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Feeeeeeels

New Release & ARC Review: More Than Words: A Love Story by Mia Sheridan

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon US | Paperback Review 4 “I’m here to save you” stars “Live fiercely and without regret.” Jessica and Callen meet as children and a beautiful friendship forms. Just as young love begins to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Loving Irish (The Summerhaven Trio, #3) by Katy Regnery

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 Mel Drama

LOVING IRISH (The Summerhaven Trio, #3) by Katy Regnery   Buy it today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback     Blurb Ian Haven and Halcyon Gilbert haven’t seen each other since […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Only Him (One and Only, #2) by Melanie Harlow

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Only Him, an all-new sexy and emotional second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is AVAILABLE NOW!     ONLY HIM (One and Only, #2) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 4 […]

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Alphas Like Us

Review: Alphas Like Us (Like Us, #3) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

June 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Amazon Review 5 stars and all the feeeeeels! #Marrowforlife! What can I say about Maximoff and Farrow that I haven’t already said? Not a whole lot, because they are an amazing couple and I cannot […]

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Review: Give Me Your Answer True (The Fish Tales, #2) by Suanne Laqueur

May 31, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 heartbreaking and healing stars After falling madly for the spectacular The Man I Love, I wasn’t ready to go diving right into this one. I was […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Fox (Stone Cold Fox, #3) by Max Monroe

May 20, 2018October 3, 2018 Mel Celebrities

FOX (Stone Cold Fox, #3) by Max Monroe   Released – May 20, 2018   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  | […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bane (Sinners of Saint, #4) by L.J. Shen

May 18, 2018August 24, 2018 Mel Badasses

Bane, the highly-anticipated next standalone in the Sinners of Saint Series by L.J. Shen is LIVE!     Bane (Sinners of Saint, #4) by L.J. Shen   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  | […]

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The Wild Heir AMAZON (1)

Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Wild Heir (Nordic Royals, #2) by Karina Halle

May 17, 2018October 18, 2019 AJ Favourite

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK   Blurb At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the […]

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Love and Other Words

Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

May 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this one! A beautiful, slow-burning friends-to-lovers YA love story that becomes a swoony and emotional second-chance romance. Something different from CLo, but they nailed it! […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: An Imperfect Heart (Heart Series, #3) by Amie Knight

May 9, 2018October 27, 2022 AJ Drama

  Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Synopsis The heart is exquisite. You’ll never hear anyone wax poetic over an organ quite like […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Lead Me Home (Fight For Me, #3) by A.L. Jackson

May 7, 2018September 15, 2019 AJ Drama

Lead Me Home A second-chance, friends-to-lovers, stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Fight for Me series…     Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Signed Paperback   Synopsis Fourteen years ago, my life changed forever. My […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Mel Drama

  Bad Boy Brody by Tijan   Released – May 7, 2018   Available now! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback   Blurb One punch took him from Hollywood’s Golden Boy to Bad Boy […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Knotted (Trails of Sin, #1) by Pam Godwin

May 6, 2018May 3, 2018 Mel Angsty

  Knotted (Trails of Sin, #1) by Pam Godwin   Released – 1 May 2018   Available Now! Amazon | Other Retailers | Paperback Blurb I try to forget her. It’s impossible. Growing up together, Conor and […]

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Lennon Reborn

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Lennon Reborn (Preload, #4) by Scarlett Cole

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 AJ Drama

We are excited to celebrate the release of LENNON REBORN, the final instalment in Scarlett Cole’s Preload series! Join us for reviews and excerpts plus enter to win a complete series set of signed paperbacks! […]

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Review: Off the Record (Record, #1) by K.A. Linde

April 25, 2018June 28, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars! Liz Dougherty works for the college newspaper and has the opportunity to attend Senator Brady Maxwell’s press conference. When she is chosen to ask one question, […]

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The Real

ARC Review Tour & Excerpt: The Real by Kate Stewart

April 22, 2018March 3, 2024 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of THE REAL by Kate Stewart! A standalone contemporary romance Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb They say it happens when you least expect it. It did for me. It started […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cold (Stone Cold Fox, #2) by Max Monroe

April 22, 2018October 3, 2018 Mel Drama

COLD (Stone Cold Fox, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – April 22, 2018   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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The Man I Love

Review: The Man I Love (The Fish Tales, #1) by Suanne Laqueur

April 21, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Wow! An amazing story, and so beautifully written. Absolutely captivating, I loved it! 6 stars! This is one of those books that becomes a fully-immersive reading experience. […]

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New Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: One Good Man by Emma Scott

April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 Mel Book News

  ONE GOOD MAN a novella by Emma Scott   Released April 19, 2018   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Originally featured in the Team Player Anthology […]

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Rush

Review: Rush (Rush, #1) by Emma Scott

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Pain. Hope. Fire. Love.” stars!! Oh my heart! Rush by Emma Scott is phenomenal. A story of love and understanding, acceptance and growth. Of healing and letting go, moving […]

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Something So Unscripted

ARC Review: Something So Unscripted (Something So, #4) by Natasha Madison

April 11, 2018April 7, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iTunes  |  Kobo   Synopsis From the International Best Selling Series Something So Zack Finding my teammate in bed with my wife made the decision I had been […]

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The Birthday List

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Birthday List (Maysen Jar, #1) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2018June 12, 2019 AJ Drama

Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer […]

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Marriage of inconvenience

Blog Tour, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Marriage of Inconvenience (Knitting in the City, #7) by Penny Reid

March 28, 2018March 25, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Marriage of Inconvenience, an all new standalone in the USA Today bestselling, romantic comedy Knitting in the City Series by Penny Reid, is AVAILABLE NOW!     Marriage of Inconvenience (Knitting in the City, #7) […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Only You (One and Only, #1) by Melanie Harlow

March 16, 2018December 17, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

Only You, an all-new sexy and emotional standalone from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!     Only You by Melanie Harlow   Released March 12, 2018   Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook […]

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all in

Review: All In (Full Tilt, #2) by Emma Scott

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5+ “Love her” stars! There is beauty everywhere, even in the things that scare you the most… Devastated and utterly heartbroken at the end of Full Tilt, I […]

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