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Author: AJ

Feels Like Home

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Feels Like Home by Jennifer Van Wyk

February 9, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Feels Like Home, an all-new emotional standalone from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Free in Kindle Umlimited   Synopsis Andy Simpson never expected to be raising his teenage […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Coaching Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #4) by Sara Ney

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis THERE ARE NO DOUCHEBAGS IN THIS STORY. Well, there are, but they’re not who this story is about. This story is about me—the coach’s […]

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Audible Original Release Blitz: Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 AJ Book News

Available exclusively in audio for the first six weeks – and narrated by Richard Armitage and Grace Grant – comes a breathtaking new romance from #1 New York Times best-selling author Lauren Blakely that will […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Follow Me Back (Fight For Me, #2) by A.L. Jackson

February 5, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Follow Me Back The next seductive, unforgettable stand-alone romance in the FIGHT FOR ME series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson   Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis The next seductive, […]

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ARC Review: Stumbling Into Love (Fluke My Life, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

February 3, 2018June 24, 2018 AJ Romance

 Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 sweet and sexy stars! Aurora Rose Reynolds can always be counted on for sexy, feelgood romance, and she delivered with this book. A gorgeous love story with an […]

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The Bitteroot Inn

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Bitterroot Inn (Jamison Valley, #5) by Devney Perry

January 31, 2018July 13, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis Her past. His secrets. They have more in common than she knows. Maisy is happily content with the life she’s built for herself […]

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ARC Review: Final Siege (Love Over Duty, #2) by Scarlett Cole

January 30, 2018July 16, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “If it comes down to love or duty, I promise, you win every time.” 4 swoony, suspenseful stars! The second book in Scarlett Cole’s Love Over Duty series is […]

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Moonlight Sins

ARC Review: Moonlight Sins (de Vincente, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

January 30, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book! Darkly intriguing and dramatic but also light and funny, with a gorgeously intense, romantic and spine-tinglingly sexy romance, JLA has delivered a wonderfully […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: We Were One by Elizabeth Reyes

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  We Were One (A Looking Glass Alternate POV novel) by Elizabeth Reyes Amazon   Synopsis The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~ Adoration is not profound enough a […]

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Excerpt Blitz & Giveaway: Follow Me Back (Fight For Me, #2) by A.L. Jackson

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 AJ Book News

Follow Me Back The next seductive, unforgettable stand-alone romance in the FIGHT FOR ME series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson Coming February 5th     Be notified of LIVE RELEASE on […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Blaze Erupting (Scorpius Syndrome, #4.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 28, 2018March 31, 2020 AJ Action

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes a new Scorpius Syndrome/A Brigade Novella… Hugh Johnson is nobody’s hero, and the idea […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

January 27, 2018January 20, 2018 AJ Drama

From critically acclaimed author Katie McGarry, comes SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME—a story of two people from different worlds pushing themselves, and each other, to get what they deserve! SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME releases on January […]

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Review: Finding Love (Behind Blue Lines, #3) by Christine Zolendz

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4 stars I really like this series. Focussed around members of the police force, each book is a standalone with some character tie-ins, and this book is an emotional, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad For You (Dirty Deeds, #3) by J. Daniels

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis He didn’t want to be bad. He just didn’t have a choice… Shayla Perkins isn’t the […]

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Sex Not Love_FrontCover

Review: Something Borrowed, Something You (previously titled Sex, Not Love) by Vi Keeland

January 23, 2018March 18, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  GooglePlay  |  Papeback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Aaaaahh, Vi Keeland. You can always be counted on for smart, sweet and sexy romance, and this book […]

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ARC Review: Seek by Mia Sheridan

January 21, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book. An exciting, intriguing and unique romance with suspense, twists, epic sexual tension and a wonderful, chemistry-filled love story. It’s a quick read with lots going […]

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ARC Review: Claimed in Shadows (Midnight Breed, #15) by Lara Adrian

January 21, 2018August 1, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “This detour was only supposed to be temporary. I never dreamed I’d find forever here.” 4.5 stars! I have been so freaking excited for this book, and the moment […]

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thrive

Blog Tour & ARC Review: Thrive (Guardian Protection, #2) by Aly Martinez

January 20, 2018April 27, 2026 AJ Badasses

  Thrive by Aly Martinez is live! An incredible second-chance-romance that is smart, fun, passionate and intense, and full of the feels   Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When I was nineteen years […]

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thrive

Release Blitz: Thrive (Guardian Protection, #2) by Aly Martinez

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 AJ Book News

Thrive is a new STANDALONE novel in the Guardian Protection series, and it’s now live!     Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When I was nineteen years old, I was faced with a […]

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ARC Review: Blood Fury (Black Dagger Legacy, #3) by J.R. Ward

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! It’s always so exciting to go back to the Black Dagger Brotherhood compound, and I have been SO excited for this book! Trainees Peyton and […]

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Review: Sinful Empire (Mount Trilogy, #3) by Meghan March

January 14, 2018 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! The finale to Meghan March’s Mount trilogy brings a surprising, exciting, passionate and romantic end to Mount and Keira’s story, and I couldn’t put it down! After […]

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Review: Strong Enough by Melanie Harlow & David Romanov

January 13, 2018 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Love is love.” 4 stars! Wow, I loved this book! It’s a beautifully heartfelt romance, and a story about discovering yourself, learning to accept it and finding the courage to live […]

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Hot Shot

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hot Shot (North Ridge, #3) by Karina Halle

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 AJ Drama

 Amazon US   |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Delilah Gordon has a secret. She’s been in love with her best friend and the boy next door, Fox Nelson, since she […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Something So Irresistible (Something So, #3) by Natasha Madison

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis Max Horton They call me an outcast like it’s a bad thing. An asshole byproduct of a shitty upbringing. I don’t care about anything except […]

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Review: Maverick (North Ridge, #2) by Karina Halle

January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Maverick is the second book of the True North series, the story of John ‘Maverick’ Nelson, the middle brother of three Canadian mountain-men of the series (though […]

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