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Feeeeeeels

Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

September 2, 2018August 27, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review So. Much. Draaaamaaaaaaaaa! We all know that Coho knows how to bring the feels, and she has certainly done that in this dramatic, unique, and heartwrenching story of a […]

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The Truth About Lies

ARC Review: The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

August 28, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Synopsis Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two […]

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Audio Review: Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audiobook Note – this is an audio release only.  Ebook and Paperback to be released 8 January Review 4.5 stars! Another beautifully romantic and emotional read from Mia Sheridan, this is a heartwarming story […]

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Review Tour & ARC Review: Bring Down the Stars (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book One) by Emma Scott

August 22, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

  BRING DOWN THE STARS (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book One) by Emma Scott   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Paperback   Blurb I fell for Connor Drake. I didn’t want to; I […]

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Review: Twisted (Tangled, #2) by Emma Chase

August 15, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review How can such a heartwrenching read be so much fun? I freaking loved it! 4.5 stars! After falling in mad love with Tangled when it was released, I admit that […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Unbreak My Heart by Lauren Blakely

August 13, 2018August 26, 2018 Mel Angsty

A romance that will break your heart and stitch it back together again… Every now and then a romance comes along that defies expectations. Get lost and found in UNBREAK MY HEART–the brand-new second chance […]

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As Dust Dances

ARC Review & Excerpt Tour & Giveaway: As Dust Dances (Play On, #2) by Samantha Young

August 11, 2018August 7, 2018 AJ Drama

  The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES […]

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New Release & Review: The Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting

August 7, 2018August 6, 2018 Mel Drama

The Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting   Available now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  GooglePlay  |  Paperback     Blurb Is it love, or is she just his good luck charm? […]

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ARC Review: Waiting for Her by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 7, 2018March 18, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Waiting for Her, an all-new emotional, standalone second chance romance from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Audio   Blurb Our relationship was such a cliché. Friends to […]

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Someone Else's Ocean

ARC Review: Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart

August 5, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Angsty

We’re celebrating the release of SOMEONE ELSE’S OCEAN by Kate Stewart! One-Click today!!!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb The first time I met […]

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From the Ground Up

Review: From The Ground Up by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 2, 2018November 28, 2019 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! OMG, this book! I loved it so much! A stunning romance that is as unique as it is beautiful and realistic, it’s a truly special story and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | Kobo | Nook |Google Play | Smashwords | Paperback     Blurb Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak Ten years after Simone Payton broke […]

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Review: The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland

July 27, 2018December 13, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Fun and sexy with a whole lot of heart, I love this book! It’s everything that I […]

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Under The Influence

Review: Under The Influence (Chosen Paths, #2) by L.B. Simmons

July 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and all the feels! Wow, what a read! A stunningly written, heartachingly emotional story of friendship and young love torn apart by circumstance, and of hope and […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Rock Legend (Nothing But Trouble, #2) by Tara Leigh

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   About the Book I’m no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I’m also […]

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Broken Love Story

Book Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Broken Love Story (Love series, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 17, 2018July 12, 2025 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Samantha: I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. […]

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Review: Tied (All Torn Up, #2) by Carian Cole

July 7, 2018November 26, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Two incredibly damaged people find peace, healing, and something absolutely amazing together in this heartfelt, dramatic and beautifully romantic story. Tyler Grace was introduced in […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young

July 6, 2018June 27, 2020 AJ Drama

  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible Vastness of Us and the On Dublin Street series comes a heartfelt and beautiful new young adult novel, set in Scotland, about daring to dream and embracing who you are. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

Disgrace, an all-new emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is LIVE!     Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry   Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal     Blurb […]

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Review Tour: Cry Baby by Ginger Scott

June 28, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of CRY BABY by Ginger Scott! One-Click today! Amazon  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  iBooks   “Cry Baby is brilliantly written. It’s hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking and […]

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Review: Here To Stay (The Fish Tales, #3) by Suanne Laqueur

June 24, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Oh my heart! I laughed, I cried, I swooned and I loved so freaking hard! I felt everything and couldn’t get enough of it! “You’re […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tattered (Lark Cove, #1) by Devney Perry

June 22, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Family Ties by Stephie Walls

June 21, 2018 AJ Drama

NOW LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines […]

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Review: Torn (All Torn Up, #1) by Carian Cole

June 15, 2018October 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “I love you the most” stars Wow. Wow. Wow! I’m always intrigued by the idea of a taboo romance, and Carian Cole has done an amazing […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Wish for Us by Tillie Cole

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Mel Drama

  A WISH FOR US by Tillie Cole Released – 11 June 2018 Buy it today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis From the author who brought you A Thousand Boy Kisses […]

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