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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 10, 2019June 4, 2026 Mel 6 Star Reads

Eleanor & Grey, an all-new beautiful and emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now!     Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 7 April 2019   Available Now! Amazon US  […]

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Excerpt & ARC Review: The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

March 16, 2019August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Barnes & Noble   Review 3 heartbroken, oh-so conflicted stars OMG, this book! I am so conflicted after this SUPER emotional read which is part romance/part women’s fiction. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once Upon a Real Good Time (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely

September 10, 2018May 7, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

  ONCE UPON A REAL GOOD TIME (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  […]

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Love At Last

Release Blitz, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Love At Last by Claudia Connor

April 24, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Blurb All new romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Claudia Connor… How many times can you be unlucky in […]

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The Swedish Prince

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Swedish Prince (Nordic Royals, #1) by Karina Halle

March 26, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon Universal Free with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb I never believed in fairy-tales. Never held out for Prince Charming. Growing up poor in small-town California […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Only You (One and Only, #1) by Melanie Harlow

March 16, 2018December 17, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

Only You, an all-new sexy and emotional standalone from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!     Only You by Melanie Harlow   Released March 12, 2018   Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: One Last Time (Second Time Around, #2) by Corinne Michaels

February 28, 2018September 17, 2022 AJ Celebrities

Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  GooglePlay  | Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author, Corinne Michaels, comes a new heartwarming standalone romance. I’m getting really good at […]

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Feels Like Home

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Feels Like Home by Jennifer Van Wyk

February 9, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Feels Like Home, an all-new emotional standalone from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Free in Kindle Umlimited   Synopsis Andy Simpson never expected to be raising his teenage […]

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Review: Bountiful (True North, #4) by Sarina Bowen

December 12, 2017September 27, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I loved this book. A gorgeous second-chance-romance between a prickly single mother who doesn’t really believe in love, and the sweet, funny and sinfully sexy NHL player […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Forever Right Now by Emma Scott

October 25, 2017December 17, 2019 Mel Romance

  Forever Right Now Emma Scott Released Tuesday, October 24, 2017   “Ours isn’t a romance. It’s a love story.”   BUT IT TODAY!! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Kobo | B&N | iBooks     Blurb ***STANDALONE new adult romance from […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Reveal: Curveball (Haven Point, #1) by Mariah Dietz

May 18, 2017December 17, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

  CURVEBALL by Mariah Dietz Now Live! *99¢ for a VERY limited time* Amazon | Paperback *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in humor. My life […]

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ARC Review: Halo by R.C. Stephens

November 4, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  iTunes  |  Kobo Blurb I fell in love with Thomas Wells and knew he was my forever. I was sixteen […]

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ARC Review: To Have and to Hold (Returning Home, #3) by Serena Bell

July 22, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars This is a really sweet read with a lot of heart – a second-chance-romance with a twist that had me so excited to get my hands on this book. […]

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Unbreak My Heart

ARC Review & Excerpt: Unbreak My Heart (Fostering Love, #1) by Nicole Jacquelyn

June 7, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stunningly angsty stars Wow, what a story! An intense, angst-filled romance that is painful and heartbreaking, but also sweet, sexy and gorgeously romantic, and OMG the feeeeeels!!!!! […]

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ARC Review: Worth It All (The McKinney Brothers, #3) by Claudia Connor

March 12, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3 stars This is a sweet romance. The third book in the McKinney Brothers series, it is the story of JT McKinney, youngest of the McKinney clan. JT’s dreams of a […]

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Review: Louder Than Love (Love & Steel, #1) by Jessica Topper

December 28, 2015September 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review Absolutely beautiful! 4.5 stars This book has been on my tbr forever, and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it. The story of a grieving widow and […]

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Review: Kick Push (Kick Push, #1) by Jay McLean

August 5, 2015December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 conflicted stars I loved it… but I also didn’t. Honestly, I still don’t really know how I feel about this book, so apologies but this review could be a […]

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Review: Worth the Fall (The McKinney Brothers, #1) by Claudia Connor

September 12, 2014September 14, 2024 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Hear me. I love you, and nothing and no one could keep me from you.” I absolutely loved this sweet and beautiful romance. It’s an amazing ‘against-the-odds’ love story with lots […]

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Review: Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton

June 29, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow, this book took me by surprise. I don’t read a lot of romantic suspense, but it’s been sitting on my kindle forever and I randomly started reading it […]

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Review: My Unexpected Forever (The Beaumont Series, #2) by Heidi McLaughlin

January 21, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a heartachingly beautiful story of love after loss, the creation of family, one broken hearted woman and one very determined, very perfect man. Harrison is […]

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