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Release & Review: Shadows of You (Lost & Found, #4) by Catherine Cowles

October 19, 2023October 27, 2023 AJ Drama

  Shadows of You by Catherine Cowles is live! The fourth book in the Lost & Found series, this is a beautifully emotional story! Roan and Aspen stole my heart with their painful secrets and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Irresistible (Landmark Mountain, #3) by Willow Aster

October 5, 2023January 24, 2024 AJ Romance

  Irresistible by Willow Aster is live! Book number three in the Landmark Mountain series, this is a beautifully romantic single parent romance that had me swooning madly.   Amazon Both covers will be available […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Promise (Southern Wedding #6) by Natasha Madison

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 AJ Romance

From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, one night stand, secret baby, second chance romance. Mine to Promise is live!   Amazon     Blurb When two […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Tease (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely

August 30, 2023August 31, 2023 Mel Book News

THE TEASE (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 30 August 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Every rule-following girl knows some men are just off limits. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where You Belong (A Heart’s Compass, #5) by Brooke O’Brien

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Where You Belong by Brooke O’Brien is live! A short read with a single mother starting over and a protective and passionate hero who will do anything to win her heart. It’s swoony and […]

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Review: Drake (Pittsburgh Titans, #5) by Sawyer Bennett

July 22, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is a gorgeous read! This is the fifth book in the Pittsburgh Titans series, about a NHL team rebuilding after their whole team, and a portion of their staff and […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Dandelion Diary (A Maysen Jar novella) by Devney Perry

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 AJ Forbidden

The Dandelion Diary by Devney Perry is live! A beautiful short story that is sweet and sexy with a gorgeous love story, all the chemistry and all the feels!   Amazon  |  Special Edition   […]

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Review: Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2) by Elsie Silver

July 9, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! This is the most gorgeous romance! A fun, flirty and banter-filled love story, full of wonderful tropes, fabulous characters, and lots of emotion, I loved it! This is the second book […]

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Release & ARC Review: Worth the Wait (Lake Spark, #3) by Evey Lyon

June 27, 2023 AJ Romance

  Worth the Wait by Evey Lyon is live! The third and final book in the Lake Spark series, this is a gorgeous second-chance-romance full of swoon and intensity, as a hockey star finally gets […]

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Audio Review: Next in Line (Cake, #6) by J. Bengtsson

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A fun, exciting and gorgeously emotional romance, and a fantastic story of a troubled rockstar on the rise. This series continues to own my heart. This is book six in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden Hearts (Whitlock Family, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh, my heart, what a swoonfest! This is such a gorgeous read! A forbidden romance full of chemistry and intensity, and a gorgeously sweet love story (and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Runaway Love (Cherry Tree Harbor, #1) by Melanie Harlow

May 4, 2023May 8, 2023 Mel Book News

𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘, an all new single dad meets runaway bride small town romance and the first standalone book in USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling Author Melanie Harlow’s brand new Cherry Tree Harbor series is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Thistles (Highlands, #1) by Samantha Young

May 2, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Beyond the Thistles, the first book in the Highlands series by Samantha Young, is live! Oh, my heart, what a read! So many feels in this book, a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, single parent romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Worth the Chance (Lake Spark, #2) by Evey Lyon

April 12, 2023April 11, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Worth the Chance by Evey Lyon is live! The second book in the Lake Spark series, this is a fun and feisty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, forced-proximity, sports romance full of snark and passion, with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Made For Us (Made For, #3) by Natasha Madison

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 AJ Drama

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone surprise pregnancy single dad sports romance A spin-off from the Only One series & This Is series   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Coach (Treasure State Wildcats, #1) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 AJ Forbidden

  Coach by Devney Perry is live and it’s a 5-star read! Oh, I love this book! A single dad sports romance, almost-second-chance, friends to lovers romance, it’s chock-full of some of my favourite tropes, […]

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ARC Review: The Tryst (The Virgin Society, #2) by Lauren Blakely

April 5, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Review 4.5 stars!! The Tryst is a fun, forbidden, addictive read that will not only have you fanning yourself but also laughing and falling in love.  It follows Layla […]

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Release & ARC Review: Duke: Faking the Play (Boston Tomcats, #3) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

March 30, 2023March 29, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Duke: Faking the Play by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais is live! An opposites attract, celebrity/sports fake romance that is funny and sexy, with epic banter and chemistry, and a gorgeously heartfelt romance. It’s […]

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Review: Where I Belong (Alabama Summer, #1) by J. Daniels

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! The first book in the Alabama Summer series, this book has been on my TBR for so long, and I’m so glad I finally got to […]

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Release & ARC Review: The New Guy by Sarina Bowen

February 28, 2023July 11, 2023 AJ Drama

  The New Guy is live! A new male / male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen! Full of heart, humour, emotion, epic chemistry and heat, the longing-kind-of-angst that I love in […]

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Audio Review: Coming Home by Kennedy Ryan

February 11, 2023 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Audible Review 3 stars “Sometimes the things that could have happened affect us almost as much as the things that did.” This is a short and sweet novella, an almost-second-chance romance where […]

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Release & ARC Review: Letting Go at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #4) by L.B. Dunbar

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 AJ Angsty

  Letting Go at 40 by L.B. Dunbar is live! The fourth and final book in the Lakeside Cottage series, this is the long-awaited story for Anna and Mason. A love-after-loss, unrequited love, friends-to-lovers romance, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Keep This Promise (Rose Canyon, #3) by Corinne Michaels

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Keep This Promise by Corinne Michaels, is live! The third and final book in the Rose Canyon series, this is sweet and emotional romantic suspense love story with an almost-second-chance-romance, a surprise toddler, and […]

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Review: Loving at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #3) by L.B. Dunbar

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The third book in the Lakeside Cottage series, this is a gorgeously emotional romance for a widowed single mother, and a complex hero with a secretive life. It’s a beautiful […]

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Audio Review: It Starts With Us (It Ends With Us, #2) by Colleen Hoover

December 18, 2022December 17, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars A follow up to the breathtaking It Ends With Us, this book shows us the happy ending that was hinted at in those final pages (beware if you haven’t read […]

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