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Author: AJ

Tattered - Cover

ARC Review & Excerpt: Tattered (Lark Cove, #1) by Devney Perry

June 22, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Family Ties by Stephie Walls

June 21, 2018 AJ Drama

NOW LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Sombra (Love in Translation, #2) by Leslie McAdam

June 20, 2018June 19, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb “LUSH… Sombra is MY FAVORITE kind of read, unexpected and a total ROMANTIC ESCAPE.” ~ Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author My life had […]

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ARC Review: Ghostgirl (Mercy, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

June 19, 2018September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

Ghostgirl by J.B. Salsbury is live!   “Ghostgirl is so unbelievably unique. I was captivated through each and every page. I can’t wait for more!” – Harper Sloan, NYT Bestselling Author   “Milo and Mercy […]

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Tattered - Cover

Release Blitz & Excerpt: Tattered (Lark Cove, #1) by Devney Perry

June 19, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Book News

  BUY NOW! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo   Blurb Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as […]

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Review: Sol (Love in Translation, #1) by Leslie McAdam

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! A returned soldier on a heartbreaking mission, a girl running from real life, and an emotional story of long-time love realised. It’s a dramatic and intense romance […]

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ARC Review: Vampire’s Faith (Dark Protectors, #8) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 16, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I am a mad fan of Rebecca Zanetti and her Dark Protectors series, and I loved being back in this world! This book is a bit of a series […]

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ARC Review: The Foreplay (Hemsworth, #2) by Haleigh Lovell

June 16, 2018June 29, 2018 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 2 very conflicted stars This book is the follow up to the fabulous [book:The Slam|40201863]. It’s a continuation of the friends-to-‘friends-with-benefits’-to-lovers story between childhood friends Ender and Adelaide, showing us the […]

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Review: Torn (All Torn Up, #1) by Carian Cole

June 15, 2018October 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “I love you the most” stars Wow. Wow. Wow! I’m always intrigued by the idea of a taboo romance, and Carian Cole has done an amazing […]

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Review: Talon (Ashes & Embers, #4) by Carian Cole

June 10, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Laugh with me, Love with me … No beginning, No end” 4 stars! This is a heartfelt, emotional read with a unique and intriguing set-up. A rockstar romance with […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Lies I’ve Told (By the Bay, #3) by J.L. Berg

June 8, 2018February 5, 2024 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Synopsis From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes a brand new By the Bay stand-alone […]

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Alphas Like Us

Review: Alphas Like Us (Like Us, #3) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

June 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Amazon Review 5 stars and all the feeeeeels! #Marrowforlife! What can I say about Maximoff and Farrow that I haven’t already said? Not a whole lot, because they are an amazing couple and I cannot […]

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Unexpected Love

Release Blitz & ARC Review: Unexpected Love Story (Love, #2) by Natasha Madison

June 5, 2018December 31, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Unexpected Love Story (Love, #2) by Natasha Madison   BUY NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb When one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the […]

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ARC Review: The Greatest Risk (Honey, #3) by Kristen Ashley

June 3, 2018 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb A woman unable to connect, struggling to hide another part of her. A man burning to learn her truth, and make her whole. Through explosive […]

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Review: The Slam (Hemsworth Brothers, #1) by Haleigh Lovell

June 2, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A smart, funny, sweet and sexy story with a unique twist to your usual college sports romance as the cocky campus playboy meets his match with a […]

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Release Day, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely

June 1, 2018January 17, 2020 AJ Romance

  PART-TIME LOVER promises full-time satisfaction… What do you get when you mix a charming British hero, a temporary marriage of convenience, and a smart & sassy heroine? PART-TIME LOVER, the brand new, standalone rom-com […]

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Review: Give Me Your Answer True (The Fish Tales, #2) by Suanne Laqueur

May 31, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 heartbreaking and healing stars After falling madly for the spectacular The Man I Love, I wasn’t ready to go diving right into this one. I was […]

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ARC Review: Wild Hunger (Phoenix Pack, #7) by Suzanne Wright

May 28, 2018August 2, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I’m a huge fan of this series. The mix of humour, wonderfully written sarcastic snark, romance, steam and the fantastically developed paranormal world all combine to create […]

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Review: Lukas (Ashes & Embers, #3) by Carian Cole

May 27, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 swoony stars! Lukas and Ivy’s story has been unfolding in the background of the last two books of this series, and I was so happy that we got […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Books2Read   Blurb Seventeen-year-old Scout Ramsey’s life is a mess. With a dead father and a junkie […]

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ARC Review: Nasty (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #2) by Callie Hart

May 25, 2018May 26, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Blurb Sera Lafferty isn’t insane. She’s always made the smart decisions. She has a career. A loving sister. The carefully mapped out, peaceful […]

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Review: Rebel Heart (Rush Series Duet, #2) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Finally! The follow up to the fabulous Rebel Heir is here, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Marked (Sailor’s Grave, #1) by Drew Elyse

May 22, 2018October 13, 2018 AJ Bikers

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis “MOVING ON” IS JUST ABOUT ACTING THE PART. I would never say as much to the people I love, but […]

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Thirty Day Boyfriend

Audiobook Review Tour & Giveaway: Thirty Day Boyfriend by Whitney G.

May 21, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Thirty Day Boyfriend by Whitney G. is live, and it’s a fantastically fun read!   Audiobook Audible  |  iTunes eBook Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks   Synopsis I should’ve never agreed to this […]

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ARC Review: Beneath Your Beautiful (Beautiful Series, #1) by Emery Rose

May 19, 2018May 18, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Gorgeous, I loved it! Wow, what a fantastic debut novel from Emery Rose. She has given us a sweet, sexy and intense romance with just the right amount of […]

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