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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 6, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a sizzling and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance. The […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Fall (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #3) by BB Easton

February 5, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Action

* Previously published under the title Dying for Rain* Dying for Rain, the highly anticipated conclusion to The Rain Trilogy from BB Easton, is out now!   Released – 30 January 2020   Available now! Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Maddie (Hades Hangmen, #8) by Tillie Cole

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

The latest Hangmen novel is live!   Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks    Blurb Not even love can conquer the demons of our pasts… Flame and Maddie have found solace and safety in one another’s arms, […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Trouble (Dogwood Lane, #3) by Adriana Locke

February 4, 2020January 31, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless […]

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Release & ARC Review: You’re the One (Very Irresistible Bachelors, #1) by Layla Hagen

February 3, 2020February 11, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Hot. Flirty. Romantic. It all started as pretend… My best friend, and one of the most powerful men in New York, needed my […]

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ARC Review: Something in the Air (Running on Air, #2) by L.H. Cosway

February 2, 2020May 21, 2020 Mel Favourite

Something in the Air (Running on Air, #2) by L.H. Cosway   Released – 30 January 2020   Buy it today! Amazon |  Paperback     Blurb Michaela Olsson has found her soulmate in James Khan. […]

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Audio Review: Inappropriate by Vi Keeland

February 1, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Inappropriate A Standalone Contemporary Romance #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Terminated for inappropriate behavior. I […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Heartland (True North, #7) by Sarina Bowen

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  HEARTLAND BY SARINA BOWEN A standalone romance in the USA Today best-selling True North world.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google   Blurb Expect: cute goats, college parties, caramels, a […]

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ARC Review: Bastard Bachelor Society (The Bachelor’s Club, #1) by Sara Ney

January 28, 2020February 14, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb What is the Bastard Bachelor Society? It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have. Except, we’re not gentleman, and we’re not […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dream With Me (With Me in Seattle, #13; O’Callaghans, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 23, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Romance

Will Kane & Anastasia’s relationship bloom into the romance of a lifetime, or will their dreams of success get in the way of true love? Dream With Me, an all-new standalone contemporary romance in the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Stay (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #2) by BB Easton

January 22, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

* Previously published under the title Fighting for Rain* The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that.   Fighting for Rain by B.B. Easton is live   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #2) by Devney Perry

January 21, 2020March 16, 2023 AJ Drama

  Riven Knight, the second book in the Tin Gypsy series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge […]

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ARC Review: Face the Music (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Pastor Ben Langley is irresistible. His wife died giving birth to their daughter five years ago. His tragic […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Stone Hearts (Poplar Falls, #2) by Amber Kelly

January 19, 2020April 14, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love. I’d made the mistake of […]

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ARC Review: Hero’s Haven (Dark Protectors, #11) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 18, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “He had returned. This world had better be ready.” 5 stars! OMG, I love this book! It’s action packed and a wild ride from start to finish, I was […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Fight for Forever (Legend Trilogy, Book Three) by Meghan March

January 16, 2020January 15, 2020 Mel Book News

The Fight for Forever (Legend Trilogy, Book Three)   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb You can only keep what you can protect. That’s all […]

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Release & ARC Review: This is Forever (This Is, #4) by Natasha Madison

January 14, 2020January 9, 2020 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Amazon   |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Blurb Caroline Becoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn’t […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Sex and Other Shiny Objects (Boyfriend Material, #2) by Lauren Blakely

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Mel Forbidden

SEX AND OTHER SHINY OBJECTS, a fresh, fun, outrageous new best friends to lovers romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely IS LIVE!!     SEX AND OTHER SHINY OBJECTS by Lauren […]

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Release & ARC Review: Warrior Blue by Kelsey Kingsley

January 12, 2020January 11, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon   Blurb Blake Carson can’t afford to have a life. Between working full-time as a tattoo artist and caring for his disabled twin brother Jacob, his plate is more than full – and […]

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Audio Review: Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Hockey, #1) by Sarina Bowen

January 11, 2020November 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! At last! The long-awaited story of Nate and Rebecca, and OMG, it was worth the wait! A delicious friends-to-lovers romance with humour, fantastic chemistry, and a fun, passionate and […]

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Review: King of the Causeway (King, #9.5) by T.M. Frazier

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb A massive hurricane looms off the coast of Florida while a different kind of storm is brewing in Logan’s beach. A mysterious newcomer is […]

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ARC Review: Destructive (Combative, #3) by Lay McLean

January 9, 2020January 8, 2020 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! The Combative Trilogy is complete!! I devoured Combative and Redemptive, so it’s no surprise that I would devour the last book in the trilogy. Destructive is a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Come Back For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 AJ Drama

  Come Back for Me, an all-new emotional and riveting standalone from New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels, is LIVE   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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Release & ARC Review: Release by Aly Martinez

January 6, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Angsty

“I couldn’t put it down! The incredible premise and the tension will keep you turning the pages until dawn.” – Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author Release, an all-new powerful and emotional standalone romance from […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Right Way by Katie Ashley

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb After witnessing his younger brother’s death in a tragic accident, Jonathan Nelson desperately tries losing himself on the gridiron. No matter […]

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