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Review: The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck by Kylie Scott

March 2, 2024 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! This is such a fun read! A sweet and easy romance with great characters, fantastic banter and chemistry, and a uniquely entertaining story. When Lilah saves the life of a “good” […]

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Release & ARC Review: Meant for Stone (Meant For, #1) by Natasha Madison

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 AJ Drama

  Meant for Stone by Natasha Madison is live! A fun and super sexy sports romance, this book is so much more than I was expecting. It starts off as a light, funny, sexy read, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tempting Promises (Whitlock Family, #3) by Corinne Michaels

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels is live! The third book in the Whitlock Family series, this is the most amazing enemies-to-lovers romance! Full of chemistry and epic banter, it’s fun, heartfelt and wildly sexy […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Billionaire Is Back (Beacon Harbor, #1) by Kaley Loring & Connor Crais

January 25, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  The Billionaire is Back by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live! Funny, sexy, and beautifully romantic, this book made me laugh and swoon, and gave me all the feels. A small town, brother’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cluelessly Yours (It’s A Funny Story, #3) by Max Monroe

January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Cluelessly Yours  by Max Monroe   Released – 13 January 2024   Available now!  Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb The bad news? Getting hit by a cab can officially get crossed off my bucket […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Thoroughly Pucked: A Brother’s Best Friends Romance (My Hockey Romance, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 11, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Thoroughly Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 11 January 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two star hockey players and their best friend’s little sister in a runaway bride […]

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Review: Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3) by Lucy Score

December 19, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 5 stars! This is a hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance that is fun and laugh-out-loud funny, yet emotional, with a fantastically snarky, banter-filled love story that is full of chemistry and so freaking […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting

December 5, 2023April 30, 2024 Mel Audio Recommendation

  Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting   Available Now! Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Bride (The Darlings, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 5, 2023June 19, 2024 Mel Book News

  My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Released December 5, 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb In a sizzling romance that sparkles with wit and depth, two […]

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Review: Name in Lights Collection (including Pumpkin’s Gotta Give) by Kayley Loring

November 27, 2023December 31, 2023 AJ Celebrities

The Name in Lights series by Kayley Loring is available in one collection! Amazon   I love this series so much! Some of my favorite Kayley Loring books, these are fun, playful, sexy, romantic and […]

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Audio Review: Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) by Abby Jimenez

November 26, 2023November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! This is a fantastic friends-to-lovers, fake relationship romance with humour, emotion, and so much heart. I did struggle with parts of the story, but I fell […]

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Review: One Chance (The Sullivan Family, #3) by Lena Hendrix

November 22, 2023January 9, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 “this is the best day of my life” stars This is a fun and heartfelt best-friends-to-lovers romance that made me laugh and smile. With an irresistible hero and a fantastically entertaining […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow

November 20, 2023March 8, 2025 Mel Book News

  Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 20 November 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Fall in love with my enemy? No way. Marry him […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Real Good Bad Thing: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone by Lauren Blakely

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Mel LOL Funny

A Real Good Bad Thing by Lauren Blakely   Released –   16 November 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Enemies turn to lovers, but can they trust each other […]

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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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New Release & ARC Review: My Boyfriend is a Vampire by Helena Hunting writing as Eva Knight

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Mel Fantasy

My Boyfriend is a Vampire by Helena Hunting writing as Eva Knight   Released – 19 October 2023   Available now! Amazon UK  |  Paperback     Blurb Hazy Florence is on track to graduate […]

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Review: Tessa’s Trust (The Anna Albertini Files, #5) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 15, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Book #5 in the Anna Albertini Files series moves away from feisty Anna, to her feisty sister, Tessa, in her own book which shows that she gets into just as much […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Dating (Problem, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

October 12, 2023January 31, 2025 Mel Book News

The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 12 October 2023   Available Now! Amazon |  Paperback     Blurb If I had to choose a person to hate, Alex Ramírez would’ve […]

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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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New Release & ARC Review: Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey

September 28, 2023October 3, 2023 Mel Book News

Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey is LIVE!     Biting banter, fake relationships, and illicit workplace rendezvous–anything goes in this romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author R.S. Grey.   Released September 28, 2023   Available […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Best Frenemies (It’s A Funny Story, #2) by Max Monroe

September 16, 2023January 13, 2024 Mel Book News

BEST FRENEMIES by Max Monroe   Released – 16 September 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Going tit for tat with the man you hate is all fun and games until […]

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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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Audio Review: Fluke (Carmichael Family, #3) by Adriana Locke

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Another fabulous friends-to-lovers story from the Carmichael Family series, I am loving these brothers, and their books, so much! Pippa grew up with the Carmichael boys as part of her life. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Tease (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely

August 30, 2023August 31, 2023 Mel Book News

THE TEASE (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 30 August 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Every rule-following girl knows some men are just off limits. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Love Plot by Samantha Young

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  The Love Plot by Samantha Young is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A funny, romantic, utterly charming opposites attract story with two absolutely fantastic characters in a fake romance. I laughed and […]

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