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Audio Review: Toe the Line by Penelope Ward

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible Review 4.5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! A deliciously angsty best-friends-to-lovers story that spans ten years of slow-burning build-up. […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Before Us by Jewel E. Ann

February 2, 2023March 21, 2023 Mel Angsty

  Before Us by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released – 2 February 2023    Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I never saw […]

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Release & ARC Review: Letting Go at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #4) by L.B. Dunbar

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 AJ Angsty

  Letting Go at 40 by L.B. Dunbar is live! The fourth and final book in the Lakeside Cottage series, this is the long-awaited story for Anna and Mason. A love-after-loss, unrequited love, friends-to-lovers romance, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Memories of a Life: Colton & Josie: Part Two (Life Series, Book Four) by Jewel E. Ann

September 19, 2022September 27, 2022 Mel Angsty

  Memories of a Life, part 2 of the new duet in The Life Series by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!!   Released – September 19, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Let Me Love You (Excess All Areas, #5) by Scarlett Cole

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 AJ Angsty

Let Me Love You by Scarlett Cole is live!   He’s loved her forever. Now she’s marrying another man.     The fifth and final book of the Excess All Areas series, this is an […]

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ARC Review: Reverse (Bittersweet Symphony, #2) by Kate Stewart

July 24, 2022 AJ 6 Star Reads

Reverse by Kate Stewart is live, and it’s my favorite read of 2022!     A steamy star-crossed lovers, rockstar romance with all the feels! A heartstopping romance with a delicious blend of love, passion, […]

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Release Tour & ARC Review: Flickering Heart (Sara Browne, #1) by Tricia T. LaRochelle

June 27, 2022October 3, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Flickering Heart by Tricia T. LaRochelle is live!   Timid college girl, Sara, isn’t looking for any complications, but that doesn’t stop her from falling for playboy, Scott. When a stalker shatters their happiness, […]

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Review: Be Your Anything (Hermosa Beach, #2) by Jillian Liota

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 AJ Angsty

Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Books2Read  |  Paperback   Blurb Lennon Day is a problem. She was supposed to be a one-time diversion, […]

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Audio Review: Drive (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #1) by Kate Stewart

June 11, 2022 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 6 epic stars OMG, this book. I don’t even know where to begin. I finished this book yesterday and I am still a jumble of emotions and I […]

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Release & ARC Review: When Wrecked Meets Ruined (Lost Stars, #4) by Emery Rose

June 9, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When Wrecked Meets Ruined by Emery Rose is live, and it’s a fave for 2022! This book had my heart pounding, and delivered all the feels from start to finish. I was captivated by […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Doctor Love (Masters of Love, #3) by Leisa Rayven

June 8, 2022 AJ Angsty

  He’s about to learn that love isn’t logical at all. Doctor Love, an all new sizzling opposites attract standalone romance from International Bestselling author Leisa Rayven, is out now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Timeshare Boyfriend by M.K. Hale

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Timeshare Boyfriend by M.K. Hale is live! A fun, angsty and emotional coming of age story for two childhood friends who become enemies who become friends and then lovers, over the course of two […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Reason to Believe (Legacy, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

April 27, 2022August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Reason to Believe by Rebecca Yarros is live! This is the first full-length novel in the Legacy series, a beautiful, emotional friends-to-lovers romance that had me smiling, crying, and falling in mad love with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Always You (The Adair Family, #3) by Samantha Young

April 26, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Always You by Samantha Young is live! This is the third book in the Adair Family series, a forbidden-ish, brother’s best friend, friends-to-lovers, age gap romance that is full of drama, emotion and stunningly gorgeous […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Sparrow & Hawke (The Birdsong Trilogy, #1) by Nina Lane

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Sparrow & Hawke, the first book in The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane, is now live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play   Blurb Darius My attraction […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Truths We Burn (Hollow Boys, #2) by Monty Jay

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022 AJ Angsty

The Truths We Burn, the second book in the Hollow Boys series by Monty Jay, is live! Dark, gritty and intense, this is a second-chance-romance with a difference, and I loved it!     Amazon  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Pieces of Me (Pieces Duet, #2) Jay McLean

January 16, 2022December 31, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Pieces of Me by Jay McLean, is live early, and the Pieces Duet is complete! Angsty, heartwrenching, and stunningly romantic, this duet is a must-read that will have you feeling all the feels!   […]

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Audio Review: Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

December 26, 2021December 27, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb It all started with a bet. When my young son inherited half of his great grandfather’s historic inn, I decided to move us both to the place where I grew up. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wreck (Fuel Series, #2) by Ginger Scott

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Wreck is LIVE! This is the second book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott. Don’t miss this angst-filled read!   Buy on Amazon (free in KU)   Blurb When Dustin Bridges […]

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Review: Leather (The Princess & The Spy, #2) by Lisette Marshall

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 steamy, forbidden stars! I’m becoming a little bit obsessed with this world, and with this book, Lisette Marshall well and truly sucked me in as she brings the romance, and OMG, […]

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ARC Review: Pieces of You (Pieces Duet, #1) by Jay McLean

July 3, 2021June 30, 2021 AJ Angsty

Pieces of You, the first book in the Pieces Duet by Jay McLean, is live! Amazon  |  Amazon Global   Blurb They could’ve been perfect. In another time. Another world. Where his wasn’t falling apart. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann

May 23, 2021February 8, 2022 Mel Angsty

  For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released: May 23, 2021   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling […]

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Audio Review: Not Pretending Anymore by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  Review 3 stars The latest book from Keeland and Ward, this is a fun roommate/friends-to-lovers romance with just the kind of chemistry-filled, entertaining and heartfelt […]

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Release & ARC Review: Twisted Love (Twisted, #1) by Ana Huang

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Twisted Love by Ana Huang is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Universal   Also available in special edition paperback – Amazon Cover designed by E. […]

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Review: Further to Fall by Catherine Cowles

March 19, 2021January 31, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars An angsty and emotional friends-to-lovers/second-chance-romance with a bit of suspense, this is the debut novel from Catherine Cowles, and it’s an intense and captivating read. After discovering Catherine […]

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