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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 10, 2019January 23, 2026 Mel 6 Star Reads

Eleanor & Grey, an all-new beautiful and emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now!     Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 7 April 2019   Available Now! Amazon US  […]

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Review: Look the Part by Jewel E. Ann

March 23, 2019February 8, 2022 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 “Heaven and Earth” stars! Look the Part is a well-written, emotional romance about second chances, forgiveness, and redemption. It has the perfect mix of everything – […]

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Review: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

March 17, 2019September 20, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback |  Audio Review All the stars! Wow, wow, wow. What a read! Sarah J. Maas has taken this series and tipped it on its head, taking us on a thrilling […]

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Release & Audio Review: If I Only Knew (Second Time Around, #4) by Corinne Michaels

January 28, 2019October 30, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

  “Corinne Michaels never fails to deliver stories full of heartbreak and healing. If I Only Knew swept me away. A beautiful romance, a story of everlasting friendships, this book is not to be missed.” […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

  THE KISS THIEF by L.J. Shen   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb They say your first kiss should be […]

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ARC Review: The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan

November 25, 2018December 30, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5+ magical stars! “Love makes a place for itself even if there isn’t one…Love carves into the hardest of places.” Mia Sheridan has really outdone herself with The Wish […]

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Review: Long Shot (Hoops, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

November 22, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! “If you were mine, Iris, there would be no doubt what position you’d hold in my life. You’d be center. I’d play you at the […]

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ARC Review: Tragic (Lark Cove, #3) by Devney Perry

November 13, 2018November 11, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Kaine Reynolds wants nothing more than solitude. After an unthinkable tragedy destroys his family, he’s cut off all ties to his former life so he […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Long Live the Beautiful Hearts (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott

October 18, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

  LONG LIVE THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback     Blurb Never again […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1) by Carian Cole

September 13, 2018July 2, 2021 AJ 6 Star Reads

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Synopsis The people we love are thieves. They steal our hearts. They steal our breath. They steal […]

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Review Tour & ARC Review: Bring Down the Stars (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book One) by Emma Scott

August 22, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

  BRING DOWN THE STARS (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book One) by Emma Scott   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Paperback   Blurb I fell for Connor Drake. I didn’t want to; I […]

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Review: The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang

August 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 “you are my favorite puzzle” stars!! Two lonely halves found comfort together. The Kiss Quotient, Helena Hoang’s debut novel, is a stunning, heartfelt love story that […]

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From the Ground Up

Review: From The Ground Up by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 2, 2018November 28, 2019 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! OMG, this book! I loved it so much! A stunning romance that is as unique as it is beautiful and realistic, it’s a truly special story and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

Disgrace, an all-new emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is LIVE!     Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry   Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal     Blurb […]

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Review: Torn (All Torn Up, #1) by Carian Cole

June 15, 2018October 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 “I love you the most” stars Wow. Wow. Wow! I’m always intrigued by the idea of a taboo romance, and Carian Cole has done an amazing […]

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Alphas Like Us

Review: Alphas Like Us (Like Us, #3) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

June 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

Buy: Amazon Review 5 stars and all the feeeeeels! #Marrowforlife! What can I say about Maximoff and Farrow that I haven’t already said? Not a whole lot, because they are an amazing couple and I cannot […]

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Unexpected Love

Release Blitz & ARC Review: Unexpected Love Story (Love, #2) by Natasha Madison

June 5, 2018December 31, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Unexpected Love Story (Love, #2) by Natasha Madison   BUY NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb When one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the […]

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Review: Give Me Your Answer True (The Fish Tales, #2) by Suanne Laqueur

May 31, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 heartbreaking and healing stars After falling madly for the spectacular The Man I Love, I wasn’t ready to go diving right into this one. I was […]

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The Wild Heir AMAZON (1)

Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Wild Heir (Nordic Royals, #2) by Karina Halle

May 17, 2018October 18, 2019 AJ Favourite

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK   Blurb At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the […]

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Love and Other Words

Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

May 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this one! A beautiful, slow-burning friends-to-lovers YA love story that becomes a swoony and emotional second-chance romance. Something different from CLo, but they nailed it! […]

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The Man I Love

Review: The Man I Love (The Fish Tales, #1) by Suanne Laqueur

April 21, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Wow! An amazing story, and so beautifully written. Absolutely captivating, I loved it! 6 stars! This is one of those books that becomes a fully-immersive reading experience. […]

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Rush

Review: Rush (Rush, #1) by Emma Scott

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Pain. Hope. Fire. Love.” stars!! Oh my heart! Rush by Emma Scott is phenomenal. A story of love and understanding, acceptance and growth. Of healing and letting go, moving […]

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Something So Unscripted

ARC Review: Something So Unscripted (Something So, #4) by Natasha Madison

April 11, 2018April 7, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iTunes  |  Kobo   Synopsis From the International Best Selling Series Something So Zack Finding my teammate in bed with my wife made the decision I had been […]

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Review: All In (Full Tilt, #2) by Emma Scott

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5+ “Love her” stars! There is beauty everywhere, even in the things that scare you the most… Devastated and utterly heartbroken at the end of Full Tilt, I […]

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Getting Schooled

Audio Review: Getting Schooled (Getting Some, #1) by Emma Chase

March 4, 2018April 21, 2019 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Audible  |  Kindle  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Review 6 massive stars! OMG, this book! This book is EVERYTHING that I love about Emma Chase. EVERYTHING! It’s funny, sweet, smart, sexy […]

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