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Romance

Release & ARC Review: The One For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #3) by Corinne Michaels

August 18, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  The One For Me by Corinne Michaels is live! Oh holy swoon, Corinne Michaels has delivered one of her most romantic reads with this fantastic best-friends-to-lovers story. A fun, dramatic, sexy, functional and super […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Truest Thing (Hart’s Boardwalk, #4) by Samantha Young

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ Drama

Jack and Emery’s story is here! The latest standalone in the Hart’s Boardwalk is now live!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Nine years ago, Emery Saunders […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hard Fall (Trophy Boyfriends, #2) by Sara Ney

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb “Hard Fall” That’s what my mom is always saying: “The bigger you are, the harder you fall.” She’s talking about love—I’ve […]

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Release & ARC Review: Professional Development (Benchmarks, #1) by Kate Canterbary

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Fantastically fun new series starter from Kate Canterbary now live!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Tara Treloff and Drew Larsen hate each other. They really hate each other. This would […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting

August 17, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting   Released – 11 August 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Worldwide iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  | […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Troublemaker (Name in Lights, #3) by Kayley Loring

August 14, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Troublemaker by Kayley Loring is LIVE!!  A teacher is about to get schooled in matters of the heart by a single dad and his young son. #One-click today!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  […]

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ARC Review: Lead Player (The Everyday Heroes World) by Alex Grayson

August 13, 2020August 12, 2020 AJ Novella

  Lead Player by Alex Grayson is now live!  Don’t miss this spicy, one-night stand, contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Would you spend […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Vixen (Dark Protectors, #11.5; Rebels, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 AJ Action

Vixen, an all new novella in the Dark Protectors/Rebels series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Tabi Rusko has a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Leo (Preston Brothers, #3) by Jay McLean

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗢. 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ LEO by Jay McLean is live!! Don’t miss the third book in the New Adult/Coming of Age Series, The Preston Brothers!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Global Free in Kindle […]

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Review: The Shameless Hour (The Ivy Years, #4) by Sarina Bowen

August 9, 2020August 10, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Another fantastic read! Sarina Bowen has created some incredibly unique stories in this series, with wonderfully developed characters who aren’t the usual types that you read about, living through situations […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Trouble with Quarterbacks by R.S. Grey

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Mel Book News

  R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, The Trouble With Quarterbacks, is LIVE!   Buy it today! Amazon   Blurb CANDACE: KAT & YASMINE! DO NOT DALLY! Come straight home after work. Kat, don’t take the […]

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Release & ARC Review: This is So Happening (So Far, So Good, #2) by Amelia Kingston

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 AJ Romance

This is So Happening, the second book in the So Far, So Good series, is now live!   Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble  |  Kobo  |  Apple iTunes  |  Google Play   Blurb A torturously tempting love story. Jessica […]

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Release & ARC Review: Exodus (The Ravenhood, #2) by Kate Stewart

August 2, 2020October 16, 2024 AJ Angsty

  EXODUS is live early and the Duet is now complete! (note – this has now been expanded to be a trilogy) ⁣⁣ The Ravenhood Duet is a contemporary romance/romantic suspense made up of two […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The What If Guy (The Guys Who Got Away, #2) by Lauren Blakely

July 31, 2020July 27, 2020 Mel Book News

The What If Guy, an all-new sexy romantic comedy standalone by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE!     THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely   A sexy single dad […]

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Release & ARC Review: One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle

July 30, 2020August 1, 2020 AJ Romance

    One Hot Italian Summer by New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author, Karina Halle is now live!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb After the death of […]

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Release & ARC Review: When The Time Is Right by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

July 30, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

6 HUGE STARS AND A FAVE FOR 2020!   “I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.” When the Time is Right, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Flock (The Ravenhood, #1) by Kate Stewart

July 29, 2020May 21, 2025 AJ Drama

  FLOCK, book one in The Ravenhood series from best-selling author, Kate Stewart, is live! Get ready for a sinfully hot, angsty and unconventional love story filled with suspense, a little action, and all the […]

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ARC Review: Engagement and Espionage (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #1) by Penny Reid

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Mel Book News

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I fell in love with Cletus and Jenn in Beard Science so I was ecstatic to hear they were getting their own series. Engagement and Espionage did not disappoint! It […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love & Hockey (Fury Series, #1) by Monty Jay

July 24, 2020April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Love & Hockey, the first book in the brand new Fury series, is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb NHL’s golden boy, Bishop Maverick, knows […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Path To Us by Jennifer Van Wyk

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020 AJ Drama

  The Path To Us is live! Small town romance author Jennifer Van Wyk brings an angsty, emotional love story that’s sure to tug at your heart strings.   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Trouble With Wanting (Cedar Point, #1) by Jillian Liota

July 22, 2020July 20, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Ruby Roberts is heading to Cedar Point to connect with the father who left her behind. Easy conversation with the handsome man sitting next to her isn’t what she’s […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Quarter Miles (Runaway, #3) by Devney Perry

July 21, 2020August 18, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Quarter Miles, the third book in the Runaway series by Devney Perry, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Katherine Gates has been in love with Cash Greer since the […]

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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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Review: Charming Like Us (Like Us, #7) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Barnes & Noble Review 4.5 stars I was so excited to start this book, delving back into the all-consuming Addicted/Like Us world and losing myself amongst characters that I […]

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