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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Trouble with Quarterbacks by R.S. Grey

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Mel Book News

  R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, The Trouble With Quarterbacks, is LIVE!   Buy it today! Amazon   Blurb CANDACE: KAT & YASMINE! DO NOT DALLY! Come straight home after work. Kat, don’t take the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love & Hockey (Fury Series, #1) by Monty Jay

July 24, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Love & Hockey, the first book in the brand new Fury series, is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb NHL’s golden boy, Bishop Maverick, knows […]

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Audio Review: The Understatement of the Year (Ivy Years, #3) by Sarina Bowen

July 18, 2020July 17, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! An emotional and heartfelt m/m NA romance with a deep underlying message, and all the feels. This is the third book in the Ivy […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hard Pass (Trophy Boyfriends, #1) by Sara Ney

June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Blurb “Hard pass.” That’s what the last girl I slept with said when she got her first sober glimpse of me. She laughed, walked out of […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The First Score (Summerville Sports Romance, #2) by Amie Knight

June 3, 2020August 23, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  There was something about that first score, and not just on the football field. The First Score, an all-new, best friend’s brother romance from Amie Knight is available now!    Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: A Secret for a Secret (All In, #3) by Helena Hunting

May 14, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Age Gap

A Secret for a Secret, an all-new forbidden standalone hockey romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is LIVE!   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb From […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Sure Shot (Brooklyn Hockey, #4) by Sarina Bowen

May 12, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Sure Shot is live! A brand new standalone novel in the USA Today bestselling Brooklyn Bruisers series!   Amazon  |  Apple |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Nook   Blurb On the eve of […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Love Under Quarantine by Kylie Scott & Audrey Carlan

May 6, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Love Under Quarantine, an all-new feel good strangers-to-lovers romance about finding love in the most unexpected ways from New York Times bestselling authors Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan, is out now!   Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Unforgettable (Cloverleigh Farms, #5) by Melanie Harlow

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Mel Book News

Unforgettable (Cloverleigh Farms, #5) by Melanie Harlow   Available – 4 May 2020   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Back then, I had it all. Wicked fastball. Killer instinct. Cocky […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Hardest Play (The Hardest Series, #3) by A.S. Teague

April 20, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

The Hardest Play, an all-new emotional new-adult standalone from A.S. Teague is available now!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb It’s easy to convince the world that you have it all. I’m […]

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Review: Superfan (Brooklyn Hockey, #3) by Sarina Bowen

April 12, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Oh, I loved this one! Back to the world of the Brooklyn Bruisers for another fun, sweet, sexy and heartfelt romance, I loved being back in this world and […]

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Audio Review: Overnight Sensation (Brooklyn Hockey, #2) by Sarina Bowen

March 15, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Love, love, love! Oh my goodness, I loved being back in this world! Sarina Bowen has created a fantastic sports romance series with these books, and I read with […]

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ARC Review: Love Game: a sports romance by Emma Scott

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Sikai Solomon is a tennis prodigy. A mega-talent. A legend in the making. Kai is also the official, undisputed, bad boy of the “gentleman’s” sport with more smashed rackets […]

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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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Review: Epic (Him, #2.5) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

February 12, 2020 AJ MM/Menage

Originally published in the Christmas in the City anthology   Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb They’re back! Epic is a novella about your favorite hockey duo!  Jamie and Wes are having a […]

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Release Blitz with ARC Review: A Favor for a Favor (All In, #2) by Helena Hunting

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Mel Book News

A Favor for a Favor, all-new enemies-to-lovers standalone sports romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting, is available now!     A Favor for a Favor (All In, #2) by Helena Hunting   […]

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Release & ARC Review: This is Forever (This Is, #4) by Natasha Madison

January 14, 2020January 9, 2020 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon   |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Blurb Caroline Becoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn’t […]

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Audio Review: Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Hockey, #1) by Sarina Bowen

January 11, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! At last! The long-awaited story of Nate and Rebecca, and OMG, it was worth the wait! A delicious friends-to-lovers romance with humour, fantastic chemistry, and a fun, passionate and […]

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Review: Pipe Dreams (Brooklyn Bruisers, #3) by Sarina Bowen

December 21, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! The third book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, and another gorgeous, heartfelt second-chance-romance… this one completely unexpected. I haven’t been the greatest fan of Nate’s Assistant, Lauren, in the previous […]

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Release & Review: Breaking Defenses (BSU Football, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

December 15, 2019October 12, 2020 AJ New Adult

  Breaking Defenses is live! This is Carey Slade’s book! (Fighting for Flight‘s Jonah and Raven’s now 21yr old son)    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Forbidden Man by Karina Halle

December 11, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Originally published as The Younger Man     A reckless, obsessive soccer star. A forbidden affair that could ruin her career. The locker room has never been this steamy.   The Younger Man, an epic […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Guy on the Left (The Underdogs, #2) by Kate Stewart

December 8, 2019December 7, 2019 AJ Angsty

  The Guy on the Left by Kate Stewart is LIVE! This is a standalone contemporary romance packed with all the feels! One-click yours NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  […]

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Review: Hard Hitter (Brooklyn Bruisers, #2) by Sarina Bowen

November 23, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! I love this book! It’s a fun, sweet and sexy sports romance with a beautiful love story, and I couldn’t put it down. The second book in the Brooklyn […]

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Review: Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers, #1) by Sarina Bowen

November 2, 2019 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! The first book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, this is a fun, sexy and heartfelt second-chance-sports romance, and a fantastic introduction to a new world and group of characters that […]

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ARC Review: Moonlighter (The Company, #1) by Sarina Bowen

October 22, 2019October 5, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Only in my family could a professional hockey player earning seven million dollars a year be considered a slacker. I’m at the […]

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