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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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Audio Review: One Last Rainy Day (Ravenhood Legacy, #1) by Kate Stewart

June 21, 2025 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 heartwrenching stars I can count on one hand the number of times I have chosen to pick up a book that I know is going to emotionally wreck me. Though I love […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Mel Angsty

  The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 23 January 2025   Available today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a single dad […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forever the Highlands (The Highlands, #6) by Samantha Young

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 AJ Angsty

Forever the Highlands, the final book in The Highlands series by Samantha Young is now live! Oh my heart, what an amazing read! An angsty and emotional brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers romance, this is such a beautiful […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crossover (The Cross Duet, #2) by Kathy Lockheart

December 5, 2024December 4, 2024 AJ Action

  Crossover, the second book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart, is live! This is a thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, and a great finish for Grayson and Ivy’s story.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wrath of an Exile (River Styx Heathens, #1) by Monty Jay

October 30, 2024December 14, 2025 AJ Angsty

  Wrath of an Exile by Monty Jay is live! This is the first book in the River Styx Heathens series, a second-gen The Hollow Boys spin-off.  This book grabbed hold of me and did […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Infatuated (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #3) by J. Saman

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Undeniably Infatuated by J. Saman is live! Wow, I loved this book! A gorgeously heartfelt romance with angst, drama and wild chemistry, and brilliantly overlapping tropes – billionaire, popstar/celebrity, brother’s ex-girlfriend, forbidden romance, close […]

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Release & ARC Review: Should Have Been (Lake Spark Inn, #3) by Evey Lyon

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Should Have Been by Evey Lyon is live! An emotional second-chance-romance set in the most complicated of circumstances, this heartfelt love story is a really sweet read. This is the third and standalone in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rally (Treasure State Wildcats, #3) by Devney Perry

August 6, 2024August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Rally by Devney Perry is live! The third book in the Treasure State Wildcats series, this is an emotional and angsty accidental pregnancy sports romance. It’s raw and real, and will have you feeling […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Promise (Stone Riders MC, #3) by Ashley Munoz

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Where We Promise by Ashley Munoz is live! Smalltown  |  MC  |  Marriage of convenience  |  Pregnancy – Not his baby  |  Touch her & die Over the top protective  |  One bed   Amazon   […]

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Audio Review: Damaged Goods (All Saints High, #4) by L.J. Shen

March 25, 2024March 26, 2024 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The fourth book in the All Saints High series, this is a dramatic and intense best-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story with oh, so many feels. I was effortlessly sucked into the story and couldn’t […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Hearts (Silverbrook University, #2) by R.G. Angel

March 15, 2024March 13, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Broken Hearts by R.G. Angel is live! The second book in the Silverbook University series, this is an angsty second-chance romance with a flawed but devoted hero and a scarred yet strong heroine, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Blitz (Treasure State Wildcats, #2) by Devney Perry

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Blitz by Devney Perry is live! Oh my heart, what a story! A beautifully emotional, forbidden teacher/student romance that had me feeling so much. I loved these characters, I loved their story, and I […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Belong (Stone Riders MC, #2) by Ashley Munoz

February 23, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz is live! The second book in the Stone Riders MC series, this is an angsty and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance. Set within the world of a 1% motorcycle club […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Stars Rise (Lost Stars, #5) by Emery Rose

February 9, 2024August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When the Stars Rise by Emery Rose is live! A childhood-best-friends/second-chance-romance between a pop star and an extreme athlete, this is an emotional and angsty rollercoaster with an epic love and all the feels. […]

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Review: Excess (Lust & Lies, #2) by Kate Stewart

January 30, 2024 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This story was originally published as the Excess series under Kate Stewart’s penname, Angelica Chase (published as Opulence, Reverence and Hindrance). It’s now all together in one collection to create a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Because of Her (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

November 2, 2023November 12, 2023 Mel Angsty

Because of Her by Jewel E. Ann is now live!    Released: November 2, 2023   Available today! Amazon     Blurb “If sin weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t be so tempting.” I was an accomplished music professor. […]

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Audio Review: Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

September 10, 2023October 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A heart-wrenchingly emotional second-chance romance that is real, raw, and beautifully written. This book hurt my heart, but healed me in the best of ways, and […]

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Review: Where I’d Rather Be (Forget Me Knot #4) by C.R. Ellis

August 26, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I picked up this book when I was wanting emotional intensity, and that’s exactly what I got. An angsty and emotional sort-of-friends to lovers story where a sweet […]

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Release & Review: In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

July 31, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros is live, and wow, what a read! An emotional, angsty, heartfelt second-chance military romance, this book completely swept me away with its emotion and intensity, and I adored […]

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Release & ARC Review: My F*cked Up Paradise by J.B. Salsbury

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 AJ Angsty

  J.B. Salsbury has a surprise release today! My F*cked Up Paradise is available now! A trip to Hawaii does not go to plan in this funny, angsty, emotional and romantic read that twists and […]

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Review: All I Want (Alabama Summer, #2) by J. Daniels

May 1, 2023June 14, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars A second-chance, brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is an angsty rollercoaster ride. It’s the second book in the Alabama Summer series, but can easily standalone, and Tessa and Luke’s […]

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Review: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister (The Law of Opposites Attract, #2) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

April 22, 2023September 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars Oh, this book! The second in the The Law of Opposites Attract series, it’s a brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann

April 6, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: April 6, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb He’s mine … don’t ever forget that. Milo […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Summer We Fell by Elizabeth O’Roark

April 6, 2023June 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

  The Summer We Fell by Elizabeth O’Roark is now live!  An angsty and dramatic second-chance-romance full of intrigue and emotion, this is a wild ride.   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb He was […]

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