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Brother/Best Friend

Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman

February 16, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Forever Undone by J. Saman is live! A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!   Amazon  […]

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Review: The Edge of Chaos (The Edge, #4) by J. Saman

January 17, 2026 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The fourth and final book in The Edge series, this is a gorgeous story with a forbidden, best-friends-older-brother romance full of longing and intensity, and it’s such a great read! Rina […]

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Release & ARC Review: What It Takes (Windy Harbor, #2) by Willow Aster

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  What It Takes by Willow Aster is live! The second book in the Windy Harbor series, this is a sweet and fun brother’s best friend/best friend’s brother, enemies-to-lovers story full of chemistry and a […]

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Review: The Edge of Forever (The Edge, #2) by J. Saman

December 7, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars A second-chance, brother’s-best-friend romance, this is a gorgeous read with so much swoon, and I loved it. This is the second book in The Edge series, and there is some character […]

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Release & ARC Review Snow Place Like Home (Home Sweet Holidays) by Laura Pavlov

November 20, 2025November 22, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Snow Place Like Home by Laura Pavlov is live! Laura Pavlov’s Snow Place Like Home is part of Home Sweet Holidays, a cookie-sweet collection of holiday romances sure to bring color to your cheeks. Read or listen […]

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Release & ARC Review: Playing the Field (Los Angeles Devils, #1) by Stacy Travis

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Playing the Field by Stacy Travis is live! This is such a sweet read! A brother’s-best-friend, teenage crush, forced proximity sports romance with chemistry, heart, and the most gorgeous love story.   Amazon   […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Merry Little Kissmas (Evergreen Falls, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 28, 2025December 16, 2025 Mel Book News

  Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely   Released – 28 October 2025   Amazon  |  Signed & Personalized  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *Performed in duet by Vanessa Edwin & Connor Crais with a FULL […]

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Release & ARC Review: Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison is live! This is a fantastically fun brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers, close proximity romance with great chemistry, an irresistible hero, and plenty of family Christmas/wedding shenanigans. I loved it.   Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Booked for Holidays by Erin Hawkins

October 24, 2025October 25, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Booked for the Holidays by Erin Hawkins is live! A spicy, brother’s-best-friend, sort-of-second chance romance, this Christmas novella is a fun read.   Amazon     Blurb Last Christmas, I gave Liam Hargrove my heart… […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falling Into Place by Allison Ashley

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Falling Into Place by Allison Ashley is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A fun, charming, sweet and emotional brother’s-best-friend love story that made me laugh and swoon, I really enjoyed this book.   […]

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Review: Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4) by Catherine Cowles

April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A small town, brother’s-best-friend, billionaire romance with drama and suspense, this is the fourth book in the Sparrow Falls series, and it’s a really enjoyable read. Arden is the youngest of […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Enemies (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #5) by J. Saman

March 31, 2025April 2, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Enemies by J. Saman is live! Oh holy hotness, what a fantastic read! An enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend romance with all the chemistry, all the steam, all the feels, and a sweet, sexy, protective hero […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Merger (The Brewer Family, #5) by Adriana Locke

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  The Merger by Adriana Locke is live! I love this book! A fantastically fun best-friend’s-brother, age gap, no strings, grumpy/sunshine romance that is flirty and sexy and wildly entertaining.   Amazon   Blurb Crushes […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 8 January 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb My plan when I win a date […]

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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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New Release & ARC Review: Meet Me at Midnight (Midnight, #1) by Max Monroe

November 8, 2024September 12, 2025 Mel Book News

Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe   Released – 8 November 2024   Available Now! Amazon       Blurb How good are you at keeping a secret? Because I, Juniper Perry, have been […]

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Release & ARC Review: All Too Well (Ember Falls, #1) by Corinne Michaels

September 18, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  All Too Well by Corinne Michaels is live! The first book in a brand new series from Corinne Michaels, this is such a sweet read! A brother’s best friend, childhood friends to lovers, single […]

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Review: Rebel (Montgomery Brothers, #3) by Laura Pavlov

July 20, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The third and final book in the Montgomery Brothers series, this is the story of youngest brother, Jack, in a best-friend’s-sister, fake-relationship romance that is fun and sweet with a gorgeous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden King (Magnolia Falls, #3) by Laura Pavlov

June 6, 2024June 5, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Forbidden King by Laura Pavlov is live! The third standalone in the Magnolia Falls series, this is a fun, sweet, sexy and romantic brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers, forbidden-ish romance that stole my heart! King and Saylor’s […]

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Audio Review: Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) by Elsie Silver

May 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Rosie Belmont has been driving me wild for years. The good kind of wild. The bad kind of wild. But mostly the kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend’s […]

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Review: Before the Chaos: A Rival Hearts Prequel Novella by Maggie Rawdon

February 12, 2024February 29, 2024 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Buy: Amazon Review 4 stars! Madison had a crush on one of her brother’s best friends and he never really acknowledged her as more that a little sister, so when grumpy Quentin, another good friend […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Billionaire Is Back (Beacon Harbor, #1) by Kaley Loring & Connor Crais

January 25, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  The Billionaire is Back by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live! Funny, sexy, and beautifully romantic, this book made me laugh and swoon, and gave me all the feels. A small town, brother’s […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: Watch Your Mouth (Kings of the Ice, #2) by Kandi Steiner

October 27, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner is live!  Fun, sexy and beautifully swoony, this book made me laugh, made me cheer, brought the feels and stole my heart! This is the second book in […]

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Audio Review: The Proposal (The Brewer Family, #1) by Adriana Locke

September 18, 2023April 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Breaking News: Rugby’s bad boy marries his best friend’s little sister If Renn Brewer would’ve asked me to marry him, I would’ve said no. Why? One, his reputation […]

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