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Review: Hendrix (Pittsburgh Titans, #7) by Sawyer Bennett

December 13, 2023December 19, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars Book #7 in the Pittsburgh Titans series, this is a sweet and sexy romance with minimal drama, and a happy ending for another Titans player. Hendrix and Stevie meet when the […]

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Review: Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

November 29, 2023November 30, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

To be released 1 December Pre-order:  Amazon Review 3 stars This is a quick and easy read, a marriage-of-convenience story. Britta works at a bar which is the hangout for the local ice hockey team, […]

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Audio Review: The Graham Effect (Campus Diaries, #1) by Elle Kennedy

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Audible Review 5 stars! Like most Off-Campus fans, I was so excited when Elle Kennedy announced that she was writing a second-generation book for Gigi Graham – daughter of Hannah and Garrett from […]

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Review: End Game (BSU Football, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Blurb She would be my end game. I just didn’t know it yet. Ophelia asked me for one simple favor—to get the guy she’s in love with to notice her. It won’t be easy; […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Win (Lake Spark Off-Season #2) by Evey Lyon

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Waiting to Win by Evey Lyon is live! Oh, I love this book! A fun, flirty, beautifully romantic story with childhood frenemies, a cocky hockey player, unrequited love, a fake marriage and an absolutely […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Christmas Cupid By Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Mel Book News

Christmas Cupid by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Buy it on Amazon or read for free on Kindle Unlimited!     Blurb Dear Sneaky Santa, I’d like to have a word about your sense of […]

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Release & ARC Review: Watch Your Mouth (Kings of the Ice, #2) by Kandi Steiner

October 27, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner is live!  Fun, sexy and beautifully swoony, this book made me laugh, made me cheer, brought the feels and stole my heart! This is the second book in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wild Card (Seattle Phantom Football, #3) by Maggie Rawdon

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon is live! A fun and spicy frenemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract sports romance full of snark and chemistry, with a sexy, slow-building love story. This is a great read, […]

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Release & ARC Review: I’m Your Guy (Hockey Guys, #2) by Sarina Bowen

October 10, 2023 AJ MM/Menage

  I’m Your Guy by Sarina Bowen is live! This is a gorgeous read. A funny, sweet and heartfelt m/m, opposites attract hockey romance with two fabulous heroes who both stole my heart!   Amazon  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Puck Yes: A Fake Marriage Hockey Romance (My Hockey Romance, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 9, 2023November 16, 2023 Mel Book News

Puck Yes (My Hockey Romance, #2) by Lauren Blakely   Released –  9 October 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb The hotshot new hockey player, the veteran team captain, […]

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Review: Cannon (Pittsburgh Titans, #6) by Sawyer Bennett

October 8, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The sixth book in the Pittsburgh Titans series, this is a sweet, sexy, swoony and heartfelt second-chance-at-love story for new Titans coach, Cannon. Cannon gave up his NHL playing career to […]

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Audio Review: The Proposal (The Brewer Family, #1) by Adriana Locke

September 18, 2023April 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Breaking News: Rugby’s bad boy marries his best friend’s little sister If Renn Brewer would’ve asked me to marry him, I would’ve said no. Why? One, his reputation […]

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Release & ARC Review: How to Score Off Field (Campus Legends, #3) by Sara Ney

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  How to Score Off Field by Sara Ney is live! The third book in the Campus Legends series, this is a funny and sweet NA romance that is painfully awkward, but endearingly relatable. It’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Score (Lake Spark Off-Season #1) by Evey Lyon

September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Waiting to Score by Evey Lyon is live! This is such a fun read – a brother’s best friend, friends-with-benefits, small town sports romance that is sexy and sweet with just the right amount […]

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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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Release & ARC Review: On the Shore (Cottonwood Cove, #3) by Laura Pavlov

July 27, 2023July 25, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  On the Shore by Laura Pavlov is live! An enemies-to-lovers sports romance that is funny, sexy, and so freaking swoony! Featuring a snarky heroine and a superstar NFL quarterback who falls head over heels, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine To Take (Southern Wedding #5) by Natasha Madison

July 24, 2023July 22, 2023 AJ Romance

  From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a stand-alone small-town, second-chance sports romance.  Mine to Take is live! When two worlds crossover. From the This Is Series and The […]

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Review: Drake (Pittsburgh Titans, #5) by Sawyer Bennett

July 22, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is a gorgeous read! This is the fifth book in the Pittsburgh Titans series, about a NHL team rebuilding after their whole team, and a portion of their staff and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Overtime (Seattle Phantom Football, #2) by Maggie Rawdon

July 13, 2023July 12, 2023 AJ Romance

  Overtime by Maggie Rawdon is live! A fun, flirty, wildly sexy, almost-second-chance, enemies-to-lovers sports romance, this book is chock-full of fabulous tropes, and it’s such an enjoyable read!   Amazon   Blurb Colton St. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Meet Your Match (Kings of the Ice, #1) by Kandi Steiner

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 AJ Favourite

  Meet Your Match by Kandi Steiner is live, and oh wow, what a story! The first book in the Kings of the Ice series, this is a fun, playful, chemistry-filled sport romance with the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Worth the Wait (Lake Spark, #3) by Evey Lyon

June 27, 2023 AJ Romance

  Worth the Wait by Evey Lyon is live! The third and final book in the Lake Spark series, this is a gorgeous second-chance-romance full of swoon and intensity, as a hockey star finally gets […]

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Review: Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1) by Elsie Silver

June 23, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars My first Elsie Silver book! A fun, sweet and sexy romance featuring a headstrong bullrider, and the woman sent to keep him in line, I really enjoyed this one! Rhett […]

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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: Defensive End (Seattle Phantom Football, #0.5) by Maggie Rawdon

April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 AJ Novella

Free Read:  Available on author’s website Review 4 stars! This is an entertaining little short, a prequel to the upcoming full-length novel, Pick Six. It’s available free on the author’s website, and only took me […]

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Release & ARC Review: Worth the Chance (Lake Spark, #2) by Evey Lyon

April 12, 2023April 11, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Worth the Chance by Evey Lyon is live! The second book in the Lake Spark series, this is a fun and feisty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, forced-proximity, sports romance full of snark and passion, with […]

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