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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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Release & ARC Review: Riot Rules (Crooked Sinners, #2) by Callie Hart

January 1, 2021March 13, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Riot Rules, the second book in the Crooked Sinners series by Callie Hart, is live! Amazon Free in KU   Blurb CARRIE You think you know me, but you’re wrong. You look at me […]

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Review: Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror, #10) by Karina Halle

December 17, 2020February 25, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Blurb A lot can change in three years. For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stay For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #4) by Corinne Michaels

December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 AJ Celebrities

  Stay For Me by Corinne Michaels is live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audio Alert   Blurb Hollywood taught me everything I know about relationships—except how to […]

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Release Blitz and ARC Review: Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann

December 6, 2020February 8, 2022 Mel Book News

  Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann   Released –  December 6, 2020   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Are humans meant to mate for life? After four […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Revenge Pact (Kings of Football, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 3, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

The Revenge Pact kicks off an all-new series, The Kings of Football, with an enemies to lovers standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Make Me Yours (Bellamy Creek, #2) by Melanie Harlow

November 23, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Make Me Yours, an all-new sexy single dad rom com from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   Download your copy today or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Little Lies (Lies, Hearts and Truths, #1) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

November 20, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

I used to be the one who saved her. But I don’t want to save her anymore.   From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting, comes a beautifully written and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Reclaim by Aly Martinez

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Reclaim, an all-new extremely raw and moving second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Choices. Everyone makes them. From mundane to unimaginable, […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Cabin by Jasinda Wilder

October 28, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“One year, 365 days—and then one knock at my door changes everything.” The Cabin, an all-new beautifully written, emotion filled romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is available now!   Amazon  |  […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: When the Stars Fall (Lost Stars, #1) by Emery Rose

October 19, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When the Stars Fall is live! An emotional, angsty, gutwrenching read, but wow, what a love story – messy, complicated and passionate, it’s a beautifully written story of true love, second chances, forgiveness and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Fallen by Mia Sheridan

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback Blurb Scarlett Lattimore arrives at Lilith House, an abandoned mansion built in 1876, that later housed a reform school for troubled girls, to start a new life with her seven-year-old […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Lord of London Town (Adley Firm, #1) by Tillie Cole

October 13, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Lord of London Town is live and a fave for 2020!   Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Cheska Harlow-Wright was born into a life of luxury and privilege. She has never wanted for […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Promise You (The Hook Up, #4) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Mel Book News

I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 12 October 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Dillon McQueen: Babe. I promise. You want me. Serena Jensen: Um, who are you? […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Muses & Melodies (Hush Note, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

October 8, 2020October 6, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb If I can keep Hush Note’s leading guitarist, Nixon Winters, on the straight and narrow for the next six months, I’ll finally get my own band to manage—assuming we don’t […]

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Review: Eight Days in the Sun by M.K. Schiller

October 3, 2020October 2, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A beautifully romantic story that asks the question – what if you met the right person at the wrong time? Kiran and Mason are both holidaying solo in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Rifts & Refrains (Hush Note, #2) by Devney Perry

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 AJ Drama

  Available Now! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb From the moment Quinn Montgomery sat behind her first snare and cymbal set, she was destined for fame and glory. As Hush Note’s infamous female drummer, she sets the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: When You Come Back To Me (Lost Boys, #2) by Emma Scott

September 30, 2020September 28, 2020 Mel Angsty

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…   When You Come Back to Me, book two in […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Out of Love (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

September 29, 2020November 2, 2023 Mel Angsty

I could love the monster or leave the man.    Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann is AVAILABLE NOW!!      OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann   Released- 27 September 2020   […]

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Audio Review: One More Round (Cocktail) by Alice Clayton

September 26, 2020December 22, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon |  Audio Blurb Reunite with Simon and Caroline from the New York Times best-selling Wallbanger in this fun and flirty novella – and hear Simon’s voice for the first time! Simon and Caroline have […]

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