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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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Release & ARC Review: Grace Note (Cake, #7) by J. Bengtsson

June 28, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Grace Note by J. Bengtsson is live! What a way to finish the Cake series! The potential was there for epic, I was hoping for epic, and J. Bengtsson has delivered. This story is epic! […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crimson River (The Edens, #5) by Devney Perry

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 AJ Drama

  Crimson River by Devney Perry is live! A beautifully written, emotional story with a chemistry-filled, passionate and heartfelt romance. I fell in mad love with these characters, and I love this book so much! […]

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Audio Review: Next in Line (Cake, #6) by J. Bengtsson

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A fun, exciting and gorgeously emotional romance, and a fantastic story of a troubled rockstar on the rise. This series continues to own my heart. This is book six in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lies We Tell (Iron Outlaws MC, #3) by S. Cole

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Lies We Tell by S. Cole (Scarlett Cole) is live, and damn, what a read! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Saint’s book, the club’s much-loved preacher who in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden Hearts (Whitlock Family, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh, my heart, what a swoonfest! This is such a gorgeous read! A forbidden romance full of chemistry and intensity, and a gorgeously sweet love story (and […]

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ARC Review: Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023 AJ Drama

Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes, coming 6 June! Amazon Pre-order   Blurb Best friends and soul mates since they were kids, Hart Augusto and Ruby Armenta were poised to take on senior year together […]

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Release & ARC Review: Made for Romeo (Made For, #4) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2023June 1, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone enemies to lovers, second chance romance. A spin-off from the Hollywood Royalty Series & the Only One Series […]

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Review: Hunker Down with the McKallisters (Cake, #5.5) by J. Bengtsson

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4 stars This is a fun little bonus, and an opportunity to spend time with one of my favourite romantic fiction families, the McKallisters, as they endure COVID lockdown. Set during the […]

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Audio Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

May 12, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is live, and it’s a 6-star fave for 2023! Rebecca Yarros has burst into the world of fantasy romance with an exhilarating, exciting, and heartstopping read that I could […]

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ARC Review: Pick Six (Seattle Phantom Football, #1) by Maggie Rawdon

May 8, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Pick Six by Maggie Rawdon is now available! This is a steamy, fake dating, sports romance, you won’t want to miss!   Amazon  |  Special Edition Paperback   Blurb What’s worse than playing a […]

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Review: Rogue Wave (Cake, #5) by J. Bengtsson

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars Book #5 of the Cake series, and we’re back with the McKallister clan and a second-chance romance for big brother, Keith and his long-time girlfriend, Samantha. Fans of the series will […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Thistles (Highlands, #1) by Samantha Young

May 2, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Beyond the Thistles, the first book in the Highlands series by Samantha Young, is live! Oh, my heart, what a read! So many feels in this book, a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, single parent romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Echoes of You (The Lost & Found, #2) by Catherine Cowles

May 2, 2023May 1, 2023 AJ Drama

  Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles is live! Oh, be still my heart! This is a beautifully swoony friends-to-lovers romance with a wonderfully protective hero and all the feels. This book captured my heart, […]

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Review: All I Want (Alabama Summer, #2) by J. Daniels

May 1, 2023June 14, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars A second-chance, brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is an angsty rollercoaster ride. It’s the second book in the Alabama Summer series, but can easily standalone, and Tessa and Luke’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Blood We Crave: Part 2 (Hollow Boys, #4) by Monty Jay

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Blood We Crave: Part 2 by Monty Jay is live! Dark, gritty and twisted, but bringing the feels, this is the heartpounding conclusion to Thatcher and Lyra’s story.    Amazon  |  Paperback   […]

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Review: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister (The Law of Opposites Attract, #2) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

April 22, 2023September 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars Oh, this book! The second in the The Law of Opposites Attract series, it’s a brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers […]

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Review: The Viper (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp, #3) by J.R. Ward

April 18, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars! The third book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series, this is an exciting and intriguing paranormal read with a beautifully sweet romance. While technically this could stand alone, […]

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Review: The Newlyweds (Cake, #4) by J. Bengtsson

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars The fourth book in the Cake series, this is the second book for Jake and Casey, the couple from book #1, Cake, following their story beyond the happy ending we saw […]

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Review: The Blood We Crave: Part 1 (Hollow Boys, #3) by Monty Jay

April 15, 2023April 14, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The third book in the Hollow Boys series, this is a dark, dramatic, psychologically twisted and confronting story of an emotionless psychopath, and the girl who is obsessed with him. Like […]

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Release & ARC Review: Made For Us (Made For, #3) by Natasha Madison

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 AJ Drama

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone surprise pregnancy single dad sports romance A spin-off from the Only One series & This Is series   […]

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