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Release & ARC Review: The Bonds We Break (Iron Outlaws MC, #4) by S. Cole

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Bonds We Break by S. Cole is live! Kidnapping, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers A beautifully heartfelt redemption story, with strong themes of brotherhood and family, and a sexy, intense and emotional romance that stole […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023 Mel Book News

Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting   Released – 28 August 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Alternate Paperback     Blurb The first […]

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Review: Where I’d Rather Be (Forget Me Knot #4) by C.R. Ellis

August 26, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I picked up this book when I was wanting emotional intensity, and that’s exactly what I got. An angsty and emotional sort-of-friends to lovers story where a sweet […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Perfect (Cedar Point, #3) by Jillian Liota

August 21, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Problem with Perfect by Jillian Liota is live! The fourth book (third full length) in the Cedar Point series, I was so excited to be back into this world with a read that […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riot Reunion (Crooked Sinners, #4) by Callie Hart

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Riot House boys are back! Riot Reunion by Callie Hart is live!   Amazon (free in KU)   Blurb The residents of Riot House have graduated, but the events of the past year […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where You Belong (A Heart’s Compass, #5) by Brooke O’Brien

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Where You Belong by Brooke O’Brien is live! A short read with a single mother starting over and a protective and passionate hero who will do anything to win her heart. It’s swoony and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Mel Drama

  Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann is LVE!   Released: August 3, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon   |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Do books have souls? Anna Black has the […]

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Release & Review: In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

July 31, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros is live, and wow, what a read! An emotional, angsty, heartfelt second-chance military romance, this book completely swept me away with its emotion and intensity, and I adored […]

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Review: Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #21) by J.R. Ward

July 30, 2023August 2, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review WHAT. DID. I. JUST. READ???? Seriously. Did that just happen? I can’t… Uuugghhhhhh. This is the 21st book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and as a fangirl from way back in the […]

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Review: Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3) by Elsie Silver

July 29, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The third book in the Chestnut Springs series, this is an emotional and heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance with all the feels. Since the moment she met him when they were children, Sloane […]

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Release & ARC Review: Grace Note (Cake, #7) by J. Bengtsson

June 28, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Grace Note by J. Bengtsson is live! What a way to finish the Cake series! The potential was there for epic, I was hoping for epic, and J. Bengtsson has delivered. This story is epic! […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crimson River (The Edens, #5) by Devney Perry

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 AJ Drama

  Crimson River by Devney Perry is live! A beautifully written, emotional story with a chemistry-filled, passionate and heartfelt romance. I fell in mad love with these characters, and I love this book so much! […]

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Audio Review: Next in Line (Cake, #6) by J. Bengtsson

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A fun, exciting and gorgeously emotional romance, and a fantastic story of a troubled rockstar on the rise. This series continues to own my heart. This is book six in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lies We Tell (Iron Outlaws MC, #3) by S. Cole

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Lies We Tell by S. Cole (Scarlett Cole) is live, and damn, what a read! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Saint’s book, the club’s much-loved preacher who in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden Hearts (Whitlock Family, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh, my heart, what a swoonfest! This is such a gorgeous read! A forbidden romance full of chemistry and intensity, and a gorgeously sweet love story (and […]

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ARC Review: Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023 AJ Drama

Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes, coming 6 June! Amazon Pre-order   Blurb Best friends and soul mates since they were kids, Hart Augusto and Ruby Armenta were poised to take on senior year together […]

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Release & ARC Review: Made for Romeo (Made For, #4) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2023June 1, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone enemies to lovers, second chance romance. A spin-off from the Hollywood Royalty Series & the Only One Series […]

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Review: Hunker Down with the McKallisters (Cake, #5.5) by J. Bengtsson

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4 stars This is a fun little bonus, and an opportunity to spend time with one of my favourite romantic fiction families, the McKallisters, as they endure COVID lockdown. Set during the […]

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Audio Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

May 12, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is live, and it’s a 6-star fave for 2023! Rebecca Yarros has burst into the world of fantasy romance with an exhilarating, exciting, and heartstopping read that I could […]

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ARC Review: Pick Six (Seattle Phantom Football, #1) by Maggie Rawdon

May 8, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Pick Six by Maggie Rawdon is now available! This is a steamy, fake dating, sports romance, you won’t want to miss!   Amazon  |  Special Edition Paperback   Blurb What’s worse than playing a […]

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Review: Rogue Wave (Cake, #5) by J. Bengtsson

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars Book #5 of the Cake series, and we’re back with the McKallister clan and a second-chance romance for big brother, Keith and his long-time girlfriend, Samantha. Fans of the series will […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Thistles (Highlands, #1) by Samantha Young

May 2, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Beyond the Thistles, the first book in the Highlands series by Samantha Young, is live! Oh, my heart, what a read! So many feels in this book, a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, single parent romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Echoes of You (The Lost & Found, #2) by Catherine Cowles

May 2, 2023May 1, 2023 AJ Drama

  Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles is live! Oh, be still my heart! This is a beautifully swoony friends-to-lovers romance with a wonderfully protective hero and all the feels. This book captured my heart, […]

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Review: All I Want (Alabama Summer, #2) by J. Daniels

May 1, 2023June 14, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars A second-chance, brother’s-best-friend, enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is an angsty rollercoaster ride. It’s the second book in the Alabama Summer series, but can easily standalone, and Tessa and Luke’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Blood We Crave: Part 2 (Hollow Boys, #4) by Monty Jay

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Blood We Crave: Part 2 by Monty Jay is live! Dark, gritty and twisted, but bringing the feels, this is the heartpounding conclusion to Thatcher and Lyra’s story.    Amazon  |  Paperback   […]

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