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Release & ARC Review: The Dandelion Diary (A Maysen Jar novella) by Devney Perry

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 AJ Forbidden

The Dandelion Diary by Devney Perry is live! A beautiful short story that is sweet and sexy with a gorgeous love story, all the chemistry and all the feels!   Amazon  |  Special Edition   […]

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Review: Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2) by Elsie Silver

July 9, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! This is the most gorgeous romance! A fun, flirty and banter-filled love story, full of wonderful tropes, fabulous characters, and lots of emotion, I loved it! This is the second book […]

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Review: All We Want (Alabama Summer, #6) by J. Daniels

July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! This is a gorgeous little addition to the Alabama Summer series, a novella revisiting Luke and Tessa, from book #2 in the series All I Want), […]

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Release & ARC Review: Meet Your Match (Kings of the Ice, #1) by Kandi Steiner

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 AJ Favourite

  Meet Your Match by Kandi Steiner is live, and oh wow, what a story! The first book in the Kings of the Ice series, this is a fun, playful, chemistry-filled sport romance with the […]

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Review: Rescue: Rancher Style (Redemption Wyoming, #3) (part of the He’s My Cowboy collection) by Rebecca Zanetti

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 AJ Novella

Rescue: Rancher Style is the third book in the Redemption Wyoming series by Rebecca Zanetti, available in the He’s My Cowboy collection   The Hawk’s Shadow by Diana Palmer Rescue: Rancher Style by Rebeca Zanetti […]

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Release Blitz: Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland

July 3, 2023July 2, 2023 AJ Book News

  Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland is live! A new sexy standalone contemporary romance   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When my grandmother […]

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Release & ARC Review: Someday (Landmark Mountain, #2) by Willow Aster

June 29, 2023June 27, 2023 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Someday by Willow Aster is live! Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie’s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story. […]

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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: Worth the Wait (Lake Spark, #3) by Evey Lyon

June 27, 2023 AJ Romance

  Worth the Wait by Evey Lyon is live! The third and final book in the Lake Spark series, this is a gorgeous second-chance-romance full of swoon and intensity, as a hockey star finally gets […]

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Audio Review: Flaunt (Carmichael Family, #4) by Adriana Locke

June 25, 2023June 24, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Flaunt by Adriana Locke is live! A fun and playful frenemies-to-lovers romance with low drama, no angst, an irresistible hero, and a gorgeous romance. I loved this one!   Buy now on Amazon Free […]

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Review: Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1) by Elsie Silver

June 23, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars My first Elsie Silver book! A fun, sweet and sexy romance featuring a headstrong bullrider, and the woman sent to keep him in line, I really enjoyed this one! Rhett […]

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Review: Unforgettable (Landmark Mountain, #1) by Willow Aster

June 21, 2023January 24, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is my first book by Willow Aster, and I am in love! It’s a gorgeously sweet and romantic, small town, almost enemies-to-lovers story, introducing a wonderful family and I really […]

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Review: Rescue: Hero Style (Redemption Wyoming, #2) (part of the Peril collection) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 19, 2023 AJ Badasses

Rescue: Hero Style is the second book in the Redemption Wyoming series by Rebecca Zanetti, available in the Peril collection   From the romantic thriller powerhouses behind the instant USA Today bestseller Pivot, comes three new interwoven stories […]

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Review: What I Need (Alabama Summer, #5) by J. Daniels

June 17, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “We’re lovers who became friends who became …everything.” 4 stars The fifth book in the Alabama Summer series, and it’s CJ’s turn! And in a fabulous development, he’s hooking up with Reed’s […]

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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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New Release & ARC Review: A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Mel LOL Funny

A Love Catastrophe   Released – 13 June 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks   |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  GooglePlay  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb The fur is about to fly […]

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Release & ARC Review: My F*cked Up Paradise by J.B. Salsbury

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 AJ Angsty

  J.B. Salsbury has a surprise release today! My F*cked Up Paradise is available now! A trip to Hawaii does not go to plan in this funny, angsty, emotional and romantic read that twists and […]

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ARC Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

June 11, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Releasing 13 June Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! This is such a gorgeous read! Smart, funny and swoonily romantic, with a hero that owns my heart, and a nice amount of depth to give it […]

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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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New Release & ARC Review: Double Pucked: A Roomies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance by Lauren Blakely

June 5, 2023June 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 5 June 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb A jilted book nerd, a plan for sweet revenge, and the two hockey stars who […]

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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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Review: Where We Belong (Alabama Summer, #4) by J. Daniels

June 4, 2023June 3, 2023 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! This novella takes us back to the first couple of the series, Ben and Mia. Now the married parents of two young boys, they are still […]

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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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