsty rollercoaster ride. It’s the second book in the Alabama Summer series, but can easily standalone, and Tessa and Luke’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Blood We Crave: Part 2 (Hollow Boys, #4) by Monty Jay

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Blood We Crave: Part 2 by Monty Jay is live! Dark, gritty and twisted, but bringing the feels, this is the heartpounding conclusion to Thatcher and Lyra’s story.    Amazon  |  Paperback   […]

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Review: Defensive End (Seattle Phantom Football, #0.5) by Maggie Rawdon

April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 AJ Novella

Free Read:  Available on author’s website Review 4 stars! This is an entertaining little short, a prequel to the upcoming full-length novel, Pick Six. It’s available free on the author’s website, and only took me […]

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Release & ARC Review: King of Pride (Kings of Sin, #2) by Ana Huang

April 27, 2023November 15, 2023 AJ Billionaire

  King of Pride by Ana Huang is live! She’s his opposite in every way…and the greatest temptation he’s ever known.   This is such a great read!  An opposites-attract, forbidden romance that is sizzling […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Unexpectedly Mine (Unexpectedly in Love, #2) by Erin Hawkins

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  Forget holy matrimony, I’m going to lower my expectations for one night. Unexpectedly Mine, an all-new steamy and swoon-filled marriage-of-convenience romantic comedy from bestselling author Erin Hawkins is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Ruins of Sea and Souls (Fae Isles, #3) by Lisette Marshall

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 AJ Action

Ruins of Sea and Souls, the third book in the Fae Isles series by Lisette Marshall, is live! A fabulous read full of adventure, action and drama, and all manor of fantasy creatures, powers and […]

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Review: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister (The Law of Opposites Attract, #2) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

April 22, 2023September 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars Oh, this book! The second in the The Law of Opposites Attract series, it’s a brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers […]

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Review: The Viper (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp, #3) by J.R. Ward

April 18, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars! The third book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series, this is an exciting and intriguing paranormal read with a beautifully sweet romance. While technically this could stand alone, […]

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