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ARC Review: The Candle Palace (Jamison Valley, #6) by Devney Perry

August 20, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Sometimes a single flame can ignite a love that lasts a lifetime. Milo Phillips knows the meaning of pain. Suffering through the most intense physical […]

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Release & ARC Review: Revenge at Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #2) by Callie Hart

August 13, 2019January 27, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon Blurb The second installment in the best-selling Raleigh Rebels Series, by USA Today Bestselling Author Callie Hart. SILVER Kiss me. Hold me. Claim me. Love me. It’s hard to remember what life was like […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Truth About Us by R.C. Stephens

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU     Blurb Jolie Griffin Campbell was the typical bad boy. My father warned me not to get too close. But he’s handsome as […]

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ARC Review: Discretion (The Dumonts, #1) by Karina Halle

August 6, 2019 AJ Drama

  From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a delicious saga of wealth, luxury, and scandal—and the wicked secrets of success behind an envied family dynasty. Discretion, a full-length contemporary standalone romance by Karina […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Beautifully Damaged (Shine Design, #1) by Laura Pavlov

August 3, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Today we have an exciting blog tour from BEAUTIFULLY DAMAGED by Laura Pavlov! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!     Amazon  |  Amazon Paperback   About Beautifully Damaged […]

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ARC Review: This is Wild (This Is, #2) by Natasha Madison

July 30, 2019July 28, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Apple Books  |  Nook     Blurb From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is… Zoe When you […]

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ARC Review: Infinite (Indefinite Duet, #2) (Salvation, #7)

July 29, 2019July 28, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis I was right. I never should’ve fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn’t make it. And […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The King (A Wicked Trilogy, #3.6) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 27, 2019July 25, 2019 AJ Action

  Amazon   Blurb From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series. As Caden and Brighton’s attraction grows despite the odds stacked […]

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ARC Review: Piece of My Heart (Fostering Love, #4) by Nicole Jacquelyn

July 21, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This is such a great read! Fun, sweet and sexy, this book still packs an emotional punch, with a hero that you cannot help but adore. I loved […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Making Up (Shacking Up World, #4) by Helena Hunting

July 18, 2019April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Making Up (Shacking Up, #4) by Helena Hunting   Released – 16 July 2019   Available now! Amazon US  |  Paperback     Blurb A new standalone, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Helena […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Cruel Legacy (Cruel Trilogy, Book Three) by K.A. Linde

July 16, 2019January 4, 2023 Mel Book News

  CRUEL LEGACY (Cruel Trilogy, Book Three) by K.A. Linde   Released  – 16 July 2019   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Kobo  |  B&N  | […]

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Release & ARC Review: First and Forever (Heartache Duet, #2) by Jay McLean

July 12, 2019July 11, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Ava Diaz needs saving. She just doesn’t know it yet. Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on […]

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Audio Review: Black Sheep (Dirty Mafia Duet, #1) by Meghan March

July 9, 2019August 29, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Now live as an Audible Original Audible Ebook and Paperback release 27 August 2019 Pre-order: Kindle Ebook  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Every family has a black sheep. In the infamous Casso […]

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Audio Review: Heartbreak Warfare by Kate Stewart & Heather M. Orgeron

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “We are perfect, and we are impossible.” 4 stars Straight up – I’m not usually a fan of overly angsty books, and I put off reading this […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Key to Hell (Hell Night, #4) by Alex Grayson

July 3, 2019June 29, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon  |  Universal   Blurb Death. Destruction. Pain. A soulless void. It’s his life. It’s his reality. Emo doesn’t feel. Anything. His soul is dark and filled with hatred. People in the small town […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Heartache and Hope (Heartache Duet, #1) by Jay McLean

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Ava Diaz needs saving. She just doesn’t know it yet. Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on […]

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ARC Review: Intersect (Parallel, #2) by Elizabeth O’Roark

June 27, 2019December 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Synopsis The stunning conclusion to Parallel. Someone has torn them apart in the past, and she plans to do it again… As Nick […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Raphael (Deadly Virtues, #1) by Tillie Cole

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks   Unable to rate Synopsis They are the Fallen. A brotherhood of murderers whose nature compels them to kill. But guided by their leader, Gabriel, the Fallen […]

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ARC Review: Indefinite (Indefinite Duet, #1) (Salvation, #6) by Corinne Michaels

June 24, 2019 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Blurb The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Letters to Molly (Maysen Jar, #2) by Devney Perry

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Molly Alcott didn’t expect to open her mailbox one summer morning and find an old letter stuffed between bills and a supermarket flyer. Penned in […]

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ARC Review: Written With You (The Regret Duet, #2) by Aly Martinez

June 13, 2019June 12, 2019 AJ Drama

  Written With You, the emotional and highly anticipated conclusion to The Regret Duet from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   “Aly Martinez is one of the […]

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ARC Review: Parallel (Parallel, #1) by Elizabeth O’Roark

June 13, 2019December 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Time is a cruel thief…unless you can steal it back. As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science. […]

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ARC Review: The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1) by Abby Jimenez

June 12, 2019April 6, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! OMG. What did I just read? A fantastically fun friends-to-lovers romance that had me laughing out loud? A chemistry-filled love story between a fabulously snarky […]

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ARC Review: Unchaining You (Only You, #2) by Vic Tyler

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb If he hates me for what happened 8 years ago, just imagine how he feels now… Do I feel bad for accidentally hooking up with the one who broke my heart? […]

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ARC Review: Written With Regret (The Regret Duet, #1 by Aly Martinez)

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 AJ Drama

  Written With Regret, the first in an all-new emotional duet from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is available now!   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one […]

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