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Surprise Release, ARC Review & Free Gift: From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 31, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Action

From Blood and Ash, a captivating, sexy and action-packed high fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, is available now! If you love forbidden romance, this book is for you. If […]

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Release & ARC Review: Missing in Action (Brothers in Arms, #2) by Kate Canterbary

March 30, 2020August 22, 2023 AJ Drama

  MISSING IN ACTION is a full-length M/M steamy contemporary romance standalone with connections to the Walsh Series   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Blurb Former Navy SEAL turned covert agent Wes Halsted spent his days—and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Chance (Southern Series, #1) by Natasha Madison

March 18, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Kallie I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he […]

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Release & ARC Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

March 17, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Time comes a breathtaking story about first love, second chances, and starting over. All I Ask, a new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author […]

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Release & ARC Review: Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

March 6, 2020May 30, 2020 AJ Angsty

  KISS THE STARS is live! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Synopsis A Falling Stars STAND-ALONE NOVEL from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . . A single mother. An up-and-coming […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: We Are Us by Tara Leigh

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  We Are Us, an all-new, suspenseful and emotional second chance love story from Tara Leigh is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I fell in love with a beautiful, broken boy. His whispered […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Disavow (The Dumonts, #3) by Karina Halle

February 25, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Billionaire

From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. Disavow, book three in the Dumont series, is live!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann

February 24, 2020June 16, 2022 Mel Angsty

  The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 20 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex. Lies. Revenge. […]

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ARC Review: Reckless at Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #3) by Callie Hart

February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Pain is a currency the residents of Raleigh are rich in. For Silver Parisi, life should be simpler than ever now that Jacob Weaving is behind bars. However, corruption runs deep within […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wild at Heart (The Simple Wild, #2) by K.A. Tucker

February 21, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the internationally best-selling author of The Simple Wild comes the continuation of a woman’s journey to Alaska and a life she never imagined for herself. Wild at Heart, book two in the Simple Wild […]

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ARC Review: Braveheart, a love story by Katy Regnery

February 14, 2020February 12, 2020 Mel Drama

Previously published as Fragments of Ash.  Re-released as Braveheart, a love story 14 February 2020 Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a dark and twisted tale of […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: One-Eighty (Westover Prep, #1) by Marie James

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020 AJ Drama

  One-Eighty by Marie James is LIVE and FREE in KU! Get ready to fall in love with your next book boyfriend! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 Mel Book News

R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, Doctor Dearest is LIVE!     Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey   Released – 6 February 2020 Buy it today! Amazon Blurb Natalie Dr. Easton is part man, part myth. […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Maddie (Hades Hangmen, #8) by Tillie Cole

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

The latest Hangmen novel is live!   Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks    Blurb Not even love can conquer the demons of our pasts… Flame and Maddie have found solace and safety in one another’s arms, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #2) by Devney Perry

January 21, 2020March 16, 2023 AJ Drama

  Riven Knight, the second book in the Tin Gypsy series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge […]

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ARC Review: Face the Music (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Pastor Ben Langley is irresistible. His wife died giving birth to their daughter five years ago. His tragic […]

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Release & ARC Review: Warrior Blue by Kelsey Kingsley

January 12, 2020January 11, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon   Blurb Blake Carson can’t afford to have a life. Between working full-time as a tattoo artist and caring for his disabled twin brother Jacob, his plate is more than full – and […]

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Review: King of the Causeway (King, #9.5) by T.M. Frazier

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb A massive hurricane looms off the coast of Florida while a different kind of storm is brewing in Logan’s beach. A mysterious newcomer is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Come Back For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 AJ Drama

  Come Back for Me, an all-new emotional and riveting standalone from New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels, is LIVE   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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Release & ARC Review: Release by Aly Martinez

January 6, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

“I couldn’t put it down! The incredible premise and the tension will keep you turning the pages until dawn.” – Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author Release, an all-new powerful and emotional standalone romance from […]

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Audio Review: The Plan Commences (The Rising, #2) by Kristen Ashley

December 31, 2019July 16, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars The second instalment in Kristen Ashley’s The Rising series, this book picks up where the first left off, and we are thrown back into the land of Triton and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: So, That Got Weird (So Far, So Good, #1) by Amelia Kingston

December 29, 2019May 25, 2020 AJ Drama

   NEW 5-STAR FAVE FROM AMELIA KINGSTON IS LIVE!   Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Barnes & Noble   Blurb A painfully awkward love story. Incomprehensibly awkward Elizabeth Wilde is desperate for love. Connection. Intimacy. After […]

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ARC Review: The One For You (The Ones Who Got Away, #4) by Roni Loren

December 27, 2019 AJ Drama

To be released 31 December   Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! The fourth and final book in the The Ones Who Got Away series, this friends-to-lovers romance is fun, sweet and sexy with […]

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Review: Park Avenue Player by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

December 23, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Another fun, emotional, sexy and unexpected romance from the queens of co-writing! An enemies-to-lovers, boss/nanny relationship that is full of snark and chemistry with a love story that had […]

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