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New Adult

ARC Review: Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Mel Favourite

  Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway   A Gothic Romance set in modern times   Released – June 9th 2020 Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb On a lonely cliff beside the vast […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Dare (Briar U, #4) by Elle Kennedy

June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 Mel Book News

The Dare Briar U, #4 by Elle Kennedy   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rage and Ruin (The Harbinger, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Audible  |  Indiebound Blurb Dangerous secrets and forbidden desires lead to shocking consequences… Don’t miss book two of the fantastical Harbinger trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girl in the Love Song (Lost Boys, #1) by Emma Scott

June 7, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…     The Girl in the Love Song, book one […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Teaching Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #5.5) by Sara Ney

May 5, 2020May 2, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

  How to Date a Douchebag: The Teaching Hours is now live!    Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo Previously published in the Team Player 2: Sports Anthology   Blurb Everyone says Rex Gunderson isn’t boyfriend […]

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Audio Review: Just One Year by Penelope Ward

March 28, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars Penelope Ward’s latest standalone is an NA enemies-friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet, sexy and functional with great chemistry. It’s a slow burning love story […]

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Audio Review: Overnight Sensation (Brooklyn Hockey, #2) by Sarina Bowen

March 15, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Love, love, love! Oh my goodness, I loved being back in this world! Sarina Bowen has created a fantastic sports romance series with these books, and I read with […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Heartland (True North, #7) by Sarina Bowen

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  HEARTLAND BY SARINA BOWEN A standalone romance in the USA Today best-selling True North world.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google   Blurb Expect: cute goats, college parties, caramels, a […]

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Release & Review: Breaking Defenses (BSU Football, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

December 15, 2019October 12, 2020 AJ New Adult

  Breaking Defenses is live! This is Carey Slade’s book! (Fighting for Flight‘s Jonah and Raven’s now 21yr old son)    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Guy on the Left (The Underdogs, #2) by Kate Stewart

December 8, 2019December 7, 2019 AJ Angsty

  The Guy on the Left by Kate Stewart is LIVE! This is a standalone contemporary romance packed with all the feels! One-click yours NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  […]

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Release & Review: Scrooged by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

December 1, 2019November 15, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

New York Times best-selling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward bring you three sexy short stories to heat up your holidays! Vi and Pene can do no wrong, and they’ve managed to deliver three brand new, […]

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ARC Review: Wanderlove by Rachel Blaufeld

October 25, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “When your heart is wandering and looking for love and you find it, you grab it and hold on to it. 2.5 stars A dramatic and slightly angsty new adult/coming of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Wilder Love (Love & Chaos, #1) by Emery Rose

September 27, 2019April 4, 2020 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Blurb I was his weakness. He was my strength. Until I destroyed him. I was infatuated with Shane Wilder since the first time I saw him surfing. But we couldn’t […]

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Release & ARC Review: Jock Road (Jock Hard, #3) by Sara Ney

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Jock Road, the new enemies-to-friends-to-lovers from Sara Ney is now live! Amazon Free in KU   Blurb EAT. SLEEP. FOOTBALL. Those are Jackson Jennings, Jr’s three mantras . His entire life, he’s been a […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & Audio Review: Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2) by L.J. Shen

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Broken Knight, an all new standalone about first loves, betrayal and loss from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now!   Amazon US   |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Audible  |  Audible Worldwide  |  […]

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Audio Review: The Day He Came Back by Penelope Ward

August 25, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audio  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Timesbestselling author Penelope Ward, comes anew standalone novel. It was the summer of my life. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Guy on the Right (The Underdogs, #1) by Kate Stewart

August 2, 2019October 21, 2019 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  We’re celebrating the release of The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart! Fall in love with Theo and Laney today! A Standalone Contemporary Romance/Romantic Dramedy    Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Blurb Strike One-My mother […]

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Release & ARC Review: First and Forever (Heartache Duet, #2) by Jay McLean

July 12, 2019July 11, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Ava Diaz needs saving. She just doesn’t know it yet. Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on […]

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Release & ARC Review: Switch Bidder (Jock Hard, #2.5) by Sara Ney

June 29, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Books2Read Review 4 ‘I want more!’ stars This is a super-cute, super-short (40 page) short story. It was available in audiobook format on the Read Me […]

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ARC Review: Storm & Fury (The Harbinger, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 9, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! I’m a mad fan of The Dark Elements series, and this spin-off had me all kinds of excited. I loved Zayne in the original trilogy and couldn’t wait to see […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lying Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #5) by Sara Ney

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb ABRAHAM DAVIS—Honest Abe to his friends—IS IN OVER HIS HEAD… He’s a fixer and a do good-er. The all-knowing, resident “grandfather” on […]

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ARC Review: Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  TOP SECRET IS LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy return with their first Male / Male romance in 3 years. LobsterShorts, 21 […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen

May 6, 2019May 27, 2019 Mel Angsty

Pretty Reckless, the first standalone in the highly anticipated All Saints High series from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is AVAILABLE NOW!     PRETTY RECKLESS (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen   […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Like Dragonflies by K. Webster & Danielle James

March 14, 2019August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Like Dragonflies by K Webster and Author Danielle James is LIVE! An Eden Books Exclusive   Synopsis I’m the good girl from Ashton Hills. Rich. Pampered. Spoiled. Slowly suffocating under my mother’s stifling thumb. He’s […]

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