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Enemies-to-Lovers

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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Audio Review: The Rivals by Vi Keeland

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Apple Books  |  Audible  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Blurb The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar. Only neither of us attended the wedding, and […]

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Audio Review: The Understatement of the Year (Ivy Years, #3) by Sarina Bowen

July 18, 2020July 17, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Oh, I loved this book! An emotional and heartfelt m/m NA romance with a deep underlying message, and all the feels. This is the third book in the Ivy […]

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ARC Review: Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1) by Alexis Hall

July 6, 2020July 4, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 hilarious and wonderfully entertaining stars! Oh, I loved this book! A witty, intelligent, delightfully entertaining m/m opposites-attract romantic comedy with a fake relationship setup and a fantastic duo of flawed but […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: This Time Tomorrow (Phenomenal Fate, #2) by Tessa Bailey

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 AJ Action

  This Time Tomorrow, an all-new enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance with all the steam by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is available now!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Kobo  |  Nook […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wild Highway (Runaway, #2) by Devney Perry

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 AJ Drama

Wild Highway, the second book in the Runaway series by Devney Perry, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Mel Billionaire

Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole   A Romantic Comedy – Released 9 June 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook     Blurb I, Faith Parisi, love my life. I have the best […]

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Release & ARC Review: Strike a Chord (Love, Hate and Rock-n-Roll, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Taylor Marsten looks like a guy. How was I supposed to know there was a woman hiding […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Black Tangled Heart (Play On, #3) by Samantha Young

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 AJ Angsty

Black Tangled Heart, by New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young, is LIVE!   “Readers are in for a thrilling and emotional ride with this one! The storyline is engrossing, the characters are complex, and the […]

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Review: You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

May 10, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars This is a unique little book. A laugh-out-loud-funny, slightly ridiculous, yet poignant story of a couple who have lost their way, and who find their […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Love the One You Hate by R.S. Grey

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Mel Book News

  R.S. Grey’s new standalone romance, Love the One You Hate is LIVE!   Buy it today! Amazon     Blurb Nicholas Hunt is the man I hate. For good reason. His opinion of me […]

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Audio Review: Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! Wow. I’ve been on a bit of a fantasy kick lately. Perhaps with the world being as it is, I’m enjoying the opportunity to escape […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bachelor Boss (Bachelor’s Club, #2) by Sara Ney

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Bachelor Boss is live! Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple   Blurb What is The Bachelors Club? It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have. Except, we’re […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Pretend Prince by Kim Karr

March 20, 2020March 14, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Pretend Prince is live and free in KU!  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Blurb Not her. No way. Never again. But I need a fake girlfriend…fast. I’m about to lose everything. And I […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Taming Hollywood’s Baddest Boy by Max Monroe

March 16, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Do people say they hate someone’s guts so that they can still fall stupidly, head-over-heels in love with the other parts? Asking for a friend.   Taming Hollywood’s Baddest Boy, an all-new steamy laugh-out-loud romantic […]

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ARC Review: Love Game: a sports romance by Emma Scott

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Sikai Solomon is a tennis prodigy. A mega-talent. A legend in the making. Kai is also the official, undisputed, bad boy of the “gentleman’s” sport with more smashed rackets […]

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ARC Review: One Night Stand-In (Boyfriend Material, #3) by Lauren Blakely

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

ONE NIGHT STAND-IN by Lauren Blakely   A Contemporary Romance – Released March 2th 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   ONE NIGHT STAND-IN is narrated by […]

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ARC Review: Braveheart, a love story by Katy Regnery

February 14, 2020February 12, 2020 Mel Drama

Previously published as Fragments of Ash.  Re-released as Braveheart, a love story 14 February 2020 Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a dark and twisted tale of […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 6, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a sizzling and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance. The […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Right Way by Katie Ashley

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb After witnessing his younger brother’s death in a tragic accident, Jonathan Nelson desperately tries losing himself on the gridiron. No matter […]

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Review: Park Avenue Player by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

December 23, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Another fun, emotional, sexy and unexpected romance from the queens of co-writing! An enemies-to-lovers, boss/nanny relationship that is full of snark and chemistry with a love story that had […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Landon & Shay: Part Two (L&S Duet, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 Mel Celebrities

  Landon & Shay: Part Two, the not to be missed conclusion of the Landon and Shay duet by Brittainy C. Cherry, is available now!  Get your binge on with this must-read enemies to lovers, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Gilded Lily (Bennet Brothers, #2) by Staci Hart

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Gilded Lily is LIVE!!   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb They say there’s no such thing as perfect. But I’ve built my life to perfection—the perfect boyfriend, the perfect apartment, the perfect […]

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ARC Review: The Boss Who Stole Christmas (Reindeer Falls, #1) by Jana Aston

November 9, 2019November 8, 2019 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon US  |  Audiobook Blurb Dear Santa, Please bring me a new boss for Christmas. Mine is the worst. The worst, hidden in a six foot tall package of male perfection. It’d be easier if […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Landon & Shay: Part One (L&S Duet, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

November 6, 2019August 29, 2025 Mel 6 Star Reads

You know what they say…  All’s fair in the game of love and war—especially the heartbreaks.   Landon & Shay: Part One, an all-new must read enemies to lovers romance by Brittainy C. Cherry, is […]

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