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Author: Mel

Blog Tour and ARC Review: Yesterday’s Tomorrows by M.E. Montgomery

July 6, 2016November 13, 2017 Mel Mystery/Suspense

YESTERDAY’S TOMORROWS M.E. Montgomery This second chance romance is beautiful and heart wrenching! RELEASED June 30, 2016! BUY IT NOW! RELEASE DAY PRICE OF 99c! FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Amazon US | Amazon UK Find Yesterday’s Tomorrows on GOODREADS Review […]

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Release Blitz: Yesterday’s Tomorrows by M.E. Montgomery

June 30, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

We are thrilled to share the release of Yesterday’s Tomorrows by ME Montgomery! This second chance romance is beautiful and heart-wrenching! BUY IT NOW: RELEASE DAY PRICE OF 99c! FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Amazon US | Amazon […]

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Man Candy

Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

June 27, 2016June 26, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Man Candy by Melanie Harlow Release Date: June 20, 2016 Genre: Contemporary Romance Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | iBooks Now FREE on Kindle Unlimited Find Man Candy on Goodreads! Blurb He’s back. Not just back in town, but […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Broken Love (Love, #2) by Jillian Dodd

June 24, 2016June 22, 2016 Mel Romance

Cade & Palmer’s story is FINALLY here!  Broken Love by Jillian Dodd is NOW LIVE! iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Review 3 second-chance stars! “You marked my soul as yours a long time ago and never […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Filthy English by Ilsa Madden-Mills

June 23, 2016January 15, 2017 Mel Book News

The British are HERE!   Are you ready for Filthy English? RELEASING July 11, 2016   Find Filthy English on GOODREADS! Excerpt Chapter 1 Remi Plain and simple, this night sucked. Sadly, it was my honeymoon. I sighed […]

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New Release: Broken Love by Jillian Dodd

June 21, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Cade & Palmer’s story is FINALLY here!  Broken Love by Jillian Dodd is NOW LIVE! iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Blurb After years of crushing and many failed seduction attempts, Palmer Montlake had finally scored the […]

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Man Candy

Release Blitz and Giveaway: Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

June 20, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Man Candy by Melanie Harlow RELEASING June 20, 2016 Amazon | iBooks Blurb He’s back. Not just back in town, but living in the flat right beneath mine. And he looks good enough to eat, which is […]

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ARC Review: Ramsay by Mia Sheridan

June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   Review 4.5 stars! “Ya would not hate her so much now if ya didn’t love her so much then. And there is such a thin veil between love and hate.” Ramsay is […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Gun Shy by Lili St. Germain

June 16, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

RELEASE DATE: June 27th, 2016 PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVELY ON iBooks Blurb HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GIRL? In the middle of a fierce snowstorm in Gun Creek, Nevada, a teenage girl disappears without a trace. The second […]

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ARC Review: Into the Tomorrows (Bleeding Hearts, #1) by Whitney Barbetti

June 16, 2016June 30, 2016 Mel Romance

Buy:  AMAZON US | AMAZON UK | AMAZON AU | AMAZON CA Review “The best kind of happiness is the kind you unexpectedly find.” After reading Ten Below Zero, I knew I needed to get my […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Broken Love by Jillian Dodd

June 16, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Cade & Palmer’s story will be here on June 21st! Pre-order Broken Love NOW for ONLY 99¢. (Price will change on release day) iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Blurb After years of crushing and […]

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All the Rage

Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: All the Rage by T.M. Frazier

June 11, 2016December 26, 2016 Mel Dark & Gritty

Prologue It was once said that if you love someone enough you should let them go.  If they come back to you, they were always meant to be yours. It’s kind of bullshit. My story […]

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Review: Dirty English (British Bad Boys, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

June 9, 2016May 7, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 “Unicorn girl” stars Dirty English was the first book I have read by Ilsa Madden-Mills and it won’t be my last. It is considered “a modern love story inspired by […]

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ICYMI: From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon

June 8, 2016November 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Now available for PRE-ORDER!! Releasing December 1, 2017! Pre-order: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Blurb Italy, 1943—Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger during World War II. As children, Eva […]

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New Book Alert: Ramsay by Mia Sheridan

June 8, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Releasing June 19, 2016 Blurb Lydia De Havilland is shocked when Brogan Ramsay suddenly reappears in her life. Several years before, Brogan was the son of her family’s gardener, and the boy she hurt and […]

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Blog Tour and ARC Review: Making it Through by Erin Cristofoli

June 8, 2016June 7, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Making It Through by Erin Cristofoli New Adult Romance NOW AVAILABLE!   Find Making it Through on GOODREADS Buy: Amazon US | Amazon CA | Kobo Blurb “I will always be there for you, Mady, always.” One month […]

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Blog Tour and ARC Review: Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 5, 2016July 24, 2017 Mel Romance

Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery NOW AVAILABLE Buy: Amazon Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes another timeless tale of love […]

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ARC Review: Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 5, 2016July 24, 2017 Mel Favourite

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Sunshine and a sweet place” stars! “Bring on the dragons and demons…I will slay them.” “Give me your doubts and disquiet. I will silence them.” “I can be your Knight, […]

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ARC Review: Making it Through by Erin Cristofoli

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars Making it Through is the first book I have read by Erin Cristofoli. It is a story about friendship, moving on, and finding love after a tragic loss. A […]

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ARC Review: Lovegame by Tracy Wolff

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars Love game, written by Tracy Wolff, is an erotic suspenseful romance with lots of steam and twists and turns that kept me turning the pages. Veronica Romero is a […]

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ICYMI: Wasted Words by Staci Hart

May 26, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

In case you missed it, Wasted Words is now live! Blurb Some universal truths refuse to be ignored.Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs are best friends forever. And […]

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Review: Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry

May 25, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “forever forever and always always” stars! “You’re doing it.” “Doing what?” “Bringing me back to life.” I absolutely adored this book. Loving Mr. Daniels, written by Brittainy C. […]

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The Bird and the Sword

Review: The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon

May 20, 2016May 1, 2017 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  5 “I think I will keep you” stars! Amy Harmon has once again proved what a wonderfully brilliant writer she is. She is an amazing story teller who grabs the reader’s […]

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Release Day Blitz & ARC Review: Wasted Words by Staci Hart

May 19, 2016January 29, 2018 Mel Book News

  Wasted Words (Austen, #1) by Staci Hart Buy Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio Blurb Some universal truths refuse to be ignored.Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs […]

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ARC Review: Wasted Words (Austen, #1) by Staci Hart

May 16, 2016February 9, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 “burn together” stars! Wasted Words is the first book I have read by Staci Hart and it definitely won’t be the last. She has written a great book based on a […]

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