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Review: Trust (Wrong, #3) by Jana Aston

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 “Chloe-and-Boyding” stars! Chloe is best-friends with Everly, the main character in Right. She is beautiful, quirky, and sweet and teaches second grade. Chloe has very little dating experience and she […]

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Review: Right (Wrong, #2) by Jana Aston

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 stars! “It’s okay to rewrite your happily ever after, Everly. Sometimes the right guy is the one you never see coming.” I had a grin on my face from the […]

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Release Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Full Package by Lauren Blakely

January 9, 2017August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

FULL PACKAGE by Lauren Blakely NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US |  Amazon UK  | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay Paperback | Audio Blurb From the New York Times Bestselling author of MISTER O and BIG ROCK, comes a hot & hilarious new […]

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Review: Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4) by A.L. Jackson

December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AL Jackson has once again reduced me to a blubbering mess only to put me back together, falling in mad love along the way. This is a story of […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Only One (A One Love Novella) by Lauren Blakely

December 10, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

From New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes THE ONLY ONE, a sexy new standalone novella in her One Love Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure you grab your copy today! NOW LIVE! Amazon […]

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Review: The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas

November 27, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I’m usually a bit wary of prequel novellas, never knowing if they’re really necessary or if I can just dive straight into a series. In this case […]

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Review: Rendezvous with Yesterday (The Gifted Ones, #2) by Dianne Duvall

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! I love Dianne Duvall’s Immortal Guardians series, and this prequel series, The Gifted Ones is an exciting, intriguing and entirely different story arc which can […]

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Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

November 19, 2016November 19, 2016 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 stars! Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. What a pleasant surprise! I love when I read a book from a new […]

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Review: Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas

November 10, 2016October 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 sensational stars! Whoa, what a ride! Another incredible read from Sarah J. Maas, and an absolutely amazing addition to the Throne of Glass series. Anything I say will […]

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Review: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas

November 8, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 MASSIVE STARS! I can’t even… When I love a book I usually vomit words all over the page, but I’ve been sitting and staring at my computer screen […]

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Review: Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

November 6, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Hide from fate all you like … But it shall soon find you” 4.5 stars Wow, what a read! Huge twists and turns, devastating events and massive reveals, it’s […]

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Review: To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise

November 2, 2016August 22, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I loved it! 4.5 stars!! I loved this book! A fun, sexy and heartfelt enemies-to-lovers romance between a hot, Hollywood superstar and his pervy neighbour that has sworn off […]

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Review: Dirty Love (Dirty Girl Duet, #2) by Meghan March

October 29, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 filthy stars This book picks up right where Dirty Girl left off with that devastating cliffy. Greer Karas had rekindled her relationship with the one man she always […]

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Review: Dirty Girl (Dirty Girl Duet, #1) by Meghan March

October 29, 2016April 15, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 dirty, dirty stars Holy hot damn. Ladies, hold on to your ovaries! Meghan March writes wonderfully steamy stories, but she’s outdone herself with this one and it absolutely […]

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Review: Hearts in Darkness (Hearts in Darkness, #1) by Laura Kaye

October 26, 2016June 7, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 4.5 stars! What a wonderful little treat this was. Hearts in Darkness is Book One in the duet of the same name and the first book I […]

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Review: Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

October 21, 2016December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars Wow, what a fantastic start to a series! That blurb instantly interested me, and I can’t sum it the story any better than this: After serving out […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely

October 17, 2016February 28, 2022 Mel Audio Recommendation

From NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a swoony new standalone romance… THE SEXY ONE!     AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | Kobo | B&N | Paperback | Audible   Blurb Let me […]

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Review: Well Hung by Lauren Blakely

September 14, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback    Review 4.5 “Frisky Mittens” stars I absolutely love surprise Vegas weddings so when I read the blurb of Well Hung, I knew I needed to read it! ASAP! So […]

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Review: Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #12) by Kresley Cole

September 9, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review WHAT AN AWESOME READ! 5 huge stars Badass hero, sensational heroine, sexy romance, all kinds of paranormal awesomeness and an absolutely fantastic story that was unexpected and […]

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Review: Mister O by Lauren Blakely

September 7, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “Princess” stars! Mister O is the second book that I have read and loved by Lauren Blakely. It was sweet, funny, sexy, and super entertaining. With low angst, this […]

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Review: Beneath These Chains (Beneath, #3) by Meghan March

August 22, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘Oh My Lord’ stars The third book in the Beneath series brings us the story of Lord and Elle, and their story is fantastic! I love when an […]

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Review: Listen to Me (Fusion, #1) by Kristen Proby

August 20, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Sweet, fun, romantic, oh-so-sexy and lots of heart. Kristen Proby does it again! Addison Wade and her four best friends are the co-owners of hot new restaurant, […]

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Review: Beneath This Ink (Beneath, #2) by Meghan March

August 19, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Book  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Princess and the Bad Boy’ stars Privileged rich girl who is sweet but damaged, and a tattooed bad boy who is actually a sweetheart – epic chemistry, awesome […]

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Review: Royal (Rixton Falls, #1) by Winter Renshaw

August 9, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! The premise of this book completely sucked me in – childhood sweethearts… brother’s best friend… second chance romance. It’s the trifecta of romantic set-ups that I’m always […]

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Review: Dirty Together (Dirty Billionaire, #3) by Meghan March

August 4, 2016March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “When did things change? When did this go from being a whim to being…everything?” 3.5 highly satisfying stars! After the hideously irritating ending to the last book, Dirty Pleasures, […]

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