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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wild Highway (Runaway, #2) by Devney Perry

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 AJ Drama

Wild Highway, the second book in the Runaway series by Devney Perry, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her […]

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ARC Review: Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Mel Favourite

  Beyond the Sea by L.H. Cosway   A Gothic Romance set in modern times   Released – June 9th 2020 Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb On a lonely cliff beside the vast […]

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Review: Love Beyond Words by Emma Scott

June 21, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! I love Emma Scott’s books so much, and I was so excited to go right back to the beginning to read her debut novel, and what […]

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Audio Review: The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone, #2) by Abby Jimenez

June 19, 2020November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! I love this book so much! funny, dramatic and emotional story about a woman overcoming devastating grief to find her happy again, and a rockstar romance […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Winning Hollywood’s Goodest Girl (Hollywood, #2) by Max Monroe

June 17, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Celebrities

A baby on the way first. Then love and marriage? It’s complicated on its best day.   Winning Hollywood’s Goodest Girl, an all-new fun and flirty romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Max […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Dare (Briar U, #4) by Elle Kennedy

June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 Mel Book News

The Dare Briar U, #4 by Elle Kennedy   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hard Pass (Trophy Boyfriends, #1) by Sara Ney

June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Blurb “Hard pass.” That’s what the last girl I slept with said when she got her first sober glimpse of me. She laughed, walked out of […]

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Review: The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #18) by J.R. Ward

June 15, 2020June 14, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! OMG, I loved this one so much! Exciting, suspenseful, heartfelt and romantic and full of the fabulous dynamics that I love about this series. A fantastic […]

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Audio Review: Dream Maker (Dream Team, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 13, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! KA is back, baby! With a throwback to old-school writing, Kristen Ashley revisits both the Rock Chick and the Dream Man series to bring us […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Mel Billionaire

Thoroughly Whipped by Tillie Cole   A Romantic Comedy – Released 9 June 2020   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook     Blurb I, Faith Parisi, love my life. I have the best […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rage and Ruin (The Harbinger, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Audible  |  Indiebound Blurb Dangerous secrets and forbidden desires lead to shocking consequences… Don’t miss book two of the fantastical Harbinger trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Reckless (Irresistible, #6) by Stella Rhys

June 9, 2020June 8, 2020 Mel Book News

  Reckless An Irresistible Series Standalone by Stella Rhys   A Romantic Comedy – Released 9 June 2020   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *FREE on Kindle […]

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Release & ARC Review: Strike a Chord (Love, Hate and Rock-n-Roll, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Taylor Marsten looks like a guy. How was I supposed to know there was a woman hiding […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girl in the Love Song (Lost Boys, #1) by Emma Scott

June 7, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…     The Girl in the Love Song, book one […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Fortuity (Transcend Duet, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

June 4, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Fortuity, an all-new inspirational and moving standalone contemporary romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jewel E. Ann, is available now!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Walls Come Down by M. Mabie & Aly Martinez

June 4, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

“A genius collaboration! All the stars for this quick-witted, sexy, and endearing cast of characters. Aly and M. Mabie delivered rom-com perfection!“ – Jewel E. Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author   When the Walls Come […]

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Release, Playlist, ARC Review & Giveaway: Asher (Ashers & Embers, #6) by Carian Cole

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 AJ Drama

  Asher, book #6 in the Ashes & Embers series – and a fave for 2020 – is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb I should […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The First Score (Summerville Sports Romance, #2) by Amie Knight

June 3, 2020August 23, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  There was something about that first score, and not just on the football field. The First Score, an all-new, best friend’s brother romance from Amie Knight is available now!    Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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ARC Review: Southern Storm (Southern Series, #3) by Natasha Madison

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo Review A very broken-hearted 2.5 stars It pains me to write this review, because Natasha Madison is one of my favourite authors, and I wanted to love this […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Queen Move By Kennedy Ryan

June 1, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

Queen Move, an all-new beautiful and unforgettable second chance romance from RITA® Award-winning and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is LIVE!!   **Available now at a special release week price of $3.99** Amazon  […]

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ARC Review: At First Sight ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020 Mel Romance

At First Sight ~a modern fairytale~ inspired by Aladdin by Katy Regnery    Available Now! Amazon     Blurb I fell in love with her the first moment I saw her. That’s the truth. Does […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: You Belong With Me (With Me in Seattle, #14) by Kristen Proby

May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 AJ Mystery/Suspense

From New York Times bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new stand-alone novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle Series… You Belong with Me is now live!   “A suspense filled version of […]

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ARC Review: Broken (Deep Ops, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 25, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Book #3 in the Deep Ops series, I was so excited to delve back into this world! Featuring a ragtag team of operatives ‘sort-of’ working under the arm of […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dirty Charmer (The Bodyguards, #1) by Emma Chase

May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 AJ LOL Funny

“If I try to kiss you at midnight, when I’m off shift and you’re officially not a client anymore . . . would you let me?”   Dirty Charmer by New York Times and USA Today […]

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Release & ARC Review: Fight For Me (The Arrowood Brothers, #2) by Corinne Michaels

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 AJ Angsty

New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels brings a new breathtaking and emotional love story to life in the second STANDALONE in the Arrowood Brothers series. Fight for Me is LIVE!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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