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Release & ARC Review: Oh No… It’s You by Lauren Runow

January 29, 2026 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Oh No…It’s You by Lauren Runow is live! A fun read with chemistry, banter and a lot of heart, I enjoyed this one!   Amazon   Blurb What happens when your mystery match is […]

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Audio Review: Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez

December 24, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars A super short read, but so much fun! This is a part of the Improbable Meet Cute collection, a series of novellas written by different authors writing fabulous first encounters leading […]

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Review: Holiday Fling by J. Saman

December 21, 2025 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! What a fantastic read! A fun, super sexy and gorgeously romantic rockstar, childhood-crush, close proximity, sex-lessons-with-no-strings, fake relationship romance, this novella sucked me in and didn’t let go, and I loved […]

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Release & ARC Review Snow Place Like Home (Home Sweet Holidays) by Laura Pavlov

November 20, 2025November 22, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Snow Place Like Home by Laura Pavlov is live! Laura Pavlov’s Snow Place Like Home is part of Home Sweet Holidays, a cookie-sweet collection of holiday romances sure to bring color to your cheeks. Read or listen […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bossing My Holiday by J. Saman

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 AJ Billionaire

  Bossing My Holiday by J. Saman is live! This is a fantastically fun standalone romance with a great list of tropes – billionaire, boss/employee, grumpy/sunshine, fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers, Christmas, it’s set in Paris and, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison

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

  Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison is live! This is a fantastically fun brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers, close proximity romance with great chemistry, an irresistible hero, and plenty of family Christmas/wedding shenanigans. I loved it.   Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Older Brother by Ginger Scott

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 AJ Age Gap

The Older Brother by Ginger Scott is live! A dramatic and emotional NA romance with an age gap and some twisted family dynamics, it’s a bit older and steamier than Ginger Scott’s usual reads, but […]

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Audio Review: When Life Happened by Jewel E. Ann

October 12, 2025October 11, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars Wow. Like many other readers, I was gobsmacked by this book, and really don’t know what to say. It’s funny, it’s beautiful, it’s tragic and romantic, and it’s so […]

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Release & ARC Review: I Dreamt That You Loved Me by Emery Rose

October 2, 2025October 1, 2025 AJ Drama

  I Dreamt That You Loved Me by Emery Rose is live! You know those reads that captivate you, sweep you up, make you feel and don’t let go? This is one of those books. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Resistance Training by Kayley Loring

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Resistance Training by Kayley Loring is live! A laugh-out-loud funny, kind-of-second-chance-romance, this is a fun and playful standalone romance that had a constant smile on my face. I had such a great time reading this […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falling Into Place by Allison Ashley

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Falling Into Place by Allison Ashley is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A fun, charming, sweet and emotional brother’s-best-friend love story that made me laugh and swoon, I really enjoyed this book.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

July 8, 2025July 6, 2025 AJ Post-Apocalyptic

  Wildflowers by Kylie Scott is live! A fast-moving post-apocalyptic romance that is surprisingly light-hearted, this is an enjoyable read.   Amazon   Blurb Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times […]

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Release & ARC Review: Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan

May 20, 2025 AJ Drama

Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan is live! A post-apocalyptic drama with a childhood friends to lovers romance, this is an emotional and heartfelt read. It’s something very different for Mia Sheridan, but I […]

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Audio Review: Say You’ll Remember Me (Say You’ll Remember Me, #1) by Abby Jimenez

May 4, 2025November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Blurb From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a playful yet deeply emotional romance where one date is all it takes for two people to know they’re perfect […]

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Audio Review: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

April 3, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A steamy college sports romcom, this is a fun, clever and sexy romance, and I really enjoyed this one. Scarlett is a student athlete at Stanford. She is studying pre-med […]

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Release & ARC Review: If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 AJ Drama

If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley is live! This is the most beautifully romantic read! An emotional and heartfelt love story that is sweet and functional with just the right amount of angst to […]

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Review: Because the Night by Kylie Scott

March 18, 2025 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars A vampire romance from one of my favourite authors, this is a short book with a light-hearted story and it moves quickly, but it’s an entertaining read and I enjoyed […]

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Release & Review: The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez

March 2, 2025November 22, 2025 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is such a gorgeous little read! At just 82 pages it’s a short story, but it packs a big punch with great characters, a fun set-up and a gorgeously […]

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Audio Review: Variation by Rebecca Yarros

February 28, 2025February 27, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback   Review 3 stars A complete standalone from Rebecca Yarros, this book is primarily a family drama with a touch of mystery and a slow burning second chance romance. It’s not as […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Rules of Royalty by Cale Deitrich

December 10, 2024 AJ MM/Menage

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Deitrich is live! This is such a cute read! A YA m/m romance set within the royal palaces of Europe, it’s a sweet and heartfelt love story, and I […]

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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 & Audio Review: Text Appeal by Kylie Scott

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Text Appeal by Kylie Scott is live! This is a quick, fun read. A small-town, fake relationship story with great dynamics and an entertaining cast of characters. It’s a complete standalone, and an enjoyable […]

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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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ARC Review: The Great Dating Fake-Off by Livy Hart

August 18, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is a really a fun read. A fake dating (with a twist), forbidden-ish romance with a bit of My Big Fat Greek Wedding thrown in, it’s so entertaining, and I […]

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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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