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Second-Chance-Romance

Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Only One (A One Love Novella) by Lauren Blakely

December 10, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

From New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes THE ONLY ONE, a sexy new standalone novella in her One Love Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure you grab your copy today! NOW LIVE! Amazon […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Riddick (The Saints, #1) by Kathy Coopmans

December 9, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Badasses

  Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo Blurb She told me Heaven would knock on my door one day. That I would be swept away from the hell I […]

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ARC Review Tour & Giveaway: Hold My Breath by Ginger Scott

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Blurb Fractions of seconds can do lots of damage. One decision can ruin lives.  A blink can be tragic. And loving a Hollister…can hurt […]

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Review: Dirty Love (Dirty Girl Duet, #2) by Meghan March

October 29, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 filthy stars This book picks up right where Dirty Girl left off with that devastating cliffy. Greer Karas had rekindled her relationship with the one man she always […]

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Review: Dirty Girl (Dirty Girl Duet, #1) by Meghan March

October 29, 2016April 15, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 dirty, dirty stars Holy hot damn. Ladies, hold on to your ovaries! Meghan March writes wonderfully steamy stories, but she’s outdone herself with this one and it absolutely […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Touching Down by Nicole Williams

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 AJ Drama

Touching Down by Nicole Williams  Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | iBooks   Blurb The whole world might be in love with him. But all he’s ever loved is her. Grant […]

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The Silent Waters

Release Blitz and ARC Review: The Silent Waters (Elements, #3) by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 22, 2016February 26, 2017 Mel 6 Star Reads

THE SILENT WATERS (Elements, #3)  by Brittainy C. Cherry Releasing September 22, 2016! BUY NOW!!! 99¢ for release day only (price will change at 6pm CST) Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback Find The Silent Waters on GOODREADS! Blurb Moments. Our […]

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Retrieval

Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Retrieval (Retrieval Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

September 13, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

  ONE STORY. TWO COUPLES. The Retrieval Duet by Aly Martinez is a two part series releasing September 2016. RETRIEVAL is NOW LIVE  and will bring readers the first part of this emotional second chance […]

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Roman Crazy

ARC Review: Roman Crazy (Broads Abroad, #1) by Alice Clayton & Nina Bocci

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 second chance stars Enchanting, funny, beautifully romantic and vividly descriptive, this book is pure escapism, and I loved it! Avery’s picture-perfect life comes to a screeching halt when […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Wide Open Spaces (Shooting Stars, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 31, 2016September 26, 2017 AJ Romance

  “Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder looking more beautiful than ever standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go […]

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Review: Beneath This Ink (Beneath, #2) by Meghan March

August 19, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Book  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Princess and the Bad Boy’ stars Privileged rich girl who is sweet but damaged, and a tattooed bad boy who is actually a sweetheart – epic chemistry, awesome […]

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ARC Review: Once Should Be Enough by Nikky Kaye

August 18, 2016 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 fun, dirty and scorching-hot stars Short, funny and super-sexy, this friends-to-lovers novella made me laugh out loud and fan myself at all of the hotness before leaving me with a […]

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Review: A Measure of Love (A Pound of Flesh, #3) by Sophie Jackson

August 17, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 heartbreaking, second-chance stars I have loved Riley in the previous books in the series, and have been so excited to finally get his story. His past has been […]

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Review: Swear On This Life by Renee Carlino

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is a beautifully written, emotional story that completely captivated me. It’s a second-chance-romance with the stories of the past and present wound together in a unique way to create […]

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Review: Royal (Rixton Falls, #1) by Winter Renshaw

August 9, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! The premise of this book completely sucked me in – childhood sweethearts… brother’s best friend… second chance romance. It’s the trifecta of romantic set-ups that I’m always […]

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ARC Review: Perfect Rage (Unyielding, #3) by Nashoda Rose

July 31, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘limitless’ stars Wow, what a read! An emotionally intense second-chance romance that is full of heartache, anguish and torment, with a fiercely passionate couple whose love for each […]

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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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ARC Review: The Debt by Tyler King

July 18, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This book was all kinds of unexpected. A darkly intense, angsty, emotional story with a friends-to-lovers relationship that is complicated and passionate with a great balance of […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: Filthy English (British Bad Boys, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

July 13, 2016July 23, 2021 Mel Angsty

  A smokin’ hot British player… A jilted girl… One night of mistaken identity… ★★ NOW LIVE★★ Amazon US | Amazon UK *A modern love story inspired by Romeo and Juliet* Blurb Two weeks before her wedding, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Broken Love (Love, #2) by Jillian Dodd

June 24, 2016June 22, 2016 Mel Romance

Cade & Palmer’s story is FINALLY here!  Broken Love by Jillian Dodd is NOW LIVE! iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Review 3 second-chance stars! “You marked my soul as yours a long time ago and never […]

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Review: Some Sort of Love (Happy Crazy Love, #3) by Melanie Harlow

June 22, 2016December 22, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the third and final book in the Happy Crazy Love series. I love these books! Fun, romantic, sup sexy and with a lot of heart, […]

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Say You'll Stay

Release Blitz & Review: Say You’ll Stay (Hennington Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 20, 2016November 21, 2022 AJ Epic Romance

Say You’ll Stay by Corinne Michaels is live!   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb One word. Stay. It was all he had to do. Instead, he got on […]

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ARC Review: Ramsay by Mia Sheridan

June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   Review 4.5 stars! “Ya would not hate her so much now if ya didn’t love her so much then. And there is such a thin veil between love and hate.” Ramsay is […]

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Review: Hold On Tight (Returning Home, #1) by Serena Bell

June 8, 2016February 12, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars I read the blurb for this book and immediately knew that I had to read it. I love books about soldiers, I love books that include kids, and I […]

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Coast

ARC Review: Coast (Kick Push, #2) by Jay McLean

June 7, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m Becca Owens – a broken girl. And he’s Josh Warden – the boy who broke me.” Wow, Jay McLean, you’ve just rocked my world! I loved Josh and […]

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