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Author: AJ

Audio Review: Goodbye Paradise (Hello Goodbye #1) by Sarina Bowen

September 29, 2021 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars A sweet, emotional, sexy and heartfelt m/m romance, I went into this book blind, and really enjoyed the unexpected path of this gorgeous love story. Josh and Caleb grew up […]

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Release & ARC Review: Santa’s Subpoena (The Anna Albertini Files, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! The fourth book in The Anna Albertini Files, this is another chaotic, exciting, laugh-out-loud romp full of mystery, suspense, a touch of drama, and gorgeous romance. The book begins with Anna […]

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Release & ARC Review: Little Red Riding Crop: Adult Toy Stories (Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

September 27, 2021 AJ Quickie

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review This is an entertaining, and seriously smutty collection. Not just Little Red Riding Crop (which is the same as when it was previously released in 2012), this is also a collection of 5 […]

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Review: Holiday Rescue (The Anna Albertini Files, #3.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 25, 2021 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy: Amazon Review 4 stars This is such a sweet read! A spin-off from The Anna Albertini Files, it’s a quick story for Albertini cousin, Quint, who has appeared in the series, but this book can […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Spark Between Us (Berkeley Hills, #3) by Stacy Travis

September 23, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

The Spark Between Us, an all-new roommates to lovers, opposites attract standalone romance from author Stacy Travis is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lies We Steal (The Hollow Boys, #1) by Monty Jay

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay is live! An intensely dark, gritty and twisted read, this book will take your breath away!   Amazon  |  Books2Read   Blurb It’s been months since the day […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beneath the Wreckage (Wrecked, #5) by Catherine Cowles

September 22, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“This book has the perfect blend of small-town feels, an unputdownable mystery, and a love story that will have you cheering for the happily ever after. I loved this book!“ ~Willow Aster, USA Today bestselling […]

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ARC Review: One Day Like This (Excess All Areas, #1) by Scarlett Cole

September 21, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  One Day Like this is live! The start of a brand new rockstar series from Scarlett Cole, this is a beautifully emotional brother’s-best-friend, forbidden romance with fantastic chemistry and just the right amount of […]

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Review: The Plus Ones (The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends, #4) by Kayley Loring

September 19, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 fun and feisty stars! This is the final book in the Brooklyn Book Boyfriends series, and it’s a wonderful finish as Keaton and Roxy’s fiery love story rounds out what has […]

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Release & ARC Review: Learning at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #2) by L.B. Dunbar

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 AJ Drama

    Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage! A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon […]

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ARC Review: Mischief (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

September 14, 2021September 27, 2021 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 Kinky Halloween stars Set after the events of the Original Sinners books, this is a quick, fun little read featuring Nora and her young lover Nico. The sexy Frenchman has […]

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Review: Lyrics of a Small Town by Abbi Glines

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb One last thing, if you do fall in love with him, please go slowly. Be careful. Trust your gut and know not all things are easy. Damaged things can become […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Sunshine (Southern, #8) by Natasha Madison

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 AJ Drama

  Southern Sunshine is live! Wow, what a read. A sweet, small-town, family-themed story that is full of emotion and really pulls at the heartstrings, this book is a total swoonfest with a love story […]

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Audio Review: Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone, #3) by Abby Jimenez

September 3, 2021November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “I chose living – because anything else was just waiting to die.” 5 stars A smart, funny, emotional and heartfelt story with incredible characters and a gorgeous romance, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tin Queen (Clifton Forge, #6) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #6) by Devney Perry

August 31, 2021March 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

  Tin Queen by Devney Perry is live, and the Tin Gypsy series is complete! This is an amazing story, and a fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release Blitz: The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 AJ Book News

  The Aristocrat, a new standalone contemporary romance from Penelope Ward is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Charmed (Willow Springs, #3) by Laura Pavlov

August 28, 2021August 24, 2021 AJ Drama

  Charmed is now live! Amazon   Blurb Crew Carlisle is enemy number one. He’s also my new boss. I need this internship as much as Crew needs an ego lobotomy. He’s arrogant, cocky, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: When We Were Reckless (Lost Stars, #3) by Emery Rose

August 27, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  When We Were Reckless is live! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb What happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back? Jesse McCallister. […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Bond of Destiny (Demonica, #20) by Larissa Ione

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 AJ Novella

Bond of Destiny, an all new action packed and incredible supernatural novella in the Demonica series from New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!     Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: There With You (The Adair Family, #2) by Samantha Young

August 23, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  There With You, the second standalone in the Adair Family series by Samantha Young is now live!   A slow-burning, emotional and chemistry-filled age-gap romance between a widowed single father and his younger nanny, […]

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Review: Tonight You’re Mine (The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends, #3) by Kayley Loring

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars! Another fun, romantic and heartfelt book from Kayley Loring! The third book in the Brooklyn Book Boyfriends series, this is a complete standalone, with no character crossover, except a random […]

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Audio Review: Come Back to Bed (The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends, #2) by Kayley Loring

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Another sweet, sexy romance from Kayley Loring! Her books are quickly becoming my happy place, and this one made me laugh, smile and swoon. I loved it! This is the second […]

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Release Blitz: Hamptons Heartbreak (New York City Romance, #4) by Tara Leigh

August 12, 2021August 31, 2021 AJ Book News

  Hamptons Heartbreak by Tara Leigh is live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Universal Blurb One beach house. Two months. Countless lies. What could go wrong? It was […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beautiful Ruin (The Enemies Trilogy, #3) by Piper Lawson

August 11, 2021August 6, 2021 AJ Romance

  Beautiful Ruin, the conclusion to the Enemies Trilogy, is live! Amazon  |  Other buy links   Blurb She gave me the one thing I couldn’t take. Her heart. When the villains of our past […]

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Release & Review: Untamed (Hearts, #3) by M. O’Keefe

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Untamed, the final book in the Hearts Trilogy, is live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Nook   Blurb Marriage has always meant violence. I don’t trust it, but it’s the […]

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