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The Birthday List

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Birthday List (Maysen Jar, #1) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2018June 12, 2019 AJ Drama

Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer […]

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Review: American King (New Camelot Trilogy, #3) by Sierra Simone

March 30, 2018October 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow, what a finish! After hanging on that cliffhanger from the last book of the series, I was so keen to see how this book was going to play […]

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Review: The Hard Truth About Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett

March 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Wow, this book took me by surprise. Something very different from Sawyer Bennett, but a beautiful, raw, heartbreaking, heartwarming and profound story that is still lots of […]

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Review: On Hart’s Boardwalk (On Dublin Street, #6.7 & Hart’s Boardwalk, #2.5) by Samantha Young

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “I’ll never stop fighting for you, Liv. Love of my fucking life.” He swiped away my tears. “We’ll make this right.” 4 stars! Oh Nate Sawyer, book boyfriend of my dreams, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Stockholm by Leigh Lennon

March 23, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited Blurb What happens when your captor becomes your savior? Mikayla Miller wakes up one morning, bound to a bed, […]

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Blog Tour & Review: My Way Back To You (Second Chances Duet, #2) by Claire Contreras

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 AJ Drama

  The emotional conclusion of New York Times Bestselling Author Claire Contreras’s Second Chances Duet is NOW LIVE!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Love isn’t always about timing. […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Scars I Bare (By the Bay, #2) by J.L. Berg

March 14, 2018March 12, 2018 AJ Drama

  READ TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Synopsis Every scar tells a story… Some are etched on the skin, for the whole world to see. Others are buried […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Crux Untamed (Hades Hangmen, #6) by Tillie Cole

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis ONLY BOUNDLESS LOVE CAN SILENCE THE WHISPERS OF THE PAST . . . A broken woman. A damaged man. A free spirit intent on saving […]

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Dane's Storm

Audio Review: Dane’s Storm by Mia Sheridan

March 8, 2018September 17, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Audiobook Review “You weren’t just my first love, you were my once in a lifetime.” 4.5 stars As a huge fan of both Mia Sheridan, and a second-chance-romance, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Then There Was You (Second Chances Duet, #1) by Claire Contreras

March 5, 2018January 20, 2026 AJ Angsty

  Then There Was You, an all-new second chance romance from New York Times bestselling author Claire Contreras is LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK Download Today or Read FREE in Kindle […]

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Review: Damaged Intimacy by Hanleigh Bradley

February 25, 2018February 26, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars This is a short novella that is a pre-cursor to Hanleigh Bradley’s upcoming release, Entangled Intimacy. It’s the start of the story between two characters that (to […]

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Rock King

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Rock King (Nothing But Trouble, #1) by Tara Leigh

February 24, 2018February 20, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  NOOK  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Fans of Kristen Callihan and Kylie Scott will scream for this sizzling bad boy rock star romance!  I’m not who you think I […]

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Saving Me

Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Saving Me by Sadie Allen

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  iTunes  |  Paperback   Blurb On the outside, Ally has everything any teenager could want. She’s beautiful, popular, and athletic. She has the right friends, an […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Mel Angsty

  GENTLEMAN NINE A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel   New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Penelope Ward   Released February 18, 2018   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon | iBooks | B&N […]

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Final In Harmony

New Release, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: In Harmony by Emma Scott

February 15, 2018February 19, 2018 Mel Drama

“The root of all madness is an unbearable truth…”     In Harmony by Emma Scott   Released  February 13, 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Paperback     Blurb The root of all […]

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The Smallest Part-2

New Release & ARC Review: The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon

February 13, 2018February 12, 2018 Mel Drama

Heart breaking. Heart healing. Heart melting. The Smallest Part, a contemporary friends-to-lovers romance is now available on all platforms.     The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon   Released February 13, 2018   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | […]

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Review: The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1) by Amy Harmon

February 12, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “The Law of Moses and The State of Georgia” STARS! A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. A story of flawed and fractured, crazy […]

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Review: Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

February 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Hardcover |  Audible Review 4 stars Colleen Hoover’s unique storytelling has made her a must-read author, and once again she has delivered a clever, original and compelling story about […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Follow Me Back (Fight For Me, #2) by A.L. Jackson

February 5, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Follow Me Back The next seductive, unforgettable stand-alone romance in the FIGHT FOR ME series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson   Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis The next seductive, […]

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Moonlight Sins

ARC Review: Moonlight Sins (de Vincente, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

January 30, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book! Darkly intriguing and dramatic but also light and funny, with a gorgeously intense, romantic and spine-tinglingly sexy romance, JLA has delivered a wonderfully […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: We Were One by Elizabeth Reyes

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  We Were One (A Looking Glass Alternate POV novel) by Elizabeth Reyes Amazon   Synopsis The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~ Adoration is not profound enough a […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

January 27, 2018January 20, 2018 AJ Drama

From critically acclaimed author Katie McGarry, comes SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME—a story of two people from different worlds pushing themselves, and each other, to get what they deserve! SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME releases on January […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Midnight Blue by L.J. Shen

January 26, 2018January 21, 2018 Mel Angsty

  Midnight Blue by LJ Shen   Released January 18, 2018   Available now! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Paperback     Blurb It should have been easy. I needed the money. He needed […]

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Review: Finding Love (Behind Blue Lines, #3) by Christine Zolendz

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review 4 stars I really like this series. Focussed around members of the police force, each book is a standalone with some character tie-ins, and this book is an emotional, […]

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Hot Shot

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hot Shot (North Ridge, #3) by Karina Halle

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 AJ Drama

 Amazon US   |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Delilah Gordon has a secret. She’s been in love with her best friend and the boy next door, Fox Nelson, since she […]

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