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Second-Chance-Romance

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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The Time in Between

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Time in Between (Magdalene, #3) by Kristen Ashley

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

“She was the one then and nothing changed in the time in between.”  A story of past decisions gone awry, secrets that change directions, and emotional second chances, this gripping love story is what happens […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Lucky Heart (Jamison Valley, #3) by Devney Perry

August 20, 2017November 9, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   About The Lucky Heart Life on his ranch could be their future. If they can overcome their past. Felicity’s life story reads like the […]

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Review: All or Nothing At All (Billionaire Builders, #3) by Jennifer Probst

August 19, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 2 heartbreakingly unfuriating stars This is the third and final book in the Billionaire Builders series, and it’s the one I have been really excited for. From the moment […]

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Review: The Clover Chapel (Jamison Valley, #2) by Devney Perry

August 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is the second book in the Jamison Valley series, and this time Devney Perry has given us a heartachingly beautiful second-chance-romance that is sweet, sexy and […]

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ARC Review: Make Me Stay (The Panic, #2) by Sidney Halston

June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Tell me something to make me stay.” 4.5 stars A romantic, emotional second-chance-romance with a wonderful twist and lots of feels. Such a fantastic read, I loved it! The first book […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: The Story of Us by Tara Sivec

June 11, 2017June 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis How much can a man take before he breaks? 1,843 days. That’s how long I survived in that hellhole. […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Hearts On Air (Hearts, #6) by L.H. Cosway

June 8, 2017April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

  Hearts on Air (Hearts, #6) by L.H. Cosway Released June 8, 2017 Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Smashwords   Blurb 3 weeks. 5 cities. 15 impossible stunts. One reality show. Trevor Cross […]

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ARC Review: Until Sage (Until Her/Him, #5) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 9, 2017September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Sage Mayson had Kimberly Cullen once, and the memory of that brief encounter has tortured him since the moment he pushed […]

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Review: Baby, Come Back (Bad Boy Romance, #2) by Molly O’Keefe

May 2, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This story follows on from Bad Neighbor and tells the story that was hinted at in the first book, of Jack and Abby. And it wasn’t the story I was expecting! I […]

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Tortured

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Tortured by Nicole Williams

April 12, 2017April 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Synopsis When he left for a twelve-month deployment, she knew it would feel like forever before they saw each other again. She didn’t […]

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ARC Review: Say I’m Yours (Hennington Brothers, #3) by Corinne Michaels

March 28, 2017November 21, 2022 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo |  Paperback   Synopsis From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a new second chance standalone romance. I spent twenty years waiting for Trent […]

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ARC Review: Kiss Marry Kill (Iron Clad Security, #1) by Sidney Halston

March 27, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this book! A sweet, fun, chemistry-filled, emotional second-chance-romance with a mystery/suspense storyline, I was completely swept up in the love story and could not put […]

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Review: See Through Heart (Heart Series, #1) by Amie Knight

March 19, 2017October 27, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A beautiful story of first love and second chances. 4 stars and all the feels I’m always a sucker for a story where childhood best friends fall in love […]

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Review: Mack Daddy by Penelope Ward

March 8, 2017June 19, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Paperback Review 3 stars This book…. I was so excited to dive into this book. A friends-to-lovers, second-chance-romance, it’s full of my favourite tropes, but sadly it fell a little flat for me and I […]

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Review: Midnight Untamed (Midnight Breed, #14.5) by Lara Adrian

March 8, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A short, sweet romance with all of the Breed action and intensity that I love about this series. 3.5 stars! Lara Adrian takes us back to Italy with this […]

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ARC Review: Kept From You (Tear Assunder, #4) by Nashoda Rose

March 6, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 emotionally intense, super-hot stars! The fourth book in the Tear Assunder series brings us the story of drummer Killian ‘Kite’ Kane. As I have come to expect from […]

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New Release, Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: The Hot One by Lauren Blakely

February 27, 2017March 15, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

  From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a hot new standalone second chance romance…   THE HOT ONE!   Want a slow burn, sexy-as-sin second chance romance filled with wit, humor and so […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Don’t Speak (a modern fairytale) by Katy Rengery

February 27, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

    Don’t Speak ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Available now! Amazon | Paperback *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on a beloved fairytale. A fisherman’s […]

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ARC Review: Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 26, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 dark, suspenseful and romantic stars This is such a great read! Yes, it’s a dark and suspenseful mystery/thriller, but it’s also an absolutely gorgeous second-chance-romance, and the two […]

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Preston's Honor

ARC Review: Preston’s Honor by Mia Sheridan

February 19, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “I burn for you” stars Yes, I loved two brothers – identical twins – but it was only one soul that spoke to mine. One soul I’d always […]

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Long Way Home

New Release Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 AJ Book News

  The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is released today! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen.  Grab your copy of the next book in this emotionally […]

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ARC Review: Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater: Part 2 (King, #6) by T.M. Frazier

January 24, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Preppy is back, baby! …. Again!  The badass, unapologetic, smart-ass anti-hero that we cannot help but love is back for round 2, and OMG it was worth […]

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