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New Release & ARC Review: A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Mel LOL Funny

A Love Catastrophe   Released – 13 June 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks   |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  GooglePlay  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Blurb The fur is about to fly […]

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Release & ARC Review: My F*cked Up Paradise by J.B. Salsbury

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 AJ Angsty

  J.B. Salsbury has a surprise release today! My F*cked Up Paradise is available now! A trip to Hawaii does not go to plan in this funny, angsty, emotional and romantic read that twists and […]

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ARC Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

June 11, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Releasing 13 June Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! This is such a gorgeous read! Smart, funny and swoonily romantic, with a hero that owns my heart, and a nice amount of depth to give it […]

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Audio Review: Next in Line (Cake, #6) by J. Bengtsson

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars A fun, exciting and gorgeously emotional romance, and a fantastic story of a troubled rockstar on the rise. This series continues to own my heart. This is book six in the […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lies We Tell (Iron Outlaws MC, #3) by S. Cole

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Lies We Tell by S. Cole (Scarlett Cole) is live, and damn, what a read! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Saint’s book, the club’s much-loved preacher who in the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Double Pucked: A Roomies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance by Lauren Blakely

June 5, 2023June 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 5 June 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb A jilted book nerd, a plan for sweet revenge, and the two hockey stars who […]

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Release & ARC Review: Forbidden Hearts (Whitlock Family, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 5, 2023October 5, 2023 AJ Drama

  Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh, my heart, what a swoonfest! This is such a gorgeous read! A forbidden romance full of chemistry and intensity, and a gorgeously sweet love story (and […]

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Review: Where We Belong (Alabama Summer, #4) by J. Daniels

June 4, 2023June 3, 2023 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! This novella takes us back to the first couple of the series, Ben and Mia. Now the married parents of two young boys, they are still […]

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ARC Review: Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023 AJ Drama

Always Isn’t Forever by J.C. Cervantes, coming 6 June! Amazon Pre-order   Blurb Best friends and soul mates since they were kids, Hart Augusto and Ruby Armenta were poised to take on senior year together […]

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Release & ARC Review: Made for Romeo (Made For, #4) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2023June 1, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone enemies to lovers, second chance romance. A spin-off from the Hollywood Royalty Series & the Only One Series […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Very Grumpy Father’s Day (A Very Holiday, #3.5) Kayley Loring

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  A Very Grumpy Father’s Day by Kayley Loring is live! This is such a fantastic read! The chance to catch up with one of my most-loved romcom couples, Declan and Maddie (aka ‘Maclan’) from […]

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Release & ARC Review: Good As Gold (Giltmaker, #1) by Sarina Bowen

May 31, 2023May 28, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Good As Gold by Sarina Bowen is available now! A fun, steamy and chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers romance with a newly divorced woman trying to have a baby, and her childhood best friend only too happy […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Ship of Bones and Teeth (Nightwind, #1) by Karina Halle

May 29, 2023June 28, 2024 AJ Action

  When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.   A Ship Of Bones & Teeth, an all-new gothic, dark fantasy romance, and retelling of The Little Mermaid from […]

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ARC Review: Darkhearts by James L. Sutter

May 27, 2023June 7, 2023 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Releasing 6 June 2023 Buy:  Amazon Blurb Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Red, White, & Royal Blue, Darkhearts is a hilarious, heartfelt, enemies-to-lovers romance about love, celebrity, and what happens when the two collide. When David quit his band, […]

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Review: The Edens – A Legacy Short Story (The Edens novella) by Devney Perry

May 25, 2023May 24, 2023 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars This is a fun little bonus novella which gives us a glimpse into the story of Anne and Harrison – the parents of the Eden siblings, who are the main characters […]

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Review: Hunker Down with the McKallisters (Cake, #5.5) by J. Bengtsson

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4 stars This is a fun little bonus, and an opportunity to spend time with one of my favourite romantic fiction families, the McKallisters, as they endure COVID lockdown. Set during the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Under the Stars (Cottonwood Cove, #2) by Laura Pavlov

May 18, 2023May 17, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Under the Stars by Laura Pavlov is live! The second book in the Cottonwood Cove series, this is a fun, enemies-to-lovers romance that is full of emotion, beautifully romantic and super swoony. I loved […]

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ARC Review: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart is coming 23 May, and it’s an absolute gem of a read!   Funny, smart, emotional and gorgeously romantic this book made me laugh and swoon, […]

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Review: When I Fall (Alabama Summer, #3) by J. Daniels

May 14, 2023 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! This is such a gorgeous read! A sweet, funny, sexy and emotional romance with fantastic characters, epic chemistry, and a whole lot of feels. This is the third book in […]

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Audio Review: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

May 12, 2023August 7, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is live, and it’s a 6-star fave for 2023! Rebecca Yarros has burst into the world of fantasy romance with an exhilarating, exciting, and heartstopping read that I could […]

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ARC Review: Pick Six (Seattle Phantom Football, #1) by Maggie Rawdon

May 8, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Pick Six by Maggie Rawdon is now available! This is a steamy, fake dating, sports romance, you won’t want to miss!   Amazon  |  Special Edition Paperback   Blurb What’s worse than playing a […]

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Audio Review: Both Feet in the Grave (Night Huntress, #10) by Jeaniene Frost

May 7, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! OMG, yes, yes, yes, this was everything I was hoping it would be! A fabulously fun, adventurous, sexy and romantic story revisiting Cat and Bones – one of my all-times fave […]

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Review: Rogue Wave (Cake, #5) by J. Bengtsson

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars Book #5 of the Cake series, and we’re back with the McKallister clan and a second-chance romance for big brother, Keith and his long-time girlfriend, Samantha. Fans of the series will […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Runaway Love (Cherry Tree Harbor, #1) by Melanie Harlow

May 4, 2023May 8, 2023 Mel Book News

𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘, an all new single dad meets runaway bride small town romance and the first standalone book in USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling Author Melanie Harlow’s brand new Cherry Tree Harbor series is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Thistles (Highlands, #1) by Samantha Young

May 2, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Beyond the Thistles, the first book in the Highlands series by Samantha Young, is live! Oh, my heart, what a read! So many feels in this book, a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, single parent romance […]

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