Press 

  • Hot Stuff: The 8 Best Romance Novels of Winter 2024 [February 2024] – Entertainment Weekly
  • 8 Romance Books for the Anti-Valentine’s Crowd [February 2024] – Culturess
  • Most Anticipated Romances of Fall 2023 [August 2023] – She Reads
  • Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Girls with Bad Reputations [July 2023] – Paste Magazine
  • Boston Public Library “Black Is…” Booklist for 2022 [February 2022] – Boston Globe
  • The 15 Best Romance Novels That’ll Give You the Butterflies [October 2021] – Cosmopolitan
  • 16 Authors Share Their Picks For Your Ultimate Summer Reading List [August 2021] – E! Online
  • A Running List of the Best Books of 2021, For all your TBR Needs [July 2021] – Popsugar
  • The Best Romance Novels of 2021 (So Far) [July 2021] – Vulture Magazine
  • 6 Rockstar Romances to Vibe with Before Your Next Concert [June 2021] – Book Riot
  • Hot Stuff: The 4 best romances of May [2021] – Entertainment Weekly
  • Romance Novels to Read This Summer [May 2021] – Washington Post
  • 15 Books You and Your Mom Will Love – Essence Magazine
  • Best New Books for May 2021 – Popsugar
  • Romance Books to Read This Spring [2021] – Buzzfeed
  • 32 Can’t Miss Beach Reads for This Summer [2021] – Country Living Magazine
  • Get a first look at Xio Axelrod’s new rock romance novel — and hear the accompanying single – Entertainment Weekly
  • 18 Books to Check Out in May [2021] – E! Online
  • Exclusive Rock Star Romance Excerpt: The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod – Frolic
  • INTERVIEW: Black Girls Rock (Literally) In Xio Axelrod’s Romance-Infused Rock & Roll Novel, The Girl With Stars In Her Eyes – The Mary Sue
  • 25 Spring Releases to Have on Your Radar –  Bookish at Netgalley
  • 11 Black Authors Writing Amazing LGBTQ+ Characters – Frolic
  • Spring 2021: Top 10 Romance and Erotica – Publisher’s Weekly