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Aly Martinez

Release & ARC Review: Alone With You by Aly Martinez

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Alone With You by Aly Martinez is live! Aly Martinez knows how to pull on my heartstrings, and wow, she had me feeling so much with this book! A devastatingly emotional yet beautiful story […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Someday and Forever (The Difference Trilogy, #3) by Aly Martinez

March 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

The Difference Between Someday and Forever, the much anticipated and stunning conclusion to The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is now live!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb The world took […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somehow and Someway (The Difference Trilogy, #2) by Aly Martinez

February 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world gave me everything. And then it took it all away.”   The Difference Between Somehow and Someway, the second book in the moving and captivating The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somebody and Someone (The Difference Trilogy, #1) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world owes you nothing.”   The Difference Between Somebody and Someone, the first book in the The Difference Trilogy, filled with emotional twists and turns from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is now live! […]

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Release & ARC Review: From the Embers by Aly Martinez

April 28, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Our love was born from the embers, and together we would go up in flames. From The Embers, an all-new standalone catastrophic romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Reclaim by Aly Martinez

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Reclaim, an all-new extremely raw and moving second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Choices. Everyone makes them. From mundane to unimaginable, […]

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Release & ARC Review: When The Time Is Right by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

July 30, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

6 HUGE STARS AND A FAVE FOR 2020!   “I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.” When the Time is Right, […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Walls Come Down by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

June 4, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

“A genius collaboration! All the stars for this quick-witted, sexy, and endearing cast of characters. Aly and M. Mabie delivered rom-com perfection!“ – Jewel E. Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author   When the Walls Come […]

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Release & ARC Review: Release by Aly Martinez

January 6, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

“I couldn’t put it down! The incredible premise and the tension will keep you turning the pages until dawn.” – Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author Release, an all-new powerful and emotional standalone romance from […]

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ARC Review: Written With You (The Regret Duet, #2) by Aly Martinez

June 13, 2019June 12, 2019 AJ Drama

  Written With You, the emotional and highly anticipated conclusion to The Regret Duet from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   “Aly Martinez is one of the […]

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ARC Review: Written With Regret (The Regret Duet, #1 by Aly Martinez)

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 AJ Drama

  Written With Regret, the first in an all-new emotional duet from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is available now!   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one […]

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Release Blitz: The Complete Retrieval Duet by Aly Martinez

February 4, 2019February 2, 2019 AJ Book News

  Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Apple | Kobo | BN | Paperback **COMING SOON on AUDIBLE**   After a mix-up at the fertility clinic, two couples are […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Across the Horizon by Aly Martinez

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Synopsis “Sometimes love happens when you least expect it.” That was what my husband’s mistress told me the day I found out […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Truth About Us (The Truth Duet, #2) by Aly Martinez

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  The Truth Duet by Aly Martinez is Complete!  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis Truth: Penn Walker entered my life like a summer storm—dark, ominous, and filled […]

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The Truth About Lies

ARC Review: The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

August 28, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Synopsis Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two […]

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Blog Tour: Back to the Start by Aly Martinez

March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 AJ Book News

  BACK TO THE START is a collection of previously released novels by USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez. Each of the five full-length novels is a perfect starting point to dive into one of her […]

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thrive

Blog Tour & ARC Review: Thrive (Guardian Protection, #2) by Aly Martinez

January 20, 2018January 20, 2018 AJ Badasses

  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When I was nineteen years old, I was faced with a choice that changed my life. Keep the safety of what I already knew or risk losing […]

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thrive

Release Blitz: Thrive (Guardian Protection, #2) by Aly Martinez

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 AJ Book News

Thrive is a new STANDALONE novel in the Guardian Protection series, and it’s now live!     Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When I was nineteen years old, I was faced with a […]

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The Brightest Sunset

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Brightest Sunset (The Darkest Sunrise, #2) by Aly Martinez

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Bullshit. Words destroyed me. “I’m sorry. […]

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The Darkest Sunrise

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Darkest Sunrise (The Darkest Sunrise Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

July 15, 2017July 13, 2017 AJ Drama

  THE DARKEST SUNRISE by Aly Martinez is LIVE and you can read it for FREE on KindleUnlimited! Get it now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 AJ Badasses

SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez  NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US | Amazon UK |  Nook  |  Kobo Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time I closed my […]

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New Release: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 6, 2017February 9, 2017 AJ Book News

SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez  NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Kobo **Additional Retailers to follow** Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time I closed my […]

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Transfer

Release Blitz, Giveaway & ARC Review: Transfer (The Retrieval Duet, #2) by Aly Martinez

September 27, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Book News

ONE STORY. TWO COUPLES. The Retrieval Duet by Aly Martinez is a two part series. TRANSFER (Part 2) is NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | Kobo | Nook Blurb One story. Two couples. I fell in love with […]

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Retrieval

Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Retrieval (Retrieval Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

September 13, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

  ONE STORY. TWO COUPLES. The Retrieval Duet by Aly Martinez is a two part series releasing September 2016. RETRIEVAL is NOW LIVE  and will bring readers the first part of this emotional second chance […]

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Retrieval

Excerpt Reveal: Retrieval (Part 1) by Aly Martinez

September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Mel Book News

Excerpt Prologue Roman The house was dark when I quietly twisted the lock so as not to wake her. God knows she needed the sleep. I didn’t know how she still functioned when her days […]

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