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New Release & ARC Review: P.S. It’s Always Been You: A Second-Chance Romance by Lauren Blakely

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Mel Book News

P.S. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN YOU by #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is now LIVE and FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Grab this sweeping, second chance standalone romance TODAY!     P.S. It’s Always Been You […]

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Release & ARC Review: Just One Kiss (Very Irresistible Bachelors, #2) by Layla Hagen

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Money. Power. Success. Those are three things that have defined my name – Ryker Winchester. It’s what I’m good at. I always get exactly what I want. I […]

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Release & Review: Southern Comfort (Southern Series, #2) by Natasha Madison

April 14, 2020April 12, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Olivia When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from […]

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Review: Superfan (Brooklyn Hockey, #3) by Sarina Bowen

April 12, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Oh, I loved this one! Back to the world of the Brooklyn Bruisers for another fun, sweet, sexy and heartfelt romance, I loved being back in this world and […]

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Audio Review: Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! Wow. I’ve been on a bit of a fantasy kick lately. Perhaps with the world being as it is, I’m enjoying the opportunity to escape […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Southern Storms (Compass, #1) by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 8, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Favourite

Even the town’s black sheep needed a friend sometimes   Southern Storms, an all-new angst-filled friends to lovers romance from Brittainy C. Cherry, is LIVE!!   Available Now! Amazon   |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bachelor Boss (Bachelor’s Club, #2) by Sara Ney

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Bachelor Boss is live! Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple   Blurb What is The Bachelors Club? It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have. Except, we’re […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where the Truth Lives (Where, #2) by Mia Sheridan

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “love heals” stars! I loved Where the Blame Lies, book one in the Where duet, so I couldn’t wait to start book two, Where the Truth Lives. And […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Sweet Chaos (Love & Chaos, #2) by Emery Rose

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  He’s chaos… she’s the sweetest temptation. An angsty, forbidden romance, Sweet Chaos is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Dylan St. Clair is chaos.  And […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Charmer (Name in Lights, #2) by Kayley Loring

April 2, 2020July 18, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  Charmer is live! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal   Blurb Nico She serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics, but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to. We’ve got […]

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Release & ARC Review: Across Eternity (Parallel, #4) by Elizabeth O’Roark

April 1, 2020December 19, 2020 AJ Angsty

   Release Day! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb The exciting conclusion to Across Time! Separated from Henri by 20 years,  Amelie discovers that what she thought was […]

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Surprise Release, ARC Review & Free Gift: From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 31, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Action

From Blood and Ash, a captivating, sexy and action-packed high fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, is available now! If you love forbidden romance, this book is for you. If […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Mums the Word (Bennet Brothers, #3) by Staci Hart

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 Mel Book News

  Mum’s the Word (Bennet Brothers, #3) by Staci Hart Released – 30 March 2020   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Falling in love with a Bennet is not an option. My mother […]

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Release & ARC Review: Missing in Action (Brothers in Arms, #2) by Kate Canterbary

March 30, 2020August 22, 2023 AJ Drama

  MISSING IN ACTION is a full-length M/M steamy contemporary romance standalone with connections to the Walsh Series   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Blurb Former Navy SEAL turned covert agent Wes Halsted spent his days—and […]

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ARC Review: Shaken (Deep Ops, #2.5) (part of the Pivot Anthology) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 29, 2020May 24, 2023 AJ Action

The Pivot Anthology – featuring three inter-connected novalls Against the Heart by Kat Martin Shaken by Rebecca Zanetti Echoes of the Past by Alexandra Ivy   Releasing 31 March Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Review […]

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Audio Review: Just One Year by Penelope Ward

March 28, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars Penelope Ward’s latest standalone is an NA enemies-friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet, sexy and functional with great chemistry. It’s a slow burning love story […]

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Audio Release & Review: Sleeper (Name in Lights, #1) by Kayley Loring

March 26, 2020April 10, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

  🔥🔥 HOT NEW AUDIO RELEASE 🔥🔥 Sleeper by Kayley Loring is live in audio and narrated by Mackenzie Cartwright and Teddy Hamilton! Stop what you’re doing and #OneClick today!!   Amazon US  |  Amazon […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Other Guy by Jennifer Van Wyk

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Read for #Free with #KindleUnlimited Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I’m The Other Guy. No, it’s not what you’re thinking so calm down. And yes, I just dared to say the words “calm down”. He’s […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Pike (Pawn Duet, #1) by T.M. Frazier

March 25, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Dark & Gritty

Pike, the first dark and fast-paced story in The Pawn Duet from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier, is available now!   Amazon  |  B&N  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Born into chaos. […]

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Audio Review: The Rising (The Rising, #4) by Kristen Ashley

March 21, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Audio First Review 3.5 stars The fourth and final book in The Rising series brings us to the big climax in the story of four couples from the far land of Triton, prophesised to save […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Pretend Prince by Kim Karr

March 20, 2020March 14, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Pretend Prince is live and free in KU!  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Blurb Not her. No way. Never again. But I need a fake girlfriend…fast. I’m about to lose everything. And I […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Reborn Yesterday (Phenomenal Fate, #1) by Tessa Bailey

March 19, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

While their love is strictly forbidden, it might be the only thing that can save them… Reborn Yesterday, an all-new unique and unforgettable paranormal romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey, is available now. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Chance (Southern Series, #1) by Natasha Madison

March 18, 2020April 11, 2020 AJ Angsty

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Kallie I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he […]

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Release & ARC Review: All I Ask by Corinne Michaels

March 17, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Time comes a breathtaking story about first love, second chances, and starting over. All I Ask, a new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Taming Hollywood’s Baddest Boy by Max Monroe

March 16, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Do people say they hate someone’s guts so that they can still fall stupidly, head-over-heels in love with the other parts? Asking for a friend.   Taming Hollywood’s Baddest Boy, an all-new steamy laugh-out-loud romantic […]

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