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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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Release & ARC Review: The Bonds We Break (Iron Outlaws MC, #4) by S. Cole

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Bonds We Break by S. Cole is live! Kidnapping, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers A beautifully heartfelt redemption story, with strong themes of brotherhood and family, and a sexy, intense and emotional romance that stole […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023 Mel Book News

Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting   Released – 28 August 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Alternate Paperback     Blurb The first […]

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Review: Where I’d Rather Be (Forget Me Knot #4) by C.R. Ellis

August 26, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I picked up this book when I was wanting emotional intensity, and that’s exactly what I got. An angsty and emotional sort-of-friends to lovers story where a sweet […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Perfect (Cedar Point, #3) by Jillian Liota

August 21, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Problem with Perfect by Jillian Liota is live! The fourth book (third full length) in the Cedar Point series, I was so excited to be back into this world with a read that […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riot Reunion (Crooked Sinners, #4) by Callie Hart

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Riot House boys are back! Riot Reunion by Callie Hart is live!   Amazon (free in KU)   Blurb The residents of Riot House have graduated, but the events of the past year […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where You Belong (A Heart’s Compass, #5) by Brooke O’Brien

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Where You Belong by Brooke O’Brien is live! A short read with a single mother starting over and a protective and passionate hero who will do anything to win her heart. It’s swoony and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Mel Drama

  Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann is LVE!   Released: August 3, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon   |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Do books have souls? Anna Black has the […]

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Release & Review: In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

July 31, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros is live, and wow, what a read! An emotional, angsty, heartfelt second-chance military romance, this book completely swept me away with its emotion and intensity, and I adored […]

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Review: Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #21) by J.R. Ward

July 30, 2023August 2, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review WHAT. DID. I. JUST. READ???? Seriously. Did that just happen? I can’t… Uuugghhhhhh. This is the 21st book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and as a fangirl from way back in the […]

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Review: Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3) by Elsie Silver

July 29, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The third book in the Chestnut Springs series, this is an emotional and heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance with all the feels. Since the moment she met him when they were children, Sloane […]

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