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New Release: The Princess (The Filthy Trilogy, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Mel Book News

  THE PRINCESS (The Filthy Trilogy #2) by Lisa Renee Jones   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Paperback   Blurb The second book in the Filthy […]

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Release Blitz: We Shouldn’t by Vi Keeland

January 20, 2019 AJ Book News

We Shouldn’t A Standalone Contemporary Romance #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland     Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Bennett Fox walked into my […]

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Cover & Excerpt Reveal: Handle with Care (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting

January 18, 2019July 11, 2019 Mel Book News

HANDLE WITH CARE (Shacking Up, #4) by Helena Hunting   Releasing – 27  August 2019   PRE-ORDER TODAY! EBOOK Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo Amazon AU […]

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Excerpt Reveal: We Shouldn’t by Vi Keeland

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Mel Book News

  WE SHOULDN’T #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland   A Standalone Contemporary Romance Releasing – 21 January 2019   Pre-order today! iBooks  |  Paperback Sign up for Vi’s MAILING LIST now and […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

  THE KISS THIEF by L.J. Shen   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb They say your first kiss should be […]

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New Release: Valentines Days & Nights by Helena Hunting, Julia Kent, Jessica Hawkins, Jewel E. Ann, Jana Aston, Skye Warren, CD Reiss, Corinne Michaels, and Penny Reid

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel Anthology

Available now for a limited time! Kindle Ebook   Blurb Fall in Love this Valentine’s Day! Nine NEW YORK TIMES/ USA TODAY bestselling authors Nine full-length novels of seduction and romance This is limited-time Valentine’s Day […]

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Audio Release: Repeat by Kylie Scott

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 AJ Book News

  Audio Original Release Audible   Ebook and Paperback releases 9 April 2019 Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Paperback   Blurb From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott […]

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Best of 2018

January 1, 2019January 9, 2019 AJ Book News

Well, it’s that time of year again where we look back at the high and low points of another year, and OMG what a fantastic year of reading it has been!    Our full list […]

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Blurb Reveal: The Risk (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy

December 26, 2018April 4, 2020 Mel Book News

THE RISK (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy Releasing – 18 February 2019 Pre-order today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t […]

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Excerpt & Promotional Tour: Verity by Colleen Hoover

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Mel Book News

  Verity, an all-new romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, is available now!   Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     […]

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Cover & Excerpt Reveal: Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Mel Book News

  OVERNIGHT SENSATION by Sarina Bowen   Releasing – 22 January 2019   Pre-order today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N     Cover design by Hang Le Photo by WANDER AGUIAR :: PHOTOGRAPHY […]

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New Release: Troublemaker (Rascals, #5) by Katie McCoy

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Mel Book News

  Troublemaker (Rascals, #5) by Katie McCoy   Released – 10 December 2018   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play    Blurb […]

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New Release: Verity by Colleen Hoover

December 7, 2018December 8, 2018 Mel Book News

  Verity, an all-new romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, is available now!   Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     […]

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Blurb Reveal: Darkness Embraced (Hades Hangmen, #7) by Tillie Cole

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Mel Book News

“There was him, Tanner Ayers, the White Prince of the Ku Klux Klan. And me, Adelita Quintana, Princesa of the Quintana Cartel. I hated him. He hated me… things only got complicated when that hatred […]

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Release Blitz: Only Love (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 Mel Book News

Only Love, an all-new sexy standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is AVAILABLE NOW!!     ONLY LOVE (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 26 November 2019   Buy it […]

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Release Blitz: 4th & Girl (Mavericks Tackle Love, #4) by Max Monroe

November 20, 2018November 18, 2018 Mel Book News

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tapping the Billionaire comes a hilarious and sexy standalone about fate, chance, and one heck of an epically awkward meet-cute.     4th & Girl (Mavericks Tackle Love, #4) by […]

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New Release with Excerpt: Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5, 1001 Dark Nights Novella)

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Mel Book News

“Sometimes love happens unexpectedly…” From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K Bromberg, comes CONTROL, a new novella in her Everyday Heroes Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights!      Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5) by K. Bromberg   […]

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Release Blitz: Before Girl by Kate Canterbary

November 13, 2018 AJ Book News

  She’s the girl next door. He’s the guy who’s loved her from afar. They’re in for an unexpected tumble into love.   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal   Blurb She’ll juggle your balls For […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Good Time by Jana Aston

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Mel Book News

  Good Time by Jana Aston   Released – 6  November 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo     Blurb PAYTON & VINCE There’s one thing you should know. I […]

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Release Blitz: Hate Notes by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Mel Book News

  HATE NOTES A standalone romance novel published by Montlake Romance New York Times Bestselling Authors Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward   Released – Tuesday, November 6, 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback US  | […]

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Release Day Launch: Unzipped by Lauren Blakely

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 AJ Book News

Everything he knows about women is about to get turned upside down…     Available exclusively in audio for the first six weeks – and narrated by Joe Arden and Andi Arndt – comes a […]

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Release Blitz: Royally Yours (Royally, #4) by Emma Chase

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 AJ Book News

  ROYALLY YOURS IS LIVE!  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio (Paperback and Audio versions will include Royally […]

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New Release: I Bet You (The Hook Up, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with an all-new swoon-fest of a novel about what happens when you look beyond labels and take a chance on love. I Bet You, an all-new sexy college […]

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New Release: The Day The Jerk Started Falling (Jerk, Book Two) by Max Monroe

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Mel Book News

The Jerk Duet is complete! The Day the Jerk Started Falling, the fun and flirty conclusion of The Jerk Duet, from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!     Rule number one: […]

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Release Blitz: The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks (Jerk, #1) by Max Monroe

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Mel Book News

Everyone calls me Lucky, but when it comes to love, I’m anything but. The first book in the Jerk Duet, an all-new fun and sexy duet from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is […]

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