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Audio Review: Unzipped by Lauren Blakely

November 10, 2018December 11, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

Everything he knows about women is about to get turned upside down…     Available exclusively in audio for the first six weeks – and narrated by Joe Arden and Andi Arndt – comes a […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Beneath His Stars (Stars Duet, #1) by Amie Knight

November 7, 2018April 22, 2019 AJ Drama

    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb I met Adam Nova under the twinkling lights of a nighttime sky. He was hiding, but that gorgeous boy didn’t belong in the […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Good Time by Jana Aston

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Mel Book News

  Good Time by Jana Aston   Released – 6  November 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo     Blurb PAYTON & VINCE There’s one thing you should know. I […]

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Release Day Launch, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dining with Angels: Bits & Bites from the Demonica Universe (Demonica, #17.5; Demonica Underworld, #7) by Larissa Ione & Suzanne M. Johnson

November 6, 2018October 16, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Join New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione, and USA Today bestselling Southern food expert Suzanne M. Johnson as they guide you through their favorite Demonica world inspired food and drink recipes. And don’t forget […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: I Bet You (The Hook Up, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with an all-new swoon-fest of a novel about what happens when you look beyond labels and take a chance on love. I Bet You, an all-new sexy college […]

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Review: Unbound (The Captive, #7) by Erica Stevens

November 4, 2018 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow, what an ending! After what I thought was the ending at book #4, Erica Stevens continued this series on with three more books, and though it’s taken me a […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tick Tock (EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), #1) by Jane Harvey-Berrick

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 AJ Action

Today we are thrilled to share bestselling author Jane Harvey-Berrick’s all-new highly anticipated military romantic suspense novel, TICK TOCK     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback Free […]

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ARC Review Blitz: Royally Yours (Royally, #4) by Emma Chase

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio (Paperback and Audio versions will include Royally Raised as bonus content!) […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: All I Need by Jennifer Van Wyk

October 31, 2018October 27, 2018 AJ Romance

  All I Need, an all-new emotional standalone from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb It took me years to get over my fiancé sleeping with another […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Ballistic (Vigilantes, #3) by Keri Lake

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Available free in Kindle Unlimited   Synopsis A life for a life. On the streets of Detroit, it’s the code we live by. […]

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ARC Review: The Darkest Star (Origin, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 30, 2018March 2, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Review 4.5 fantastic stars! The first book in JLA’s Origin series and… wow! I’m a mad fan of the Lux series, and have been so excited to […]

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Review: Vengeance (The Captive, #6) by Erica Stevens

October 28, 2018 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Oh William, I love you! 4 stars I am so in love with the Captive series, and this book brings us the story of William – twin brother of Aria – and […]

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Review: Speakeasy (True North, #5) by Sarina Bowen

October 27, 2018November 12, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Review 4 stars! Book #5 in the True North series brings us the story of May Shipley – a character that has intrigued me since we met her in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Day the Jerk Started Falling (Jerk, Book Two) by Max Monroe

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Mel Romance

The Jerk Duet is complete! The Day the Jerk Started Falling, the fun and flirty conclusion of The Jerk Duet, from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!     THE DAY THE […]

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ARC Review: Hollywood Chase (previously titled Indiscreet) (Discreet Duet, #2) by Nicole French

October 25, 2018November 12, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Sexiest man alive. Playboy movie star. Reckless actor. Will Baker, better known as “Fitz,” is back, and […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, and ARC Review: Fall (VIP, #3) by Kristen Callihan

October 24, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N   Blurb The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways. In my defense, I didn’t know he was Jax Blackwood—who expects a legendary rock […]

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New Release, ARC Review & Teaser: Trailer Park Heart by Rachel Higginson

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Mel Angsty

TRAILER PARK HEART by Rachel Higginson   Released – 23 October 2018   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N     Blurb Trailer park born and raised. It’s my legacy. That’s how my mama […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks (Jerk, #1) by Max Monroe

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Mel Drama

The first book in the Jerk Duet, an all-new fun and sexy duet from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!     THE DAY I STOPPED FALLING FOR JERKS (Jerk, Book One) […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: One Wild Ride (Hollywood Chronicles, #2) by A.L. Jackson & Rebecca Shea

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 AJ Celebrities

The second sexy, stand-alone romance from bestselling authors A.L. Jackson and Rebecca Shea is here!     Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb The next sexy Hollywood Chronicles stand-alone novel from bestselling authors, A.L. Jackson and […]

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ARC Review: Saint (Mercy, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

October 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Barnes & Noble Synopsis Milo sold his soul to the devil to save an angel. Now he’s after revenge. There are worse prisons than the lush estate of a notorious […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Trouble in Hell (Hell Night, #1) by Alex Grayson

October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis Four men, irrevocably bound together by their horrifying past… Trouble and his brothers escaped from Malus, Texas as kids. In the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Long Live the Beautiful Hearts (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott

October 18, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

  LONG LIVE THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS (Beautiful Hearts Duet, Book Two) by Emma Scott   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback     Blurb Never again […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Inked (Sailor’s Grave, #2) by Drew Elyse

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA |  Paperback   Blurb INSTANT ATTRACTION IS A POWERFUL THING. Six months of dancing around each other led to one explosive night and two […]

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Review: Kissing Tolstoy (Dear Professor, #1) by Penny Reid

October 17, 2018January 8, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 “My kind of nice” stars!!

 When I read a Penny Reid book I know that I’m going to get a story that is so much more than […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Park Avenue Princess (New York City Romance, #1) (previously published as Legacy of Lies, Legacy of Lies, #1) by Tara Leigh

October 17, 2018July 19, 2021 AJ Billionaire

Park Avenue Princess (Previously published as Legacy of Lies) Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Synopsis Money. Status. Wealth. Power. I believed I was entitled to all […]

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