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Epic Romance

New Release & ARC Review: Little Pieces of Light by Emma Scott

October 7, 2025December 20, 2025 Mel Book News

Little Pieces of Light by Emma Scott   Released – 7 October 2025   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb At ten years old, they promised each other forever. But his letters […]

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Audio Review: Severed Heart (Ravenhood Legacy, #2) by Kate Stewart

July 20, 2025July 18, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Severed Heart by Kate Stewart is live Every moment of this book is absolutely stunning and it is an incredible story with characters that completely own my heart. This is a 6-star read, and […]

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Release, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #3) by S. Cole

June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Fire We Crave by S. Cole is live! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is Smoke’s story, and it’s an emotional and steamy age gap, enemies-to-lovers romance with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Queens of Mist and Madness (Fae Isles, #4) by Lisette Marshall

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 AJ Action

Queens of Mist and Madness by Lisette Marshall is live! This is a fantastic ending to a fantasy series that I have absolutely loved! Lisette Marshall’s world is exciting, intriguing, and fascinatingly unique, and she’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lovely Return by Carian Cole

November 30, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lovely Return by Carian Cole is live! A standalone, forbidden, age-gap, soulmate romance, this is a story of loss and heartache, but also of soul mates and second chances. It is the most incredible […]

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Review: When I Fall (Alabama Summer, #3) by J. Daniels

May 14, 2023 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! This is such a gorgeous read! A sweet, funny, sexy and emotional romance with fantastic characters, epic chemistry, and a whole lot of feels. This is the third book in […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann

April 6, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: April 6, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb He’s mine … don’t ever forget that. Milo […]

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ARC Review: Reverse (Bittersweet Symphony, #2) by Kate Stewart

July 24, 2022 AJ 6 Star Reads

Reverse by Kate Stewart is live, and it’s my favorite read of 2022!     A steamy star-crossed lovers, rockstar romance with all the feels! A heartstopping romance with a delicious blend of love, passion, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Always You (The Adair Family, #3) by Samantha Young

April 26, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Always You by Samantha Young is live! This is the third book in the Adair Family series, a forbidden-ish, brother’s best friend, friends-to-lovers, age gap romance that is full of drama, emotion and stunningly gorgeous […]

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New Release & ARC Review: For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann

May 23, 2021February 8, 2022 Mel Angsty

  For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released: May 23, 2021   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 20, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

The Crown of Gilded Bones, the highly anticipated third book in bestselling Blood and Ash series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is out now, and it’s one of my most epic […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Muse (Beautiful Magic, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2021March 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum!     A sweeping romance set in a modern-day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE MUSE is […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Last Piece of His Heart (Lost Boys, #3) by Emma Scott

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Mel Epic Romance

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author, Emma Scott, comes the third and final novel in the Lost Boys series–a gritty, angsty love story about two lost souls searching for their place in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Everlast (Ever, #2) by Alex Grayson

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AJ Drama

  Everlast, the second book in the Ever series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Lincoln was my once in a lifetime, my destiny. I was his happily ever after, his kismet. I met him […]

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Audio Review: A Place Without You by Jewel E. Ann

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 amazing stars! Wow, Jewel E. Ann! I am making my way through this author’s back-catalogue, and she is quickly becoming a fave. Her stories are raw and […]

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Review: Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror, #10) by Karina Halle

December 17, 2020February 25, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Blurb A lot can change in three years. For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Little Lies (Lies, Hearts and Truths, #1) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

November 20, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Wreckage of Us by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 8, 2020September 24, 2020 Mel Book News

The Wreckage of Us, an all-new emotional and passionate standalone romance from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now!     The Wreckage of Us by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 8 September 2020   […]

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Release & ARC Review: The One For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #3) by Corinne Michaels

August 18, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  The One For Me by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh holy swoon, Corinne Michaels has delivered one of her most romantic reads with this fantastic best-friends-to-lovers story. A fun, dramatic, sexy, functional and super […]

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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 & ARC Review: Southern Sunrise (Southern Series, #4) by Natasha Madison

July 7, 2020October 27, 2020 AJ 6 Star Reads

A fave for 2020, Southern Sunrise is now live!      Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under […]

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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, 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 & ARC Review: The Forbidden Man by Karina Halle

December 11, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Originally published as The Younger Man     A reckless, obsessive soccer star. A forbidden affair that could ruin her career. The locker room has never been this steamy.   The Younger Man, an epic […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Landon & Shay: Part Two (L&S Duet, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 Mel Celebrities

  Landon & Shay: Part Two, the not to be missed conclusion of the Landon and Shay duet by Brittainy C. Cherry, is available now!  Get your binge on with this must-read enemies to lovers, […]

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