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Author: AJ

Review: Floored (Ward Sisters, #3) by Karla Sorensen

October 2, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The third standalone in the Ward Sisters series, this is a surprise pregnancy sports romance for Lia, and it’s such a sweet read. Lia Ward is living the dream, spending a […]

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ARC Review: Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay, #2) by Elle Kennedy

October 1, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook |   Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “What happens when the party girl and the bad boy grow up?” 3.5 stars The second book in the Avalon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Give Me Love (Rose Canyon, #2) by Corinne Michaels

September 26, 2022September 25, 2022 AJ Drama

  Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels is live! The second book in the Rose Canyon series, Corrinne Michaels had my heart pounding and my stomach in knots reading this dramatic and emotional (yet still […]

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Review: Faked (Ward Sisters, #2) by Karla Sorensen

September 24, 2022October 1, 2022 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I love this book! A fun, sexy and romantic forced proximity, fake relationship, good girl/bad boy romance full of chemistry and swoon. This is the second book in the Ward Sisters, […]

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Release & ARC Review: In a Jam (Friendship, Rhode Island, #1) by Kate Canterbary

September 20, 2022February 4, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  In a Jam by Kate Canterbary is live! A small-town, slow-burning, friends-to-lovers, single-dad romance with all the feels, I am completely obsessed with these characters, and I absolutely adored this book!   Amazon US  […]

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Release: The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

September 19, 2022 AJ Book News

  The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb It all started when […]

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Review: The Brightest Embers (Broken Destiny, #3) by Jeaniene Frost

September 17, 2022 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The final book of the Broken Destiny trilogy was every bit as exciting, dramatic and romantic as I was expecting. Ivy is searching for the final hallowed weapon to free thousands […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dash: Rushing the Play (Boston Tomcats, #2) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

  Dash: Rushing the Play The second book in the Boston Tomcats series by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Shattered Sea (Tattered & Torn, #4) by Catherine Cowles

September 14, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

He was the last person she expected to fall for… Shattered Sea, a sexy, suspenseful, small town romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is out now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Cherish (Southern Wedding, #3) by Natasha Madison

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 AJ Romance

  Mine to Cherish by Natasha Madison is live! This is the third book in the Southern Wedding series, a funny, sexy, friends-to-lovers/sort-of-second-chance romance that made me laugh and swoon, and I loved it.   […]

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Review: Focused (Ward Sisters, #1) by Karla Sorensen

September 12, 2022October 23, 2022 AJ Forbidden

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read. A grumpy/sunshine, forbidden, sports romance between two characters with a murky past, suddenly forced back together. Molly and Logan’s love story is gorgeously emotional, and […]

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Audio Review: Eternal Sunshine by L.J. Shen

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audio (Audible exclusive available only as an audiobook) Review 4 stars This is a great little short story that I picked up on Audible. It’s a brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers story that is fun, sexy, and […]

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Release ARC Review: Rebel (The Boys of Welles, #2) by Ginger Scott

September 8, 2022 AJ Drama

  Rebel by Ginger Scott is now live! An emotional, YA, friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance. With wonderful characters, an engaging, heartfelt story and lots of feels, I loved it.   Amazon Free in KU   Blurb […]

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Release: Dissent Anthology

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 AJ Novella

  For National Read a Book day, DISSENT is available for a limited time!   DISSENT is a charity romance anthology with NEW, never before published content from over 150 authors of various romance subgenres. […]

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Review: Wolf (Stope Packs, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The first book in the Stope Packs series, this story was originally released in kindle vella, and is now available as a full-length novel. It’s an intense and exciting paranormal […]

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Release & ARC Review: Let Me Love You (Excess All Areas, #5) by Scarlett Cole

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 AJ Angsty

Let Me Love You by Scarlett Cole is live!   He’s loved her forever. Now she’s marrying another man.     The fifth and final book of the Excess All Areas series, this is an […]

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ARC Review: Reckless (Adventures in Love, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 28, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a steamy romance about what happens when a risk-taker tries to follow the rules. Jade has always been the reckless type. But after […]

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Release & ARC Review: Make You Mine (Honey Mountain, #3) by Laura Pavlov

August 25, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov is live! This is such a beautiful story! A heartfelt friends-to-lovers, single dad romance that made me laugh, cry and swoon. I fell in mad love with these […]

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Release & ARC Review: Paladin’s Kiss (Elemental Covenant, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 23, 2022June 16, 2023 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  It’s the vampire wedding of the century… and maybe the end of an empire. Paladin’s Kiss by Elizabeth Hunter is now live!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb It’s […]

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New Release: Moody by Penelope Ward

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 AJ Book News

  Moody, a brand new standalone from Penelope Ward, is now live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible  […]

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Review: Husband Material (London Calling, #2) by Alexis Hall

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb “Our favourite chaos demon & stern brunch daddy return in this delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant romcom about all the ways love can grow.” —Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author WANTED: One […]

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Review: Blind Side (Red Zone Rivals, #2) by Kandi Steiner

August 14, 2022January 30, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 sweet, fun, tropey stars! I love this book! A fake-dating, lessons-in-seduction, friends-to-lovers college sports romance that is fun, sexy, and gorgeously emotional. It made me laugh and made me […]

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Audio Review: Misfit (Prep, #1) by Elle Kennedy

August 13, 2022November 19, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook Review 5 stars I love this book! A mature YA read with amazing characters, fantastic dynamics, wonderful banter and chemistry, and a forbidden romance. I was completely captivated […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Waiting on Forever (Walker/McKinney Brothers, #4) by Claudia Connor

August 10, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Waiting on Forever, an all-new standalone romance full of steam and angst in The Walker Brothers Series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Connor is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: True North (The North Brothers, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

August 9, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Romance

Choosing her may ruin his life. But he doesn’t want a life without her. True North, an all new forbidden, workplace contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author JB Salsbury is now available!   […]

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