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Release & ARC Review: From the Embers by Aly Martinez

April 28, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Our love was born from the embers, and together we would go up in flames. From The Embers, an all-new standalone catastrophic romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Could Have Been Us (Willow Creek Valley, #2) by Corinne Michaels

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels is live! An emotional and heartwrenching read with the most amazingly swoony second-chance/brother’s-best-friend romance. This book had me feeling all the feels, and I freaking loved it!   […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 20, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

The Crown of Gilded Bones, the highly anticipated third book in bestselling Blood and Ash series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is out now, and it’s one of my most epic […]

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Review: Bombshell (EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), #2) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

April 18, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the second book in the EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) duet, and continues the story of bomb disposal officer, James Spears, in a dramatic, heartfelt, intriguing and […]

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Review: End of Day (Jack & Jill, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

April 9, 2021April 7, 2021 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5+ badass sexy stars! End of Day is exciting, thrilling, and unputdownable. Everything in this story is complex. The characters, the emotion, and the plot are all meticulously thought […]

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Review: Wild Wind (Chaos, #6.6) by Kristen Ashley

April 2, 2021March 29, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is such a gorgeous story! Sweet, sexy, super-functional and beautifully emotional, it’s a fantastic story for much-loved Jagger Black, and a wonderful finish to the Chaos series. Jagger is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Book News

Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg   Released – 30 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Audiobook coming soon – Narrated […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Muse (Beautiful Magic, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2021March 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum!     A sweeping romance set in a modern-day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE MUSE is […]

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Review: Second Chance At Us (Berkeley Hills, #1) by Stacy Travis

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review “People say that when a person meets the love of their life, they just know. Well, what if that happens when you’re sixteen years old and ill-equipped to handle it?” […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Love is Never Lost ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Feeeeeeels

Sometimes, the journey is the love story.     Love Is Never Lost by Katy Regnery is LIVE!   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Last Piece of His Heart (Lost Boys, #3) by Emma Scott

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Mel Epic Romance

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author, Emma Scott, comes the third and final novel in the Lost Boys series–a gritty, angsty love story about two lost souls searching for their place in […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Marriage and Murder (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #2) by Penny Reid

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Mel Book News

The Devil is in the details . . . Marriage and Murder, an-all new quirky and witty cozy mystery and second book in the Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries from New York Times […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dotted Lines (Runaway, #5) by Devney Perry

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Dotted Lines is live! This is the fifth and final book in the Runaway series, a beautifully emotional, sweet and sexy second-chance-romance and an absolutely perfect finish to a series that has completely captured my […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Mel Angsty

Buy: Amazon Blurb A bed posed on a stage under a dazzling spotlight. An audience of hungry eyes. And him, the other half of my soul, our supple bodies moving as one . . . […]

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Audio Review: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5) by Sarah J. Maas

February 28, 2021March 5, 2026 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 6 incredible stars OMG, this book! This book is everything! Exciting, action packed, dramatic, emotional, incredible characters, a redemption arc like no other, and a passionate, chemistry-filled and […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Candy Colored Sky by Ginger Scott

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 AJ Drama

  Candy Colored Sky by Ginger Scott is live! “This book is coming of age PERFECTION. You’ll see pieces of yourself, of your heart and your soul in this story. This is a top read […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hold the Forevers (Coastal Chronicles, #1) by K.A. Linde

February 23, 2021August 30, 2022 Mel Angsty

  HOLD THE FOREVERS by K.A. Linde   Released – 23 February 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A new angsty […]

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Release & ARC Review: Return to Us (Willow Creek Valley, #1) by Corinne Michaels

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AJ Favourite

Return to Us by Corinne Michaels is now live! A blissfully romantic second-chance-single-parent-romance with all the feels!     Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible   Blurb From […]

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Release & ARC Review: Everlast (Ever, #2) by Alex Grayson

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AJ Drama

  Everlast, the second book in the Ever series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Lincoln was my once in a lifetime, my destiny. I was his happily ever after, his kismet. I met him […]

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ARC Review: Eastern Lights (Compass, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021 Mel Drama

Buy: Amazon  Blurb I once met a man on a cold Halloween night. He dressed as a superhero, and I dressed in red. For one night, I was his break from reality, and he was the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Don’t Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole

February 1, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Don’t Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole is now live!     An irresistibly beautiful, chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers, age-gap romance, I love this book so much!   Buy now – Amazon Free in KU   Blurb […]

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Boxset Release & Review: Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021 AJ Angsty

THREE LIVES. TWO LOVES. ONE TICKING TIME BOMB.   The Combative Trilogy box set by Jay McLean is LIVE!     AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Blurb In a world full […]

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Audio Review: A Place Without You by Jewel E. Ann

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 amazing stars! Wow, Jewel E. Ann! I am making my way through this author’s back-catalogue, and she is quickly becoming a fave. Her stories are raw and […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wrecked Palace (Wrecked, #3) by Catherine Cowles

January 21, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“A tortured hero, an inspirational heroine, suspense, and a slow-burn romance are the perfect recipe for a book that will utterly captivate readers. A must read for 2021!” – Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author Wrecked […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Not My Match (Game Changers, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

January 19, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 19 January 2021   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart […]

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