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Erin Hawkins

Release & ARC Review: Against the Current (Carolina Current, #2) by Erin Hawkins

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 AJ Romance

  Against the Current by Erin Hawkins is live and it is the most gorgeous read! A brother’s rival, grumpy/sunshine story set in the world of professional swimming, it’s fun, flirty, and the chemistry is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Booked for Holidays by Erin Hawkins

October 24, 2025October 25, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Booked for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins is live! A spicy, brother’s-best-friend, sort-of-second chance romance, this Christmas novella is a fun read.   Amazon     Blurb Last Christmas, I gave Liam Hargrove my heart… […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Stroke (Carolina Current, #1) by Erin Hawkins

May 30, 2025June 11, 2026 AJ Fake Relationship

  Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins is live! A golden retriever/black cat fake marriage of convenience romance, this is such a sweet read!   Amazon   Blurb “You know, Wildflower, I think you just […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hostile for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins

November 27, 2024October 25, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Hostile for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins is live! This is such a cute read! A laugh-out-loud-funny, sweet and sexy romance, and a gorgeous little holiday novella. I loved it.   Amazon     Blurb […]

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Release & ARC Review: Surprisingly Us (Unexpectedly in Love, #4) by Erin Hawkins

April 11, 2024April 17, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Surprisingly Us, an all-new must-read, spicy rom-com from bestselling author Erin Hawkins is now available! A fake relationship between childhood friends has a reformed playboy and determined dancer wondering if opposites really do attract. […]

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Blurb Reveal: Surprisingly Us (Unexpectedly in Love, #4) by Erin Hawkins

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 AJ Book News

  Surprisingly Us, an all-new must-read, spicy rom-com from bestselling author Erin Hawkins, is coming April 11th!   Pre-order on Amazon   Blurb A fake relationship between childhood friends has a reformed playboy and determined […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Accidentally Ours (Unexpectedly in Love, #3) by Erin Hawkins

August 19, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Accidentally Ours by Erin Hawkins is live! An age-gap, secret relationship, accidental pregnancy romance, this book was so much more than I was expecting. It’s sweet and funny, dirty, sexy, playful and swoonily romantic. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Unexpectedly Mine (Unexpectedly in Love, #2) by Erin Hawkins

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  Forget holy matrimony, I’m going to lower my expectations for one night. Unexpectedly Mine, an all-new steamy and swoon-filled marriage-of-convenience romantic comedy from bestselling author Erin Hawkins is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Reluctantly Yours (Unexpectedly in Love, #1) by Erin Hawkins

June 6, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Reluctantly Yours by Erin Hawkins is live! A fun and feisty enemies-to-lovers/fake-relationship romance full of humour, romance, sexy times and sweetness, I loved this one!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Barrett […]

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