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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Revenge Pact (Kings of Football, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 3, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

The Revenge Pact kicks off an all-new series, The Kings of Football, with an enemies to lovers standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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ARC Review: Best Friends Don’t Kiss by Max Monroe

November 26, 2020November 28, 2020 Mel Fake Relationship

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback 5 stars! Omg, I love love love this book. Friends-to-lovers is one of my favorite tropes and Best Friends Don’t Kiss checks all the boxes. It’s sweet, sexy, romantic, and the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hard Love (Trophy Boyfriends, #3) by Sara Ney

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Hard Love is now live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU Free in KU  Blurb “HARD TO LOVE.” Hard head. Bad attitude. Terrible boyfriend. That’s what my exes […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Date Me Like You Mean It by R.S. Grey

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

R.S. Grey’s next standalone romcom, Date Me Like You Mean It, is AVAILABLE NOW!     Date Me Like You Mean It by R.S. Grey    A Romantic Comedy   Released – 5 November 2020 […]

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Review: On the Sideline (BSU Football, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Waking up in Bex’s bed is a horror I’ll never forget. Now she seems to pop up everywhere I turn. And the more I get to know her, the more I like […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Very Bossy Christmas (A Very Holiday, #1) by Kayley Loring

October 26, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

A Very Bossy Christmas is live! A funny, sexy, fake romance, enemies-to-lovers romance that had me completely hooked from start to finish.   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback Audiobook is coming in December […]

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ARC Review: Before You Ghost by Helena Hunting and Debra Anastasia

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb It’s hard to miss your boyfriend when he’s standing right next to you being a sarcastic nimrod. I have a temper and he has an attitude. Our antics inside and […]

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Release Blitz with ARC Review: Pride and Papercuts (Austen, #5) by Staci Hart

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Pride & Papercuts, a modern love story inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, is AVAILABLE NOW!!   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Paperback     Blurb Hate is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe

October 13, 2020February 19, 2021 Mel Book News

Single Dad Seeks Juliet (Single Dad Collection, #1) by Max Monroe Released – 13 October 2020 Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb Dear Internet: Am I a horrible person for wanting to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Promise You (The Hook Up, #4) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Mel Book News

I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 12 October 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Dillon McQueen: Babe. I promise. You want me. Serena Jensen: Um, who are you? […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Out of Love (A Jack & Jill Standalone) by Jewel E. Ann

September 29, 2020November 2, 2023 Mel Angsty

I could love the monster or leave the man.    Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann is AVAILABLE NOW!!      OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann   Released- 27 September 2020   […]

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Audio Review: One More Round (Cocktail) by Alice Clayton

September 26, 2020December 22, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon |  Audio Blurb Reunite with Simon and Caroline from the New York Times best-selling Wallbanger in this fun and flirty novella – and hear Simon’s voice for the first time! Simon and Caroline have […]

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Blog Tour: Thanks for Last Night (The Guys Who Got Away, #3) by Lauren Blakely

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes an all-new sexy friends to lovers romance! Thanks For Last Night is AVAILABLE NOW!     THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT (The Guys Who Got Away, […]

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Review: Tempt the Ex (Tempt, #2.5) by Natasha Madison

September 14, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Review 4 short and fun stars! This is a quick, fun little NA read. Romantic and laugh-out-loud funny, it’s 58 pages of pure entertainment, and I really enjoyed it. […]

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ARC Review: Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1) by Melanie Harlow

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars!! Griffin Dempsey took over his family automotive repair shop after his father retired. He is good at what he does but he is competing with a big auto […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Disorderly Conduct (The Anna Albertini Files, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

August 20, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ LOL Funny

“Disorderly Conduct is the perfect summer read! Once you fall into Anna’s world, you won’t want to come back to reality…it’s perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series!“ —Lexi Blake, New York Times bestselling […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hard Fall (Trophy Boyfriends, #2) by Sara Ney

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb “Hard Fall” That’s what my mom is always saying: “The bigger you are, the harder you fall.” She’s talking about love—I’ve […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting

August 17, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting   Released – 11 August 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Worldwide iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  | […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Troublemaker (Name in Lights, #3) by Kayley Loring

August 14, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Troublemaker by Kayley Loring is LIVE!!  A teacher is about to get schooled in matters of the heart by a single dad and his young son. #One-click today!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  […]

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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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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The What If Guy (The Guys Who Got Away, #2) by Lauren Blakely

July 31, 2020July 27, 2020 Mel Book News

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE!     THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely   A sexy single dad […]

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Release & ARC Review: When The Time Is Right by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

July 30, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

6 HUGE STARS AND A FAVE FOR 2020!   “I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.” When the Time is Right, […]

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ARC Review: Engagement and Espionage (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #1) by Penny Reid

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I fell in love with Cletus and Jenn in Beard Science so I was ecstatic to hear they were getting their own series. Engagement and Espionage did not disappoint! It […]

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ARC Review: Hate the Player (Hollywood, #3) by Max Monroe

July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 Mel Celebrities

Buy: Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb “Roses are red, violets are blue, stay away from Andrew Watson’s *ahem* because no other women ever do.” That’s quite the way to start a conversation at a […]

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New Release with ARC Review: Champagne Problems (Bright Young Things, #1) by Staci Hart

July 14, 2020August 4, 2021 Mel Celebrities

*CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS was originally Star Bright*     Star Bright (Bright Young Things, #1)  by Staci Hart   Released – 14 July 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Paperback […]

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