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New Release & ARC Review: Cluelessly Yours (It’s A Funny Story, #3) by Max Monroe

January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Cluelessly Yours  by Max Monroe   Released – 13 January 2024   Available now!  Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb The bad news? Getting hit by a cab can officially get crossed off my bucket […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Thoroughly Pucked: A Brother’s Best Friends Romance (My Hockey Romance, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 11, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Thoroughly Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 11 January 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two star hockey players and their best friend’s little sister in a runaway bride […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Play (Lake Spark Off-Season, #3) by Evey Lyon

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 AJ Drama

  Waiting to Play by Evey Lyon is live! A secret baby, brother’s enemy, forced proximity, steamy hockey romance    Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Universal   Blurb Vaughn Madden is hockey’s hotshot who […]

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ARC Review: Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb In the vein of Emily Henry’s You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer. Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larsen […]

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Review: Sexual Awakenings (Lust & Lies, #1) by Kate Stewart

January 7, 2024 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Holy. Freaking. Hotness. Kate Stewart has delivered a blisteringly sexy read with an emotional and heartfelt love story. This book was originally published as a four-part serial under […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Keep (Southern Wedding, #8) by Natasha Madison

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Mine to Keep by Natasha Madison is live! A funny and romantic boss/employee, enemies-to-lovers romance with great chemistry and some serious sparks.   Amazon   Blurb Grace It wasn’t hard for me to walk […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falling (Landmark Mountain, #4) by Willow Aster

January 4, 2024January 24, 2024 AJ Favourite

  Falling by Willow Aster is live!   When Little Miss Sunshine and a hot, grumpy rancher are forced to live together, what could possibly go wrong?   Amazon Both covers will be available in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Frostbitten (Deep Ops, #6) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The latest in the Deep Ops series, this is a fun and chemistry-filled ‘whodunnit’ romantic suspense with laughs, steam, action and intensity. This is book #6 in the series, and […]

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Audio Review: Finding Storm (The Storm, #4) by Samantha Towle

December 30, 2023December 30, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A fantastic bonus for fans of The Storm series, but also a fabulous standalone rockstar romance, this book made me laugh and feel, and I fell in mad love […]

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Review: The Storm (The Storm, #3.5) by Samantha Towle

December 26, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I love The Storm series and am a huge fan of all things Jake and Tru. I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to read this novella, but I’m […]

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Review: Lights, Snow and Mistletoe Anthology

December 22, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lights, Snow and Mistletoe is a short-release collection of eleven holiday-themed novellas from some of our favorite authors!   Dylan Allen | Catherine Cowles  |  Helena Hunting  |  A.L. Jackson  |  Adriana Locke   K.C. […]

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Review: Once Upon a Holiday Anthology

December 21, 2023December 20, 2023 AJ Anthology

  The Once Upon a Holiday collection is available for a limited time! Featuring brand new holiday-themed novellas from six best-selling authors!   Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward  |  Elsie Silver  |  Susan Stoker  |  […]

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Review: Things We Left Behind (Knockemout, #3) by Lucy Score

December 19, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 5 stars! This is a hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance that is fun and laugh-out-loud funny, yet emotional, with a fantastically snarky, banter-filled love story that is full of chemistry and so freaking […]

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Review: Where We Started (Stone Riders MC, #1 by Ashley Munoz

December 17, 2023December 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! This is my first book by Ashley Munoz, and I admit that it was the gorgeous cover that initially drew me to this one. Then that blurb – childhood sweetheart, second-chance, […]

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Review: Hendrix (Pittsburgh Titans, #7) by Sawyer Bennett

December 13, 2023December 19, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars Book #7 in the Pittsburgh Titans series, this is a sweet and sexy romance with minimal drama, and a happy ending for another Titans player. Hendrix and Stevie meet when the […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Vows We Keep (Iron Outlaws MC, #5) by S. Cole

December 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Vows We Keep by S. Cole is live! The fifth book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is a heartfelt and emotional romance with wonderful characters, fantastic character development and a fabulous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sable Peak (The Edens, #6) by Devney Perry

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 AJ Drama

  Sable Peak by Devney Perry is live! The final book in The Edens series, this is a friends-to-lovers, unrequired love, single dad romance. It’s emotional and dramatic, and beautifully, swoonily romantic, and I loved […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting

December 5, 2023April 30, 2024 Mel Audio Recommendation

  Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting   Available Now! Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Bride (The Darlings, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 5, 2023June 19, 2024 Mel Book News

  My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Released December 5, 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb In a sizzling romance that sparkles with wit and depth, two […]

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Release & ARC Review: Among the Heather (The Highlands, #2) by Samantha Young

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Among the Heather by Samantha Young is now live! A dramatic and suspenseful celebrity romance that is full of emotion with a beautifully swoony love story, and it’s a gorgeous read.   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Fangs, Frost and Folios (Elemental Mysteries, #5) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Fangs, Frost and Folios by Elizabeth Hunter is live! An all-new holiday mystery for your favorite book-hunting vampires, Giovanni and Beatrice from the Elemental Mysteries series!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  […]

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Review: The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand (The Law of Opposites Attract, #3) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

December 3, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback Review 4 stars The third book in The Law of Opposites Attract series, this is Owen’s book, a fun, sweet, sexy […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Dreams (Whitlock Family, #2) by Corinne Michaels

December 1, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  Broken Dreams by Corinne Michaels is live! I loved this book! A fun, emotional, swoony and sexy friends-to-lovers, fake dating romance between two widowed single parents. I was so completely wrapped up in this […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lovely Return by Carian Cole

November 30, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lovely Return by Carian Cole is live! A standalone, forbidden, age-gap, soulmate romance, this is a story of loss and heartache, but also of soul mates and second chances. It is the most incredible […]

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Review: Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

November 29, 2023November 30, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

To be released 1 December Pre-order:  Amazon Review 3 stars This is a quick and easy read, a marriage-of-convenience story. Britta works at a bar which is the hangout for the local ice hockey team, […]

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