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Release & ARC Review: Things We Hide From the Light (Knockemout, #2) by Lucy Score

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score is live! This is the second book in the Knockemout series, a follow up to the fabulous Things We Never Got Over, and a snarky, […]

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Release & ARC Review: How to Lose at Love (Campus Legends, #1) by Sara Ney

January 19, 2023September 15, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  How to Lose at Love by Sara Ney is live! A college sports, fake relationship, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. With a strong and feisty heroine and an adorably clueless, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The RSVP (The Virgin Society, #1) by Lauren Blakely

January 4, 2023April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

THE RSVP, the first standalone book in The Virgin Society Series, from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE!     GRAB IT TODAY! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Our days are […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Drama King (Three Kings, #2) by Penny Reid

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Mel Book News

Snowed in with her off-limits celebrity client. What could go wrong?     Drama King, an all-new standalone forced proximity, mistaken identity, romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now available! […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Holly Dates by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Mel Book News

  The Holly Dates by Brittainy Cherry is now live!   Released – December 7, 2022     Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb All she […]

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ARC Review: Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

November 27, 2022November 24, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars This is such a fun read! A witty comedy featuring a bachelor-ish reality show where a semi-wannabe-celebrity dates his ex-girlfriends in the hopes of finding the one who […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Good Guy Challenge (The Dating Games, #3) by Lauren Blakely

November 8, 2022January 23, 2023 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE, the second standalone book in The Dating Games Series, from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE and FREE in KU!!     Make sure to grab this all-new, […]

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New Release & ARC Revew: Two A Day (The Dating Games, #2) by Lauren Blakely

November 8, 2022January 23, 2023 Mel Forbidden

TWO A DAY from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE! Don’t miss this all-new sexy, MF forbidden sports romance TODAY!!   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  | […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Folk Around and Find Out (Good Folk, #2) by Penny Reid

October 20, 2022November 21, 2022 Mel Book News

Folk Around and Find out, a small town, contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid is LIVE!     Grab your copy today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Nook […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dash: Rushing the Play (Boston Tomcats, #2) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

  Dash: Rushing the Play The second book in the Boston Tomcats series by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in […]

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ARC Review: Bitter Sweet Heart (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #2) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

September 6, 2022April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Buy: Amazon   |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb From the outside looking in, I live a charmed life: hockey legend for a father, my own promising future in the league, a great family, awesome friends. It’s not […]

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Review: Husband Material (London Calling, #2) by Alexis Hall

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb “Our favourite chaos demon & stern brunch daddy return in this delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant romcom about all the ways love can grow.” —Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author WANTED: One […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Reviews: Smartasses Anthology by Avery Flynn, Erin Mallon, Helena Hunting, Jana Aston, Jiffy Kate, Karen Grey, Kayley Loring, Krystyna Allyn, Penny Reid, Sara Ney, Sonali Dev, & Susannah Nix

August 18, 2022January 12, 2024 Mel LOL Funny

There’s nothing better than a sexy nerd! Except maybe 12 of them!     Smartasses, an all fun and flirty, romantic comedy anthology from 12 bestselling authors, is out now! Because what’s hotter than a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Virgin Next Door (The Dating Games, #1) by Lauren Blakely

August 12, 2022September 29, 2023 Mel Book News

HOT NEW RELEASE!! THE VIRGIN NEXT DOOR from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE! Don’t miss this all-new flirty, dirty, hilarious romance between a clever, book-loving heroine and a hot, nerd of a […]

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Review: Holiday Rogue (The Anna Albertini Files, #4.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo Review Short, steamy and exciting 4.5 stars! In this short novella, Rebecca Zanetti proves what a masterful writer she is – giving us a fun, exciting and suspenseful […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Hold (Southern Wedding, #2) by Natasha Madison

August 2, 2022July 19, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Mine to Hold by Natasha Madison is live! Funny, sexy and beautifully romantic with fantastic characters, this best-friends-to-lovers romance had me laughing and fanning myself as two friends find passion and love when they […]

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ARC Review: Run For Your Honey (Blum’s Bees, #3) by Staci Hart

August 1, 2022August 3, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! It’s been said that the Blum women are cursed. Every man [they’d] ever loved had either died or left and never came back. Well, it seems the curse has been […]

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ARC Review: The Redo (Winslow Brothers, #4) by Max Monroe

July 24, 2022 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon   Blurb  Put a finger down if you’ve ever been a single woman who got stuck in a New York City elevator in the middle of a summer blackout with your former high school sweetheart—whom […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love Lessons (Brooklyn Hockey, #7) by Sarina Bowen

July 12, 2022November 4, 2024 AJ LOL Funny

  Love Lessons by Sarina Bowen is live! A no-strings, lessons-in-seduction sports romance with an irresistible hero, a relatable heroine and a stunning Italian backdrop, this book was the perfect reading escape, and I loved […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Tease (Cloverleigh Farms, #8) by Melanie Harlow

July 11, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

I didn’t mean to say I was engaged to a hot billionaire–it just slipped out.   TEASE, an all new billionaire, fake engagement, small town romantic comedy from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author […]

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ARC Review: My Professor by R.S. Grey

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon Review 3 stars! When I read the blurb for My Professor, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. It has so many tropes I love – teacher/student, work romance, slow burn […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Have (Southern Wedding, #1) by Natasha Madison

May 31, 2022June 9, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

  From USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, second chance romance with all the feels, and I loved this one so much!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Release & ARC Review: Good Vibrations (Brodie Brothers, #3) by Kayley Loring

May 26, 2022May 25, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

  Good Vibrations by Kayley Loring is live! A hot and hilarious single parent romance, this book is so much fun!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Universal […]

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Review: The Mistress Files (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars Set within the Original Sinners world, this is a series of shorts written by Mistress Nora herself, having been asked by Kingsley to record some of her experiences […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Starry-Eyed Love (Spark House, #2) by Helena Hunting

May 10, 2022August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Starry-Eyed Love, an all new hilarious and emotional standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is AVAILABLE NOW!   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   |  B&N  |  Kobo  | […]

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