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Review: Lover Unveiled (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #19) by J.R. Ward

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! The latest addition to the BDB series brings a bit of a change and a lot of intrigue – as well as a gorgeous romance – and continues the new […]

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Release & ARC Review: Santa’s Subpoena (The Anna Albertini Files, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! The fourth book in The Anna Albertini Files, this is another chaotic, exciting, laugh-out-loud romp full of mystery, suspense, a touch of drama, and gorgeous romance. The book begins with Anna […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beneath the Wreckage (Wrecked, #5) by Catherine Cowles

September 22, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“This book has the perfect blend of small-town feels, an unputdownable mystery, and a love story that will have you cheering for the happily ever after. I loved this book!“ ~Willow Aster, USA Today bestselling […]

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ARC Review: One Day Like This (Excess All Areas, #1) by Scarlett Cole

September 21, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  One Day Like this is live! The start of a brand new rockstar series from Scarlett Cole, this is a beautifully emotional brother’s-best-friend, forbidden romance with fantastic chemistry and just the right amount of […]

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Release & ARC Review: Learning at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #2) by L.B. Dunbar

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 AJ Drama

    Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage! A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Sunshine (Southern, #8) by Natasha Madison

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 AJ Drama

  Southern Sunshine is live! Wow, what a read. A sweet, small-town, family-themed story that is full of emotion and really pulls at the heartstrings, this book is a total swoonfest with a love story […]

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Audio Review: Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone, #3) by Abby Jimenez

September 3, 2021November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “I chose living – because anything else was just waiting to die.” 5 stars A smart, funny, emotional and heartfelt story with incredible characters and a gorgeous romance, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tin Queen (Clifton Forge, #6) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #6) by Devney Perry

August 31, 2021March 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

  Tin Queen by Devney Perry is live, and the Tin Gypsy series is complete! This is an amazing story, and a fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Charmed (Willow Springs, #3) by Laura Pavlov

August 28, 2021August 24, 2021 AJ Drama

  Charmed is now live! Amazon   Blurb Crew Carlisle is enemy number one. He’s also my new boss. I need this internship as much as Crew needs an ego lobotomy. He’s arrogant, cocky, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: When We Were Reckless (Lost Stars, #3) by Emery Rose

August 27, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  When We Were Reckless is live! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb What happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back? Jesse McCallister. […]

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Release & ARC Review: There With You (The Adair Family, #2) by Samantha Young

August 23, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  There With You, the second standalone in the Adair Family series by Samantha Young is now live!   A slow-burning, emotional and chemistry-filled age-gap romance between a widowed single father and his younger nanny, […]

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Release & Review: Untamed (Hearts, #3) by M. O’Keefe

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Untamed, the final book in the Hearts Trilogy, is live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Nook   Blurb Marriage has always meant violence. I don’t trust it, but it’s the […]

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ARC Review: Silk (The Princess & The Spy, #3) by Lisette Marshall

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 AJ Drama

Silk, the final book in The Princess & The Spy trilogy by Lisette Marshall Releases 10 August   Buy from Amazon   Blurb The Princess… Back in Rock Hall, with the horrors of the Floating […]

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Review: Cliff’s Descent: A Vampire’s Tale (Immortal Guardians, #11) by Dianne Duvall

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars This was a book I never thought we would get. The story of Cliff the vampire has played out in the background of the Immortal Guardians […]

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Release & ARC Review: Burn (Fuel, #3) by Ginger Scott

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 AJ Drama

  Burn, the final book in the Fuel Series by Ginger Scott, is LIVE! This second-chance romance completes this angsty, steamy, new adult trilogy.   Amazon   Blurb **Burn is the third and final book […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Secrets (Southern, #7) by Natasha Madison

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 AJ Drama

  Southern Secrets is live! Some secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Audio […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Waylaid (True North, #8) by Sarina Bowen

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 AJ Drama

  Waylaid is live! I love this book! The latest instalment in the True North series, this is Daphne Shipley’s story, and it’s a fun yet emotional story with a beautiful romance that completely stole […]

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Release & ARC Review: Travis (Pelion Lake, #1) by Mia Sheridan

July 19, 2021February 19, 2024 AJ Drama

  Travis – the follow-on from Archer’s Voice – is live! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Travis Hale has it all. An important role as the sheriff of the idyllic town of Pelion, Maine. Looks […]

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Review: The Last Kiss (The Last Ever, #1) by Anna Bloom

July 18, 2021March 23, 2025 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars This is a beautiful, heartfelt love story that is full of feels, asking the question – would you embrace new love, knowing it could never last? Julia has […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: The Brazen (Calamity Montana, #3) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)

July 15, 2021September 6, 2023 AJ Drama

  The Brazen by Devney Perry is live! A fantastic, chemistry-filled, small-town enemies-to-lovers romance.  I love this one!   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry, writing as Willa Nash, comes a stranded […]

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Release & ARC Review: Exposed (VIP, #4) by Kristen Callihan

July 13, 2021July 12, 2021 AJ Drama

  Exposed is now live, and it’s a fave for 2021! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Brenna There are some people in life who know exactly how to push your […]

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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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ARC Review: The Mixtape by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 1, 2021August 18, 2021 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver’s caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first. Emery has never felt more alone. Raising her daughter […]

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Release & ARC Review: You Loved Me Once by Corinne Michaels

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 AJ Drama

  From New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a heartbreakingly beautiful standalone story about letting love in.   You Loved Me Once is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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