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Jay Crownover

Audio Review: Boy in Luv (In Luv Duet, #2) by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros

August 11, 2024August 10, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 happy ending stars This book is the second part of the In Luv duet, and is a direct continuation of Langley and Iker’s fake relationship, opposites-attract romance, bringing us their beautiful happy […]

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Audio Review: Girl in Luv (In Luv Duet, #1) by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros

August 10, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars Oh, I loved this book! The first in a duet, this is an opposites-attract, fake relationship love story that is sweet and sexy with great characters, and a gorgeously developing romance. […]

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Release & Review: Prodigal Son (The Forever Marked Series, #2) by Jay Crownover

January 12, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  PRODIGAL SON (The Forever Marked Series Book 2) by Jay Crownover is live! An intense, emotional, and dramatic story with a childhood-friends-to-lovers, single dad romance between two soulmates that are absolutely meant to be.  […]

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Excerpt Tour: Respect (The Breaking Point, #3) by Jay Crownover

August 16, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Book News

  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks  |  Kobo   Blurb Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home. Protected and […]

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Review: Dignity (The Breaking Point, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 18, 2017December 20, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars! The second book in the Breaking Point series takes us back to The Point – a dark, corrupt and crime-riddled town that has a Gotham-esque feeling to […]

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Review: Retreat (Getaway, #1) by Jay Crownover

October 28, 2017November 9, 2018 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 3.5 “not quite a cowboy” stars Suffering from a nasty breakup and dealing with issues with work, Leora and her best friend, Emrys, go on an unplugged […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Salvaged (Saints of Denver, #4) by Jay Crownover

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Salvaged  (Saints of Denver, #4)  by Jay Crownover COMING SOON! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA B&N | Kobo | iBooks | GooglePlay | Paperback     Pre-order and fill out the form HERE Enter your […]

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Review: Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 “Hurricane” stars “…bad decisions always make for good stories…” Charged is the second book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover. It’s sexy, sweet, suspenseful, funny, […]

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Review: Honor (The Breaking Point, #1) by Jay Crownover

October 30, 2016December 15, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You aren’t in my world … You are the center of it. You always have been.” 4 stars This is a dark and edgy read with strong characters, unique […]

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Review: Asa (Marked Men, #6) by Jay Crownover

May 15, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 ‘The Cop and the Ex-Con’ stars This is the sixth and final book in The Marked Men series, and I have been really excited to get to it. […]

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Review: Rowdy (Marked Men, #5) by Jay Crownover

May 10, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I came here for you” stars OMG, I love this book! Probably my favourite of the series, Rowdy’s book was full of emotion with a great storyline, fantastic […]

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Review: Nash (Marked Men, #4) by Jay Crownover

May 3, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘For the love of Nash’ stars Just when I think I’ve met my favourite Marked Man, along comes another book and I fall madly in love all over […]

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Review: Rome (Marked Men, #3) by Jay Crownover

April 29, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “we got this” stars Book 3 in the Marked Men series brings us the story of big brother Archer, Rome, and feisty bombshell, Cora. Both well known in […]

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Review: Jet (Marked Men, #2) by Jay Crownover

April 27, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is the second book the Marked Men series, and is the story of bad boy rocker with a huge heart, Jet. Jet is best buddies with […]

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Review: Built (Saints of Denver, #1) by Jay Crownover

January 11, 2016December 13, 2016 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Built is the first book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover and tells a tale of two unlikely characters falling hard for […]

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Review: Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover

January 10, 2013December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Opposites don’t just attract they freaking catch fire and burn the entire city down” This book reminded me of Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn. Straight-laced, upper class, seemingly perfect […]

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