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Audio Review: Wicked Series (Good Girl, Bad Girl, Wicked Girl) by Piper Lawson

November 30, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

 Buy Series Bundle:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Reviews Good Girl Buy:  Amazon I loved this book! An intense, slow burning rock star romance between an eager, somewhat innocent young college student, and a hot rock star. Sweet […]

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Audio Review: Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 10, 2019November 9, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 5 huge stars! OMG, I am in so much love with this book! An emotional and blissfully romantic story about childhood penpals reconnecting in adulthood and falling hard for each other. With fantastic […]

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Audio Review: All Stars Fall (Seaside Pictures, #3.5; Big Sky, #4.5) by Rachel Van Dyken

September 8, 2019December 17, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! ✓ Single Dad ✓ Rock Star ✓ Off Limits Nanny ✓ New Beginnings ✓ Melt Your Heart Swoonfest This is such a cute read! A […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Never Fall in Love with a Rockstar: A Rockstar Romance by Rachel Higginson

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Never Fall in Love with a Rockstar: A Rockstar Romance by Rachel Higginson   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Paperback     Blurb My name is Clover Calloway and I’ve lived two […]

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Release & ARC Review: Skipped a Beat (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

April 29, 2019December 31, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Synopsis Ryder Kyle is a spoiled, self-righteous jerk.  He doesn’t understand suffering. Entitled guy like him wouldn’t recognize […]

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Review: Loving Storm (Ashes & Embers, #5) by Carian Cole

April 7, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘happily ever after’ stars This is a gorgeously romantic novella! A follow on from Storm, and an epilogue of sorts to Storm and Evie’s love story, this book […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Rock Hard (Chord Brothers, #1) by M.J. Roberts

March 21, 2019March 20, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Smashwords  |  Kobo   Synopsis Drummer Ryder Chord has been living half a life since he was sixteen and his twin sister was murdered. He throws himself into his music. […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Fool Me Once by Nicole Williams

January 15, 2019 AJ Rockers

  Amazon   Synopsis Second chances are for kids, diets, and shelter pets—not for relationships. Especially not one like Chase and Emma’s. Before he was writing chart-topping hits and smashing record sales, Chase Lawson was […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Rock Rebel (Nothing But Trouble, #3) by Tara Leigh

December 16, 2018 AJ Drama

  Rock Rebel is now live! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a rock star with a secret, she’s a pop princess with a painful past – can their […]

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ARC Review: Playing by Heart (Love Hate Rock-n-Roll, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

November 27, 2018April 14, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Playing By Heart is now live! Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Blurb Jesse Lee is the worst! He’s a multi-millionaire, triple-platinum-selling, Grammy-Award-winning man-slut—a worldly, self-indulgent […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, and ARC Review: Fall (VIP, #3) by Kristen Callihan

October 24, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N   Blurb The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways. In my defense, I didn’t know he was Jax Blackwood—who expects a legendary rock […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Chasing My Forever (The Beaumont Series – Next Generation, #3) by Heidi McLaughlin

October 13, 2018October 8, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Music is his passion. It’s in his blood. Yet, Quinn James isn’t sure if stardom is right for him. His family wants him to join […]

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Review & Excerpt Tour: Strong (Stage Dive, #4.5) by Kylie Scott

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 AJ Novella

  Amazon US  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon UK   Synopsis From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie Scott comes a new story in her Stage Dive series… When the girl of […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1) by Carian Cole

September 13, 2018July 2, 2021 AJ 6 Star Reads

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Synopsis The people we love are thieves. They steal our hearts. They steal our breath. They steal […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once Upon a Real Good Time (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely

September 10, 2018May 7, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

  ONCE UPON A REAL GOOD TIME (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  […]

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As Dust Dances

ARC Review & Excerpt Tour & Giveaway: As Dust Dances (Play On, #2) by Samantha Young

August 11, 2018August 7, 2018 AJ Drama

  The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Rock Legend (Nothing But Trouble, #2) by Tara Leigh

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   About the Book I’m no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I’m also […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Incognito by Siobhan Davis

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 AJ Angsty

  Incognito, an all-new standalone new adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Blurb A troubled […]

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Review: Talon (Ashes & Embers, #4) by Carian Cole

June 10, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Laugh with me, Love with me … No beginning, No end” 4 stars! This is a heartfelt, emotional read with a unique and intriguing set-up. A rockstar romance with […]

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Review: Lukas (Ashes & Embers, #3) by Carian Cole

May 27, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 swoony stars! Lukas and Ivy’s story has been unfolding in the background of the last two books of this series, and I was so happy that we got […]

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Review: Storm (Ashes & Embers, #1) by Carian Cole

May 14, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This series has been on my radar for a while now. I’m a sucker for rockstar romances, and I loved the set-up for this one, and I’m […]

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Lennon Reborn

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Lennon Reborn (Preload, #4) by Scarlett Cole

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 AJ Drama

We are excited to celebrate the release of LENNON REBORN, the final instalment in Scarlett Cole’s Preload series! Join us for reviews and excerpts plus enter to win a complete series set of signed paperbacks! […]

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Review: Vandal (Ashes & Embers, #2) by Carian Cole

April 27, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “Get Vandalized” stars The second book in the Ashes & Embers series, and after that little glimpse at the end of book 1, I couldn’t wait to get […]

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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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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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