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Audio Review: The Gravewood (The Gravewood, #1) by Kelly Andrew

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The first book in The Gravewood series, this is a post-apocalyptic YA vampire romance with great characters and an intriguing setup. I loved the nostalgic feels, and I enjoyed this […]

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Audio Review: Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2) by Keri Lake

May 22, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 2.5 stars The follow up to the amazing Anathema, this book is a continuation of Maevyth and Zevander’s story and absolutely cannot be read as a standalone. While the first book rocked my […]

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Review: Burn Bright (Cobalt Empire, #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

April 18, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars An emotional, dramatic and slow burning friends-to-lovers romance, this book is all about the nostalgia and the brilliant family dynamics, and I loved being back in this world. The first book […]

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Audio Review: Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows, #1) by Devney Perry

April 11, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 heartwrenching stars Just… wow. Devney Perry has delivered an incredible read—an emotional romantic fantasy that captivated me from start to finish. It’s been a while since a book has hit me this […]

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Audio Review: Across the Vanishing Sky (Starlight Grove, #1) by Catherine Cowles

April 1, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! A beautifully emotional story with wonderful characters, a swoony, sexy, heartfelt romance and a mystery/suspense plotline that kept me fully invested. I felt so much while […]

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Audio Review: Thaw of Spring (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 7, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The second book in the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, this is a fantastically exciting and suspenseful story with intrigue, emotion, and a gorgeous love story. It kept me hooked from start […]

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Audio Review: Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The first book in the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, this is an exciting, intriguing and suspenseful read with a great romance, and I really enjoyed this one! Ophelia is an […]

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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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Audio Review: The Secret (The Irin Chronicles, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars for the big finish Wow, what a rollercoaster this story has been. Both an intense and passionate soulmate romance, and a well-developed and in-depth paranormal adventure with strong political themes, this […]

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Audio Review: The Singer (The Irin Chronicles, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

January 3, 2026January 4, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The second book in The Irin Chronicles, this is absolutely not a standalone. It is the continuation of Ava and Malachi’s story that began in The Scribe, and it’s a heartwrenching […]

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Audio Review: The Scribe (The Irin Chronicles, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

January 2, 2026January 4, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 huge stars! I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries series, so why, why, why did it take me so long to read this book! A paranormal / urban fantasy […]

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Audio Review: The Striker (Gods of the Game, #1) by Ana Huang

December 28, 2025December 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The first book in Ana Huang’s Gods of the Game series, this is a brother’s rival, forbidden-ish, soccer/football romance that is steamy and emotional. It’s a solid read, though a […]

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Audio Review: Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez

December 24, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars A super short read, but so much fun! This is a part of the Improbable Meet Cute collection, a series of novellas written by different authors writing fabulous first encounters leading […]

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Audio Review: Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2) by Callie Hart

December 14, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The follow up to the incredible Quicksilver, I have been desperately waiting for this book, and I loved diving back into this world – this time in dual POV! It’s another […]

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Audio Review: Mate (Bride, #2) by Ali Hazelwood

November 16, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a fantastic read. A paranormal, fated-yet-forbidden romance that is full of chemistry and laughs, and a wickedly slow burning grumpy/sunshine love story that had me near […]

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Audio Review: Secret Haven (Sparrow Falls, #6) by Catherine Cowles

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review “You’re my person. Always.” 4 stars The sixth and final book of the Sparrow Falls series, this is the long-awaited love story for Kye and Fallon, a slow burn, forbidden, ‘it’s always been […]

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Release & ARC Review: Thrown for a Loop (New York Legends, #1) by Sarina Bowen

November 4, 2025November 18, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Thrown for a Loop by Sarina Bowen is live! A second-chance hockey romance between a figure skater and NHL player, this book brought Cutting Edge vibes (“toe-pick!”), and it’s such a gorgeous read!   Amazon  […]

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Audio Review: When Life Happened by Jewel E. Ann

October 12, 2025October 11, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars Wow. Like many other readers, I was gobsmacked by this book, and really don’t know what to say. It’s funny, it’s beautiful, it’s tragic and romantic, and it’s so […]

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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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Audio Review: Hallowed Ground (Flight & Glory, #4) by Rebecca Yarros

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars The fourth book in the Flight & Glory series, this story takes us back to Josh and Ember, the couple from book #1, Full Measures, a few years after we […]

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Audio Review: Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls, #5) by Catherine Cowles

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars Oh, I love a grumpy/sunshine romance, and this one is so, so good! Grumpy and antisocial single dad and town Sherriff, Trace, meets his match when bright and bubbly Ellie moves […]

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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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Audio Review: King of Envy (Kings of Sin, #5) by Ana Huang)

June 8, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars Book #5 in the Kings of Sin series, this is a semi-dark romance full of longing and wild chemistry, with fantastic audio, and I really enjoyed this one! Vuk Markovic […]

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Audio Review: Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1) by Devney Perry

May 18, 2025June 6, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  | Audiobook  |  Hardcover Blurb The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I’ve spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, […]

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