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Author: Mel

New Release & ARC Review: The Homemaker (Chain of Lakes, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

September 30, 2025October 6, 2025 Mel Book News

The Homemaker by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: September 30, 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb A romance inspired by TS “Fortnight” I was hers, […]

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Cover Reveal: If You Claim me (Toronto Terror, #5) by Helena Hunting

September 26, 2025September 29, 2025 Mel Book News

IF YOU CLAIM ME (Toronto Terror, #5) By Helena Hunting   Release Date: 6 November 2025   Pre-order Today! Amazon  |  Paperback     Cover Designer: Hang Le Illustrations by Rosie’s Fables   🏒 Paperback […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Leave Before I Love You (Midnight, #2) by Max Monroe

September 12, 2025September 17, 2025 Mel Book News

Leave Before I Love You (Midnight, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 12 September 2025   Available Now! Amazon     Blurb Falling in love? Hard pass. Falling in love with Henry Callahan? Set me […]

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ARC Review: Hearts and Hidden Secrets (1001 Dark Nights) by Devney Perry, Helena Hunting, Lauren Blakely, and Tijan

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Mel Romance

Hearts and Hidden Secrets (1001 Dark Nights) by Devney Perry, Helena Hunting, Lauren Blakely, and Tijan     Available now! Amazon   Blurb Some secrets are meant to be kept, but love will find a […]

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Cover Reveal: Prudence (Balfe Family, #1) (now titled Quietly Falling (Quiet Love, #4) by L.H. Cosway

August 27, 2025December 30, 2025 Mel Book News

L.H. Cosway has revealed the cover for Prudence!   Note – This book was published as Prudence (Balfe Family, #1) on 30 September 2025. In December 2025, L.H. Cosway announced that the book has been […]

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Cover Reveal: The Homemaker (Chain of Lakes, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

August 18, 2025August 27, 2025 Mel Book News

Jewel E. Ann has revealed the cover for The Homemaker!   Releasing: September 30, 2025   Pre-order today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Cover Designer: Boja99designs Photographer: Anna Krueger Blurb A romance inspired by TS “Fortnight” […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting

July 10, 2025July 16, 2025 Mel Book News

I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting   Released: July 10, 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb A brand new standalone grumpy sunshine summer holiday romance. The best man […]

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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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