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Release & ARC Review: When You Stayed (Generations of Rose Ridge, #1) by Ashley Munoz

May 15, 2026May 16, 2026 AJ Angsty

  When You Stayed by Ashley Munoz is live! The first book in the Generations of Rose Ridge series, this is a second-gen story with a childhood crush, enemies-to-lovers romance that is angsty, emotional, and […]

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Review: A Rose Ridge Christmas (Christmas novella)

May 13, 2026May 16, 2026 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars This is a fun little novella which is a bonus to the MC Stone Riders series, and also a lead-in to the second-gen Generations of Rose Ridge series, as the […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Hope We Dare (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #7) by S. Cole

March 19, 2026 AJ Action

  The Hope We Dare by Scarlett Cole (writing as S. Cole) is live! An emotional MC romance with a twist, where an in-the-closet MM couple turns into an MMF relationship with a somewhat traumatised […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Touch We Seek (Iron Outlaws: Colorado, #6) by S. Cole

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 AJ Bikers

  The Touch We Seek by Scarlett Cole is live! The sixth book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is an exciting, close proximity, forbidden romance that is sweet, sexy and super functional, […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Trust We Broke (Iron Outlaws: Colorado, #5) by S. Cole

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 AJ Bikers

  The Trust We Broke by S. Cole  is live! This is the most beautiful second-chance romance! A gritty MC read, it’s emotional and swoony with a smitten hero who owned my heart, and I […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Heart We Guard (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #4) by S. Cole

August 7, 2025August 14, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Heart We Guard by S. Cole is live! The fourth book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, and it’s MC President, Butcher’s story in a close proximity, age gap, opposites attract romance […]

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Release, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #3) by S. Cole

June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Fire We Crave by S. Cole is live! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is Smoke’s story, and it’s an emotional and steamy age gap, enemies-to-lovers romance with […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Oath We Take (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #2) by S. Cole

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 AJ Bikers

  The Oath We Take by S. Cole is live! A gorgeously romantic MC President’s daughter/childhood friends/forbidden romance with, action, drama, a strong heroine, a cowboy biker hero, and a beautifully emotional love story, this […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Darling Mayhem by Ashley Munoz

February 21, 2025February 23, 2025 AJ Bikers

  My Darling Mayhem by Ashley Munoz is live! Small town  |  Motorcycle Club  |  Enemies to Lovers  |  Next Door Neighbor  |  Single Mom  |  He Falls First   Amazon   Blurb I crafted […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Grief We Hold (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #1) by S. Cole

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 AJ Bikers

  The Grief We Hold by S. Cole is live! The beginning of a new series, this is a darkly emotional MC romance with a beautifully sweet love story. It’s a dramatic and exciting read […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Deals We Make (Iron Outlaws MC, #9) by S. Cole

October 17, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Deals We Make by S. Cole is live! The final book of the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Vex’s story. A childhood-best-friends-reunited love story that is beautifully emotional with great character development […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Fates We Tame (Iron Outlaws MC, #8) by S. Cole

August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Fates We Tame by Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole is live! OMG, this book! A dark, exciting, emotional and beautifully romantic story with a grumpy/sunshine fake marriage, amnesia and a warring family […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Ended (Stone Riders MC, #4) by Ashley Munoz

July 26, 2024 AJ Bikers

  Where We Ended by Ashley Munoz is live! The fourth and final instalment in the Stone Riders MC series, this book has been building from the very beginning. A dramatic, dark and emotional story, […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Souls We Claim (Iron Outlaws MC, #7) by S. Cole

May 17, 2024September 16, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Souls We Claim by S. Cole is live! Book #7 in the Iron Outlaws MC series, and these books continue to suck me in and rock my world. Halo and Arianne’s story is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Promise (Stone Riders MC, #3) by Ashley Munoz

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Where We Promise by Ashley Munoz is live! Smalltown  |  MC  |  Marriage of convenience  |  Pregnancy – Not his baby  |  Touch her & die Over the top protective  |  One bed   Amazon   […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Loves We Lost (Iron Outlaws MC, #6) by S. Cole

March 8, 2024March 6, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Loves We Lost by S. Cole is live! This is the most beautiful story! A passionate, intense and heartfelt second-chance-romance set within the MC world, this book sucked me in and didn’t let […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Belong (Stone Riders MC, #2) by Ashley Munoz

February 23, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz is live! The second book in the Stone Riders MC series, this is an angsty and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance. Set within the world of a 1% motorcycle club […]

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Review: Where We Started (Stone Riders MC, #1 by Ashley Munoz

December 17, 2023December 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! This is my first book by Ashley Munoz, and I admit that it was the gorgeous cover that initially drew me to this one. Then that blurb – childhood sweetheart, second-chance, […]

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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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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: The Games We Play (Iron Outlaws MC, #2) by S. Cole

March 17, 2023March 22, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Games We Play by S. Cole is live! This is the second book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, and I am so in love with this book! A gritty MC romance with […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Sins We Hide (Iron Outlaws MC, #1) by S. Cole

January 12, 2023January 10, 2023 AJ Bikers

  From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MC, friends to enemies to lovers romance.   The Sins We Hide, first book in the Iron Outlaws MC […]

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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: Fallen Jester (Clifton Forge, #5) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #5) by Devney Perry

May 18, 2021March 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

  Fallen Jester, the 5th book in the Tin Gypsy series by Devney Perry is live! A dramatic, emotional, fun and heartfelt surprise baby romance, this book is sweet, sexy, heartwrenching in places, and beautifully […]

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Review: Wild Wind (Chaos, #6.6) by Kristen Ashley

April 2, 2021March 29, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is such a gorgeous story! Sweet, sexy, super-functional and beautifully emotional, it’s a fantastic story for much-loved Jagger Black, and a wonderful finish to the Chaos series. Jagger is […]

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