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New Release & ARC Review: Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid

April 12, 2022May 14, 2022 Mel Book News

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend, an all-new enemies to lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now live!     Fall in love today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide […]

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New Release & Review: Kismet (Happy Endings, #3) by Lauren Blakely

April 8, 2022April 15, 2022 Mel Audio Recommendation

KISMET, an all-new sexy standalone romance by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely, is LIVE!!     KISMET (Happy Endings Book 3) by Lauren Blakely Release Date: April 8th     This book comes fully […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

April 8, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Feeeeeeels

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star? Famous in a Small Town, the all-new rock-star-next-door romance, from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, is out now!   Order the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

March 29, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

Beauty and the Baller, an all-new small-town sports romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shut Up and Kiss Me (Happy Endings, #2) by Lauren Blakely

March 25, 2022March 27, 2022 Mel Book News

SHUT UP AND KISS ME by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!! Find out what happens when a scorching one-night stand between best friends absolutely, definitely shouldn’t happen again…     Shut […]

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New Release & ARC Review: What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Mel Favourite

  Jewel E. Ann has revealed the cover for What Lovers Do!   Released – March 24, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb How did Scottsdale’s sexiest pet store […]

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ARC Review: Love on the Lake (Lakeside, #2) by Helena Hunting

March 19, 2022March 18, 2022 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars! I am so glad to be back in Pearl Lake because I love the Lakeside series! Love on the Lake features Teagan, sister of Van from […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Taste (Cloverleigh Farms, #7) by Melanie Harlow

March 7, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

I’m terrified of falling for him. But one taste might be all it takes.   Taste, an all-new enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, surprise pregnancy small town romantic comedy from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only One Love (Only One, #7) by Natasha Madison

March 1, 2022June 3, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  From USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new standalone sports romance. The seventh installment of the Only One Series. A spin off from the Something So Series and This is Series […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Wild Card Kiss (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren Blakely

February 25, 2022March 13, 2022 Mel Book News

A Wild Card Kiss by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!! Grab this deliciously sexy, single dad, second chance sports romance TODAY!! A WILD CARD KISS (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Very Vegas St. Patrick’s Day (A Very Holiday, #3) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

A Very Vegas St Patrick’s Day by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais is live! I love this book! It’s fun, funny, sizzlingly sexy and swoonily romantic. A hookup that becomes a Vegas wedding that becomes […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Group Therapy: A Romantic Comedy by B.B. Easton

February 3, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Forbidden

GROUP THERAPY, a brand new steamy and laugh-out-loud rom-com from Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author BB Easton is now available! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |   B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen & Lauren Blakely

January 18, 2022December 31, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy standalone romance between the best man and the other best man!    Amazon  |  Apple  […]

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Review: Super Hot Wingman (The Best Men, #0.5) by Sarina Bowen & Lauren Blakely

January 14, 2022January 18, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Super Hot Wingman is the prequel to the upcoming release from Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely, The Best Men, and it’s now live and completely FREE in both eBook and audio!!   This is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Decker: Changing the Play (Boston Tomcats, #1) by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais

January 13, 2022July 24, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Decker: Changing the Play, book #1 in the Boston Tomcats series, is live!   A fantastically fun and funny sports romance that is full of chemistry and heat, with a gorgeous romance!   Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only One Mistake (Only One, #6) by Natasha Madison

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

Only One Mistake, book #6 in the Only One series by Natasha Madison, is live!     Amazon  |  Books2Read   Blurb A one-night stand gone wrong? Michael Being traded after fighting with your coach […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2) by Kate Canterbary

December 28, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary is live!     Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Eight weeks of forced proximity is a long time to hate someone you’re trying not to love. Sebastian […]

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ARC Review: Homecoming King (Three Kings, #1) by Penny Reid

December 23, 2021 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! Abby went through a horrible divorce that almost ruined her life and she doesn’t want to get married again. She isn’t even interested in a relationship until she […]

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ARC Review: Decisions We Make After Midnight (Decisions in Durham, #1) by Rachel Higginson

December 22, 2021May 3, 2022 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Decisions We Make After Midnight is a sweet, swoony, romantic story about a woman who is headed to Florida for the business and a bar owner who never […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx, #1) by Kate Stewart

December 19, 2021December 30, 2024 AJ Drama

  The Plight Before Christmas, a full-length romantic dramedy by USA Today bestselling author Kate Stewart, is live, and is my latest 5-star read and fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Paperback Free in KU […]

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Release & ARC Review: If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 AJ Celebrities

  If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich is a new fave for 2021, and it’s live!   “You’re in the most popular boy band in America . . . and all […]

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Audio Review: The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5) by Elle Kennedy

November 28, 2021November 26, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 gleeful stars! The Off-Campus series is one of my all-time fave NA series, and I fell in mad love with each of these boys, and their feisty girls. Now they’re all […]

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ARC Review: Ignite (Cloverleigh Farms, #6) by Melanie Harlow

November 23, 2021December 15, 2021 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Winnie is the youngest daughter of Mack and Frannie from Irresistible. She is all grown up and works at Cloverleigh Farms with her dad. She is quick to […]

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ARC Review: Beard in Hiding (Winston Brothers, #4.5) by Penny Reid

November 19, 2021 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon   Review 4.5 “I want to belong to you” stars I never thought I’d want a Diane Donner book. Honestly, I never really liked her but I am so glad I took a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Bachelor on the Shelf (Reindeer Falls, #6) by Jana Aston

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 Mel Book News

  The Bachelor on the Shelf (Reindeer Falls, #6) by Jana Aston   Released – 18 November 2021   NOW AVAILABLE!!! FREE IN KU!!! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal     START THE SERIES FOR FREE […]

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