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Author: AJ

Release & ARC Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

March 17, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Time comes a breathtaking story about first love, second chances, and starting over. All I Ask, a new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author […]

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Audio Review: Overnight Sensation (Brooklyn Hockey, #2) by Sarina Bowen

March 15, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Love, love, love! Oh my goodness, I loved being back in this world! Sarina Bowen has created a fantastic sports romance series with these books, and I read with […]

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Cover, Blurb & Excerpt Reveal & Giveaway: Sweet Chaos by Emery Rose

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 AJ Book News

  He’s chaos… she’s the sweetest temptation. An angsty, forbidden romance, Sweet Chaos by Emery Rose will destroy your heart in the very best way.  Fall in love with Dylan St. Clair on April 3rd! […]

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Review: Knight Awakening (Scorpius Syndrome, #6) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Not sure what’s going to happen in this life, but it’s you and me.” 4.5 stars The sixth and final (at least for now) book of the Scorpius Syndrome, this book has […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Kiss of Vengeance (True Immortality, #2) by S. Young

March 7, 2020February 10, 2020 AJ Action

  Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb A standalone paranormal romance from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young, writing as S. Young. Fionn Mór was once a […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Runaway Road (Runaway, #1) by Devney Perry

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Audible   Blurb Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood. She ran away from home at sixteen, escaping parents more interested in drugs than their daughter. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

March 6, 2020May 30, 2020 AJ Angsty

  KISS THE STARS is live! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis A Falling Stars STAND-ALONE NOVEL from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . . A single mother. An up-and-coming […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: We Are Us by Tara Leigh

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  We Are Us, an all-new, suspenseful and emotional second chance love story from Tara Leigh is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I fell in love with a beautiful, broken boy. His whispered […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Wrong/Right Man by Aurora Rose Reynolds

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 AJ Billionaire

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books   Blurb Waking up to a text asking why you stood up your blind date is not the best way to start the […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Disavow (The Dumonts, #3) by Karina Halle

February 25, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Billionaire

From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. Disavow, book three in the Dumont series, is live!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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Release Blitz: Just One Year by Penelope Ward

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 AJ Book News

  JUST ONE YEAR IS LIVE! From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio […]

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ARC Review: Reckless at Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #3) by Callie Hart

February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Pain is a currency the residents of Raleigh are rich in. For Silver Parisi, life should be simpler than ever now that Jacob Weaving is behind bars. However, corruption runs deep within […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wild at Heart (The Simple Wild, #2) by K.A. Tucker

February 21, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the internationally best-selling author of The Simple Wild comes the continuation of a woman’s journey to Alaska and a life she never imagined for herself. Wild at Heart, book two in the Simple Wild […]

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Audio Review: Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2) by Jeaniene Frost

February 16, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The second book in the Night Rebel series is a fun, action-packed and romantic paranormal adventure tale, with more Ian! Beware spoilers for book #1. This book picks up just […]

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Audio Review: The Dawn of the End (The Rising, #3) by Kristen Ashley

February 15, 2020February 11, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audio First Review 4 stars! Book three in The Rising series, and we are well into the thick of things now! In the land of Triton the Beast is getting closer to rising, there are […]

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Review: Epic (Him, #2.5) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

February 12, 2020 AJ MM/Menage

Originally published in the Christmas in the City anthology   Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb They’re back! Epic is a novella about your favorite hockey duo!  Jamie and Wes are having a […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: One-Eighty (Westover Prep, #1) by Marie James

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020 AJ Drama

  One-Eighty by Marie James is LIVE and FREE in KU! Get ready to fall in love with your next book boyfriend! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Maddie (Hades Hangmen, #8) by Tillie Cole

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

The latest Hangmen novel is live!   Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks    Blurb Not even love can conquer the demons of our pasts… Flame and Maddie have found solace and safety in one another’s arms, […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Trouble (Dogwood Lane, #3) by Adriana Locke

February 4, 2020January 31, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless […]

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Release & ARC Review: You’re the One (Very Irresistible Bachelors, #1) by Layla Hagen

February 3, 2020February 11, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Hot. Flirty. Romantic. It all started as pretend… My best friend, and one of the most powerful men in New York, needed my […]

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Audio Review: Inappropriate by Vi Keeland

February 1, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Inappropriate A Standalone Contemporary Romance #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Terminated for inappropriate behavior. I […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Heartland (True North, #7) by Sarina Bowen

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  HEARTLAND BY SARINA BOWEN A standalone romance in the USA Today best-selling True North world.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google   Blurb Expect: cute goats, college parties, caramels, a […]

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ARC Review: Bastard Bachelor Society (The Bachelor’s Club, #1) by Sara Ney

January 28, 2020February 14, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb What is the Bastard Bachelor Society? It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have. Except, we’re not gentleman, and we’re not […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dream With Me (With Me in Seattle, #13; O’Callaghans, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 23, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Romance

Will Kane & Anastasia’s relationship bloom into the romance of a lifetime, or will their dreams of success get in the way of true love? Dream With Me, an all-new standalone contemporary romance in the […]

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