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New Release: If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Mel Book News

IF YOU KEEP ME (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting   Released:  5 March 2026   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: ask […]

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New Release & ARC Review: It Seemed Like A Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 Mel Book News

  It Seemed Like A Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 3 March 2026   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Grumpy meets sunshine in this charming […]

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Release & ARC Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings (Rosewood River, #6) by Laura Pavlov

February 24, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov is here! The sixth and final book in the Rosewood River series, this is a sweet, sexy and beautifully functional small town, single dad/nanny romance that captured my […]

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Audio Review: Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The first book in the Knife’s Edge, Alaska series, this is an exciting, intriguing and suspenseful read with a great romance, and I really enjoyed this one! Ophelia is an […]

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Review: The Situationship (Part of Your World, #3.5) by Abby Jimenez

February 20, 2026February 21, 2026 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars (only because it’s too short to be higher) This is a super short (37 pages) read and shows us the meet-cute of Doug and Maddie, side characters from Just for […]

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Review: A Crown of Ruin (Blood & Ash, #6.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 AJ Drama

Get it free:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars This is a short (161 page) story that falls in between The Primal of Blood and Bone and The Throne of Bone and Ash in the Blood and Ash series. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman

February 16, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Forever Undone by J. Saman is live! A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!   Amazon  […]

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Review: We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1) by Stacia Stark

February 15, 2026February 21, 2026 AJ Action

Buy: Amazon Review 3 stars A slow-burn romantic fantasy blend of roman gladiators, the Hunger Games, and vampires, the blurb of this book instantly grabbed my attention. I dove in with high expectations, but it […]

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Audio Review: The Staff and the Blade (Irin Chronicles, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars An emotional and exciting urban fantasy with a second-chance romance that spans hundreds of years, this is a rollercoaster of a read! It’s the fourth book in the Irin Chronicles series, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dirty Hit (Portland Fury, #1) by Livy Hart

February 2, 2026 AJ Forbidden

Dirty Hit by Livy Hart is live! The first book in the Portland Fury series, this is a fun and heartfelt read, a forbidden sports romance between a debut NHL coach and her star player. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Oh No… It’s You by Lauren Runow

January 29, 2026 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Oh No…It’s You by Lauren Runow is live! A fun read with chemistry, banter and a lot of heart, I enjoyed this one!   Amazon   Blurb What happens when your mystery match is […]

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Release & Audio Review: Cursed Queen (Once Upon Ever After, #2) by Julie Saman

January 26, 2026February 6, 2026 AJ Age Gap

Cursed Queen by Julie Saman is now live!   Amazon  |  Audible Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb We thought we broke the curse. I married King Sebastian of Messalina. […]

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Audio Review: Cursed King (Once Upon Ever After, #1) by Julie Saman

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! I loved this book! A contemporary, non-fantasy or paranormal retelling of Beauty and the Beast, this is a dramatic, fun, sexy, swoony, suspenseful and intense story with the most beautiful romance. […]

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Audio Review: Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan

January 23, 2026 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A brand new book from Kristen Callihan, this is a childhood friends-to-lovers, unrequited yearning, fake-engagement sports romance with heaps of chemistry and an emotional slow-burning romance. It’s the first of what […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Just Breaking the Rules (Hockey Ever After, #1) by Lauren Blakely

January 21, 2026February 2, 2026 Mel Book News

There are rules in life, just like there are rules in the rink. The “don’t date your business partner” rule. The “don’t fall for your best friend’s sister” rule. The “stop kissing each other over […]

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Release & ARC Review: Come What May (Ember Falls, #4) by Corinne Michaels

January 20, 2026 AJ Drama

Come What May by Corinne Michaels is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A steamy, chemistry-filled, age-gap, close proximity, forbidden romance with fabulous twists and the most beautiful love story, I adored every moment […]

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Review: The Edge of Chaos (The Edge, #4) by J. Saman

January 17, 2026 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The fourth and final book in The Edge series, this is a gorgeous story with a forbidden, best-friends-older-brother romance full of longing and intensity, and it’s such a great read! Rina […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street, #3) by Samantha Young

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 AJ Drama

  Hart Street Lane by Samantha Young is live! A beautiful story of unrequited love with a friends-to-lovers, fake engagement romance that stole my heart.   Amazon   Blurb A steamy fake engagement from New […]

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Release & ARC Review: What It Takes (Windy Harbor, #2) by Willow Aster

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  What It Takes by Willow Aster is live! The second book in the Windy Harbor series, this is a sweet and fun brother’s best friend/best friend’s brother, enemies-to-lovers story full of chemistry and a […]

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ARC Review: Try Me by Adriana Locke

January 13, 2026February 3, 2026 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Blurb “Try me.” That’s what Drake Bennett said when I declared on my live podcast that no man could make me fall in love. The former pro football star turned sportscaster didn’t just laugh—he challenged […]

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Review: The Edge of Reason (The Edge, #3) by J. Saman

January 11, 2026 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars J. Saman set herself a tricky task with this book – take the (mildly) problematic ex-boyfriend from the previous book in the series and turn him into a romantic hero where […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Rose and the Crown (Good Girls, Bad Boys, #1) by Evelyn Sola

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Rose and the Crown by Evelyn Sola is live! A bad boy/good girl romance with dark romance vibes, this is a sexy and intense love story with drama and heat, and it’s a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only For Love (Only For, #2) by Natasha Madison

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 AJ Drama

  Only For Love by Natasha Madison is live! This is a beautifully emotional story with the most gorgeous romance and a heartfelt journey for two wonderful characters. I loved this book.   Amazon   […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Touch We Seek (Iron Outlaws: Colorado, #6) by S. Cole

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 AJ Bikers

  The Touch We Seek by Scarlett Cole is live! The sixth book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is an exciting, close proximity, forbidden romance that is sweet, sexy and super functional, […]

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Audio Review: The Secret (The Irin Chronicles, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars for the big finish Wow, what a rollercoaster this story has been. Both an intense and passionate soulmate romance, and a well-developed and in-depth paranormal adventure with strong political themes, this […]

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  • New Release: If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting
  • New Release & ARC Review: It Seemed Like A Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1) by Lauren Blakely
  • Review: Riftborne (Esprithean Trilogy, #1) by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox
  • Release & ARC Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings (Rosewood River, #6) by Laura Pavlov
  • Audio Review: Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti
  • Review: The Situationship (Part of Your World, #3.5) by Abby Jimenez
  • Review: A Crown of Ruin (Blood & Ash, #6.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
  • Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman
  • Review: We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1) by Stacia Stark
  • Audio Review: The Staff and the Blade (Irin Chronicles, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

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