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Release & ARC Review: Someday (Landmark Mountain, #2) by Willow Aster

June 29, 2023June 27, 2023 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Someday by Willow Aster is live! Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie’s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Grace Note (Cake, #7) by J. Bengtsson

June 28, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Grace Note by J. Bengtsson is live! What a way to finish the Cake series! The potential was there for epic, I was hoping for epic, and J. Bengtsson has delivered. This story is epic! […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crimson River (The Edens, #5) by Devney Perry

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 AJ Drama

  Crimson River by Devney Perry is live! A beautifully written, emotional story with a chemistry-filled, passionate and heartfelt romance. I fell in mad love with these characters, and I love this book so much! […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden Hearts (Whitlock Family, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh, my heart, what a swoonfest! This is such a gorgeous read! A forbidden romance full of chemistry and intensity, and a gorgeously sweet love story (and […]

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ARC Review: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart is coming 23 May, and it’s an absolute gem of a read!   Funny, smart, emotional and gorgeously romantic this book made me laugh and swoon, […]

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Audio Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

May 12, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is live, and it’s a 6-star fave for 2023! Rebecca Yarros has burst into the world of fantasy romance with an exhilarating, exciting, and heartstopping read that I could […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Coldest Winter by Brittainy Cherry

April 13, 2023April 16, 2023 Mel Book News

  The Coldest Winter by Brittainy Cherry is now live!      Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Amazon | Amazon Worldwide | Paperback   Blurb I didn’t know he was forbidden […]

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Review: Black Rose (Dracula Duet, #2; Dark Eyes, #5) by Karina Halle

April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Blurb From the New York Times best-selling author of River of Shadows and Black Sunshine comes a new dark gothic romance duet about how love can transcend the ages, but at a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann

April 6, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: April 6, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb He’s mine … don’t ever forget that. Milo […]

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ARC Review: The Tryst (The Virgin Society, #2) by Lauren Blakely

April 5, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Review 4.5 stars!! The Tryst is a fun, forbidden, addictive read that will not only have you fanning yourself but also laughing and falling in love.  It follows Layla […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Bad Mother by Mia Sheridan

March 28, 2023March 29, 2023 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars! I love Mia Sheridan’s romances and I lover her thrillers so it’s no surprise that I loved Bad Mother. It is the perfect combination of romance, […]

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Review: The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels

March 14, 2023March 13, 2023 AJ Drama

  The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels is live, and it’s an amazing read!   I have so many feelings about this book. It’s so funny, so emotional, and so heartwrenching, and […]

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Audio Review: Toe the Line by Penelope Ward

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible Review 4.5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! A deliciously angsty best-friends-to-lovers story that spans ten years of slow-burning build-up. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The New Guy by Sarina Bowen

February 28, 2023July 11, 2023 AJ Drama

  The New Guy is live! A new male / male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen! Full of heart, humour, emotion, epic chemistry and heat, the longing-kind-of-angst that I love in […]

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Review: Bittersweet Melody (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #2.5) by Kate Stewart

February 19, 2023 AJ Drama

Available free when you sign up for the author’s newsletter Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars Kate Stewart has released a bonus epilogue to the Bittersweet Symphony duet, a little bit more Easton and […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Before Us by Jewel E. Ann

February 2, 2023March 21, 2023 Mel Angsty

  Before Us by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released – 2 February 2023    Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I never saw […]

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Audio Review: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 AJ Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 “Light it up” stars Sarah J. Maas creates the most incredible fantasy worlds, and this time she’s delivered a contemporary urban fantasy full of magic, lore and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Letting Go at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #4) by L.B. Dunbar

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 AJ Angsty

  Letting Go at 40 by L.B. Dunbar is live! The fourth and final book in the Lakeside Cottage series, this is the long-awaited story for Anna and Mason. A love-after-loss, unrequited love, friends-to-lovers romance, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Make a Wish (Spark House, #3) by Helena Hunting

January 24, 2023 Mel Feeeeeeels

Make A Wish, a second chance, single dad romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is LIVE!     Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Review: Heart of Stone (Camp Bexley, #3) by K.K. Allen

January 21, 2023January 23, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The third book in the Camp Bexley series, this is the story of troubled, mostly absent brother, Benson. It’s an emotional and sexy romance with beautifully written character development, and I […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Muse (Angels and Demons, #2) by Emma Scott

January 8, 2023January 13, 2023 Mel Book News

  The Muse by Emma Scott is now live!    Released – January 8, 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback Blurb From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Emma […]

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Release & ARC Review: Until August (Love and Chaos, #3) by Emery Rose

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 AJ Drama

  UNTIL AUGUST by Emery Rose is live! A standalone story in the Love and Chaos world, this book brings all the feels. A second chance at love story for two lost and broken souls […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Made For Me (Made For #1) by Natasha Madison

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone friends to lovers sports romance. A spin-off from the Only One series   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Cruel North (North Brothers, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

December 2, 2022November 29, 2022 AJ Drama

  He let her go once. This time he wants to keep her.   Cruel North, an all-new surprise pregnancy, forced proximity contemporary romance with sizzling chemistry from New York Times bestselling author J.B. Salsbury […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Princess and the Player (Strangers in Love, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 8, 2022November 9, 2022 Mel Book News

Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever?     Princess and the Player, an all-new neighbors-to-lovers romance featuring an NFL football player and a masquerade ball from Wall […]

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