Widower’s Aura Video

Check out the book trailer I finally finished for Widower’s Aura! I’m super excited for you to check it out!

 

 

Widower’s Aura is the first novel in the St. Fleur series by AJ Renee. This steamy smalltown romance will keep you on the edge of your seat. Can Noah, an ex-military widower, save Sofia, a sexy photographer, when he couldn’t even save his own wife?

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Living in a world full of colors, Sofia Brazier escapes a career gone south as a juvenile probation officer in New Orleans. After moving to the small town of St. Fleur, Sofia opens a photography business in hopes of ridding her life of all the dark auras surrounding the damaged souls she once tried helping. Her comfortable new life is upended when widower, and ex-security-forces-turned-handyman hunk, Noah Tyler enters the local pub.

Noah attempts to avoid the voluptuous beauty who has captivated his every thought. That is, until his daughter vandalizes Sofia’s building and effectively seals their fate. After cutting his daughter a break, Sofia begins tearing down the walls he built after his wife’s death.

Just when life finally seems worth living for Noah, Sofia finds herself the victim of a string of crimes. Can he protect Sofia when he failed to protect his own wife?

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Noah moves himself and his daughter to the small town of St. Fleur after struggling to deal with the loss of his wife. What he doesn’t expect is to be attracted to the town photographer. When she finds herself the victim of a series of crimes, will he be able to save her when he couldn’t save his own wife?

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During a visit to Noah’s house, Marc isn’t expecting to run into the first woman to awaken his desire for more ever since he was a teen. When their shared attraction leads to the truth, will they find their happily ever after or will the other men in her life ruin their second chance at love?

✯✯✯Duplicity✯✯✯

Haunted by the memories of his hometown of New Orleans, Jesse leaves everyone he knows and loves, hoping to find a sliver of peace. What he doesn’t expect is to fall for his new boss, but something seems to be stopping her from meeting him halfway. Can they get past the secrets, or will it all be too much?

SALE ENDS SOON!

If you haven’t grabbed a copy of Widower’s Aura while it’s on sale for $0.99 do it now! I’ll be returning it to regular price ($2.99) very soon!

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This is the first in the St. Fleur series. While all the books are written in a manner that they can be read out of order, we all enjoy reading them in order. Right?

Duplicity, book 3 in the series, is releasing in one week! It’s at a special pre-order price so grab it as well!

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Widower’s Aura on SALE for #99cents

Make sure to grab Widower’s Aura on sale for $0.99!!! I’ve dropped the price TEMPORARILY in celebration of Duplicity’s upcoming release. There are only a few days left on this great price before I raise it to $2.99. Tell your friends and grab your copy.

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Widower's Aura teaser August

Authors note…

Some may shy away from the “Aura” portion of this story, and while it does have a *dash* of the paranormal, it’s not how I would identify this novel. As many of those who’ve already read this story have said, it’s a small twist but that’s all. Widower’s Aura is a contemporary romance with both suspense and a dash of paranormal. If you’re unsure, please feel free to read the excerpts I’ve provided HERE.

Widower’s Aura 5 Star Review

So EVERY review I’ve received, good or bad, matters to me. For one it means someone took the time to read what I wrote, and secondly they took the time to WRITE a review. I wanted to share this particular review by the One Nerdy Girl and Her books blog.

Widower’s Aura by A.J. Renee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An Epic Love Story

A couple of things before I start.

The storyline was 10/5. seriously. I loved the way the story progressed – smoothly and enticingly.

Characters were awesome. They grew with the story and developed with each plot twist.
The only thing I had an issue with was all the touchy feely stuff. Like, kissing in public all the time. I dunno, to me that’s a little weird that they did that while out with people. But then again, I’ve never been with someone that I can’t keep my hands off, so I could be bitter!

As for the book itself, and my review, I really enjoyed the book as a whole. The characters interacted well with each other, and I super related to Sofia with her mortification regarding the Lindsey incident. Seriously, that was way on the money. Then, to top it off, Marc gets in on it and is just plain awesome. I think he’s my favourite character, just by the way he teases Sofia and Noah.

The author obviously expressed her own sense of humor when developing the discourse of Marc throughout the book, and has a great grasp of his and Noah’s friendship. I also want to point out that while Noah is a little possessive (just enough to be delicious), the author didn’t take it so far as to make the relationship vaguely abusive. Believe me, that can happen.

You’ll want to read this book because of the storyline (a girl moves to a new town, meets a guy thats still dealing with heartbreak and wants nothing to do with her, but she’s been forced into his life through circumstance), but you’ll keep reading for the characters that will make your heart ache for even a little of what they offer. You’ll keep reading for the humor that the author has interspersed throughout the book, and then, like me, you’ll be heartbroken that the next book isn’t out yet. You’ll cross ever appendage you have, and use all your willpower to not threaten and force the book to come out earlier.

It won’t help, though

Thank you Erin for taking a moment to not only read my baby but share with the world what you thought!

Please go check out her blog and see what other book recommendations she has for you!

-xo

AJ

 

PRE-ORDER BLITZ

ST. FLEUR SERIES – Book 2 is on Pre-Order SALE for 99 CENTS!

always-mine-ebook-coverALWAYS MINE by AJ Renee

Series: St. Fleur, Book #2

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: March 28, 2017

— SYNOPSIS —

After a few years of easy, small-town living as the St. Fleur librarian, Lindsey finds herself in the middle of a love triangle gone wrong. Gifts begin arriving and in time she realizes her confusing feelings over Derek, the sweet history teacher, and Marc, the man she doesn’t remember, is the least of her troubles. Her complicated love life takes a violent turn when she learns there is a stalker watching her every move.

When Marc visited his best friend’s new home months ago, he didn’t expect to meet the first woman to awaken his desire for more since he was a teen. Too bad she’s already taken. When their shared attraction leads them to the truth, will they finally get the happily ever after they both want?

Or will her current man, his best friend, and her stalker be the nails in the coffin of their attraction?

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ST. FLEUR SERIES – Book 1 is on SALE for 99 CENTS!

Widowers Aura St Fleur Novel Romance Aj ReneeWIDOWER’S AURA by AJ Renee

Series: St. Fleur, Book #1

Genre: Contemporary Romance with some Suspense

Release Date: August 18, 2016

— SYNOPSIS —

Living in a world full of colors, Sofia Brazier escapes a career gone south as a juvenile probation officer in New Orleans. After moving to the small town of St. Fleur, Sofia opens a photography business in hopes of ridding her life of all the dark auras surrounding the damaged souls she once tried helping. Her comfortable new life is upended when widower, and ex-security- forces-turned- handyman hunk, Noah Tyler enters the local pub.

Noah attempts to avoid the voluptuous beauty who has captivated his every thought. That is, until his daughter vandalizes Sofia’s building and effectively seals their fate. After cutting his daughter a break, Sofia begins tearing down the walls he built after his wife’s death.

Just when life finally seems worth living for Noah, Sofia finds herself the victim of a string of crimes. Can he protect Sofia when he failed to protect his own wife?

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Holiday Sale!

In celebration of the season, Widower’s Aura is on sale!

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⛄ Tis’ the season to make Noah yours…Or share him with a friend. ;)⛄

❄️ “Holy sexual tension, Batman! It truly sizzled and then some… ” -5 Stars HEA Bookshelf
❄️ “I loved this book from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down.” -5 stars Hashtag Minxes Book Reviews
❄️ “The love scenes were HOT!! Looking forward to the 2nd book in the series – bummed I have to wait!!”- 5 Stars Amazon Canada Reviewer

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xo,

AJ

 

Las Vegas Book Signing

 

You are cordially invited to join us at BooksOrBooks!

If you will be in Las Vegas I would love to meet you! Come check out the store and have your copy of Widower’s Aura signed. Don’t have a copy but want one? I’ll have some available for purchase.

Be sure to keep an eye on the Facebook Event for the latest news surrounding this signing.

I’m very excited to meet you, hope you can make it!

XO

-AJ

Winner of the $50 Amazon Gift Card!

During my blog tour a variety of blogs hosted and reviewed Widower’s Aura. One blog even interviewed me and made me think really hard (Thanks Confessions of a Bibliophile.) Ha! As part of this fun, I had a Rafflecopter prize of a $50 Amazon gift card! I’m excited to announce and congratulate the winner:

Bonny B.

If you haven’t bought your copy of Widower’s Aura there is an #AmazonGiveaway going on on my Twitter page RIGHT NOW. You have the chance to win a #kindle copy of my debut novel. Please tell your book loving friends! 1 of 2 copies are still up for grabs! The winners will be announced at the end!

Thank you to everyone who participated in my blog tour and good luck to those hoping to get a copy.

***Remember that if you aren’t a lucky winner you can grab Sofia and Noah’s story at any of the major retailers!***

Happy Reading!

-AJ

M.I.A.

Hi friends!

I’m sorry I haven’t been around much lately. I’ve had a ton of things land on my plate and I’m beginning to crumble.

My oldest got back to school, I’m editing book 2, we volunteered to foster a dog, I was volun-told to head up the block party for my neighborhood, my kids are sick, and my family car broke down. Those are the highlights in no particular order.

So mix that all up and you get one stressed out mom/wife/author who ends up going to the ER for chest pains.

Good news: My heart and body are good, great even!

Bad news: I suck at managing my stress and was having an anxiety attack. -_-

Time to prioritize things and learn how to cope with my new life.

So bear with me as I reboot AJ 2.0.

Quick news:

Widower’s Aura has received some pretty great reviews so far. If you liked Sofia and Noah’s story, please tell a friend (or two.)

There is a Facebook group, St. Fleur Belles, if you want to join it and get a chance to talk about the town of St. Fleur, romance, your love of books, and/or make new friends.

Well back to editing! I’m really excited for you to read Lindsey and Marc’s story in book 2.

Have a great day and happy reading!

xoxo

AJ

 

 

 

 

 

Widower’s Aura Reviews

Widower’s Aura has been out just over a week and I’m really pleased with how it’s doing. The reviews have been trickling in and everyone’s enjoying Sofia and Noah’s story and threatening me bodily harm to have Lindsey and Marc’s story.

The paperback’s I ordered for those who wanted an autographed copy even sold out and I need to order more.This is all good. Great, even. Want your own autographed copy? Click HERE.

On Amazon Widower’s Aura has 4.8 out of 5 Stars as of this morning. Here are some of the things people are saying:

“…it’s not *just* a romance novel, there’s a little mystery to it as well as an actual story and relatable characters to go with the ‘heat’. If you like romance books I definitely recommend giving this one a go.” -5 Stars Angie W.

“Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5
Rating: 5 stars out of 5

SCORES on a scale of 1-5 Stars rate each of the Following 5
Categories
PLOT: 5 Stars
CHEMISTRY: 5 Stars
PACING: 5 Stars
ENDING: 5 Stars
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5 Stars” -5 Stars from the Alpha Book Club blog

“It was engaging, captivating and I had a great time reading it. I couldn’t put it down.” -5 Stars Jeri’s Book Attic blog

“By the end of the book I was having a lot of trouble putting it down because I needed to know how things were going to turn out.” -4 Stars Lisa Loves Literature blog

“Absolutely loved it and can’t wait for the next installment!” -5 Stars ANR

“I had a great time reading the book.” -5 Stars Amazon Reviewer

“The character development was well written. Noah’s tragic loss of his late wife and his guilt over her death was hit you in the heart emotional. His struggle dealing with a confused teenage daughter was so relatable…The sexual chemistry was a passionate sensual dance that was filled with hot tension.” -4 Stars Nerdy, Dirty & Flirty blog

“LOVED this book! AJ Renee does a great job balancing a love story with a story line that will keep you reading to learn more. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for these characters – she makes you fall in love with them from the get go!” -5 Stars Katie W

“I thoroughly enjoyed “Widower’s Aura”. The characters were real, relatable, and sounded a lot like people I’d want to hang out with. The story flowed exceptionally well (I had a really, really hard time putting the book down). “Widower’s Aura” had humor, mystery, a touch of the supernatural, and of course a hot and steamy romance.” -5 Stars Sandra D.

“This book was incredible! I became extremely attached to Noah and Sophia and can’t wait for the next book!” -5 Stars Kenneth H.


Goodread Reviews:

“This book is so very well written and it takes a trope that is quite difficult to get right and gets it so very, very write. A.J. Renee’s debut novel is filled with a little bit of mystery to add to the romance that is building between Noah and Sofia. Everything flows so naturally through out the story, and even those scenes that are of an explicit sexual nature are so very well written.” -4 Stars Confessions of a Bibliophile

“I really enjoyed this book because the characters are very realistic, down to earth, charming, and the chemistry between not only the two main characters but all of them is just about perfect. I can’t wait for Lindsey’s and Marc story…” -5 Stars Denise Marie on Goodreads

“This was a well written entertaining read. A.J has created a fabulous cast of characters that the reader warms to and can understand.” -5 Stars Erin Smith on Goodreads

 

If you have read Widower’s Aura and enjoyed it, please review it to help others find Sofia and Noah’s story! Thank you to everyone who has taken time out to rate and review Widower’s Aura.

Haven’t bought your copy? No worries, the links to all of the retailers can be found HERE.

I’m looking forward to seeing what else people have to say. Please share the news with your book loving friends!

AJ

Confessions of a Bibliophile Interview

I did my FIRST interview with Caedy at Confessions of a Bibliophile. Head over to her blog and see which of her ten questions really made me think!

On her blog you can also find where I answer or at least attempt to compile a Top Ten list of my favorite books. An incredibly hard task, you’ll get to see which author got me into romance from how many of her books I chose.Ha!

Caedy also posted her 4 Star review of Widower’s Aura.

“This book is so very well written and it takes a trope that is quite difficult to get right and gets it so very, very write.  A.J. Renee’s debut novel is filled with a little bit of mystery to add to the romance that is building between Noah and Sofia.  Everything flows so naturally through out the story, and even those scenes that are of an explicit sexual nature are so very well written.” -Read the rest of her review here.

Please show this blogger some love for her participation in my Blog Tour!

Thank you again, Confessions of a Bibliophile, for taking time out to interview me and read Widower’s Aura. I’m really excited you enjoyed Sofia and Noah’s story!

xo,

AJ

Blog Tour Schedule

Hello lovely readers!

Here are the stops for my blog tour. Please check out these awesome bloggers. If you don’t see your favorite bloggers let them know about Widower’s Aura. Don’t see your blog on here but you want to join in on a day not picked let Between the Sheets Promotions know or email me at ajreneeauthor@gmail.com.

August 22:

The Silver Dagger Scriptorium

Jeri’s Book Attic

The Alpha Book Club

August 24:

Sweet Reads: You’re In For A Treat

Confessions of a Bibliophile

August 25:

Nerdy Dirty & Flirty

Between The Sheets Promotions

August 26:

NightWolf Book Blog

September 5:

Hashtag Minxes Love Books

September 6:

Dreams and Screams Bookaholics

September 7:

Blushing Babes Are Up All Night Book Blog

Need Epic Reads

September 9:

Shelly’s Book Corner

Kyndra Hatch’s Blog

Love Romance Books

Happy reading!

AJ

Widower’s Aura is LIVE!

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My long anticipated debut novel is now available at the following retailers! I hope you enjoy Noah and Sofia’s story. Please don’t forget to review it to help others find it as well!

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Pre-Release Blitz Rafflecopter

On July 19th a variety of blogs participated in a Pre-Release blitz for Widower’s Aura. As part of that, a Rafflecopter for a $25 Amazon gift card was offered. I would like to congratulate the winner:

Judy T.

Judy, please check your email account for your prize.

Thank you to all those who participated! Please stay tuned for more news and giveaways as we come closer to the August 18th release date of Widower’s Aura.

Happy reading!

AJ

Busy, Busy, Busy…

I know it’s been a bit since I posted. My girls finished up their dance season, we had company, went to San Francisco… BUSY!

An update.

Tomorrow Widower’s Aura will be sent to the editor. I want you to have the best experience reading my novels and that includes not having to fumble through grammar issues, etc… Teasers are being worked on but let me tell you picking lines that will leave you guys wanting more sounds easier than it really is. I have one created and I want one more at least.

I’m narrowing down my choice on Always Mine’s book cover. I will also be releasing the synopsis in the coming month or so. This novel features Lindsey and Marc’s story.

Book 3, Jaime Lynn and Jesse’s story, is currently in the works. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter to hear about my progress. I’m at 49% complete and I’m really happy with how it’s coming out. This one won’t have any suspense like Widower’s Aura and Always Mine but the conflict hits some tough, real life experiences and issues. It’s been quite the ride.

I can’t believe July is around the corner! My Pre-Release Blitz is July 19! That’s right around the corner!

I’m also a little under the weather. Here’s hoping I feel better fast! I just read Laura Kaye’s Hard to Let Go this week which was a great read and nice break.

So please bear with me during all this craziness. Feel free to chat me up on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow me and make sure you have your pre-order set for Widower’s Aura, links can be found HERE.

Talk to you soon!

❤ AJ

 

Blog Tour Sign-Up

 

I’m excited to announce the dates for my Blog Tour! Bloggers sign up HERE.

EVENT HOST: Between the Sheets Promotions

Widower’s Aura is the first novel of my St. Fleur Series.

Sofia flees New Orleans hoping to rid her life of all the dark auras surrounding the damaged souls she once tried helping. Her plans fly out the window the moment Noah enters the local pub.

Noah attempts to avoid the voluptuous beauty until his daughter seals their fate with her rebellious behavior. Can he save Sofia when he failed to protect his own wife?

Please share the event with all your friends! I can’t wait to meet you and all of your wonderful readers! Make sure you add it to your calendars! We’d hate for you to miss out.

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EXCITED!

Gosh, I can’t even believe I’m at this point! I’m so excited to announce that Widower’s Aura is now available for pre-orders at Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iBooks and Smashwords.

I never thought this was a path I’d take but I’m incredibly happy with it. I hope you fall in love with Sofia and Noah as much as I did.

Special thanks are in order to my husband who backs me up on anything that makes me happy, I’m so blessed to have my own happily ever after. In no specific order and I hope I don’t leave anyone out. Thank you, Brenda, Julie, Lucy, Angie, Al, Alli, Alex, Patti, Katie, and Paula. You have all accepted my texts and phone calls as I frantically spill out ideas or cries for help. So many others have supported in various ways and have been cheerleaders and I can’t thank you all enough.

Thank you for holding me up when I lost faith in myself. The right words do-not-exist, but thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Click here to find the links to the above retailers.

NEW Design

Hey! As you can see I made some changes to the layout. I hope you guys like it. The social links are now easily accessible at the top by the menu. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think?

Off to get more groundwork done so I can get the pre-orders up and running for Widower’s Aura. I’m super excited (and scared!) 

Talk to you soon!- AJ

Everything is moving in the right direction so I can bring you all the town of St. Fleur. I’m very excited to introduce you to Sofia and Noah. It took me about five months to write the first draft and many, many more to clean it up. My lovely editor will go through it next to ensure you receive the best quality. As a reader that is what I expect and as an author I can’t give you anything less than my best. Please bear with me in the meantime.

I know I mentioned that I’m working on getting my pre-orders up and I have yet to announce it. Sorry about that. There are a few things I need before I can do that. When it’s up I will be shouting it from the roof tops before biting my nails to nubs.

I’m finishing up a short story that has nothing to do with St. Fleur. I’ll keep you posted on any news there.

You can now find the blog posts under their own tab on the menu. I’m debating some other changes to make it easier on all of you to find me on my social sites. Everything should be user friendly and if you find something that is not, I encourage you to message me.