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Author: Mel

ARC Review: Swoony Billionaire: The Kline Brooks Collection by Max Monroe

January 30, 2021June 18, 2021 Mel Billionaire

Swoony Billionaire, an all-new swoon-worthy romantic comedy collection of Tapping the Billionaire, Tapping Her, and the all new novella, Be My Billionaire Valentine from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is available now!   Grab […]

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Release Blitz: Bloody Vows (Lilah Love, #5) by Lisa Renee Jones

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Mel Book News

  Bloody Vows (Lilah Love, #5) by Lisa Renee Jones   Released – 26 January 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb FBI agent Lilah Love leads a […]

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ARC Review: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Mel Forbidden

Buy: Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb A sexy standalone romance written by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! Every man knows […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Not My Match (Game Changers, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

January 19, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 19 January 2021   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart […]

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Release Blitz: How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

January 14, 2021January 22, 2021 Mel Book News

HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This addictive, heartfelt, and hilarious standalone […]

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ARC Review: The Fourth Time Charm (Fulton U, #4) by Maya Hughes

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Mel Forbidden

The Fourth Time Charm (Fulton U, #4) by Maya Hughes   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback     4 stars! I love the friends-to-lovers trope and couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Fourth […]

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Teaser Reveal: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Mel Book News

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!! HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This […]

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Teaser Reveal: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

December 30, 2020January 7, 2021 Mel Book News

HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This addictive, heartfelt, and hilarious standalone […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Good With His Hands (Good Love, #2) by Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente

December 18, 2020May 10, 2021 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

There’s no way things get complicated in a week… GOOD WITH HIS HANDS, a sexy new standalone novel from bestselling authors Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente, is LIVE! You’ll love this hot and heartfelt best […]

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Release Blitz and ARC Review: Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann

December 6, 2020February 8, 2022 Mel Book News

  Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann   Released –  December 6, 2020   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Are humans meant to mate for life? After four […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Revenge Pact (Kings of Football, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 3, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

The Revenge Pact kicks off an all-new series, The Kings of Football, with an enemies to lovers standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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ARC Review: Best Friends Don’t Kiss by Max Monroe

November 26, 2020November 28, 2020 Mel Fake Relationship

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback 5 stars! Omg, I love love love this book. Friends-to-lovers is one of my favorite tropes and Best Friends Don’t Kiss checks all the boxes. It’s sweet, sexy, romantic, and the […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Make Me Yours (Bellamy Creek, #2) by Melanie Harlow

November 23, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Make Me Yours, an all-new sexy single dad rom com from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   Download your copy today or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Little Lies (Lies, Hearts and Truths, #1) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

November 20, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: One Time Only by Lauren Blakely

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Mel Book News

An all-new fiery, passionate MM romance novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely!! ONE TIME ONLY is AVAILABLE NOW on audio AND eBook!     One Time Only by Lauren Blakely   […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Date Me Like You Mean It by R.S. Grey

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

R.S. Grey’s next standalone romcom, Date Me Like You Mean It, is AVAILABLE NOW!     Date Me Like You Mean It by R.S. Grey    A Romantic Comedy   Released – 5 November 2020 […]

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Review: Maybe This Time: A One Time Only novella by Lauren Blakely

October 31, 2020October 29, 2020 Mel Forbidden

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb From #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely comes a sexy, forbidden MM romance novella about a rock star and a bodyguard! There’s one thing I need in my life right now […]

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Sneak Peek: Little Lies by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

October 29, 2020August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Crown of One Hundred Kings (Nine Kingdoms Trilogy, Book One) by Rachel Higginson

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Mel Fantasy

Crown of One Hundred Kings (Nine Kingdoms Trilogy, Book One) by Rachel Higginson   Released – 27 October 2020   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb A lost princess… Tessana Allisand had a […]

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ARC Review: Before You Ghost by Helena Hunting and Debra Anastasia

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb It’s hard to miss your boyfriend when he’s standing right next to you being a sarcastic nimrod. I have a temper and he has an attitude. Our antics inside and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Fallen by Mia Sheridan

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback Blurb Scarlett Lattimore arrives at Lilith House, an abandoned mansion built in 1876, that later housed a reform school for troubled girls, to start a new life with her seven-year-old […]

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Release Blitz with ARC Review: House of Dragons (Royal Houses, #1) by K.A. Linde

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Mel Book News

  HOUSE OF DRAGONS (Royal Houses, #1) by K.A. Linde   Release Date: October 13   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |   Paperback  |  Audiobook     […]

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Release Blitz with ARC Review: Pride and Papercuts (Austen, #5) by Staci Hart

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Pride & Papercuts, a modern love story inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, is AVAILABLE NOW!!   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Paperback     Blurb Hate is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe

October 13, 2020February 19, 2021 Mel Book News

Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe Released – 13 October 2020 Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb Dear Internet: Am I a horrible person for wanting to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Promise You (The Hook Up, #4) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Mel Book News

I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 12 October 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Dillon McQueen: Babe. I promise. You want me. Serena Jensen: Um, who are you? […]

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