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Author: AJ

ARC Review: Indescribable (Lake Family, #1) by Jennifer Van Wyk

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Indescribable by Jennifer Van Wyk is live! The first book in a brand new small-town series, this best-friends-to-lovers romance, is funny, sweet, sexy and fun, and I loved it.   Amazon   Blurb I walked […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Gossamer in the Darkness (Fantasyland, #5.5) by Kristen Ashley

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 AJ Fantasy

  Gossamer in the Darkness, an all-new magical novella in the Fantasyland Series from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley and 1,001 Dark Nights, is available now!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Havoc (Masters of Mayhem, #3) by Renee Rocco

April 19, 2022 AJ Dark & Gritty

Havoc, the third book in the Masters of Mayhem series by Renee Rocco, is live! An opposites-attract, forced proximity story that is dark and dramatic, with a gorgeous romance   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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Review: Hello Forever (Hello Goodbye, #2) by Sarina Bowen

April 18, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars This is the second book in the Hello Goodbye series, but can absolutely be read as a standalone. It’s a m/m, friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet, emotional and full of […]

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Review: Nightshade (Nightshade Duology, #1) by Keri Lake

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens My father called them messengers. He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless […]

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Review: The Assignment by Penelope Ward

April 16, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 3.5 stars The latest standalone from Penelope Ward, this is a fun, sexy, fabulously functional love story between high school enemies that reunite as adults. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Falling Embers (Tattered & Torn, #2) by Catherine Cowles

April 13, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

“A top must read for 2022” —Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author   Falling Embers, an all-new must read moving romance from Catherine Cowles, is available now! A friends-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend, single dad romance with family drama, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Royally Remembered (A Royally Series Companion Novella) by Emma Chase

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 AJ Drama

  Royally Remembered – A Royally Series Companion Novella by Emma Chase is now LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |    Paperback   Blurb The lives of the […]

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ARC Review: Only One Forever (Only One, #8) by Natasha Madison

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  From the Something So Series and the This Is series comes Only One Forever An emotional and chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers romance with a twist, and a beautifully heartfelt family story   Amazon  |  Apple  |  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

April 8, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Feeeeeeels

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star? Famous in a Small Town, the all-new rock-star-next-door romance, from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, is out now!   Order the […]

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Review: The Sweetest Burn (Broken Destiny, #2) by Jeaniene Frost

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The second book in the Broken Destiny series, this book picks up shortly after the end of the first. Ivy is recovering from the events of the last book, and still […]

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Release: Nightingale: An Anthology for Ukraine

April 5, 2022 AJ Book News

Nightingale: A Charity Anthology in support of Ukraine is live!     NIGHTINGALE is a romance anthology with over FIFTY original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling authors. 100% of the royalties will be donated to relief […]

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ARC Review: The Law of Stars and Sultans (The Seven Kings of Jinn, #4) by S. Young

April 3, 2022 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Review:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This is the final book in the Seven Kings of Jinn series (originally published as Darkness, Kindled (Fire Spirits, #4)) by Samantha Young, and wow, what an ending! Exciting, […]

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Review: Sure (Sandalwood, #1) by Jillian Liota

April 1, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is a gorgeously emotional romance. A single dad/nanny love story that is sweet and slow burning, and I loved it. Colton’s life has just fallen apart. He has […]

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Review: Ignite (Legacy, #0.75) by Rebecca Yarros

March 28, 2022August 7, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! This is the second novella in the Legacy series, a dramatic and heartfelt best-friends-to-lovers romance that is full of emotion, and I loved it! This book takes please during the […]

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Review: Captivated (Willow Springs, #5.5) by Laura Pavlov

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Free: Available from Prolific Works Review 4 stars This is a fun and sweet workplace friends-to-lovers story that features Clementine, the younger sister of Addie from the first book in the Willow Springs series, [book:Frayed|56141462]. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Someday and Forever (The Difference Trilogy, #3) by Aly Martinez

March 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

The Difference Between Someday and Forever, the much anticipated and stunning conclusion to The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is now live!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb The world took […]

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Review: Solo (Sandalwood, #0.5) by Jillian Liota

March 23, 2022April 1, 2022 AJ Novella

Free: Available from Prolific Works Review 3 stars This novella is an informal prequel to Jillian Liota’s upcoming Sandalwood series, set in the small coastal town of Sandalwood, where we meet Soren Lock, owner of the […]

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Release: The Secret (Single in Seattle, #1) by Kristen Proby

March 22, 2022August 7, 2024 AJ Book News

The Secret by Kristen Proby is live! This is the first book in the Single in Seattle series – a second generation spin-off from the With Me in Seattle series     Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  […]

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Review: Serendipity (The Lake Family, #0.5) by Jennifer Van Wyk

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

Free: Available from Prolific Works Review 5 stars OMG, I loved this story! It’s short, but it packs a punch, as friends in their 40s find love the second time around in a funny, sweet, […]

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Review: Hook, Line and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey

March 20, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A follow up to the fabulous It Happened One Summer, this is a fun and chemistry-filled, slow burning friends-to-lovers romance that completely swept me away. I loved it! Hannah Bellinger is […]

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Review: The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

March 18, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A part of the Original Sinners Pulp Library, this novella is set three years before The Siren, and is a fun, sexy and heartfelt look into the life of Mistress Nora, […]

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Review: Inn to You (Lakeside Cottage, #2.5) by L.B. Dunbar

March 16, 2022 AJ Novella

Free: Available from Prolific Works Review 3.5 stars This is a sweet read. It’s a novella that fits into the Lakeside Cottage series, but can easily standalone. A single parent romance between an older couple, […]

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Release & ARC Review: The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Action

  It’s here!  The latest instalment in the best-selling Blood and Ash series, The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google […]

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Release & ARC Review: Shenanigans (Brooklyn Hockey, #6) by Sarina Bowen

March 15, 2022November 4, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Shenanigans, the new book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Audio   Blurb What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and […]

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