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Audio Review: Secret Love (Single Dad Playbook, #2) by Willow Aster

December 15, 2024 AJ Forbidden

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The second book in the Single Dad Playbook series, this is a sweet and sexy romance where a single dad of three girls falls hopelessly in love with one of their […]

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Review: King of Sloth (Kings of Sin, #4) by Ana Huang

December 7, 2024December 6, 2024 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Amazon  |  Amazon Paperback  |  B&N Paperback  |  Audible Review 4 stars! This is such a great read! An opposites-attract romance between an uptight, mostly emotionless publicist, and her billionaire playboy client. Smart and sexy with a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forever the Highlands (The Highlands, #6) by Samantha Young

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 AJ Angsty

Forever the Highlands, the final book in The Highlands series by Samantha Young is now live! Oh my heart, what an amazing read! An angsty and emotional brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers romance, this is such a beautiful […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crossover (The Cross Duet, #2) by Kathy Lockheart

December 5, 2024December 4, 2024 AJ Action

  Crossover, the second book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart, is live! This is a thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, and a great finish for Grayson and Ivy’s story.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Legacy of Chaos (Demonica Birthright, #2) by Larissa Ione

December 3, 2024December 4, 2024 AJ Action

  Legacy of Chaos by Larissa Ione is live, and OMG, what an amazing read! This is the second book in the Demonica Birthright series, a second-gen spin-off from the original  Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series […]

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Review: Beyond Ruin (Beyond, #7) by Kit Rocha

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 AJ Dystopia

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This series completely grabbed me when it was released. I was slightly obsessed with this post-apocalyptic, dystopian world and the hedonistic O’Kane clan existing within its unlawful outskirts. Somehow I […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hostile for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins

November 27, 2024October 25, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Hostile for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins is live! This is such a cute read! A laugh-out-loud-funny, sweet and sexy romance, and a gorgeous little holiday novella. I loved it.   Amazon     Blurb […]

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New Release & ARC Review: From Air (Wildfire, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

November 26, 2024December 3, 2024 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann parachutes into the burning, hazardous heart of love in a sexy yet dramatic romance set in Big Sky country.     From Air (Wildfire, […]

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Review: We’re Made of Moments (Cole Creek, #1) by Molly McLain

November 24, 2024November 25, 2024 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars A second-chance romance set five years after a summer fling, this slow-burning love story between co-parents is a sweet read. Just a note – this book does have a prequel […]

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Review: Moments With Him (Cole Creek, #0.5) by Molly McLain

November 23, 2024November 25, 2024 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars This is a short novella, a prequel for the full-length novel, and first book of the Cole Creek series, We’re Made of Moments. It tells the story of Jesse and […]

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Audio Review: Own Me (The Wolf Hotel, #5) by K.A. Tucker

November 17, 2024 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The final book in The Wolf Hotel series, and I enjoyed this book, though it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. Firstly, these books are one continuous story, so be sure […]

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Review: Guardian of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #4) by Lara Adrian

November 16, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! It’s been a while since I’ve been in this world, and it was so good to be back! This is book #4 in the Hunter Legacy series, which is a spin-off […]

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Audio Review: Surrender To Me (The Wolf Hotel, #4) by K.A. Tucker

November 10, 2024November 10, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Originally published under K.A. Tucker’s pseudonym, Nina West Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The fourth book in The Wolf Hotel series, and the romance is here! While the chemistry is undeniable and Abby and Henry’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Jane by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 5, 2024November 8, 2024 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with a sexy he-falls-first sports romance about a quarterback and his frenemy-matchmaker.     My Darling Jane is LIVE!   Released – 5 November 2024   Available Now! […]

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Audio Review: Teach Me (The Wolf Hotel, #3) by K.A. Tucker

November 3, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Originally published under K.A. Tucker’s pseudonym, Nina West Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The third book in the Wolf Hotel series, this one picks up right where the last book in the series left off, with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wrath of an Exile (River Styx Heathens, #1) by Monty Jay

October 30, 2024December 14, 2025 AJ Angsty

  Wrath of an Exile by Monty Jay is live! This is the first book in the River Styx Heathens series, a second-gen The Hollow Boys spin-off.  This book grabbed hold of me and did […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quiet Longing (Quiet Love, #2) by L.H. Cosway

October 29, 2024November 1, 2024 Mel Book News

Quiet Longing by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released October 29, 2024   Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited on Amazon     Blurb When she agreed to spend her last […]

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Audio Review: Break Me (The Wolf Hotel, #2) by K.A. Tucker

October 27, 2024November 3, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Originally published under K.A. Tucker’s pseudonym, Nina West Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars Wow. “Break Me” is right! This is the second book in the Wolf Hotel series, following the story of no-longer-so-innocent Abby, who has […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Invitation (Brewer Family, #3) by Adriana Locke

October 25, 2024October 29, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Invitation by Adriana Locke is live! A smart, fun, and beautifully romantic enemies-to-lovers story, this book made me laugh and swoon.  It’s such a great read, and I loved it.   Amazon   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Finding Hayes (Magnolia Falls, #5) by Laura Pavlov

October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Finding Hayes by Laura Pavlov is live and oh, what a gorgeously romantic and swoony story! A best-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance with a marriage of convenience, I was all in on this one from the beginning, […]

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Release & Audio Review: Text Appeal by Kylie Scott

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Text Appeal by Kylie Scott is live! This is a quick, fun read. A small-town, fake relationship story with great dynamics and an entertaining cast of characters. It’s a complete standalone, and an enjoyable […]

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Audio Review: Tempt Me (The Wolf Hotel, #1) by K.A. Tucker

October 20, 2024October 23, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Originally published under K.A. Tucker’s pseudonym, Nina West Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The first book in the Wolf Hotel series, this book has been on my TBR for so long, and I’m so happy I […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Deals We Make (Iron Outlaws MC, #9) by S. Cole

October 17, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Deals We Make by S. Cole is live! The final book of the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Vex’s story. A childhood-best-friends-reunited love story that is beautifully emotional with great character development […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sunlight (Haven River Ranch, #2) by Devney Perry

October 15, 2024October 16, 2024 AJ Romance

  Sunlight by Devney Perry is live, and oh, my heart, what a beautiful read! A small-town, surprise pregnancy romance with a broken but strong and stubborn heroine and a hero to die for who […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love You Too (Buttercup Hill, #4) by Stacy Travis

October 15, 2024March 8, 2025 AJ Romance

Love You Too by Stacy Travis is live! A small town, surprise pregnancy, hockey romance   Amazon   Blurb You know what they say—when things start to come together, life throws you a curveball. Well, […]

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