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New Release & ARC Review: Crown of One Hundred Kings (Nine Kingdoms Trilogy, Book One) by Rachel Higginson

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Mel Fantasy

Crown of One Hundred Kings (Nine Kingdoms Trilogy, Book One) by Rachel Higginson   Released – 27 October 2020   BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb A lost princess… Tessana Allisand had a […]

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Release & ARC Review: All the Love in the World by Karina Halle

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 AJ Anthology

    All the Love in the World is now live! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Christmas. New Year’s Eve. Valentine’s Day. Summer Vacation. Halloween. Pick your holiday and strap yourself in for some […]

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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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Audio Review: Wherever You Are (Bad Reputation Duet, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Blurb ​​I WILL RUIN HER. You know that old saying “opposites attract” — well, no one ever tells you what happens after the attraction part. Do opposites stick together forever? Or do they just […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Love in Numbers (Love Distilled, #1) by Scarlett Cole

October 22, 2020October 20, 2020 AJ Romance

  Love in Numbers by Scarlett Cole is live! A sweet, sexy, sort-of-enemies-to-lovers romance that is low angst and super functional Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple   Blurb Connor isn’t in […]

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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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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Love Song (Stage Dive, #4.7) by Kylie Scott

October 21, 2020October 20, 2020 AJ Novella

Love Song, an all-new 1001 Dark Nights novella from the sexy as sin Stage Dive series by New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is available now!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Only One Chance (Only One, #2) by Natasha Madison

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 AJ Romance

  Natasha Madison’s sexy new sports romance is now live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Miller They called me the pretty boy on and off the ice. Hockey’s most eligible […]

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ARC Review: The Brightest Night (Origin, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb He is the darkest star. She is the burning shadow. And together, they will bring about the brightest night. Less than a year ago, Evelyn Dasher was a […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: When the Stars Fall (Lost Stars, #1) by Emery Rose

October 19, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

  When the Stars Fall is live! An emotional, angsty, gutwrenching read, but wow, what a love story – messy, complicated and passionate, it’s a beautifully written story of true love, second chances, forgiveness and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Fallen by Mia Sheridan

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback Blurb Scarlett Lattimore arrives at Lilith House, an abandoned mansion built in 1876, that later housed a reform school for troubled girls, to start a new life with her seven-year-old […]

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Review: Hail Mary (BSU Football, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 AJ New Adult

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! This is such a great read! Sweet, sexy and edgy with a surprising amount of depth, this is the second book in the BSU Football series, but can easily standalone. […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Bribe (Calamity Montana, #1) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)

October 15, 2020September 6, 2023 AJ Favourite

The Bribe by Willa Nash (pen-name of Devney Perry) is live! This is a 5-star fave from one of my favourite authors.  Don’t miss out!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Read free in Kindle […]

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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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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Lord of London Town (Adley Firm, #1) by Tillie Cole

October 13, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Lord of London Town is live and a fave for 2020!   Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Cheska Harlow-Wright was born into a life of luxury and privilege. She has never wanted for […]

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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: Overdue by Miranda Elaine

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Overdue, a best friend to lovers standalone romance from Miranda Elaine is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Growing up, Griffin Thorne was the most annoying, adorable, and infuriating boy […]

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ARC Review: Guardian’s Grace (Dark Protectors, #12) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Another fantastically exciting ride from Rebecca Zanetti and the Dark Protectors! I have been so excited waiting for this book! Adare and Grace were mated earlier in the series in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Ship-wrecked (Love Is…, #6) by Cassie Cross

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 AJ Celebrities

  Buy now – Amazon   Blurb Skye McLane is Hollywood’s newest It Girl. Between the film offers flying in and the ever-present awards buzz around her, Skye seems to have everything, until pictures of […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Muses & Melodies (Hush Note, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

October 8, 2020October 6, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb If I can keep Hush Note’s leading guitarist, Nixon Winters, on the straight and narrow for the next six months, I’ll finally get my own band to manage—assuming we don’t […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Opposite of Falling (Cedar Point, #2) by Jillian Liota

October 7, 2020October 5, 2020 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb BRIAR MITCHELL is home in Cedar Point – single, broke and unemployed. Back in the town she tried so hard not to get stuck in. A job at the […]

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Audio Review: Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet, #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

October 6, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N Blurb I HAVE A BAD REPUTATION. Call me what you want: Bad Boy Next Door. Trouble. That Kid Who Can’t Do Anything Right. When Willow moves into my neighborhood, […]

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Review: Eight Days in the Sun by M.K. Schiller

October 3, 2020October 2, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A beautifully romantic story that asks the question – what if you met the right person at the wrong time? Kiran and Mason are both holidaying solo in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Rifts & Refrains (Hush Note, #2) by Devney Perry

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 AJ Drama

  Available Now! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb From the moment Quinn Montgomery sat behind her first snare and cymbal set, she was destined for fame and glory. As Hush Note’s infamous female drummer, she sets the […]

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