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Second-Chance-Romance

Getting Schooled

Audio Review: Getting Schooled (Getting Some, #1) by Emma Chase

March 4, 2018April 21, 2019 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Audible  |  Kindle  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Review 6 massive stars! OMG, this book! This book is EVERYTHING that I love about Emma Chase. EVERYTHING! It’s funny, sweet, smart, sexy […]

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Review: The Choices I’ve Made (By the Bay, #1) by J.L Berg

March 1, 2018March 8, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This was a really sweet read. A heartfelt and surprising second-chance-romance, and a story of soulmates finding their way back to each other. Jake Jameson is a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Consequence (The Confidence Game, #2) by Rachel Higginson

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Mel Action

  Consequence The Confidence Game Part Two by Rachel Higginson   Released February 27, 2018   Available Now! Kindle Ebook     Blurb Consequence, the conclusion to Sayer and Caroline’s epic love story… Five years ago, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Love & Ink by J.D. Hawkins

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Mel Romance

  Love & Ink by J.D. Hawkins   A Contemporary Romance – Released February 21st   99¢ for a LIMITED TIME! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb […]

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Review: The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1) by Amy Harmon

February 12, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “The Law of Moses and The State of Georgia” STARS! A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. A story of flawed and fractured, crazy […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Reviews: The Cracks Duet by L.H. Cosway

February 11, 2018February 10, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

We’re celebrating the release of the CRACKS DUET by L.H. Cosway!    A Crack in Everything (Book One) Released – 30 January 2018 Buy: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo  How the Light Gets In (Book […]

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ARC Review: Final Siege (Love Over Duty, #2) by Scarlett Cole

January 30, 2018July 16, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “If it comes down to love or duty, I promise, you win every time.” 4 swoony, suspenseful stars! The second book in Scarlett Cole’s Love Over Duty series is […]

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thrive

Blog Tour & ARC Review: Thrive (Guardian Protection, #2) by Aly Martinez

January 20, 2018April 27, 2026 AJ Badasses

  Thrive by Aly Martinez is live! An incredible second-chance-romance that is smart, fun, passionate and intense, and full of the feels   Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb When I was nineteen years […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Dirty Deeds (Irresistible, #3) by Stella Rhys

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis ALY It’s been twelve years since I’ve seen him, but loathing Emmett Hoult still runs in my blood. Thanks to the […]

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Nikan Rebuilt

Review Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Nikan Rebuilt (Preload, #3) by Scarlett Cole

January 3, 2018December 29, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Does the past ever really stay in the past? Find out in Scarlett Cole’s NIKAN REBUILT, the steamy, third standalone in her rockstar romance series, Preload. After years of no contact, Nik and first […]

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The Ones Who Got Away

ARC Review: The Ones Who Got Away (The Ones Who Got Away, #1) by Roni Loren

January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Love, love, love this book! 5 stars! From the moment I read the synopsis of this book, I knew I needed to read this one, and it was just […]

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Blog Tour: Team Player: A Sports Anthology

December 22, 2017April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

  Eleven authors. Eleven Novellas. This is one thick . . . book. Christmas just became a whole lot merrier… TEAM PLAYER, A Sports Anthology featuring titles by LJ Shen, Kennedy Ryan, Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, Emma […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Returning Home by Riann C. Miller

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 AJ Military

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Synopsis At fifteen, I fell in love with Luke Runyan. With just one look, one touch, he became my world until he […]

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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: Behind the Bars (Music Street, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Mel Favourite

Behind the Bars, the first standalone in the all-new Music Street Series from Brittainy C. Cherry is LIVE!!     Behind the Bars by Brittainy C. Cherry A Contemporary Romance Released  December 7th, 2017 Buy […]

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Review: Wild Card (North Ridge, #1) by Karina Halle

December 6, 2017December 9, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The start of Karina Halle’s North Ridge series brings us a sweet and super romantic second chance romance with lots of heart, steamy time and a bit […]

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Review: Missing From Me (Sixth Street Bands #3) by Jayne Frost

November 26, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Angsty and dramatic second-chance rockstar romance This is the third book in the Sixth Street Bands series, but it can standalone. It’s the first book I’ve read, and I […]

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Steadfast

Review: Steadfast (True North, #2) by Sarina Bowen

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a beautiful, beautiful story. A unique second-chance-romance with an edge of the forbidden, a dramatic story about hope and moving on from the past, and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Spider by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 22, 2017July 23, 2021 Mel Angsty

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new standalone romance about a flawed hero and the woman he can’t forget.     SPIDER by Ilsa Madden-Mills A sexy and forbidden new standalone […]

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Review Blitz: Worth the Fall (previously Cuffed) (Everyday Heroes, #1) by K. Bromberg

October 27, 2017October 28, 2025 Mel Romance

  CUFFED (Everyday Heroes, #1) by K. Bromberg Released October 23, 2017 A Standalone BUY IT TODAY! Amazon   Blurb From the New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, comes a new series about three […]

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The Final Fight

ARC Review & Giveaway: The Final Fight (Fighting, #7) by J.B. Salsbury

October 26, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords Blurb When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible time… On a weekend visit to […]

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Audio Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Sweet Talk by S.L. Scott

October 18, 2017August 29, 2025 AJ Celebrities

Sweet Talk by S.L. Scott Audio Tour “No beginning. No end. Only one. Us together”   Audible US  |  Audible CA  |  Audible UK  |  Audible AUS Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  […]

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Blog Tour: From Darkness (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Heart

October 4, 2017October 3, 2017 Mel Action

Bestselling author Staci Hart brings you an addictive romantic mythology series where love is the ultimate game, and Aphrodite always wins.     FROM DARKNESS (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Solace by S.L. Scott

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback — FREE in Kindle Unlimited–   Synopsis He puts the Bad in bad boy. She puts the Sweet in sweetheart. When […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: My Image of You by Melanie Moreland

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  BAM Blurb She was the first good thing that ever happened to me. The only person who made me want to stay put. […]

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