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Willow Aster

Release & ARC Review: What It Takes (Windy Harbor, #2) by Willow Aster

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  What It Takes by Willow Aster is live! The second book in the Windy Harbor series, this is a sweet and fun brother’s best friend/best friend’s brother, enemies-to-lovers story full of chemistry and a […]

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Cover Reveal: What It Takes (Windy Harbor, #2) by Willow Aster

December 4, 2025 AJ Book News

Willow Aster has revealed the covers for What It Takes! Releasing January 15 2026   Pre-order on Amazon     Photographer: Wander Aguiar Couple Cover Designer: Kira Sabin Special Edition Cover Designer: Greyley Sabin   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Take This Heart (Windy Harbor, #1) by Willow Aster

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 AJ Billionaire

Take This Heart by Willow Aster is live! The first book in a brand new series from Willow Aster, this is a small town, enemies-to-lovers, billionaire romance with fantastic chemistry, sizzling sexy time and so […]

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Cover Reveal: Take This Heart (Windy Harbor, #1) by Willow Aster

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 AJ Book News

Willow Aster has revealed the covers for Take This Heart! The first book in the brand new Windy Harbor series!   Releasing October 9, 2025 Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb A sizzling, small […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crazy Love (Single Dad Playbook, #5) by Willow Aster

July 10, 2025October 2, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Crazy Love by Willow Aster is live! The final book of the Single Dads Playbook series, and Willow Aster has delivered the swooniest, sweetest and most heartwarming romance! Single player Penn meets his match […]

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Cover Reveal & Prologue: Crazy Love (Single Dad Playbook, #5) by Willow Aster

June 5, 2025July 6, 2025 AJ Book News

Willow Aster has revealed the cover for Crazy Love, Book #5 in the Single Dad Playbook series   Coming 10 July Pre-order on Amazon     Photographer: WANDER AGUIAR :: PHOTOGRAPHY Couple Cover Designer: Emily […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wicked Love (Single Dad Playbook, #4) by Willow Aster

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 AJ Romance

  Wicked Love by Willow Aster is live! The fourth book in the Single Dads Playbook series, this is a beautifully romantic grumpy/sunshine, single dad, surprise pregnancy story. It has all the feeling and build-up […]

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Cover Reveal: Wicked Love (Single Dad Playbook, #4) by Willow Aster

March 6, 2025 AJ Book News

Willow Aster has revealed the gorgeous covers for Wicked Love! A sexy, small town, grumpy sunshine, single dad, sports romance    Releasing April 10, 2025 Pre-order on Amazon     Couple Cover Design: Emily Wittig […]

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Release & ARC Review: Reckless Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #3) by Willow Aster

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Reckless Love by Willow Aster is live! This is the most beautiful friends-to-lovers romance! Best friends with lifelong feels for each other finally come together in this chemistry-filled, slow burning, single dad, forbidden love […]

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Audio Review: Secret Love (Single Dad Playbook, #2) by Willow Aster

December 15, 2024 AJ Forbidden

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The second book in the Single Dad Playbook series, this is a sweet and sexy romance where a single dad of three girls falls hopelessly in love with one of their […]

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Release: Secret Love (Single Dad Playbook, #2) by Willow Aster

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 AJ Uncategorized

  Secret Love by Willow Aster is live! This is the second standalone in the Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone.   Amazon   Blurb Who meets their soulmate […]

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Audio Review: Mad Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #1) by Willow Aster

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon   Review 3.5 stars The first book in a new series from Willow Aster, this is a slow burning, surprise baby love story that is emotional and swoonily romantic, and it’s such a gorgeous […]

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Release: Mad Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #1) by Willow Aster

July 10, 2024 AJ Uncategorized

  Mad Love by Willow Aster is now live!   Amazon Audio Narrated by Ava Erickson & Connor Crais   Blurb A small-town, single dad, enemies-to-lovers standalone sports romance in the new series, The Single […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stay (Landmark Mountain, #5) by Willow Aster

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Stay by Willow Aster is live! The fifth and final book in the Landmark Mountain series, this is a swoony, sexy, chemistry-filled romance with all the feels! An age-gap, single-dad/nanny romance that had my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falling (Landmark Mountain, #4) by Willow Aster

January 4, 2024January 24, 2024 AJ Favourite

  Falling by Willow Aster is live!   When Little Miss Sunshine and a hot, grumpy rancher are forced to live together, what could possibly go wrong?   Amazon Both covers will be available in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Irresistible (Landmark Mountain, #3) by Willow Aster

October 5, 2023January 24, 2024 AJ Romance

  Irresistible by Willow Aster is live! Book number three in the Landmark Mountain series, this is a beautifully romantic single parent romance that had me swooning madly.   Amazon Both covers will be available […]

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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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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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New Release & Review: The Bookworm Box presents Two More Days Anthology

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Mel Book News

Two More Days Anthology Featured Authors: Colleen Hoover, Aileen Erin, Alessandra Torre, Chanda Hahn, Charleigh Rose, Dominique Laura, Eric Asher, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Jennifer Wilson, Jessica Hawkins, Jewel E. Ann, K. Bromberg, Kandi Steiner, Karina Halle, Katie […]

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New Release: Australia: A Romance Anthology

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Mel Book News

Read for a cause! AUSTRALIA, a limited time romance anthology to aid in relief funds benefiting firefighters and wildlife in Australia, is out now!     Australia features original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling and award-winning […]

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  • New Release: If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting
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  • Release & ARC Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings (Rosewood River, #6) by Laura Pavlov
  • Audio Review: Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti
  • Review: The Situationship (Part of Your World, #3.5) by Abby Jimenez
  • Review: A Crown of Ruin (Blood & Ash, #6.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
  • Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman
  • Review: We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1) by Stacia Stark
  • Audio Review: The Staff and the Blade (Irin Chronicles, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

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