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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Unprofessional by J.D. Hawkins

March 23, 2017April 6, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Unprofessional by J.D. Hawkins Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK *Free on Kindle Unlimited* Blurb What happens when the internet’s favorite playboy falls in love? I have the best job in the world. Date […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Extra Credit by Poppy Dunne

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

  Extra Credit by Poppy Dunne Now Available!! Amazon  *Free on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb The first time I saw Will Munroe I had him pegged as a typical LA douchebag—a little too handsome, a […]

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Review: Catching Carly (Barley Cross, #2) by Emma Hart

March 15, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Catching Carly by Emma Hart is another fun, lighthearted, entertaining read and I loved it. It’s got two tropes I enjoy – best friend’s brother and enemies-to-lovers – and both are […]

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Review: Room Service by Poppy Dunne

March 13, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! Alexandria Harrington, aka Alex, is in her late twenties and works for the House of Jazz which is slowly starting to go under. The only way to save the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Cad and the Co-Ed (Rugby, #3) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

March 1, 2017March 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

The Cad and the Co-Ed Rugby #3 L.H. Cosway & Penny Reid BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Keeping a secret this big is going to […]

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New Release, Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: The Hot One by Lauren Blakely

February 27, 2017March 15, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

  From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a hot new standalone second chance romance…   THE HOT ONE!   Want a slow burn, sexy-as-sin second chance romance filled with wit, humor and so […]

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Release Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Pucked Off (Pucked, #5) by Helena Hunting

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Pucked Off (Pucked, #5) by Helena Hunting BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | Nook | Kobo Blurb ***A Standalone novel in The Pucked Series*** I’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance.” I’m notorious for parties […]

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ARC Review: Royally Matched (Royally, #2) by Emma Chase

February 23, 2017April 25, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  BAM  |  IndieBound Synopsis Some men are born responsible, some men have responsibility thrust upon them. Henry Charles Albert Edgar […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Sex Says by Max Monroe

February 21, 2017October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

  Sex Says by Max Monroe NOW LIVE!! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | Nook | Kobo | GooglePlay Paperback Blurb From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Max Monroe comes a new standalone romantic comedy. Lola My name is Lola […]

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Review: Real Good Love (Real Duet, #2) by Meghan March

February 8, 2017March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 sexy, loved-up stars! This book picks up right where Real Good Man left off, and continues Banner and Logan’s love story. “Who would’ve thought that a guy from […]

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Review: Real Good Man (Real Duet, #1) by Meghan March

February 8, 2017March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Filterless heroine meets a dirty talking hero = rude and crude hilarity and lotsa sexy time. Short, sexy and lots of fun. I loved this one! 4 stars! Meghan […]

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Blog Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Text 2 Lovers (2 Lovers, #1) by K. Webster and J.D. Hollyfield

February 3, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel LOL Funny

Text 2 Lovers by K. Webster & J.D. Hollyfield Released January 24, 2017 An Adult, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy BUY NOW! Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Goodreads   Blurb It’s the start of nothing good. I fired off a storm of raunchy […]

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ARC Review: Good Boy (WAGs, #1) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

January 29, 2017January 28, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 Cheezus! stars This book is so much fun! Sexy, romantic and laugh-out-loud funny, I read with a big smile on my face, reveling in the hilariousness of the […]

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Review: Trust (Wrong, #3) by Jana Aston

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 “Chloe-and-Boyding” stars! Chloe is best-friends with Everly, the main character in Right. She is beautiful, quirky, and sweet and teaches second grade. Chloe has very little dating experience and she […]

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Review: EgoManiac by Vi Keeland

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay | Paperback | Audio Review 5 stars! “You’re the color in my black and white world.” I loved this book and can confidently say that EgoManiac is one of my favorites by Vi Keeland. The hilarious beginning […]

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Review: Fling (Wrong, #2.5) by Jana Aston

January 20, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 stars! Fling is a sweet little novella in Jana Aston’s Wrong series. Though a quick read, its full of humor, steam, and heart and is a wonderful office romance. The […]

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Review: Right (Wrong, #2) by Jana Aston

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4.5 stars! “It’s okay to rewrite your happily ever after, Everly. Sometimes the right guy is the one you never see coming.” I had a grin on my face from the […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Love in Lingerie (Unzipped, #1) by Alessandra Torre

January 16, 2017February 9, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Love in Lingerie by Alessandra Torre Released January 16, 2017 ══ NOW LIVE ══ Amazon | iBooks | Nook Find on GOODREADS Blurb A standalone romance from the New York Times Bestselling author of Black Lies and Hollywood Dirt… I hired her […]

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Release Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Full Package by Lauren Blakely

January 9, 2017August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

FULL PACKAGE by Lauren Blakely NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US |  Amazon UK  | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay Paperback | Audio Blurb From the New York Times Bestselling author of MISTER O and BIG ROCK, comes a hot & hilarious new […]

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Review: Being Brooke (Barley Cross, #1) by Emma Hart

December 23, 2016March 15, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Romantic, refreshing, and fun, Being Brooke by Emma Hart was just what I wanted from a best friends-to-lovers story. Highly entertaining and hilarious, you won’t be able […]

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Review: Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage

December 22, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AMAZING! 5 stars! I adored this book! A beautifully written, feel good romance that touched my heart and made me feel SO much, Shay Savage has done a fantastic […]

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Review: Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 “Hurricane” stars “…bad decisions always make for good stories…” Charged is the second book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover. It’s sexy, sweet, suspenseful, funny, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Downed (Gridiron, #3) by Jen Frederick

December 7, 2016October 3, 2017 Mel Book News

Downed (Gridiron, #3) by Jen Frederick NOW LIVE!! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA Blurb He’s the guy no one likes… Despite winning two national championships, JR “Ace” Anderson was sent packing from his old school […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: After We Fall by Melanie Harlow

December 6, 2016December 3, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

NOW LIVE! Amazon | iBooks |  Nook Find After We Fall on Goodreads Blurb Jack Valentini isn’t my type. Sexy, brooding cowboys are fine in the movies, but in real life, I prefer a suit and tie.  Proper manners. A close shave. […]

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Review: Us (Him, #2) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

December 2, 2016January 12, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s us. And it’s perfect.” 4.5 stars! This book is the continuation of the love story between Ryan Wesley and Jamie Canning that began in Him. While the first […]

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