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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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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Used by Kate Dunbar

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 AJ Angsty

  “This is all of me. The good, the bad, the used, and the broken…” USED, a brand new standalone romantic suspense from debut author Kate Dunbar is out now! Heartbreakingly beautiful and completely engrossing, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Mel Angsty

Buy: Amazon Blurb A bed posed on a stage under a dazzling spotlight. An audience of hungry eyes. And him, the other half of my soul, our supple bodies moving as one . . . […]

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Audio Review: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5) by Sarah J. Maas

February 28, 2021March 5, 2026 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 6 incredible stars OMG, this book! This book is everything! Exciting, action packed, dramatic, emotional, incredible characters, a redemption arc like no other, and a passionate, chemistry-filled and […]

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Release Tour, Excerpt, Author Q&A & ARC Review: Broken by Evelyn Sola

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Broken by Evelyn Sola is live! He swept into my life, like an unexpected storm. One minute I’m planning forever and the next, I’m left picking up the pieces. Three years have passed and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hold the Forevers (Coastal Chronicles, #1) by K.A. Linde

February 23, 2021August 30, 2022 Mel Angsty

  HOLD THE FOREVERS by K.A. Linde   Released – 23 February 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A new angsty […]

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Release & ARC Review: Don’t Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole

February 1, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Don’t Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole is now live!     An irresistibly beautiful, chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers, age-gap romance, I love this book so much!   Buy now – Amazon Free in KU   Blurb […]

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Boxset Release & Review: Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021 AJ Angsty

THREE LIVES. TWO LOVES. ONE TICKING TIME BOMB.   The Combative Trilogy box set by Jay McLean is LIVE!     AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Blurb In a world full […]

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ARC Review: Only One Night (Only One, #3) by Natasha Madison

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Only One Night – a dramatic, emotional, angsty and swoony sports romance is now live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Manning As captain of the Dallas Oilers, I was […]

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Review: Beautifully Broken Control (Sutter Lake, #4) by Catherine Cowles

December 24, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! The final in the Sutter Lake series, this is a gorgeous story of two damaged people who are running from their pasts, who come together in a sweet, chemistry filled romance. […]

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Review: Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror, #10) by Karina Halle

December 17, 2020February 25, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Blurb A lot can change in three years. For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re […]

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Audio Review: Layla by Colleen Hoover

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 extraordinary stars! Wow. I’m not too sure what I can say about this book without spoiling anything, but what a unique and intriguing read! Full of the drama, romance, laughs and […]

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Review: Make It Burn (Nashville Outlaws, #1) by L.A. Wayward

December 13, 2020December 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars A messy, complicated and angsty second-chance-romance that is full of emotion, heartache and longing, but that ultimately delivers an intense, passionate love story that I could not stop […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Little Lies (Lies, Hearts and Truths, #1) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

November 20, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Reclaim by Aly Martinez

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Reclaim, an all-new extremely raw and moving second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Choices. Everyone makes them. From mundane to unimaginable, […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: When the Stars Fall (Lost Stars, #1) by Emery Rose

October 19, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When the Stars Fall is live! An emotional, angsty, gutwrenching read, but wow, what a love story – messy, complicated and passionate, it’s a beautifully written story of true love, second chances, forgiveness and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: When You Come Back To Me (Lost Boys, #2) by Emma Scott

September 30, 2020September 28, 2020 Mel Angsty

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…   When You Come Back to Me, book two in […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Out of Love (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

September 29, 2020November 2, 2023 Mel Angsty

I could love the monster or leave the man.    Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann is AVAILABLE NOW!!      OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann   Released- 27 September 2020   […]

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Release & ARC Review: The One That Got Away by Karina Halle

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 AJ Angsty

The One That Got Away by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author Karina Halle is now live! *A standalone second-chance romance*     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 AJ Action

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, the second book in the stunning Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout is live!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Leo (Preston Brothers, #3) by Jay McLean

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗢. 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ LEO by Jay McLean is live!! Don’t miss the third book in the New Adult/Coming of Age Series, The Preston Brothers!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Global Free in Kindle […]

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Release & ARC Review: Exodus (The Ravenhood, #2) by Kate Stewart

August 2, 2020October 16, 2024 AJ Angsty

  EXODUS is live early and the Duet is now complete! (note – this has now been expanded to be a trilogy) ⁣⁣ The Ravenhood Duet is a contemporary romance/romantic suspense made up of two […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love & Hockey (Fury Series, #1) by Monty Jay

July 24, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Love & Hockey, the first book in the brand new Fury series, is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb NHL’s golden boy, Bishop Maverick, knows […]

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ARC Review: Southern Storm (Southern Series, #3) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo Review A very broken-hearted 2.5 stars It pains me to write this review, because Natasha Madison is one of my favourite authors, and I wanted to love this […]

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