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Age Gap

Release & ARC Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings (Rosewood River, #6) by Laura Pavlov

February 24, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov is here! The sixth and final book in the Rosewood River series, this is a sweet, sexy and beautifully functional small town, single dad/nanny romance that captured my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman

February 16, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Forever Undone by J. Saman is live! A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!   Amazon  […]

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Release & Audio Review: Cursed Queen (Once Upon Ever After, #2) by Julie Saman

January 26, 2026February 6, 2026 AJ Age Gap

Cursed Queen by Julie Saman is now live!   Amazon  |  Audible Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb We thought we broke the curse. I married King Sebastian of Messalina. […]

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Audio Review: Cursed King (Once Upon Ever After, #1) by Julie Saman

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! I loved this book! A contemporary, non-fantasy or paranormal retelling of Beauty and the Beast, this is a dramatic, fun, sexy, swoony, suspenseful and intense story with the most beautiful romance. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stand Your Ground (Kings of the Ice, #5) by Kandi Steiner

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Stand Your Ground by Kandi Steiner is live! This is such a fantastic read! It’s entertaining and wickedly sexy, but it’s also a deeply emotional story of trauma and healing with characters that owned […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Older Brother by Ginger Scott

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 AJ Age Gap

The Older Brother by Ginger Scott is live! A dramatic and emotional NA romance with an age gap and some twisted family dynamics, it’s a bit older and steamier than Ginger Scott’s usual reads, but […]

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Audio Review: Wild Card (Rose Hill, #4) by Elsie Silver

October 4, 2025October 3, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The fourth and final book in the Rose Hill series, this a forbidden, age-gap, grumpy/sunshine romance with great characters, fantastic chemistry, and an emotional, slow burning love story. Bash and Gwen’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Heart We Guard (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #4) by S. Cole

August 7, 2025August 14, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Heart We Guard by S. Cole is live! The fourth book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, and it’s MC President, Butcher’s story in a close proximity, age gap, opposites attract romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tender Heart (Fire Island, #1) by Alexandra Banks

July 31, 2025July 30, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Tender Heart by Alexandra Banks is live! A beautifully emotional and unexpected grumpy/sunshine, close proximity, age-gap love story for two people who have been broken by their pasts. This is such a gorgeous romance, […]

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Audio Review: Severed Heart (Ravenhood Legacy, #2) by Kate Stewart

July 20, 2025July 18, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Severed Heart by Kate Stewart is live Every moment of this book is absolutely stunning and it is an incredible story with characters that completely own my heart. This is a 6-star read, and […]

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Release, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #3) by S. Cole

June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Fire We Crave by S. Cole is live! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is Smoke’s story, and it’s an emotional and steamy age gap, enemies-to-lovers romance with […]

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Release & Review: The Situation (Brewer Family, #5) by Adriana Locke

May 24, 2025August 25, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Situation, book #5 of the Brewer Family series by Adriana Locke is live! A fun, sexy romance with a reverse age gap and an irresistible hero who is smitten at first sight. This […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Enemies (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #5) by J. Saman

March 31, 2025April 2, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Enemies by J. Saman is live! Oh holy hotness, what a fantastic read! An enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend romance with all the chemistry, all the steam, all the feels, and a sweet, sexy, protective hero […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2025April 8, 2025 Mel Age Gap

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE! This sexy, coach’s daughter, one who got away, age gap, forbidden […]

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Audio Review: The Rocker’s Muse (Delirious Jones Rockstar Romance, #1) by Penelope Ward

September 21, 2024January 25, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel… No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day. Nestled […]

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Audio Review: The Rocker’s Muse (Delirious Jones Rockstar Romance, #1) by Penelope Ward

September 11, 2024January 25, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |    Paperback  | Amazon – Special Edition Paperback Review 4.5 stars A gorgeous age-gap, forbidden(ish), rockstar romance, and the beginning of a new series […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Forbidden (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #2) by J. Saman

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Forbidden by J. Saman is now live!  From USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a steamy new standalone, brother’s best friend, age-gap, billionaire romance about a broody single dad doctor and the curvy nanny […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Souls We Claim (Iron Outlaws MC, #7) by S. Cole

May 17, 2024September 16, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Souls We Claim by S. Cole is live! Book #7 in the Iron Outlaws MC series, and these books continue to suck me in and rock my world. Halo and Arianne’s story is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stay (Landmark Mountain, #5) by Willow Aster

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Stay by Willow Aster is live! The fifth and final book in the Landmark Mountain series, this is a swoony, sexy, chemistry-filled romance with all the feels! An age-gap, single-dad/nanny romance that had my […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Echo of Regret (Cedar Point, #4) by Jillian Liota

March 13, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

    The Echo of Regret by Jillian Liota is live! The fourth book in the Cedar Point series, this is a small town, second-chance sports romance that is sweet, sexy and emotional, and I […]

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Release & Review: Ashes of You (Lost & Found, #5) by Catherine Cowles

February 8, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Get ready to fall for Lawson and Hallie in their single dad x nanny age gap, small town romance, from USA Today Bestselling Author, Catherine Cowles!   Amazon  |  Audio Audio narrated by Ava […]

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Review: Lights, Snow and Mistletoe Anthology

December 22, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lights, Snow and Mistletoe is a short-release collection of eleven holiday-themed novellas from some of our favorite authors!   Dylan Allen | Catherine Cowles  |  Helena Hunting  |  A.L. Jackson  |  Adriana Locke   K.C. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lovely Return by Carian Cole

November 30, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lovely Return by Carian Cole is live! A standalone, forbidden, age-gap, soulmate romance, this is a story of loss and heartache, but also of soul mates and second chances. It is the most incredible […]

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Release & ARC Review: Watch Your Mouth (Kings of the Ice, #2) by Kandi Steiner

October 27, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner is live!  Fun, sexy and beautifully swoony, this book made me laugh, made me cheer, brought the feels and stole my heart! This is the second book in […]

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Review: Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5) by Elsie Silver

October 26, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Wow, I loved this book! A dramatic and emotional story for two isolated, tormented people, this is the final book in the Chestnut Springs series, and the much-anticipated book for Beau […]

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