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Author: Mel

Release Blitz: The Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 Mel Book News

The Grip Trilogy, the acclaimed series from USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is bundled into a box set for the first time and has gorgeous new covers AND NEW CONTENT all for only 99¢ […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: When You Come Back To Me (Lost Boys, #2) by Emma Scott

September 30, 2020September 28, 2020 Mel Angsty

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…   When You Come Back to Me, book two in […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Out of Love (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

September 29, 2020November 2, 2023 Mel Angsty

I could love the monster or leave the man.    Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann is AVAILABLE NOW!!      OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann   Released- 27 September 2020   […]

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Release Blitz: BAD BOY BOXSET by J.D. Hawkins

September 28, 2020September 27, 2020 Mel Book News

  BAD BOY BOXSET by J.D. Hawkins   AVAILABLE NOW for just 99¢!! FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Meet the bad boys of […]

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Release Blitz: Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann

September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Mel Book News

I could love the monster or leave the man.    Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann is AVAILABLE NOW!!      OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann   Released- 27 September 2020   […]

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when you come back to me

Release Blitz: When You Come Back to Me (Lost Boys, #2) by Emma Scott

September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Mel Book News

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…   When You Come Back to Me, book two in […]

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Blog Tour & Audio Review: Playing with Fire by L.J. Shen

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Mel Audio Recommendation

Playing With Fire, an all-new emotional and raw small town standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is available now!     A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl […]

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Blog Tour: Thanks for Last Night (The Guys Who Got Away, #3) by Lauren Blakely

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes an all-new sexy friends to lovers romance! Thanks For Last Night is AVAILABLE NOW!     THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT (The Guys Who Got Away, […]

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Release Blitz: Playing with Fire by L.J. Shen

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Mel Book News

Playing With Fire, an all-new emotional and raw small town standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is LIVE!     A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl without […]

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Teaser Reveal: Thanks for Last Night (The Guys Who Got Away, #3) by Lauren Blakely

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 Mel Book News

From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes an all-new sexy friends to lovers romance! Thanks For Last Night is coming in Audio on September 15th and eBook on September 16th!     […]

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Blog Tour & Excerpt: The Wreckage of Us by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 11, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

The Wreckage of Us, an all-new emotional and passionate standalone romance from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now! Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*     […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Wreckage of Us by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 8, 2020September 24, 2020 Mel Book News

The Wreckage of Us, an all-new emotional and passionate standalone romance from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now!     The Wreckage of Us by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 8 September 2020   […]

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ARC Review: Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1) by Melanie Harlow

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars!! Griffin Dempsey took over his family automotive repair shop after his father retired. He is good at what he does but he is competing with a big auto […]

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Release Blitz: Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1) by Melanie Harlow

August 24, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Drive Me Wild, an all-new sexy, opposites-attract romance about finding love when you least expect it by USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE! Sometimes, love is just an accident waiting to happen.  Amazon […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Not My Romeo (Game Changers, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

August 24, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Celebrities

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy contemporary romance about a smoking-hot professional football player and the small-town girl he can’t resist. Not My Romeo is LIVE!   AVAILABLE NOW! […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting

August 17, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting   Released – 11 August 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Worldwide iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  | […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Trouble with Quarterbacks by R.S. Grey

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Mel Book News

  R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, The Trouble With Quarterbacks, is LIVE!   Buy it today! Amazon   Blurb CANDACE: KAT & YASMINE! DO NOT DALLY! Come straight home after work. Kat, don’t take the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The What If Guy (The Guys Who Got Away, #2) by Lauren Blakely

July 31, 2020July 27, 2020 Mel Book News

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE!     THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely   A sexy single dad […]

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Blog Tour: Hate the Player (Hollywood, #3) by Max Monroe

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Mel Book News

I hate him. I want him. He’s a jerk. A player. Addicting. Trouble.     Hate the Player, an all-new slow burn, enemies to lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe […]

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ARC Review: Engagement and Espionage (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #1) by Penny Reid

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I fell in love with Cletus and Jenn in Beard Science so I was ecstatic to hear they were getting their own series. Engagement and Espionage did not disappoint! It […]

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ARC Review: Hate the Player (Hollywood, #3) by Max Monroe

July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb “Roses are red, violets are blue, stay away from Andrew Watson’s *ahem* because no other women ever do.” That’s quite the way to start a conversation at a […]

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New Release: Hate the Player by Max Monroe

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Mel Book News

I can hate the player but still secretly love his addictive game. I’m sure of it.   Hate the Player, an all-new slow burn, enemies to lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author […]

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Teaser Reveal: The What If Guy (The Guys Who Got Away, #2) by Lauren Blakely

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Mel Book News

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is releasing July 24th!!     THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely A sexy single […]

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New Release with ARC Review: Champagne Problems (Bright Young Things, #1) by Staci Hart

July 14, 2020August 4, 2021 Mel Celebrities

*CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS was originally Star Bright*     Star Bright (Bright Young Things, #1)  by Staci Hart   Released – 14 July 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Paperback […]

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Teaser Reveal: The What If Guy (The Guys Who Got Away, #2) by Lauren Blakely

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Mel Book News

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is releasing July 24th!!     THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely A sexy single […]

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