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Review: Omens (Dark in You, #6)

August 3, 2024 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A fun, feisty and sexy paranormal romance, this is a fun read, and I loved coming back to this world. This is book #6 in the Dark in You series, a […]

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Audio Review: I Could Never by Penelope Ward

July 31, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Review 5 stars Oh my heart, what a beautiful read! An enemies-to-lovers, close proximity, slow-burning, forbidden romance, this book captivated me from start to finish, and I […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free on KU   Blurb I met him when my ship was sinking, […]

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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: Meant for Love (Meant For, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 26, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ LOL Funny

  Meant for Love by Natasha Madison is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A hot and hilarious romance with a surprise wedding, a hero to die for who falls hard and fast, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Forbidden (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #2) by J. Saman

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Forbidden by J. Saman is now live!  From USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a steamy new standalone, brother’s best friend, age-gap, billionaire romance about a broody single dad doctor and the curvy nanny […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Arrangement (The Brewer Family, #2) by Adriana Locke

July 22, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  The Arrangement by Adriana Locke is live! This is a gorgeous read full of fantastic chemistry and sexual tension, with a friends-to-lovers, sort-of-pretend marriage, boss/assistant romance. It’s sweet, sexy and gorgeously romantic, and I […]

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Review: Rebel (Montgomery Brothers, #3) by Laura Pavlov

July 20, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The third and final book in the Montgomery Brothers series, this is the story of youngest brother, Jack, in a best-friend’s-sister, fake-relationship romance that is fun and sweet with a gorgeous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tin God (Elemental Covenant, #5) by Elizabeth Hunter

July 16, 2024July 17, 2024 AJ Action

  Tin God by Elizabeth Hunter is now live!  The explosive finale of the Elemental Covenant series by eleven-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Golden Touch (Giltmaker, #2) by Sarina Bowen

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Romance

  Golden Touch by Sarina Bowen is live! A fast-paced close-proximity romance that is fun, flirty and full of chemistry, with a suspense storyline that brings great intensity. I loved this one.   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Moment We Know (Moments Duet, #2) by D.E. Daniel

July 9, 2024September 6, 2025 AJ Drama

  The Moment We Know by D.E. Daniel is live! A heartfelt and beautifully romantic second-chance romance, following on from the incredible The Moment You Know   Amazon Blurb How often do second chances come along […]

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Review: The Moment You Know (The Moments Duet, #1) by D.E. Daniel

July 1, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars and all the feels! Oh wow, this book just rocked my world. An emotional, thoughtful and captivating read, I read it in a day, unable to put it down. An […]

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ARC Review: Ocean of Sin and Starlight (Nightwind, #2) by Karina Halle

June 29, 2024June 28, 2024 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle is live! A new pirate(ish) romantasy from Karina Halle, this is a fabulously filthy and darkly intense love story and it’s such a great read   Amazon […]

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ARC Review: One Cursed Rose (Grimm Bargains, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 29, 2024October 31, 2024 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon Review 2.5 surprisingly chaotic stars The first book in Rebecca Zanetti’s Grimm Bargains series, this is a re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast as a dark romance with mystery/suspense and supernatural themes. Rebecca […]

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Release & ARC Review: Change of Heart by Kate Canterbary

June 25, 2024July 27, 2024 AJ Forbidden

  Change of Heart is live! A fun and heartfelt forbidden-ish romance with fantastic characters, epic chemistry, and a gorgeous love story, it’s another fabulous read from Kate Canterbary, and I loved this book!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Chasing Harlow by Jay McLean

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Chasing Harlow by Jay McLean is live! Jay McLean owns my heart once again with this stunningly emotional YA romance! This book had me feeling in all the best ways; I laughed, I cried, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wings of Dusk (Arcane Angels, #1) by R.K. Lilley

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 AJ Fantasy

  Wings of Dusk by R.K. Lilley is live! This is the first book in the Arcane Angels series, and it’s a great read! An intriguing and imaginative romantasy with action, drama and a sexy, […]

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Audio Review: Legacy (Montgomery Brothers, #1) by Laura Pavlov

June 14, 2024July 19, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! I’m a huge fan of Laura Pavlov, she has become an auto-buy author for me, and I have eagerly thrown myself into her last few series. So I thought it […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Desires (Silverbrook University, #3) by R.G. Angel

June 12, 2024 AJ Drama

  Broken Desires by R.G. Angel is live The third and final book in the Silverbrook University series, this a beautifully emotional, opposites attract romance with a surprising twist, and I really enjoyed this one. […]

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Review: Dixon Rule (Campus Diaries, #2) by Elle Kennedy

June 10, 2024June 11, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Review 5 stars! The second book in the Campus Diaries series, this is a fantastic read! It’s fun and playful with fabulous characters in a hilarious and sexy enemies-to-lovers, fake-relationship romance, while […]

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Review: Crossroads (Haven River Ranch, #1) by Devney Perry

June 8, 2024June 8, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Crossroads by Devney Perry is live! A new series from Devney Perry, and I was in romantic heaven with this one! A chemistry-filled, second-chance romance with drama, emotion and the most beautiful love story […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden King (Magnolia Falls, #3) by Laura Pavlov

June 6, 2024June 5, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Forbidden King by Laura Pavlov is live! The third standalone in the Magnolia Falls series, this is a fun, sweet, sexy and romantic brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers, forbidden-ish romance that stole my heart! King and Saylor’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forgotten Desires (Whitlock Family, #4) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2024August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels is live! The fourth and final book in the Whitlock Family series, this is a second-chance, fake-marriage-of-convenience romance, and it is the most beautifully romantic and swoony love story. From […]

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Release & ARC Review: Should Have Run (Lake Spark Inn, #2) by Evey Lyon

June 5, 2024June 4, 2024 AJ Romance

  Should Have Run by Evey Lyon is live! The second book in the Lake Spark Inn series, this book is part of Evey Lyon’s Lake Spark world of interconnected series, but you could easily […]

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Release & ARC Review: Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart

June 4, 2024December 7, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Quicksilver by Callie Hart is live! The first book in the Fae & Alchemy series, Callie Hart has entered the world of romantasy, and I am here for it, with fantastic world building, amazing […]

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