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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Sweet Chaos (Love & Chaos, #2) by Emery Rose

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  He’s chaos… she’s the sweetest temptation. An angsty, forbidden romance, Sweet Chaos is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Dylan St. Clair is chaos.  And […]

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Release & ARC Review: Across Eternity (Parallel, #4) by Elizabeth O’Roark

April 1, 2020December 19, 2020 AJ Angsty

   Release Day! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb The exciting conclusion to Across Time! Separated from Henri by 20 years,  Amelie discovers that what she thought was […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Chance (Southern Series, #1) by Natasha Madison

March 18, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Kallie I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he […]

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Release & ARC Review: Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

March 6, 2020May 30, 2020 AJ Angsty

  KISS THE STARS is live! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis A Falling Stars STAND-ALONE NOVEL from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . . A single mother. An up-and-coming […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: We Are Us by Tara Leigh

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  We Are Us, an all-new, suspenseful and emotional second chance love story from Tara Leigh is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I fell in love with a beautiful, broken boy. His whispered […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann

February 24, 2020June 16, 2022 Mel Angsty

  The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 20 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex. Lies. Revenge. […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review & Excerpt: The Life that Mattered (Life Series, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

February 11, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

The Life that Mattered (Life Series, Book One) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 6 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex isn’t love. Love […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Stay (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #2) by BB Easton

January 22, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

* Previously published under the title Fighting for Rain* The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that.   Fighting for Rain by B.B. Easton is live   […]

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ARC Review: Destructive (Combative, #3) by Lay McLean

January 9, 2020January 8, 2020 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! The Combative Trilogy is complete!! I devoured Combative and Redemptive, so it’s no surprise that I would devour the last book in the trilogy. Destructive is a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Release by Aly Martinez

January 6, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

“I couldn’t put it down! The incredible premise and the tension will keep you turning the pages until dawn.” – Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author Release, an all-new powerful and emotional standalone romance from […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Guy on the Left (The Underdogs, #2) by Kate Stewart

December 8, 2019December 7, 2019 AJ Angsty

  The Guy on the Left by Kate Stewart is LIVE! This is a standalone contemporary romance packed with all the feels! One-click yours NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  […]

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Audio Review: Epoch (Transcend Duet, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

December 7, 2019February 8, 2022 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! The follow up to the amazing Transcend, I dove into this book with high hopes and I was not let down. OMG, this book! Again! My heart was on a […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: In The Unlikely Event by L.J. Shen

November 20, 2019November 19, 2019 Mel Angsty

Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours.     From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, contemporary romance […]

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ARC Review: Wanderlove by Rachel Blaufeld

October 25, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “When your heart is wandering and looking for love and you find it, you grab it and hold on to it. 2.5 stars A dramatic and slightly angsty new adult/coming of […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Entice by Ava Harrison

September 18, 2019December 3, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Eight years ago, I gave Grayson Price a piece of my heart. To […]

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Release with ARC Review: Beard with Me (Winston Brothers, #6) by Penny Reid

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Mel Angsty

Beard with Me (Winston Brothers, #6) by Penny Reid   Released – 16 September 2019   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks B&N  |  Kobo  |  Smashwords  |  Google […]

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Review: Arranged by R.K. Lilley

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 messed up stars I was so excited when I saw that R.K. Lilley was coming out with a new book. And a standalone! Like a lot […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & Audio Review: Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2) by L.J. Shen

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Broken Knight, an all new standalone about first loves, betrayal and loss from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now!   Amazon US   |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Audible  |  Audible Worldwide  |  […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Coming Up Roses (Bennet Brothers, #1) by Staci Hart

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Mel Angsty

Coming Up Roses (Bennet Brothers, #1) by Staci Hart   Released – 1 August 2019   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Everyone hates parts of their job. Maybe […]

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ARC Review: Infinite (Indefinite Duet, #2) (Salvation, #7)

July 29, 2019July 28, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis I was right. I never should’ve fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn’t make it. And […]

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ARC Review: Indefinite (Indefinite Duet, #1) (Salvation, #6) by Corinne Michaels

June 24, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Blurb The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Bred by Ginger Scott

May 12, 2019 AJ Angsty

  We’re celebrating BRED by Ginger Scott! BRED is a coming-of-age romance inspired by Great Expectations you won’t want to miss! Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb A coming-of-age romance inspired by Great Expectations. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Things We Never Said (Hart’s Boardwalk, #3) by Samantha Young

May 7, 2019 AJ Angsty

New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young returns to Hart’s Boardwalk with a searing and emotional new standalone romance…   Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Smashwords   Blurb Local metalsmith and gift shop […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen

May 6, 2019May 27, 2019 Mel Angsty

Pretty Reckless, the first standalone in the highly anticipated All Saints High series from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is AVAILABLE NOW!     PRETTY RECKLESS (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen   […]

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