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Release & ARC Review: The Truest Thing (Hart’s Boardwalk, #4) by Samantha Young

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ Drama

Jack and Emery’s story is here! The latest standalone in the Hart’s Boardwalk is now live!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Nine years ago, Emery Saunders […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting

August 17, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting   Released – 11 August 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Worldwide iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  | […]

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Release & ARC Review: Leo (Preston Brothers, #3) by Jay McLean

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗢. 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ LEO by Jay McLean is live!! Don’t miss the third book in the New Adult/Coming of Age Series, The Preston Brothers!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Global Free in Kindle […]

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Release & ARC Review: Exodus (The Ravenhood, #2) by Kate Stewart

August 2, 2020October 16, 2024 AJ Angsty

  EXODUS is live early and the Duet is now complete! (note – this has now been expanded to be a trilogy) ⁣⁣ The Ravenhood Duet is a contemporary romance/romantic suspense made up of two […]

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Release & ARC Review: When The Time Is Right by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

July 30, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

6 HUGE STARS AND A FAVE FOR 2020!   “I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.” When the Time is Right, […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Path To Us by Jennifer Van Wyk

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020 AJ Drama

  The Path To Us is live! Small town romance author Jennifer Van Wyk brings an angsty, emotional love story that’s sure to tug at your heart strings.   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Queen (Wicked Trilogy, #3.7) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 AJ Drama

The finale to the Wicked novella trilogy is live!   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb The King must have his Queen…. Bestowed the forbidden Summer’s Kiss by the King of the Summer fae, Brighton Jussier […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Sunrise (Southern Series, #4) by Natasha Madison

July 7, 2020October 27, 2020 AJ 6 Star Reads

A fave for 2020, Southern Sunrise is now live!      Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under […]

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ARC Review: Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Mel Favourite

  Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway   A Gothic Romance set in modern times   Released – June 9th 2020 Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb On a lonely cliff beside the vast […]

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Audio Review: The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone, #2) by Abby Jimenez

June 19, 2020November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! I love this book so much! funny, dramatic and emotional story about a woman overcoming devastating grief to find her happy again, and a rockstar romance […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girl in the Love Song (Lost Boys, #1) by Emma Scott

June 7, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…     The Girl in the Love Song, book one […]

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Release, Playlist, ARC Review & Giveaway: Asher (Ashers & Embers, #6) by Carian Cole

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 AJ Drama

  Asher, book #6 in the Ashes & Embers series – and a fave for 2020 – is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb I should […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Queen Move By Kennedy Ryan

June 1, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Queen Move, an all-new beautiful and unforgettable second chance romance from RITA® Award-winning and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is LIVE!!   **Available now at a special release week price of $3.99** Amazon  […]

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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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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Sure Shot (Brooklyn Hockey, #4) by Sarina Bowen

May 12, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Sure Shot is live! A brand new standalone novel in the USA Today bestselling Brooklyn Bruisers series!   Amazon  |  Apple |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Nook   Blurb On the eve of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

April 28, 2020May 4, 2020 Mel 6 Star Reads

  Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their […]

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Release & Review: Southern Comfort (Southern Series, #2) by Natasha Madison

April 14, 2020April 12, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Olivia When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Southern Storms (Compass, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 8, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Favourite

Even the town’s black sheep needed a friend sometimes   Southern Storms, an all-new angst-filled friends to lovers romance from Brittainy C. Cherry, is LIVE!!   Available Now! Amazon   |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where the Truth Lives (Where, #2) by Mia Sheridan

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “love heals” stars! I loved Where the Blame Lies, book one in the Where duet, so I couldn’t wait to start book two, Where the Truth Lives. And […]

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Release & ARC Review: Across Eternity (Parallel, #4) by Elizabeth O’Roark

April 1, 2020December 19, 2020 AJ Angsty

   Release Day! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb The exciting conclusion to Across Time! Separated from Henri by 20 years,  Amelie discovers that what she thought was […]

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Surprise Release, ARC Review & Free Gift: From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 31, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Action

From Blood and Ash, a captivating, sexy and action-packed high fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, is available now! If you love forbidden romance, this book is for you. If […]

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Release & ARC Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

March 17, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Time comes a breathtaking story about first love, second chances, and starting over. All I Ask, a new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author […]

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ARC Review: Love Game: a sports romance by Emma Scott

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Sikai Solomon is a tennis prodigy. A mega-talent. A legend in the making. Kai is also the official, undisputed, bad boy of the “gentleman’s” sport with more smashed rackets […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann

February 24, 2020June 16, 2022 Mel Angsty

  The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 20 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex. Lies. Revenge. […]

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