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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe

March 6, 2019April 4, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Love is blind, but fate sees everything   The Girl in the Painting, an all-new standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe, is available now!   Download your copy today or […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms, #1) by Melanie Harlow

February 28, 2019August 29, 2025 Mel Drama

Irresistible, an all-new sexy standalone from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is LIVE!   Released – 25 February 2019   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tinsel (Lark Cove, #4) by Devney Perry

February 20, 2019February 14, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Apple Books  |  B&N   Blurb Sofia Kendrick has always cherished her tiara. As the youngest daughter of a wealthy New York family, […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Broken Drift (Drift, #2) by Adrian Hale

February 17, 2019February 10, 2019 AJ Drama

  Today we have the blog tour of BROKEN DRIFT by Adrian R. Hale. This fantastic second-chance contemporary romance will steal your heart! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today! Amazon  […]

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ARC Review: What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

February 9, 2019December 31, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

WHAT THE WIND KNOWS by Amy Harmon   Buy it today! Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  |  Hardcover     Blurb In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change […]

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Release & Audio Review: If I Only Knew (Second Time Around, #4) by Corinne Michaels

January 28, 2019October 30, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

  “Corinne Michaels never fails to deliver stories full of heartbreak and healing. If I Only Knew swept me away. A beautiful romance, a story of everlasting friendships, this book is not to be missed.” […]

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Re-release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Unbreakable by Emma Scott

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Mel Angsty

UNBREAKABLE by Emma Scott   Re-released Tuesday, January 22, 2019   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  | Paperback   The bank robbery changes everything…     Blurb **Unbreakable has been edited and rereleased with extended content and a […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

  THE KISS THIEF by L.J. Shen   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb They say your first kiss should be […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Raw: Rebirth (Raw Family, #3) by Belle Aurora

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis It had been six years since my world was turned upside down. He exposed me to the […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Rock Rebel (Nothing But Trouble, #3) by Tara Leigh

December 16, 2018 AJ Drama

  Rock Rebel is now live! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a rock star with a secret, she’s a pop princess with a painful past – can their […]

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ARC Review: The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan

November 25, 2018December 30, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5+ magical stars! “Love makes a place for itself even if there isn’t one…Love carves into the hardest of places.” Mia Sheridan has really outdone herself with The Wish […]

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Review: Long Shot (Hoops, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

November 22, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! “If you were mine, Iris, there would be no doubt what position you’d hold in my life. You’d be center. I’d play you at the […]

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ARC Review: Tragic (Lark Cove, #3) by Devney Perry

November 13, 2018November 11, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Kaine Reynolds wants nothing more than solitude. After an unthinkable tragedy destroys his family, he’s cut off all ties to his former life so he […]

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ARC Review Blitz: Royally Yours (Royally, #4) by Emma Chase

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio (Paperback and Audio versions will include Royally Raised as bonus content!) […]

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ARC Review: Hollywood Chase (previously titled Indiscreet) (Discreet Duet, #2) by Nicole French

October 25, 2018November 12, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Sexiest man alive. Playboy movie star. Reckless actor. Will Baker, better known as “Fitz,” is back, and […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, and ARC Review: Fall (VIP, #3) by Kristen Callihan

October 24, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N   Blurb The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways. In my defense, I didn’t know he was Jax Blackwood—who expects a legendary rock […]

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New Release, ARC Review & Teaser: Trailer Park Heart by Rachel Higginson

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Mel Angsty

TRAILER PARK HEART by Rachel Higginson   Released – 23 October 2018   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N     Blurb Trailer park born and raised. It’s my legacy. That’s how my mama […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Reveling in Sin (Sin, #3) by Meghan March

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Mel Action

  Reveling in Sin (Sin, #3) by Meghan March   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Whitney […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Long Live the Beautiful Hearts (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott

October 18, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

  LONG LIVE THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback     Blurb Never again […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Park Avenue Princess (New York City Romance, #1) (previously published as Legacy of Lies, Legacy of Lies, #1) by Tara Leigh

October 17, 2018July 19, 2021 AJ Billionaire

Park Avenue Princess (Previously published as Legacy of Lies) Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Synopsis Money. Status. Wealth. Power. I believed I was entitled to all […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Excerpt: Fragments of Ash ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

October 1, 2018October 4, 2018 Mel Book News

  Fragments of Ash (a modern fairytale – inspired by “Cinderella”) by Katy Regnery   A Standalone Contemporary Romance   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  | […]

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Review: The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

September 29, 2018September 22, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 amazing stars! OMG, this book! From the moment I picked it up I was consumed by this story. The writing, the setting, the characters, the emotion, […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Our Final Tale (Iron Fury MC, #6) by Bella Jewel

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Available on other retailers soon   Synopsis SLATER For over a decade I searched for her. She disappeared a long time ago. But […]

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ARC Review: Professor Feelgood (Masters of Love, #2) by Leisa Rayven

September 16, 2018March 29, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo Synopsis What’s a girl to do when a man who’s countless shades of wrong feels oh-so-right? Ambitious book editor Asha Tate is a hopeless romantic. Despite her […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1) by Carian Cole

September 13, 2018July 2, 2021 AJ 6 Star Reads

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Synopsis The people we love are thieves. They steal our hearts. They steal our breath. They steal […]

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