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Second-Chance-Romance

Release & ARC Review: Coach (Treasure State Wildcats, #1) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 AJ Forbidden

  Coach by Devney Perry is live and it’s a 5-star read! Oh, I love this book! A single dad sports romance, almost-second-chance, friends to lovers romance, it’s chock-full of some of my favourite tropes, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Bad Mother by Mia Sheridan

March 28, 2023March 29, 2023 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars! I love Mia Sheridan’s romances and I lover her thrillers so it’s no surprise that I loved Bad Mother. It is the perfect combination of romance, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cruel King (Cruel, #7) by K.A. Linde

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Mel Book News

  CRUEL KING by K.A. Linde   Released: March 28   Available now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible   Blurb A new stand alone fake relationship romance set […]

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Review: If the Sun Never Sets (If Love, #2) by Ana Huang

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3 stars Before spoilers for the first book in the series – If We Ever Meet Again. The second book in the If Love series, and the final part of Blake and Farrah’s […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: When a Moth Loved a Bee (Destini Chronicles, #1) by Pepper Winters

February 3, 2023February 7, 2023 Mel Book News

New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, delivers a brand new High Fantasy Romance.   “It’s taking everything I have not to touch you. Not because I want to make you mine but because every part […]

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Release & ARC Review: Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1) by Catherine Cowles

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 AJ Drama

  Whispers of You is live! The start of a new series from Catherine Cowles, this is a beautifully romantic and swoony second chance/forced proximity romance with a feisty heroine, a damaged hero desperate to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Make a Wish (Spark House, #3) by Helena Hunting

January 24, 2023 Mel Feeeeeeels

Make A Wish, a second chance, single dad romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is LIVE!     Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Review: Heart of Stone (Camp Bexley, #3) by K.K. Allen

January 21, 2023January 23, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The third book in the Camp Bexley series, this is the story of troubled, mostly absent brother, Benson. It’s an emotional and sexy romance with beautifully written character development, and I […]

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Audio Review: It Starts With Us (It Ends With Us, #2) by Colleen Hoover

December 18, 2022December 17, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars A follow up to the breathtaking It Ends With Us, this book shows us the happy ending that was hinted at in those final pages (beware if you haven’t read […]

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Release & ARC Review: Effortless (Lake Family, #2) by Jennifer Van Wyk

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 AJ Romance

  Effortless by Jennifer Van Wyk is live! This is such a beautiful story! A swoony and heartfelt second-chance-romance, and a gorgeous story of reconnection with the one who got away.   Amazon Free in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Swear On My Life by S.L. Scott

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 AJ Drama

  Swear On My Life by S.L. Scott is live! A swoony and passionate NA love story that becomes an emotional second-chance-romance, this book is SO beautifully romantic! A standalone, opposites attract story with a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Cruel North (North Brothers, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

December 2, 2022November 29, 2022 AJ Drama

  He let her go once. This time he wants to keep her.   Cruel North, an all-new surprise pregnancy, forced proximity contemporary romance with sizzling chemistry from New York Times bestselling author J.B. Salsbury […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: He’s A Player (San Francisco Strikers, #2) by Stacy Travis

November 16, 2022January 15, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  The last time I saw Tim Cheltenham, he was an eighteen-year-old soccer hottie with an irresistible English accent, a painfully gorgeous face, and an enormous . . . ego.   He’s A Player, a spicy […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bond of Passion (Demonica, #21) by Larissa Ione

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 AJ Action

  She’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance. Bond of Passion, an enthralling second-chance paranormal romance novella in the Demonica series from New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione is out now!   Amazon  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Fall Twice by Evey Lyon

October 12, 2022October 11, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Fall Twice by Evey Lyon is live! A complete standalone second-chance novella that celebrates the season of change, Autumn. It will give you all the feels with a dose of steam. Ideal for lovers […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Little Too Late (Madigan Mountain, #1) by Sarina Bowen

October 4, 2022October 3, 2022 AJ Romance

Sarina Bowen has teamed up again with Rebecca Yarros and Devney Perry to bring you a trilogy of standalones  Introducing the Madigan Mountain series!   A Little Too Late is now live!     Amazon  […]

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ARC Review: Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay, #2) by Elle Kennedy

October 1, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook |   Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “What happens when the party girl and the bad boy grow up?” 3.5 stars The second book in the Avalon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Give Me Love (Rose Canyon, #2) by Corinne Michaels

September 26, 2022September 25, 2022 AJ Drama

  Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels is live! The second book in the Rose Canyon series, Corrinne Michaels had my heart pounding and my stomach in knots reading this dramatic and emotional (yet still […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Memories of a Life: Colton & Josie: Part Two (Life Series, Book Four) by Jewel E. Ann

September 19, 2022September 27, 2022 Mel Angsty

  Memories of a Life, part 2 of the new duet in The Life Series by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!!   Released – September 19, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Northern Stars (Compass, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 15, 2022September 17, 2022 Mel Book News

  Brittainy Cherry   Released – September 15, 2022   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Hollywood’s biggest star first belonged to me. Breaking up with your high school sweetheart was one thing. Breaking up […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Pieces of a Life: Colton & Josie: Part One (Life Series, Book Three) by Jewel E. Ann

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

  Pieces of Life, part 1 of a new duet in The Life Series by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!!   Released – September 13, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  iBooks |  Nook […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Second to None (Coastal Chronicles, #3) by K.A. Linde

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Mel Book News

First love can’t come second.     SECOND TO NONE K.A. Linde   Release Date: August 30   Available now! Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Close-Up (Hollywood Renaissance, #1.5) by Kennedy Ryan

August 17, 2022May 19, 2026 Mel Feeeeeeels

What began as a tiny flame when we were young now threatens to consume us.   The Close-Up, an all-new riveting and emotional Hollywood Renaissance/HOOPS novella from New York Times bestselling author Kennedy Ryan and […]

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ARC Review: Run For Your Honey (Blum’s Bees, #3) by Staci Hart

August 1, 2022August 3, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! It’s been said that the Blum women are cursed. Every man [they’d] ever loved had either died or left and never came back. Well, it seems the curse has been […]

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Review: Weight of Regret (Camp Bexley, #1) by K.K. Allen

July 31, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 “no regrets” stars An angsty friends-to-lovers, almost-second-chance romance that is sexy and heartfelt, I enjoyed this one. This is the first book in the Camp Bexley, which spins off from book #4 […]

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