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Author: AJ

ARC Review: Tossed Into Love (Fluke My Life, 3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 29, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars A short, easy enemies-to-lovers romance that is sweet and sexy, this is the third book in the Fluke My Love series, bringing us the story of Libby […]

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The Truth About Lies

ARC Review: The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

August 28, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Synopsis Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two […]

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Audiotour, Review & Giveaway: On a Tuesday (One Week, #1) by Whitney G.

August 27, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Amazon  |  Audible  |  iTunes Kindle Ebook    Synopsis We met on a Tuesday. Became best friends, then lovers, on a Tuesday. And everything fell apart on a Tuesday…. Charlotte Taylor has three automatic […]

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Review: If We Leap (What If Duet, #0.5) by Nina Lane

August 26, 2018August 28, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Kobo   Blurb Will he take the leap with me? Cole Danforth was a troubled kid with a bad reputation. When I was nine years old, […]

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Audio Review: Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audiobook Note – this is an audio release only.  Ebook and Paperback to be released 8 January Review 4.5 stars! Another beautifully romantic and emotional read from Mia Sheridan, this is a heartwarming story […]

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Review: The Raging Ones (The Raging Ones, #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

August 24, 2018December 21, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars and a very different read for me I admit upfront that I’m not the biggest sci-fi reader. I have read and loved it in the past, but it’s definitely been a […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  “Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow are a match made in heaven. Five-Sweet-Stars for this unforgettable collaboration!” –A.L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author   Hold You Close, an all-new second chance standalone romance by […]

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Release Blitz: Beauty Found (Hades Hangmen, #6.5) by Tillie Cole

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 AJ Book News

  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis EVEN IN HELL, THERE IS BEAUTY TO BE FOUND. There is life before the Hangmen. There is life before your soulmate is found. There is life even […]

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Release Blitz: Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow & Corinne Michaels

August 20, 2018 AJ Book News

  “Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow are a match made in heaven. Five-Sweet-Stars for this unforgettable collaboration!” –A.L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author   Hold You Close, an all-new second chance standalone romance by […]

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ARC Review: Outrageous (Quantum, #7) by Marie Force

August 19, 2018August 18, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  iBooks   |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Paperback  |  Signed Copy from Marie’s Store   Blurb She drives him crazy… In more ways […]

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Excerpt Tour: Blind Kiss by Renee Carlino

August 17, 2018August 13, 2018 AJ Book News

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iTunes   Synopsis From the national bestselling author of Before We Were Strangers, Swear on this Life, and Wish You Were Here comes a powerful story of two people who […]

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Review: Sparrow by L.J. Shen

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Even villains have a happy ending every now and again.” 4 stars A dark and gritty romance that is raw, intense and passionate, this story takes us on a […]

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Excerpt Tour: Respect (The Breaking Point, #3) by Jay Crownover

August 16, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Book News

  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks  |  Kobo   Blurb Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home. Protected and […]

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Review: Twisted (Tangled, #2) by Emma Chase

August 15, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review How can such a heartwrenching read be so much fun? I freaking loved it! 4.5 stars! After falling in mad love with Tangled when it was released, I admit that […]

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ARC Review: The Prince (The Wicked Saga, #3.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 14, 2018August 22, 2018 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new story in her Wicked series… She’s everything he wants…. Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone […]

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As Dust Dances

ARC Review & Excerpt Tour & Giveaway: As Dust Dances (Play On, #2) by Samantha Young

August 11, 2018August 7, 2018 AJ Drama

  The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES […]

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Review Tour: Mixed Up Love by Natasha Madison

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks   Synopsis Hunter When my business partner asked me to do him a favor, I had no idea he was sending me on a blind date his […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Blitz: It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time by Kylie Scott

August 8, 2018February 4, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis “Addictive like all Kylie Scott books, you’ll swoon, laugh, ache, put your life on hold, and compulsively read […]

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ARC Review: Waiting for Her by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 7, 2018March 18, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Waiting for Her, an all-new emotional, standalone second chance romance from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Audio   Blurb Our relationship was such a cliché. Friends to […]

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Someone Else's Ocean

ARC Review: Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart

August 5, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Angsty

We’re celebrating the release of SOMEONE ELSE’S OCEAN by Kate Stewart! One-Click today!!!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb The first time I met […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Butterface (The Hartigans, #1) by Avery Flynn

August 3, 2018January 13, 2019 AJ Romance

Butterface, a hot romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn, is LIVE!     Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Looks aren’t everything. It’s true. I’m […]

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From the Ground Up

Review: From The Ground Up by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 2, 2018November 28, 2019 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! OMG, this book! I loved it so much! A stunning romance that is as unique as it is beautiful and realistic, it’s a truly special story and […]

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ARC Review: Deep Cover (Love Over Duty, #3) by Scarlett Cole

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb ARE THEY IN TOO DEEP? Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss always comes when called to duty—at all costs. Even though the death of his fiancée nearly destroyed him, Cabe won’t […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Filthy Lies (Blackstone Dynasty, #2) by Raine Miller

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal   Synopsis On the day I turned fifteen years old I knew I loved James Blakney. There was a look in his eye that told me he’d finally noticed I […]

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Review: Embers (Dark In You, #4) by Suzanne Wright

July 28, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  4 stars! Action, mystery, supernatural badassery, lots of laughs, romance and steamy sexy time, it’s all here as Harper and Knox continue the search for the fourth and illusive horseman – now […]

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