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Friends-to-Lovers

New Release & ARC Review: Soulmate (Rascals, #4) by Katie McCoy

October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Soulmate (The Rascals, #4) by Katie McCoy   A Contemporary Romance   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  GooglePlay   Blurb Sawyer Landry […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review, Giveaway & Excerpt: Once Upon a Wild Fling (Heartbreakers, #3) by Lauren Blakely

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 Mel Brother/Best Friend

  ONCE UPON A WILD THING (Heartbreakers, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio *The Heartbreakers Series is narrated by Sebastian […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

September 3, 2018August 30, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Temptation by J.D. Hawkins   A Contemporary Romance – Released 29 August 2018   99¢ and FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA     Blurb What happens when the […]

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Audiotour, Review & Giveaway: On a Tuesday (One Week, #1) by Whitney G.

August 27, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Amazon  |  Audible  |  iTunes Kindle Ebook    Synopsis We met on a Tuesday. Became best friends, then lovers, on a Tuesday. And everything fell apart on a Tuesday…. Charlotte Taylor has three automatic […]

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Review: If We Leap (What If Duet, #0.5) by Nina Lane

August 26, 2018August 28, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Kobo   Blurb Will he take the leap with me? Cole Danforth was a troubled kid with a bad reputation. When I was nine years old, […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  “Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow are a match made in heaven. Five-Sweet-Stars for this unforgettable collaboration!” –A.L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author   Hold You Close, an all-new second chance standalone romance by […]

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ARC Review: Outrageous (Quantum, #7) by Marie Force

August 19, 2018August 18, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  iBooks   |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Paperback  |  Signed Copy from Marie’s Store   Blurb She drives him crazy… In more ways […]

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ARC Review: Waiting for Her by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 7, 2018March 18, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Waiting for Her, an all-new emotional, standalone second chance romance from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Audio   Blurb Our relationship was such a cliché. Friends to […]

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Someone Else's Ocean

ARC Review: Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart

August 5, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Angsty

We’re celebrating the release of SOMEONE ELSE’S OCEAN by Kate Stewart! One-Click today!!!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb The first time I met […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Filthy Lies (Blackstone Dynasty, #2) by Raine Miller

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal   Synopsis On the day I turned fifteen years old I knew I loved James Blakney. There was a look in his eye that told me he’d finally noticed I […]

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Under The Influence

Review: Under The Influence (Chosen Paths, #2) by L.B. Simmons

July 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and all the feels! Wow, what a read! A stunningly written, heartachingly emotional story of friendship and young love torn apart by circumstance, and of hope and […]

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Broken Love Story

Book Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Broken Love Story (Love series, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 17, 2018July 12, 2025 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Samantha: I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Moonlight Seduction (de Vincente, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 27, 2018June 25, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Moonlight Seduction: A de Vincent Novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is available NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis The de Vincent brothers are back—and so […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Family Ties by Stephie Walls

June 21, 2018 AJ Drama

NOW LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines […]

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Review: Sol (Love in Translation, #1) by Leslie McAdam

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! A returned soldier on a heartbreaking mission, a girl running from real life, and an emotional story of long-time love realised. It’s a dramatic and intense romance […]

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Review: Torn (All Torn Up, #1) by Carian Cole

June 15, 2018October 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “I love you the most” stars Wow. Wow. Wow! I’m always intrigued by the idea of a taboo romance, and Carian Cole has done an amazing […]

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Review: The Slam (Hemsworth Brothers, #1) by Haleigh Lovell

June 2, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A smart, funny, sweet and sexy story with a unique twist to your usual college sports romance as the cocky campus playboy meets his match with a […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Marked (Sailor’s Grave, #1) by Drew Elyse

May 22, 2018October 13, 2018 AJ Bikers

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis “MOVING ON” IS JUST ABOUT ACTING THE PART. I would never say as much to the people I love, but […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Say You Won’t Let Go (Hennington Brothers, #3.5; Masters & Mercenaries Crossover Collection) by Corinne Michaels

April 20, 2018November 21, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Blurb Emily Young had two goals in her life: Make it big in country music. Get the hell out of Bell Buckle. She […]

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Release Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: My Unexpected Love (The Beaumont Series – Next Generation, #2) by Heidi McLaughlin

April 14, 2018April 10, 2018 AJ Angsty

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks (Note – the ebook from iBooks includes exclusive content you’ll only get on iBooks) Blurb Ben Miller met the love of his life the day he crossed […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The End Zone by L.J. Shen

April 4, 2018August 15, 2018 Mel Book News

The End Zone, a sexy sports romance from LJ Shen is LIVE!     The End Zone by LJ Shen   Released April 3, 2018   Now Available! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Audio […]

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Marriage of inconvenience

Blog Tour, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Marriage of Inconvenience (Knitting in the City, #7) by Penny Reid

March 28, 2018March 25, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Marriage of Inconvenience, an all new standalone in the USA Today bestselling, romantic comedy Knitting in the City Series by Penny Reid, is AVAILABLE NOW!     Marriage of Inconvenience (Knitting in the City, #7) […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Kiss Me Back (Panic, #3) by Sidney Halston

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Blurb The only thing hotter than the Miami sun is the sexual tension at Panic, the South Beach nightclub where love knows no […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Trip (Remember When, #1) by T. Torrest

March 16, 2018March 15, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Paperback Welcome to the scavenger hunt!  By following this blog tour you can read the first three chapters of Trip! Click here for blog tour details SEE EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT BELOW!   Synopsis […]

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INK 7th and Main

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Ink (Love Stories on 7th and Main, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

March 13, 2018October 15, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

INK, an all new opposites attract, Contemporary Romance by Elizabeth Hunter is AVAILABLE NOW!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA iTunes  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Smashwords   Synopsis It’s everything […]

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