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Audio Review: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

January 30, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 ‘oh, my heart!’ stars OMG, Colleen Hoover writes the most emotional and unexpected stories, and she’s delivered an amazing read with this incredible book. A heartbreaking story […]

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Release & ARC Review: Twisted Hate (Twisted, #3) by Ana Huang

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Twisted Hate, book #3 in the Twisted series by Ana Huang, is live! A sexy and intense enemies-to-lovers, best-friend’s-brother romance that had me completely hooked from start to finish. Josh and Jules steam up […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somebody and Someone (The Difference Trilogy, #1) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world owes you nothing.”   The Difference Between Somebody and Someone, the first book in the The Difference Trilogy, filled with emotional twists and turns from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is now live! […]

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Review: Baden (Pittsburgh Titans, #1) by Sawyer Bennett

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google    Blurb After suffering a horrific injury that threatens to end his career, Baden Oulett is about to learn that sometimes a fresh start is just […]

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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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Release & Review: Prodigal Son (The Forever Marked Series, #2) by Jay Crownover

January 12, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  PRODIGAL SON (The Forever Marked Series Book 2) by Jay Crownover is live! An intense, emotional, and dramatic story with a childhood-friends-to-lovers, single dad romance between two soulmates that are absolutely meant to be.  […]

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Review: Insta-Family (Forbidden Men: Descendants) by Linda Kage

January 9, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Universal  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Apple Books  Blurb LUCY GAMBLE, KNOCKED UP BY DYING MAN SHE GAVE SYMPATHY SEX, NOW MOVING ON TO HIS BIG BROTHER. Have you ever tried to come up with a headline for your […]

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Release & ARC Review: Silver (The Queen & The Assassin, #2) by Lisette Marshall

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 AJ Drama

Silver, the second book in The Queen & The Assassin series by Lisette Marshall is live!   Amazon   Blurb He chose not to kill her. Will his life be the price he must pay? […]

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Review: The Color of Us by Jessica Park

December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Callie Evans isn’t exactly living her best life in Los Angeles. She dropped out of college, has been repeatedly fired, and is now literally watching paint dry at a hardware store for a […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx, #1) by Kate Stewart

December 19, 2021December 30, 2024 AJ Drama

  The Plight Before Christmas, a full-length romantic dramedy by USA Today bestselling author Kate Stewart, is live, and is my latest 5-star read and fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Paperback Free in KU […]

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Release & ARC Review: If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 AJ Celebrities

  If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich is a new fave for 2021, and it’s live!   “You’re in the most popular boy band in America . . . and all […]

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Audio Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars I don’t even know where to begin with this book. I don’t know what I can say to put all of my complex feelings into words. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Nightwolf (Dark Eyes Duet – spinoff) by Karina Halle

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 AJ Drama

  Nightwolf by Karina Halle is now live! A contemporary vampire romance with a friends-to-lovers twist.   “I’m a human and he’s a vampire and he’s told me more than once that those love stories […]

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Audio Review: The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward

November 20, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Audio  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a fun, sweet, emotional and unpredictable read from Penelope Ward. With wonderful characters, fantastic chemistry, and a gorgeous love story, I really enjoyed it. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Next Time I Fall (Excess All Areas, #2) by Scarlett Cole

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 AJ Drama

  Next Time I Fall, the second book in the Excess All Areas series is live! An emotional, sweet and heartfelt story of redemption, with wonderfully written family drama and a gorgeous love story   […]

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ARC Review: The Rhythm Method Stage Dive, #4.8) by Kylie Scott

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 AJ Drama

The Rhythm Method, an all new rock star romance novella filled with surprises in the bestselling Stage Dive Series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott and 1,001 Dark Nights, is available now!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beautifully Broken Redemption (Sutter Lake, #5) by Catherine Cowles

November 10, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Beautifully Broken Redemption, an emotional marriage of convenience romance filled with suspense from Catherine Cowles, is out now!   “I adore the fake relationship trope and Catherine Cowles knocked this one out of the park! Emotional, […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Partridge and a Pregnancy (The Holiday Brothers) by Willa Nash

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 AJ Drama

The Holiday Brothers novellas are here!     The Holiday Brothers books are complete standalones. There is some character crossover (obviously, because they’re brothers), but they’re written in a way where there is no specific […]

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Review: Infamous Like Us (Like Us, #10) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

October 30, 2021July 2, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars As a fan of all things Addicted/Like Us I hate that I didn’t love this book. I rated the previous book in the series 5 stars! But as much as I loved […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rebel North (The North Brothers, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

October 27, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

I’m not who I led her to believe. I’m sin wrapped in silk. Betrayal masked by beauty. And she’s not the only one with scars…   Rebel North, an all-new stunning and seductive standalone romance […]

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Review: Falling From the Sky (Gravity, #2) by Sarina Bowen

October 23, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars This is the second book in the Gravity series, an unexpected, sweet and emotional romance, and I enjoyed it. Hank ‘Hazardous’ Lazarus is a champion snowboarder […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Stormy and Sultry Sea (Witches of the Island, #2) by Katie McGarry

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 AJ Drama

A Stormy and Sultry Sea, the second book in the Witches of the Island series, is live! Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble   Blurb A witch and a Fae aren’t supposed to fall in love, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riot Act (Crooked Sinners, #3) by Callie Hart

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

USA Today Bestselling Author, Callie Hart, delivers a twisted and edgy new dark romance tale, featuring a girl with nothing left to lose and a broken boy with a heart as black as his soul. […]

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Review: Coming in from the Cold (Gravity, #1) by Sarina Bowen

October 9, 2021October 10, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars A gorgeously emotional story with drama, intensity and a gorgeous, chemistry-filled romance. It’s a bit of a rollercoaster, but it’s beautifully written, and I loved it! […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Moment For Us (Willow Creek Valley, #3) by Corinne Michaels

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 AJ Drama

  A Moment For Us by Corinne Michaels is live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible   Blurb New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels returns to Willow Creek Valley in this stunning surprise baby/unrequited […]

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