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Audio Review: House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3) by Sarah J. Maas

February 17, 2024March 3, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback  |  Audio   Review 4 stars The third book in the Crescent City series, it’s another exciting, surprising, all-consuming read from Sarah J. Maas. It’s the conclusion to the main storyline of […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Stars Rise (Lost Stars, #5) by Emery Rose

February 9, 2024August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When the Stars Rise by Emery Rose is live! A childhood-best-friends/second-chance-romance between a pop star and an extreme athlete, this is an emotional and angsty rollercoaster with an epic love and all the feels. […]

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Audio Review: Written in the Scars by Adriana Locke

February 3, 2024February 2, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars Well holy feels, this book! I thought I knew what I was getting into with this book, but I was wrong. Well, I was partially right, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Through the Glen (Highlands Series, #3) by Samantha Young

February 1, 2024January 31, 2024 AJ Drama

  Through the Glen by Samantha Young is live! This is a beautifully romantic read! An emotional and heartfelt character-driven romance between a cynical English playboy and a quiet, shy Scot. It’s dramatic, sweet, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Play (Lake Spark Off-Season, #3) by Evey Lyon

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 AJ Drama

  Waiting to Play by Evey Lyon is live! A secret baby, brother’s enemy, forced proximity, steamy hockey romance    Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Universal   Blurb Vaughn Madden is hockey’s hotshot who […]

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ARC Review: Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb In the vein of Emily Henry’s You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer. Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larsen […]

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Review: The Storm (The Storm, #3.5) by Samantha Towle

December 26, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I love The Storm series and am a huge fan of all things Jake and Tru. I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to read this novella, but I’m […]

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Review: Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3) by Lucy Score

December 19, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 5 stars! This is a hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance that is fun and laugh-out-loud funny, yet emotional, with a fantastically snarky, banter-filled love story that is full of chemistry and so freaking […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Vows We Keep (Iron Outlaws MC, #5) by S. Cole

December 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Vows We Keep by S. Cole is live! The fifth book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is a heartfelt and emotional romance with wonderful characters, fantastic character development and a fabulous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sable Peak (The Edens, #6) by Devney Perry

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 AJ Drama

  Sable Peak by Devney Perry is live! The final book in The Edens series, this is a friends-to-lovers, unrequired love, single dad romance. It’s emotional and dramatic, and beautifully, swoonily romantic, and I loved […]

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Release & ARC Review: Among the Heather (The Highlands, #2) by Samantha Young

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Among the Heather by Samantha Young is now live! A dramatic and suspenseful celebrity romance that is full of emotion with a beautifully swoony love story, and it’s a gorgeous read.   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Dreams (Whitlock Family, #2) by Corinne Michaels

December 1, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  Broken Dreams by Corinne Michaels is live! I loved this book! A fun, emotional, swoony and sexy friends-to-lovers, fake dating romance between two widowed single parents. I was so completely wrapped up in this […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lovely Return by Carian Cole

November 30, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lovely Return by Carian Cole is live! A standalone, forbidden, age-gap, soulmate romance, this is a story of loss and heartache, but also of soul mates and second chances. It is the most incredible […]

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Audio Review: Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) by Abby Jimenez

November 26, 2023November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! This is a fantastic friends-to-lovers, fake relationship romance with humour, emotion, and so much heart. I did struggle with parts of the story, but I fell […]

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Audio Review: The Graham Effect (Campus Diaries, #1) by Elle Kennedy

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Audible Review 5 stars! Like most Off-Campus fans, I was so excited when Elle Kennedy announced that she was writing a second-generation book for Gigi Graham – daughter of Hannah and Garrett from […]

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Audio Review: Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros

November 19, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo Review “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” 5 stars! […]

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Review: Whenever You Call by Vicki James

November 10, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars Wow, what an amazing read! A dramatic and emotional love story between the widow of a rockstar, and the paramedic who treated her husband as he died. This […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 AJ Drama

  A Fire in the Flesh, the third book in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer L. Armentrout is live! Sera and Nyktos’ story continues to captivate with a dramatic, exciting and surprising read […]

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Release & Review: Shadows of You (Lost & Found, #4) by Catherine Cowles

October 19, 2023October 27, 2023 AJ Drama

  Shadows of You by Catherine Cowles is live! The fourth book in the Lost & Found series, this is a beautifully emotional story! Roan and Aspen stole my heart with their painful secrets and […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Oath We Give (Hollow Boys, #5) by Monty Jay

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Oath We Give by Monty Jay is live! The fifth and final book in The Hollow Boys series, this is Silas’ hotly anticipated story. It’s a fake relationship, marriage of convenience, forced proximity […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Moon and Back by Ginger Scott

October 6, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  The Moon and Back by Ginger Scott is live! A beautifully heartfelt story that has both a sweet YA romance and a second-chance-rockstar-romance, this book had me hooked from start to finish.   Amazon […]

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Audio Review: Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland

September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out […]

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Release & ARC Review: How to Score Off Field (Campus Legends, #3) by Sara Ney

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  How to Score Off Field by Sara Ney is live! The third book in the Campus Legends series, this is a funny and sweet NA romance that is painfully awkward, but endearingly relatable. It’s […]

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Audio Review: Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

September 10, 2023October 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A heart-wrenchingly emotional second-chance romance that is real, raw, and beautifully written. This book hurt my heart, but healed me in the best of ways, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Queen of Thieves & Chaos (Fate & Flame, #3) by K.A. Tucker

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 AJ Action

A Queen of Thieves & Chaos by K.A. Tucker is live!  From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the third novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read […]

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