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Audio Review: Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 1, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 4 stars! This is a really sweet read. A gorgeous romance full of chemistry that is sweet, sexy and so, so functional. With strong family […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe

October 13, 2020February 19, 2021 Mel Book News

Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe Released – 13 October 2020 Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb Dear Internet: Am I a horrible person for wanting to […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Rifts & Refrains (Hush Note, #2) by Devney Perry

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 AJ Drama

  Available Now! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb From the moment Quinn Montgomery sat behind her first snare and cymbal set, she was destined for fame and glory. As Hush Note’s infamous female drummer, she sets the […]

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Release, Exerpt & ARC Review: Lies & Lullabies (Hush Note, #1) by Sarina Bowen

September 22, 2020September 20, 2020 AJ Rockers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Audible     Blurb Summer nights and star-crossed lovers! From USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen. Once upon a time, he gave me a summer of friendship, followed by one […]

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Review: The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory, #5) by Rebecca Yarros

September 7, 2020August 7, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review “I’ve waited my entire life to love you.” 5 stars and all the feels! Holy freaking feels, I love this book! A beautiful story that is heartwrenching, intense and stunningly […]

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Audio Review: The Anti-Boyfriend by Penelope Ward

September 5, 2020September 4, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Books  |  Audible  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! A fantastically fun, sweet and emotional standalone romance between a young single mother and the “manwhore-next-door”, this slow-burning friends-to-lovers romance is full of chemistry and […]

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ARC Review: Only One Kiss (Only One, #1) by Natasha Madison

September 1, 2020August 29, 2020 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb From USA Bestseller Natasha Madison comes a brand new Hockey series The Only One. Ralph Being […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Troublemaker (Name in Lights, #3) by Kayley Loring

August 14, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Troublemaker by Kayley Loring is LIVE!!  A teacher is about to get schooled in matters of the heart by a single dad and his young son. #One-click today!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  […]

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Release & ARC Review: One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle

July 30, 2020August 1, 2020 AJ Romance

    One Hot Italian Summer by New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author, Karina Halle is now live!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb After the death of […]

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Release & ARC Review: When The Time Is Right by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

July 30, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

6 HUGE STARS AND A FAVE FOR 2020!   “I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.” When the Time is Right, […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Path To Us by Jennifer Van Wyk

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020 AJ Drama

  The Path To Us is live! Small town romance author Jennifer Van Wyk brings an angsty, emotional love story that’s sure to tug at your heart strings.   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Fortuity (Transcend Duet, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

June 4, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Fortuity, an all-new inspirational and moving standalone contemporary romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jewel E. Ann, is available now!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   […]

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ARC Review: Southern Storm (Southern Series, #3) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo Review A very broken-hearted 2.5 stars It pains me to write this review, because Natasha Madison is one of my favourite authors, and I wanted to love this […]

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Release & ARC Review: Just One Kiss (Very Irresistible Bachelors, #2) by Layla Hagen

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Money. Power. Success. Those are three things that have defined my name – Ryker Winchester. It’s what I’m good at. I always get exactly what I want. I […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Charmer (Name in Lights, #2) by Kayley Loring

April 2, 2020July 18, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  Charmer is live! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal   Blurb Nico She serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics, but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to. We’ve got […]

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Audio Release & Review: Sleeper (Name in Lights, #1) by Kayley Loring

March 26, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

  🔥🔥 HOT NEW AUDIO RELEASE 🔥🔥 Sleeper by Kayley Loring is live in audio and narrated by Mackenzie Cartwright and Teddy Hamilton! Stop what you’re doing and #OneClick today!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Chance (Southern Series, #1) by Natasha Madison

March 18, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Kallie I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he […]

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Release & ARC Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

March 17, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Time comes a breathtaking story about first love, second chances, and starting over. All I Ask, a new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author […]

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Release & ARC Review: Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

March 6, 2020May 30, 2020 AJ Angsty

  KISS THE STARS is live! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis A Falling Stars STAND-ALONE NOVEL from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . . A single mother. An up-and-coming […]

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ARC Review: Face the Music (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Pastor Ben Langley is irresistible. His wife died giving birth to their daughter five years ago. His tragic […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Stone Hearts (Poplar Falls, #2) by Amber Kelly

January 19, 2020April 14, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love. I’d made the mistake of […]

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Release & ARC Review: This is Forever (This Is, #4) by Natasha Madison

January 14, 2020January 9, 2020 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon   |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Blurb Caroline Becoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn’t […]

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Release & ARC Review: Come Back For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 AJ Drama

  Come Back for Me, an all-new emotional and riveting standalone from New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels, is LIVE   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Right Way by Katie Ashley

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb After witnessing his younger brother’s death in a tragic accident, Jonathan Nelson desperately tries losing himself on the gridiron. No matter […]

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Review: Park Avenue Player by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

December 23, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Another fun, emotional, sexy and unexpected romance from the queens of co-writing! An enemies-to-lovers, boss/nanny relationship that is full of snark and chemistry with a love story that had […]

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