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Author: Mel

New Release & ARC Review: When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe

July 1, 2025July 14, 2025 Mel Book News

When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 1 July 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb He may have let her slip away, but […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Overtime Kiss (Love and Hockey, #5) by Lauren Blakely

June 18, 2025June 28, 2025 Mel Book News

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE OVERTIME KISS! This sexy, single dad/nanny, forced proximity, workplace hockey romance is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

May 22, 2025July 7, 2025 Mel Book News

  A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 22 May 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback Blurb Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quietly Yours (Quiet Love, #3) by L.H. Cosway

April 29, 2025May 2, 2025 Mel Book News

Quietly Yours by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released – April 29, 2025   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Ada Rose never expected to find herself homeless in her thirties. Then […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hot Shot (Roseville Ramblers, #2) by Staci Hart

April 25, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Hot Shot by Staci Hart   Released – 25 April 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Never thought I’d agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry

April 22, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 22 April 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

April 22, 2025September 25, 2025 Mel Book News

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world’s most well-known fairytales!     Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Released – 22 […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2025April 8, 2025 Mel Age Gap

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE! This sexy, coach’s daughter, one who got away, age gap, forbidden […]

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New Release& ARC Review: If You Love Me (Toronto Terror, #4) by Helena Hunting

March 13, 2025March 19, 2025 Mel Book News

  If You Love Me by Helena Hunting   Released –  13 March 2025   Available Today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two nights with her ruined me for […]

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New Release & ARC Review: From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

March 4, 2025March 6, 2025 Mel Book News

  From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 4 March 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Amazon Paperback  |  B&N Paperback Audiobook      Narrated by: Benjamin Sands & Amy […]

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New Release: The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 11, 2025April 8, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 11 February 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Audiobook   Blurb From bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a steamy novella about first love and second […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Playing Games (Dickson University, #2) by Max Monroe

February 7, 2025February 12, 2025 Mel Book News

  Playing Games (Dickson University, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 7 February 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Dickson University’s star quarterback and campus golden boy is used to winning […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Falling (Problem, #3) by Brittainy Cherry

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 Mel Book News

The Problem with Falling by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 31 January 2025   Available now! Amazon     Blurb Willow Kingsley is everything I don’t need in my life. She’s sunshine and chaos dressed […]

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Cover Reveal: The Merger (Brewer Family, #4) by Adriana Locke

January 24, 2025 Mel Book News

The Merger is the next interconnected standalone in the Brewer Family series, and is filled with heat and humor, spice… and secrets.   The Merger (Brewer Family, #4) by Adriana Locke   Releasing: February 10, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Mel Angsty

  The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 23 January 2025   Available today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a single dad […]

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Cover Reveal: The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4) by Lauren Blakely

January 16, 2025November 19, 2025 Mel Book News

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE! This sexy, coach’s daughter, one who got away, age gap, forbidden […]

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New Release: Indiscretion by Vi Keeland

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Indiscretion by Vi Keeland A sexy standalone contemporary romance   Released -13 January 2025   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s her boss. She’s his greatest temptation. The first time I met Dawson Reed, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Chase Lovett Wants Me (Tilton U, #1) by Helena Hunting

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting   Released – 10 January 2025   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Chase Lovett. Star of my (unrequited) fantasies. Hottest guy on campus. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 8 January 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb My plan when I win a date […]

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Cover Reveal: Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting

December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 Mel Book News

Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting   Releasing – 10 January 2025   Pre-order today! Amazon   Cover Designer: Hang Le Illustrations by Mary Livas @Searland_art   Blurb Chase Lovett. Star of my (unrequited) […]

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Cover Reveal: The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely

December 6, 2024 Mel Book News

  The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Releasing – 8 January 2025   Pre-order today! Amazon     Blurb My plan when I win a date in Vegas with my […]

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New Release: The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Mel Book News

The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan   Released – 1 December 2024   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an […]

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New Release & ARC Review: From Air (Wildfire, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

November 26, 2024December 3, 2024 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann parachutes into the burning, hazardous heart of love in a sexy yet dramatic romance set in Big Sky country.     From Air (Wildfire, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: All Folked Up (Good Folk, #3) by Penny Reid

November 21, 2024December 30, 2024 Mel Book News

All Folked Up by Penny Reid     Grab your copy today! Amazon  Blurb Isaac has never been what he seems. Rumor has it that gruff, brooding, and solitary man-of-mystery Isaac Sylvester is back in […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Need Me (Toronto Terror, #3) by Helena Hunting

November 14, 2024November 18, 2024 Mel Book News

  If You Need Me by Helena Hunting   Released –  14 November 2024   Available Today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Blurb A standalone enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement hockey romance. I’ve been […]

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