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Audio Review: Burn of Summer (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 24, 2026 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! A functional and chemistry-filled romantic suspense, this book had me captivated from start to finish. It’s part of the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, bringing us the stories of four brothers living […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falter (Guardian Protection, #3) by Aly Martinez

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 AJ Celebrities

  Falter by Aly Martinez is live! Aly Martinez is back, and she absolutely nailed this bodyguard/movie star romance with a grumpy hero, a heroine in danger, and an exciting, emotional and chemistry-filled love story. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Midnight Prince (Once Upon Ever After #2) by Julie Saman

April 27, 2026 AJ Drama

  Midnight Prince by Julie Saman is now live! The second book in the Once Upon Ever After series, this is a Cinderella retelling that is sexy, suspenseful and fun, with great chemistry, fantastic characters, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Drifting Dawn (Scottish Isles #2) by Samantha Young

April 16, 2026 AJ Drama

Drifting Dawn by Samantha Young is live! An emotional second-chance-romance with angst and drama and all the feels, this is such a beautiful read, and I absolutely loved this one!   Amazon     Blurb […]

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Audio Review: Across the Vanishing Sky (Starlight Grove, #1) by Catherine Cowles

April 1, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! A beautifully emotional story with wonderful characters, a swoony, sexy, heartfelt romance and a mystery/suspense plotline that kept me fully invested. I felt so much while […]

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Audio Review: Thaw of Spring (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 7, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The second book in the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, this is a fantastically exciting and suspenseful story with intrigue, emotion, and a gorgeous love story. It kept me hooked from start […]

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Audio Review: Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The first book in the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, this is an exciting, intriguing and suspenseful read with a great romance, and I really enjoyed this one! Ophelia is an […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bluebird Gold (Lost Legends, #1) by Devney Perry

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Bluebird Gold by Devney Perry is live! The first book in a new series from Devney Perry, this is a dramatic, small-town, romantic suspense story set in 1983 with a single dad hero, a […]

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ARC Review: You Can Scream (Laurel Snow, #5) by Rebecca Zanetti

December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The fifth book in the Laurel Snow series, and I loved being back with these fabulous characters for another adventure full of mystery and suspense. It’s a fun read with […]

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Audio Review: Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls, #5) by Catherine Cowles

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars Oh, I love a grumpy/sunshine romance, and this one is so, so good! Grumpy and antisocial single dad and town Sherriff, Trace, meets his match when bright and bubbly Ellie moves […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crimson Oath (The Firebird and the Wolf, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

July 29, 2025July 28, 2025 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Crimson Oath by Elizabeth Hunter is live!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Signed Paperback  |  Hardcover     Blurb A brand new vampire. The lover who got her killed. And a desire neither can […]

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ARC Review: One Dark Kiss (Grimm Bargains, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 25, 2025June 24, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The second book in the Rebecca Zanetti’s Grimm Bargains series, this is a dark romance with a morally grey uber-possessive hero, a feisty young lawyer with Snow White vibes, mystery, […]

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Review: Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4) by Catherine Cowles

April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A small town, brother’s-best-friend, billionaire romance with drama and suspense, this is the fourth book in the Sparrow Falls series, and it’s a really enjoyable read. Arden is the youngest of […]

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Review: First Light (Shadowlands, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The first book in the Shadowlands series, this is a light fantasy novel with a great heroine, a broody hero, a murder mystery, and a complex romance. It’s the beginning […]

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Release & ARC Review: Here and Now (Ember Falls, #2) by Corinne Michaels

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Here and Now by Corinne Michaels is live! The second book in the Ember Falls series, this is a gorgeous small town, single parent romance with the swooniest hero and an absolutely beautiful love […]

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Audio Review: Broken Harbor (Sparrow Falls, #3) by Catherine Cowles

December 26, 2024December 27, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Audiobook  |  People Paperback  |  Alt Paperback Review 3.5 stars The third book in the Sparrow Falls series, this is a gorgeous single parent sports romance with a woman in hiding and an […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crossover (The Cross Duet, #2) by Kathy Lockheart

December 5, 2024December 4, 2024 AJ Action

  Crossover, the second book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart, is live! This is a thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, and a great finish for Grayson and Ivy’s story.   […]

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ARC Review: You Can Kill (Laurel Snow, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

November 7, 2024November 5, 2024 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The fourth book in the Laurel Snow series, Rebecca Zanetti delivers another exciting ride as genius FBI Special Agent Laurel Snow goes on the hunt for a new killer… this one […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crossfire (The Cross Duet, #1) by Kathy Lockheart

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 AJ Action

  Crossfire, the first book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart is live A fast paced and exciting romantic mystery/thriller, this is a chemistry-filled sort-of-enemies-to-lovers story that had me hooked from the very beginning […]

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Audio Review: Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls, #2) by Catherine Cowles

September 9, 2024September 7, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

  ICYMI, Delicate Escape by Catherine Cowles is live! The second book in the Sparrow Falls series, this is such a gorgeous read! A small-town romance with heartwrenching drama and suspense, and the sweetest, most […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen

May 7, 2024May 17, 2024 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen is live!   “I devoured this book in one day, and I guarantee you will too.”—Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and […]

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Audio ARC Review: Falling for Gage (Lake Pelion, #2) by Mia Sheridan

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Releases 23 April Pre-order:  Amazon Blurb How is it possible that perfect Gage Buchanan is still single after all these years? He can’t quite figure it out himself. Perhaps he hasn’t met the right woman. […]

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Review: Alpha (Stope Packs, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

April 7, 2024 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The second book in the Stope Pack series, this book is a continuation of Seth and Mia’s story from Wolf. A paranormal romantic suspense with fantastic characters and a serial killer […]

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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: Frostbitten (Deep Ops, #6) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The latest in the Deep Ops series, this is a fun and chemistry-filled ‘whodunnit’ romantic suspense with laughs, steam, action and intensity. This is book #6 in the series, and […]

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