romance novel

Sweet & Sinful Saturday Reads…

Have you finished Always Mine and are now looking for a great read? Go check out HJ Bellus’s Pinky Promise! I won the audio version of this novel and thoroughly enjoyed it. I would highly recommend you read this romance.

pinky-promise

Baylor Jones and Stayton (State) Blake

Two lost souls raised on the streets. Young children vowing to always protect each other. He was only nine but he was her protector and best friend for years.

Even when thrown in foster care he took care of her always like a king to his queen. A silent pinky promise shared between, it was their secret protection to one another.

Then one morning he was gone. Leaving Baylor on her own to battle the streets and more importantly life in the Kings all by herself.

“I will love you, even if I never see you again.

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April 8, 2017April 6, 2017 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Sweet and Sinful Saturday Reads...Tags: Book Recommendation, HJ Bellus, romance novel Leave a comment

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

September 13, 2016 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Uncategorized, Widowers AuraTags: book two, Lindsey and Marc, love, romance novel, Sofia and Noah, St. Fleur, Widowers Aura Leave a comment

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,

August 24, 2016 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Reviews, Uncategorized, Widowers AuraTags: Blog Tour, book one, love, romance novel, Sofia and Noah 1 Comment

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

September 9:

Happy reading!

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Blog Tour, Uncategorized, Widowers AuraTags: Blog Tour, book one, romance novel, Sofia and Noah, Widowers Aura Leave a comment

Widower’s Aura is LIVE!

PreRelease Banner Between the Sheets Promotions Widower's Aura

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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August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Uncategorized, Widowers AuraTags: book one, Live, love, romance novel, Sofia and Noah, Widowers Aura Leave a comment

What are you reading?

I’m in between writing so this is the time I try to catch up on novels I’ve been collecting along the way. I just finished Carina Adams, Lay it Down and I started R.L. Mathewson’s, Fated. I’m hoping I can read Danica Winters, Smoke and Ashes next.

Ever since I started Widower’s Aura my to be read list has become longer and longer. I don’t know if I’ll ever catch up. There are so many fantastic stories out there waiting to be read. I’m behind on quite a few series. As I type this I’m remembering that I left off in the middle of Bella Andre’s Sullivan’s series. I’m dying to read Sophie and Jake’s story in, I only have eyes for you.

The problem I’m having is that Jessie and Jamie Lynn’s story, the third novel in my St. Fleur series, is itching to be told.

I don’t like to read when I’m writing. I don’t want anything to influence me unconsciously and the flow to the story to change. Could you imagine reading a book and the character gets a split personality all of a sudden? That would make me crazy as a reader!

Reading is my drug of choice. Prior to writing Widower’s Aura I could read 5-7 romance novels in a week, easily. The amount I’ve read since then has been reduced dramatically. I don’t regret it though because the joy I’ve received from my little town of St. Fleur is indescribable.

So I ask you, what are you reading? Leave me a comment and share with us what author has you in their web.

April 29, 2016May 9, 2016 by ajreneeauthor Categories: Uncategorized, Widowers AuraTags: Bella Andre, Carina Adams, Danica Winters, Jessie and Jamie Lynn, love, R.L. Mathewson, reading, romance novel, series, St. Fleur, Widowers Aura 4 Comments

Are you a bibliophile?

Bibliophile: a person who loves or collects books, Merriam-Webster’s website.

Do you consider yourself a bibliophile? I may not collect books but I sure do love them. So many wonderful stories are held within the bindings of so many books. From fairy tales to memoirs to my absolute favorite, romance.

Reading used to be considered a privilege for society’s elite. Slaves and women were not encouraged to read or educate themselves and neither were society’s poor. Those in power feared what would happen when those “beneath” them assumed the skill. They would lose that power. As we all know, knowledge is power.

Now a days we encourage children to learn that same skill as early as preschool. You can’t fall in love with a book if you can’t read it. What better way to exercise your brain and your imagination than reading words off a page and seeing your version of the world the author created?

It’s very easy to allow the burdens of your day and the darkness of those lost affect you. Each day we are consumed with stress from everyday living. Whether it be your job, family, friends, or people who are malicious and find joy in others misery. Reading a happily ever after romance novel allows me to push away the stress of my day and just relax.

I fell in love with books the moment that calm washed over me. Cheering on the protagonists as they overcame their own struggles to come together in their love. THAT helps me remember that the glass really is half-full. It’s so easy to let the pessimist in my head take over but the moment I melt in a story, Sofia and Noah’s or one created by another author, I can feel the optimist in me triumph as the stress of the day melts away.

My drug of choice may be the romance genre but no matter the genre that fills you, I encourage you to find a book that reminds you that the glass is indeed, half-full.