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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 19, 2017May 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry A Contemporary Romance Released April 13th, 2017 Now available! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio  *Free in Kindle Unlimited* Blurb Graham Russell and I weren’t […]

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Review: Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4 / Winston Brothers, #0.5) by Penny Reid

April 19, 2017June 25, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “Wack-a-doodle-doo!”stars Beauty and the Mustache is part of both the Knitting in the City series and the Winston Brothers series by Penny Ried. It takes place in Tennessee with the […]

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Holding onto Hope

Review & Excerpt: Holding Onto Hope (Beyond the Mathews Family, #2) by Beverly Preston

March 29, 2017April 7, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb The biggest gifts often require the greatest sacrifices. Italian winemaker, Antonio Giovanni is tall, dark, and handsome with an […]

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Review: The Game Plan (Game On, #3) by Kristen Callihan

March 29, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5  stars!! FearTheBeard: <3 <— mine goes with you. Always. The Game Plan, book three in the Game On series by Kristen Callihan, is another entertaining sports romance. Like the other books in […]

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Review: The Friend Zone (Game On, #2) Kristen Callihan

March 27, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “Special Sauce and Cupcake” stars! “There is one absolute truth. The sum of my existence equals you.” The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan is an excellent friends-to-lovers story full of […]

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Review: MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #14) by Kresley Cole

March 24, 2017April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review “Where your mate goes, you follow. . . .” 4.5 stars! I love this series, and I love this paranormal world! With a wonderful collection of supernatural […]

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Review: The Hook Up (Game On, #1) by Kristen Callihan

March 24, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan is the first book in the Game On series. This NA sports romance is funny, sweet, and sexy with just the right mix […]

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Review: See Through Heart (Heart Series, #1) by Amie Knight

March 19, 2017October 27, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A beautiful story of first love and second chances. 4 stars and all the feels I’m always a sucker for a story where childhood best friends fall in love […]

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New Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: A Boy Like You (Like Us, #1) by Ginger Scott

March 3, 2017April 25, 2017 AJ Drama

  A BOY LIKE YOU by Ginger Scott YA Contemporary Romance Buy:  Amazon |  iBooks  |  Barnes and Noble  |  Kobo Add to Goodreads   Blurb They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who […]

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The Butterfly Project

Blog Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review, & Giveaway: The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott

March 2, 2017December 14, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

“Where you are is home…” THE BUTTERFLY PROJECT by Emma Scott Released February 28, 2017 BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Paperback | Audio Blurb  “Where you are is home…” At age fourteen, Zelda Rossi witnessed the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: If You Were Mine by Melanie Harlow

March 1, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

  If You Were Mine USA Today Bestselling author Melanie Harlow Released February 28, 2017 Available NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iTunes | B&N Blurb Theo MacLeod wasn’t supposed to be the one. Tall, dark and handsome suits […]

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jordan-reclaimed

ARC Review: Jordan Reclaimed (Preload, #1) by Scarlett Cole

February 28, 2017February 26, 2017 AJ Drama

  Kindle Ebook  | B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Synopsis Jordan Steele’s life began when he was ten. When he was taken from his parents and a house that was never […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Don’t Speak (a modern fairytale) by Katy Rengery

February 27, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

    Don’t Speak ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Available now! Amazon | Paperback *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on a beloved fairytale. A fisherman’s […]

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Review: Kissed by Elizabeth Finn

February 25, 2017February 23, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars and all the feels!!! I love Elizabeth Finn’s writing! She writes intense, emotional romance that sucks you in and grips hold of your heart from start to finish, and […]

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pucked off

Release Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Pucked Off (Pucked, #5) by Helena Hunting

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Pucked Off (Pucked, #5) by Helena Hunting BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | Nook | Kobo Blurb ***A Standalone novel in The Pucked Series*** I’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance.” I’m notorious for parties […]

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Royally Matched

ARC Review: Royally Matched (Royally, #2) by Emma Chase

February 23, 2017April 25, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  BAM  |  IndieBound Synopsis Some men are born responsible, some men have responsibility thrust upon them. Henry Charles Albert Edgar […]

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Review: Stay (Bleeding Stars, #5) by A.L. Jackson

February 22, 2017February 23, 2017 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Even wild souls need a place to rest.” 4.5 stars! Ever since I started my journey with the boys of rock band, Sunder, I have been eagerly awaiting Ash’s […]

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Preston's Honor

ARC Review: Preston’s Honor by Mia Sheridan

February 19, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 “I burn for you” stars Yes, I loved two brothers – identical twins – but it was only one soul that spoke to mine. One soul I’d always […]

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How to save a life

Review: How to Save a Life (Dreamcatcher, #1) by Emma Scott

February 13, 2017May 15, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 5 stars! “I didn’t save you,” I said… “You did, Jo. It might not seem like it, but you did.” Beautifully written with gorgeous imagery, this book […]

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A Thousand Letters

Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Thousand Letters (Austen, #2) by Staci Hart

February 13, 2017February 9, 2018 Mel Angsty

A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US  | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio   Blurb Sometimes your life is split by a single decision. I’ve spent every day of the last seven […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Fake Fiancée by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 12, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Fake Fiancée Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Ilsa Madden-Mills    Released February 6th, 2017   BUY  NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback     Blurb A new standalone romance from Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Ilsa Madden-Mills… […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 AJ Badasses

SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez  NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US | Amazon UK |  Nook  |  Kobo Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time I closed my […]

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ARC Review: Cross My Heart (Hearts, #5.75) by L.H. Cosway

February 4, 2017March 8, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Cross My Heart A Hearts Novella (#5.75) by L.H. Cosway Get the first four books in L.H. Cosway’s HEARTS series, plus the BRAND NEW bonus novella, Cross My Heart. The Hearts Boxset Bundle includes: Six of Hearts […]

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Infini

Book Blitz, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: The Secret Ex-Boyfriend (Circus is Family, #2), previously Infini (Aerial Ethereal, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

January 31, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

 INFINI (Aerial Ethereal, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie NOW LIVE! Amazon | iBooks | Paperback   Blurb “Don’t have a best friend that’s a girl” — this was the advice from my older cousin. I didn’t take it. […]

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Long Way Home

New Release Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 AJ Book News

  The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is released today! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen.  Grab your copy of the next book in this emotionally […]

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