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New Release & ARC Review: Rival Hearts by Maggie Rawdon

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 Mel Book News

RIVAL HEARTS by Maggie Rawdon is LIVE!!!   Released – 29 February 2024   Grab your copy today! Amazon     Blurb Pro football might see me as their favorite underdog, but Madison Westfield would […]

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Blurb Reveal: Surprisingly Us (Unexpectedly in Love, #4) by Erin Hawkins

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 AJ Book News

  Surprisingly Us, an all-new must-read, spicy rom-com from bestselling author Erin Hawkins, is coming April 11th!   Pre-order on Amazon   Blurb A fake relationship between childhood friends has a reformed playboy and determined […]

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Release: The Surrogate by Penelope Ward

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 AJ Book News

  The Surrogate by Penelope Ward Age Gap / Widower / Found Family / Forbidden / Enemies to Friends to Lovers   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Fighting Words by R.S. Grey

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Fighting Words by R.S. Grey is LIVE!   Released February 15, 2024   Grab it today! Amazon     Blurb Hate turns to heat when a literary grump meets his deadline savior.  My assignment is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson and Willow Winters

February 12, 2024February 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson and Willow Winters   Released – 12 February 2024   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  B&N     Blurb Expensive. Powerful. And […]

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Release: What Happens at the Lake by Vi Keeland

January 15, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Book News

  What Happens at the Lake by Vi Keeland is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audio  |  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cluelessly Yours (It’s A Funny Story, #3) by Max Monroe

January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Cluelessly Yours  by Max Monroe   Released – 13 January 2024   Available now!  Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb The bad news? Getting hit by a cab can officially get crossed off my bucket […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Thoroughly Pucked: A Brother’s Best Friends Romance (My Hockey Romance, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 11, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Thoroughly Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 11 January 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two star hockey players and their best friend’s little sister in a runaway bride […]

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Best of 2023

December 31, 2023 AJ Book News

How is 2023 over already? It’s been a busy year for both of us, and it’s gone by so fast! But as always, we’ve had some amazing reads along the way, and we’re so excited […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting

December 5, 2023April 30, 2024 Mel Audio Recommendation

  Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting   Available Now! Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Bride (The Darlings, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 5, 2023June 19, 2024 Mel Book News

  My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Released December 5, 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb In a sizzling romance that sparkles with wit and depth, two […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow

November 20, 2023March 8, 2025 Mel Book News

  Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 20 November 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Fall in love with my enemy? No way. Marry him […]

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Release: The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand (The Law of Opposites Attract, #3) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 12, 2023November 14, 2023 AJ Book News

  The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland is live! A standalone contemporary romance in The Law of Opposites Attract series   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Christmas Cupid By Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Mel Book News

Christmas Cupid by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Buy it on Amazon or read for free on Kindle Unlimited!     Blurb Dear Sneaky Santa, I’d like to have a word about your sense of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Because of Her (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

November 2, 2023November 12, 2023 Mel Angsty

Because of Her by Jewel E. Ann is now live!    Released: November 2, 2023   Available today! Amazon     Blurb “If sin weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t be so tempting.” I was an accomplished music professor. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Teacher’s Pet by R.K. Lilley

October 25, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Teacher’s Pet by R.K. Lilley is live! Amazon  |  Google  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Apple Books   Blurb CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION Mr. North didn’t sleep with students. Everybody knew it because […]

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New Release & ARC Review: House of Gods (Royal Houses, #4) by K.A. Linde

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 Mel Book News

HOUSE OF GODS by K.A. Linde   Release Date: 17 October 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Other retailers     Blurb USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde returns to the Royal Houses series with House of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Dating (Problem, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

October 12, 2023January 31, 2025 Mel Book News

The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 12 October 2023   Available Now! Amazon |  Paperback     Blurb If I had to choose a person to hate, Alex Ramírez would’ve […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Puck Yes: A Fake Marriage Hockey Romance (My Hockey Romance, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 9, 2023November 16, 2023 Mel Book News

Puck Yes (My Hockey Romance, #2) by Lauren Blakely   Released –  9 October 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb The hotshot new hockey player, the veteran team captain, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey

September 28, 2023October 3, 2023 Mel Book News

Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey is LIVE!     Biting banter, fake relationships, and illicit workplace rendezvous–anything goes in this romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author R.S. Grey.   Released September 28, 2023   Available […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Best Frenemies (It’s A Funny Story, #2) by Max Monroe

September 16, 2023January 13, 2024 Mel Book News

BEST FRENEMIES by Max Monroe   Released – 16 September 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Going tit for tat with the man you hate is all fun and games until […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Tease (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely

August 30, 2023August 31, 2023 Mel Book News

THE TEASE (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 30 August 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Every rule-following girl knows some men are just off limits. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023 Mel Book News

Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting   Released – 28 August 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Alternate Paperback     Blurb The first […]

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Release Blitz: I Could Never by Penelope Ward

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 AJ Book News

   I Could Never by Penelope Ward is live! A standalone enemies-to-lovers, forbidden romance   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hideaway Heart (Cherry Tree Harbor, #2) by Melanie Harlow

August 7, 2023August 10, 2023 Mel Book News

  Hideaway Heart (Cherry Tree Harbor, #2) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 7 August 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb All I wanted was a break–two weeks off from being Pixie […]

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