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Release & ARC Review: Never Really Over by Jennifer Van Wyk

October 2, 2021September 30, 2021 AJ Romance

  Never Really Over is live! This book will leave you searching for your own farm boy. A small town single dad romance about forgiveness, and a love that stands the test of time.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Learning at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #2) by L.B. Dunbar

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 AJ Drama

    Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage! A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Sunshine (Southern, #8) by Natasha Madison

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 AJ Drama

  Southern Sunshine is live! Wow, what a read. A sweet, small-town, family-themed story that is full of emotion and really pulls at the heartstrings, this book is a total swoonfest with a love story […]

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Audio Review: Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone, #3) by Abby Jimenez

September 3, 2021November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “I chose living – because anything else was just waiting to die.” 5 stars A smart, funny, emotional and heartfelt story with incredible characters and a gorgeous romance, […]

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Release & ARC Review: There With You (The Adair Family, #2) by Samantha Young

August 23, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  There With You, the second standalone in the Adair Family series by Samantha Young is now live!   A slow-burning, emotional and chemistry-filled age-gap romance between a widowed single father and his younger nanny, […]

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ARC Review: Funny Business (Brodie Brothers, #1) by Kayley Loring

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 AJ Celebrities

Funny Business is live! Funny, sweet and snarky with a gorgeous romance, it’s a sort-of-enemies-to-lovers/celebrity/single-dad/nanny romance, and I loved it.   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Audiobook will release on August 5th. MULTICAST DUET NARRATION! Narrated […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Whiskey and Sunset Nights by T.L. Anderson

July 5, 2021July 3, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Whiskey and Sunset Nights is live! Grayson Pierce is struggling as a single dad but he’s doing the best he can in his new normal, until feelings for his late wife’s best friend, Lily […]

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ARC Review: The Mixtape by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 1, 2021August 18, 2021 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver’s caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first. Emery has never felt more alone. Raising her daughter […]

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ARC Review: Courage (Heroes of Big Sky, #1) by Kristen Proby

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her Big Sky series, Courage. This is the first story in the Heroes of Big Sky, all about men in uniform […]

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ARC Review: Rebel’s Karma (Dark Protectors, #13) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars An action and suspense-filled paranormal rollercoaster ride with a gorgeous romance, Rebecca Zanetti’s Dark Protectors series continues with the long-awaited story for Benjamin (Benny) Reese – hilarious yet badass vampire/demon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Living at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #1) by L.B. Dunbar

June 3, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

An all-new contemporary romance from L.B. Dunbar centered around lifelong friendships, a lake house, and second chances at love over 40     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   […]

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Release & ARC Review: From the Embers by Aly Martinez

April 28, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Our love was born from the embers, and together we would go up in flames. From The Embers, an all-new standalone catastrophic romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Perfect Song (Mason Creek, #2) by Lauren Runow

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 AJ Romance

  Perfect Song by Lauren Runow is live! Buy on Amazon   Blurb I came back to Mason Creek when my life was turned upside down, both literally and figuratively. Scared and alone, I packed […]

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Review: River Wild by Samantha Towle

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A beautifully emotional story with all the feels, this book is darkly intense with moments of humor and lightness, and a gorgeous, slow burning romance. I […]

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Review: One Last Wish (Shooting Stars, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3 stars This is the third and final book in the Shooting Stars series, a sweet and heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance that is emotional and swoony, with a gorgeous alpha hero. […]

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Release & ARC Review: One More Time (Ruby Falls, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 AJ Romance

  One More Time by Aurora Rose Reynolds is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Universal B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Books2Read   Blurb […]

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ARC Review: The Dream Guy Next Door (The Guys Who Got Away, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Book News

An all-new sexy, swoony falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance, THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR  is LIVE! BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A sexy, […]

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Review: Against the Wall (Maverick Montana, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is an enjoyable romance. A satisfyingly easy read that is sweet and sexy with a little bit of drama, and a great introduction to the Maverick Montana […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bad Boy Billionaire by Amie Knight

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 AJ Billionaire

  Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward’s New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.   Bad Boy […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Storm Breaks (Lost Stars, #2) by Emery Rose

March 6, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  When the Storm Breaks by Emery Rose is live! A beautifully emotional rockstar romance that is sweet, sexy and intense, with just the right amount of angst, and a whole lot of heart.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dotted Lines (Runaway, #5) by Devney Perry

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Dotted Lines is live! This is the fifth and final book in the Runaway series, a beautifully emotional, sweet and sexy second-chance-romance and an absolutely perfect finish to a series that has completely captured my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Blind Pass (Fury, #4) by Monty Jay

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 AJ Drama

  Blind Pass by Monty Jay is live! A story of redemption for an NHL bad boy as he gets the second chance he never expected with the woman he’s always loved, now a single […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hot Stuff (Single Dad Collection, #2) by Max Monroe

February 20, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Forbidden

Hot Stuff, an all-new hilarious and sexy fireman rom com from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!!   AVAILABE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide |  Paperback     Blurb Have you ever seen […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Still Standing (Wild West MC, #1) by Kristen Ashley

February 3, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Bikers

Still Standing, an all-new emotional and fiery MC romance from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley, is available now!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Audible   Blurb […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wrecked Palace (Wrecked, #3) by Catherine Cowles

January 21, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“A tortured hero, an inspirational heroine, suspense, and a slow-burn romance are the perfect recipe for a book that will utterly captivate readers. A must read for 2021!” – Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author Wrecked […]

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