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New Release & ARC Review: Northern Stars (Compass, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry

September 15, 2022September 17, 2022 Mel Book News

  Brittainy Cherry   Released – September 15, 2022   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Hollywood’s biggest star first belonged to me. Breaking up with your high school sweetheart was one thing. Breaking up […]

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Release & ARC Review: Twisted (The Grim Tower, #1) by Renee Rocco

August 2, 2022October 20, 2022 AJ Favourite

Twisted by Renee Rocco is live! An imaginative retelling of Rapunzel with an erotic twist, this is a dark fairytale, enemies-to-lovers, reverse harem story with a boldly inquisitive heroine desperate to explore the world, and […]

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ARC Review: The Redo (Winslow Brothers, #4) by Max Monroe

July 24, 2022 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon   Blurb  Put a finger down if you’ve ever been a single woman who got stuck in a New York City elevator in the middle of a summer blackout with your former high school sweetheart—whom […]

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ARC Review: Reverse (Bittersweet Symphony, #2) by Kate Stewart

July 24, 2022 AJ 6 Star Reads

Reverse by Kate Stewart is live, and it’s my favorite read of 2022!     A steamy star-crossed lovers, rockstar romance with all the feels! A heartstopping romance with a delicious blend of love, passion, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Between Hello and Goodbye by Emma Scott

June 26, 2022April 2, 2023 Mel Audio Recommendation

  BETWEEN HELLO AND GOODBYE by Emma Scott is LIVE!   Released: June 26, 2022     Grab it today!! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb She’s a city girl in Seattle. He’s a firefighter in a […]

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Audio Review: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

May 8, 2022August 18, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5+ stars! What an amazing read! A fun, sweet, laugh-out-loud yet emotional story with fantastic characters, SO much heart, and a beautiful and passionate small town, grumpy/sunshine, slow […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: Always Mine (Honey Mountain, #1) by Laura Pavlov

April 21, 2022April 19, 2022 AJ Favourite

  Always Mine, the first book in the Honey Mountain series by Laura Pavlov, is live and it’s a fave for 2022! A beautiful friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, sexy and gorgeously swoony, I was […]

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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 & ARC Review: What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Mel Favourite

  Jewel E. Ann has revealed the cover for What Lovers Do!   Released – March 24, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb How did Scottsdale’s sexiest pet store […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen & Lauren Blakely

January 18, 2022December 31, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy standalone romance between the best man and the other best man!    Amazon  |  Apple  […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: Tin Queen (Clifton Forge, #6) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #6) by Devney Perry

August 31, 2021March 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

  Tin Queen by Devney Perry is live, and the Tin Gypsy series is complete! This is an amazing story, and a fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Sinner (Angels and Demons, #1) by Emma Scott

August 15, 2021December 12, 2022 Mel Book News

  The Sinner by Emma Scott   Released –  15 August 2021 Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, […]

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ARC Review: The Mixtape by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 1, 2021August 18, 2021 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver’s caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first. Emery has never felt more alone. Raising her daughter […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Reel (Hollywood Renaissance, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

June 9, 2021August 28, 2025 Mel Celebrities

Reel, an all new epic CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE love story from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is available now!   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N […]

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New Release & ARC Review: For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann

May 23, 2021February 8, 2022 Mel Angsty

  For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released: May 23, 2021   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: The Love Interest by Kayley Loring

April 16, 2021April 14, 2021 AJ Favourite

  The Love Interest by Kayley Loring is a fave for 2021, and it’s live! Amazon  |  Paperback   Audio will be released April 26th and be narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Mackenzie Cartwright, featuring […]

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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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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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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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