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New Release: The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen

March 9, 2021 Mel Book News

The Devil Wears Black, all new emotional and intense standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is available now!     Download your copy!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook […]

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New Release: The Dream Guy Next Door (The Guys Who Got Away, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 8, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Book News

THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is now available for FREE! Make sure to grab this full-length, sexy, fun and flirty, falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance TODAY!   LAST […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Marriage and Murder (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #2) by Penny Reid

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Mel Book News

The Devil is in the details . . . Marriage and Murder, an-all new quirky and witty cozy mystery and second book in the Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries from New York Times […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hold the Forevers (Coastal Chronicles, #1) by K.A. Linde

February 23, 2021August 30, 2022 Mel Angsty

  HOLD THE FOREVERS by K.A. Linde   Released – 23 February 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A new angsty […]

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Release Blitz: The Crush by Penelope Ward

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 AJ Book News

  The Crush by Penelope Ward is now live! A brother’s-best-friend standalone contemporary romance   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb From New York Times bestselling […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Call Me Crazy (Bellamy Creek, #3) by Melanie Harlow

February 22, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Call Me Crazy, an all-new marriage of convenience, small town romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   It was the perfect plan. I needed a wife–temporarily–in order to inherit the family […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Mel Book News

A week-long trip. A fake marriage. And seven delicious nights with only one bed in the hotel room.     Dive in and lose yourself in this all-new sexy, fake marriage standalone romance filled with […]

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Excerpt Reveal: My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Mel Book News

A week-long trip. A fake marriage. And seven delicious nights with only one bed in the hotel room.     Dive in and lose yourself in this all-new sexy, fake marriage standalone romance filled with […]

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New Release: Swoony Billionaire: The Kline Brooks Collection by Max Monroe

January 31, 2021February 1, 2021 Mel Book News

Meet the swooniest billionaire of all time in one awesome and hilarious romantic comedy collection (all for the price of one novella, too!)     Swoony Billionaire, an all-new swoon-worthy romantic comedy collection of Tapping […]

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ARC Review: Swoony Billionaire: The Kline Brooks Collection by Max Monroe

January 30, 2021June 18, 2021 Mel Billionaire

Swoony Billionaire, an all-new swoon-worthy romantic comedy collection of Tapping the Billionaire, Tapping Her, and the all new novella, Be My Billionaire Valentine from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is available now!   Grab […]

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Release Blitz: Bloody Vows (Lilah Love, #5) by Lisa Renee Jones

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Mel Book News

  Bloody Vows (Lilah Love, #5) by Lisa Renee Jones   Released – 26 January 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb FBI agent Lilah Love leads a […]

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Release: Escape With Me (With Me in Seattle, #16) by Kristen Proby

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 AJ Book News

  From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes ESCAPE WITH ME, an all-new stand-alone novel in her beloved WITH ME IN SEATTLE SERIES   NOW LIVE! Amazon  |  Apple  |  […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Not My Match (Game Changers, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

January 19, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 19 January 2021   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart […]

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Release Blitz: The Invitation by Vi Keeland

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 AJ Book News

  The Invitation by Vi Keeland is live!   “Hands down one of my favorite books of all time. OF ALL TIME…I’M OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK” – Natasha Madison   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Excerpt Reveal: The Invitation by Vi Keeland

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 AJ Book News

  The Invitation by Vi Keeland A standalone contemporary romance Releasing 18 January 2021   Apple Books  |  Paperback Live Release Alert or text BOOKS to 77948 (US only)   Blurb The first time I met Hudson […]

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Release Blitz: How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

January 14, 2021January 22, 2021 Mel Book News

HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This addictive, heartfelt, and hilarious standalone […]

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Audio Release: Like You Want It by Jillian Liota

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 AJ Book News

  Like You Want It is now available in audio! Audible  |   Audiobooks.com  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  iTunes  |  Amazon  |   Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb “Sometimes, wanting someone just isn’t enough.”  I […]

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Teaser Reveal: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Mel Book News

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!! HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This […]

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Best of 2020

December 31, 2020December 27, 2020 AJ Book News

So, 2020 hasn’t been the best of years, but we’ve been able to lose ourselves over and over again in some incredible books, and we’re so excited to share our reading highlights with you!   […]

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Teaser Reveal: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden

December 30, 2020January 7, 2021 Mel Book News

HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This addictive, heartfelt, and hilarious standalone […]

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Release: Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror, #10) by Karina Halle

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 AJ Book News

Came Back Haunted by Karina Halle is live!     This is the new book in the Experiment in Terror series – an edgy, sexy, dark & spooky romance series that will keep you on […]

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Release Blitz and ARC Review: Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann

December 6, 2020February 8, 2022 Mel Book News

  Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann   Released –  December 6, 2020   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Are humans meant to mate for life? After four […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Revenge Pact (Kings of Football, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 3, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

The Revenge Pact kicks off an all-new series, The Kings of Football, with an enemies to lovers standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Loverboy (The Company, #2) by Sarina Bowen

November 25, 2020 AJ Book News

Today, we have a sneak peek at Sarina Bowen’s upcoming book, Loverboy A second-chance-romance with a suspenseful twist, this is the second book in The Company series   Releasing 1 December 2020 Amazon  |  Apple  […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Little Lies (Lies, Hearts and Truths, #1) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

November 20, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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