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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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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Opposite of Falling (Cedar Point, #2) by Jillian Liota

October 7, 2020October 5, 2020 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb BRIAR MITCHELL is home in Cedar Point – single, broke and unemployed. Back in the town she tried so hard not to get stuck in. A job at the […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The First Score (Summerville Sports Romance, #2) by Amie Knight

June 3, 2020August 23, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  There was something about that first score, and not just on the football field. The First Score, an all-new, best friend’s brother romance from Amie Knight is available now!    Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Black Tangled Heart (Play On, #3) by Samantha Young

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 AJ Angsty

Black Tangled Heart, by New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young, is LIVE!   “Readers are in for a thrilling and emotional ride with this one! The storyline is engrossing, the characters are complex, and the […]

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Audio Release & Review: Sleeper (Name in Lights, #1) by Kayley Loring

March 26, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

  🔥🔥 HOT NEW AUDIO RELEASE 🔥🔥 Sleeper by Kayley Loring is live in audio and narrated by Mackenzie Cartwright and Teddy Hamilton! Stop what you’re doing and #OneClick today!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 Mel Book News

R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, Doctor Dearest is LIVE!     Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey   Released – 6 February 2020 Buy it today! Amazon Blurb Natalie Dr. Easton is part man, part myth. […]

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ARC Review: Now or Never (Irresistible, #5) by Stella Rhys

January 20, 2020April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Now or Never A Irresistible Series Standalone by Stella Rhys A Contemporary Romance   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb He’s […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Kiss Me Not (Kiss Me, #1) by Emma Hart

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

What do you do when you’re the reigning kissing booth champion but the only person you want to kiss is your best friend’s brother?     Kiss Me Not, an all- new hilarious brother’s best […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Truth About Us by R.C. Stephens

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU     Blurb Jolie Griffin Campbell was the typical bad boy. My father warned me not to get too close. But he’s handsome as […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Wait for Me by K.L. Grayson

July 26, 2019July 23, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Wait for Me, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author K.L. Grayson is LIVE!     BUY IT TODAY! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iTunes  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: My Brother’s Billionaire Best Friend (Billionaire Collection, #2) by Max Monroe

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Mel Billionaire

One minute, I’m a woman trying to find her way in the world, and the next, I’m the sender of six of the most embarrassing text messages that have ever been sent in the history […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Nobody Does it Better (Lucky in Love, #3) by Lauren Blakely

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Mel Book News

Best friend’s brother who she’s wanted for years?  Check. Off-limits woman who he’s been warned to stay away from? Yep. One helluva snowstorm? More than eight inches! Less than a dollar for a brand new romance? One-click!     […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Gone For You (All For You, #1) by Jennifer Van Wyk

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Gone For You, an all-new small town, second chance romance from Jennifer Van Wyk, is available now!   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Synopsis I didn’t expect you. Certainly wasn’t looking for a relationship. But, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Rock Hard (Chord Brothers, #1) by M.J. Roberts

March 21, 2019March 20, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Smashwords  |  Kobo   Synopsis Drummer Ryder Chord has been living half a life since he was sixteen and his twin sister was murdered. He throws himself into his music. […]

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ARC Review: Story of Us (Love Unexpected, #3) by Jody Holford

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Synopsis Declan James has been Brockton Point’s most ineligible bachelor––happy with his short-term relationships and focusing on his business. But now that his closest friends have found their happily-ever-afters, he […]

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Excerpt & ARC Review: The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

March 16, 2019August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Barnes & Noble   Review 3 heartbroken, oh-so conflicted stars OMG, this book! I am so conflicted after this SUPER emotional read which is part romance/part women’s fiction. […]

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Review: 99% Mine by Sally Thorne

February 23, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach… Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Think Twice by Stephanie Rose

February 22, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  When your heart is warring with your head, there’s no time to Think Twice. Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb One couple risks it all, while the other may lose everything… At eighteen, […]

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Review: It Takes Two (Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, #2) by Jenny Holiday

January 5, 2019January 4, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars! Another great read from Jenny Holiday! The second book in the Bridesmaids Behaving Badly series, we are back with a fantastic bunch of friends as […]

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ARC Review: Troublemaker (Rascals, #5) by Katie McCoy

December 21, 2018January 7, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  Review  4 stars! Five guys. One bar. And a whole heap of sexy trouble… I love the brother’s […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Make You Mine by Tia Louise

December 5, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Get it NOW at the Special New Release Price!! Free in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Paperback  |  Signed Paperback Synopsis (Brother’s best friend, forbidden love, […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review, Giveaway & Excerpt: Once Upon a Wild Fling (Heartbreakers, #3) by Lauren Blakely

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 Mel Brother/Best Friend

  ONCE UPON A WILD THING (Heartbreakers, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio *The Heartbreakers Series is narrated by Sebastian […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  “Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow are a match made in heaven. Five-Sweet-Stars for this unforgettable collaboration!” –A.L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author   Hold You Close, an all-new second chance standalone romance by […]

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Review: Sol (Love in Translation, #1) by Leslie McAdam

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! A returned soldier on a heartbreaking mission, a girl running from real life, and an emotional story of long-time love realised. It’s a dramatic and intense romance […]

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Beneath the Truth

Review: Beneath the Truth (Beneath, #7) by Meghan March

August 16, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo Review Absolutely fantastic! 5 stars! Meghan March sure knows how to finish off a series with a bang, and Rhett Hennessy’s long-awaited story was everything that I […]

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