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Audio Review: Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) by Abby Jimenez

April 24, 2022November 22, 2025 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Blurb The New York Times bestselling author of Life’s Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry. After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with […]

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Review: Nightshade (Nightshade Duology, #1) by Keri Lake

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens My father called them messengers. He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless […]

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Release & ARC Review: Royally Remembered (A Royally Series Companion Novella) by Emma Chase

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 AJ Drama

  Royally Remembered – A Royally Series Companion Novella by Emma Chase is now LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |    Paperback   Blurb The lives of the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid

April 12, 2022May 14, 2022 Mel Book News

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend, an all-new enemies to lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now live!     Fall in love today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide […]

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New Release & Review: Kismet (Happy Endings, #3) by Lauren Blakely

April 8, 2022April 15, 2022 Mel Audio Recommendation

KISMET, an all-new sexy standalone romance by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely, is LIVE!!     KISMET (Happy Endings Book 3) by Lauren Blakely Release Date: April 8th     This book comes fully […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

April 8, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Feeeeeeels

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star? Famous in a Small Town, the all-new rock-star-next-door romance, from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, is out now!   Order the […]

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Review: Serendipity (The Lake Family, #0.5) by Jennifer Van Wyk

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

Free: Available from Prolific Works Review 5 stars OMG, I loved this story! It’s short, but it packs a punch, as friends in their 40s find love the second time around in a funny, sweet, […]

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ARC Review: Love on the Lake (Lakeside, #2) by Helena Hunting

March 19, 2022March 18, 2022 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars! I am so glad to be back in Pearl Lake because I love the Lakeside series! Love on the Lake features Teagan, sister of Van from […]

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Review: The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

March 18, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A part of the Original Sinners Pulp Library, this novella is set three years before The Siren, and is a fun, sexy and heartfelt look into the life of Mistress Nora, […]

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Release & ARC Review: The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Action

  It’s here!  The latest instalment in the best-selling Blood and Ash series, The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wishes & Wings (The Birdsong Trilogy, #3) by Nina Lane

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Drama

  Wishes & Wings, the heartpounding finish to The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane is live! This series is an epic story of forbidden love, an angsty, dramatic, swoony and emotional romance that captured my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Feather & Flame (The Birdsong Trilogy, #2) by Nina Lane

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 AJ Drama

  Feather & Flame, the second book in The Birdsong Trilogy, is live! An angsty, emotional and intense forbidden love story!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play   […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Bully (Calamity Montana, #4) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)

March 3, 2022September 6, 2023 AJ Drama

  The Bully is live! An emotional enemies-to-lovers romance with red-hot chemistry, sizzling passion and a beautiful slow-burning love story. Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Blurb Nellie Rivera is trading traffic for tranquility. When […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somehow and Someway (The Difference Trilogy, #2) by Aly Martinez

February 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world gave me everything. And then it took it all away.”   The Difference Between Somehow and Someway, the second book in the moving and captivating The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Chance for Us (Willow Creek Valley, #4) by Corinne Michaels

February 8, 2022February 7, 2022 AJ Drama

A Chance for Us is live!     Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play |  Audible (audio narrated by Zachary Webber & Vanessa Edwin)   Blurb My marriage started as a […]

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Audio Review: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

January 30, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 ‘oh, my heart!’ stars OMG, Colleen Hoover writes the most emotional and unexpected stories, and she’s delivered an amazing read with this incredible book. A heartbreaking story […]

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ARC Review: Claimed (Willow Springs, #5) by Laura Pavlov

January 28, 2022January 21, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Claimed is live, and the Willow Springs series is complete! Amazon   Blurb Nashville’s hottest country star. Wedding planner extraordinaire. High school sweethearts one day and complete strangers the next. “He’s the only boy […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somebody and Someone (The Difference Trilogy, #1) by Aly Martinez

January 27, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world owes you nothing.”   The Difference Between Somebody and Someone, the first book in the The Difference Trilogy, filled with emotional twists and turns from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is now live! […]

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Release & ARC Review: Pieces of Me (Pieces Duet, #2) Jay McLean

January 16, 2022December 31, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Pieces of Me by Jay McLean, is live early, and the Pieces Duet is complete! Angsty, heartwrenching, and stunningly romantic, this duet is a must-read that will have you feeling all the feels!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Decker: Changing the Play (Boston Tomcats, #1) by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais

January 13, 2022July 24, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Decker: Changing the Play, book #1 in the Boston Tomcats series, is live!   A fantastically fun and funny sports romance that is full of chemistry and heat, with a gorgeous romance!   Amazon […]

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Review: Insta-Family (Forbidden Men: Descendants) by Linda Kage

January 9, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Universal  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Apple Books  Blurb LUCY GAMBLE, KNOCKED UP BY DYING MAN SHE GAVE SYMPATHY SEX, NOW MOVING ON TO HIS BIG BROTHER. Have you ever tried to come up with a headline for your […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2) by Kate Canterbary

December 28, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary is live!     Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Eight weeks of forced proximity is a long time to hate someone you’re trying not to love. Sebastian […]

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Review: The Color of Us by Jessica Park

December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Callie Evans isn’t exactly living her best life in Los Angeles. She dropped out of college, has been repeatedly fired, and is now literally watching paint dry at a hardware store for a […]

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ARC Review: Homecoming King (Three Kings, #1) by Penny Reid

December 23, 2021 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! Abby went through a horrible divorce that almost ruined her life and she doesn’t want to get married again. She isn’t even interested in a relationship until she […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx, #1) by Kate Stewart

December 19, 2021December 30, 2024 AJ Drama

  The Plight Before Christmas, a full-length romantic dramedy by USA Today bestselling author Kate Stewart, is live, and is my latest 5-star read and fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Paperback Free in KU […]

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