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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Not Until You (Second Time Around, #3) by Corinne Michaels

October 1, 2018October 30, 2019 AJ Romance

 Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb I have two rules in life: 1. No relationships, falling in love or attachments. 2. No sleeping with […]

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Review: The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

September 29, 2018September 22, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 amazing stars! OMG, this book! From the moment I picked it up I was consumed by this story. The writing, the setting, the characters, the emotion, […]

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Review: The Beau & the Belle by R.S. Grey

September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Feelings don’t have an expiration date. Once upon a time the Fortier family was one of the wealthiest in Louisiana. However, when Beau Fortier’s grandfather lost […]

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Review: Baby Daddy by Kendall Ryan

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! This is a short, sexy, sweet read. An easy, enjoyable and angst-free story that hooked me from start to finish and left me with a huge grin […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Perversion (The Perversion Trilogy, #1) by T.M. Frazier

September 26, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Badasses

PERVERSION, book one in the Perversion Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is available now!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N   “T.M. Frazier […]

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ARC Review: Hour of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #2) by Lara Adrian

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! A fast-moving, exciting, suspenseful and romantic PNR read, I loved this one! This is the second book in the Hunter Legacy […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Our Final Tale (Iron Fury MC, #6) by Bella Jewel

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Available on other retailers soon   Synopsis SLATER For over a decade I searched for her. She disappeared a long time ago. But […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once Upon a Sure Thing (Heartbreakers, #2) by Lauren Blakely

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 Mel Book News

  ONCE UPON A SURE THING (Heartbreakers, #2) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio *The Heartbreakers Series is narrated by Sebastian […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Take Me in the Night by R.L. Kenderson

September 23, 2018September 21, 2018 AJ Romance

  Today we have the blog tour for R.L. Kenderson’s TAKE ME IN THE NIGHT! Check it out and order your copy today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Google Play  |  Kobo   Synopsis […]

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ARC Review: Hidden (Deep Ops, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 22, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! The introduction of a brand new series from one of my favourite authors, and I am so freaking excited that this book lived up to all of […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: A Nordic King (Nordic Royals, #3) by Karina Halle

September 21, 2018October 18, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb When I first applied for the job I thought it would be like all the others: working as […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Booted (Trails of Sin, #3) by Pam Godwin

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Mel Dark & Gritty

  Booted (Trails of Sin, #3) by Pam Godwin   Released – 18 September 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  Other Retailers  |  Paperback   Blurb The night I’m released from prison, she’s in my […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Guilty as Sin (Sin, #2) by Meghan March

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Mel Billionaire

  Guilty as Sin (Sin, #2) by Meghan March   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Truth About Us (The Truth Duet, #2) by Aly Martinez

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  The Truth Duet by Aly Martinez is Complete!  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis Truth: Penn Walker entered my life like a summer storm—dark, ominous, and filled […]

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ARC Review: Professor Feelgood (Masters of Love, #2) by Leisa Rayven

September 16, 2018March 29, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo Synopsis What’s a girl to do when a man who’s countless shades of wrong feels oh-so-right? Ambitious book editor Asha Tate is a hopeless romantic. Despite her […]

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Review: The Fortunate Ones by R.S. Grey

September 15, 2018September 7, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Some people carve their initials so deeply into your heart, they’ll always be a part of you. Brooke works at the Twin Oaks Country Club with […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 AJ Drama

  Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae Published by: Vesuvian Books Adult, Romance Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo   Synopsis One universe, nine planets, 204 countries, 809 islands and 7 seas, and I had […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1) by Carian Cole

September 13, 2018July 2, 2021 AJ 6 Star Reads

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited   Synopsis The people we love are thieves. They steal our hearts. They steal our breath. They steal […]

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ARC Review: Beautiful Lies (Beautiful Series, #2) by Emery Rose

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Review “Do you believe in soul mates…?” “How could I not? I met mine when I was fourteen.” 4.5 achingly beautiful stars! Wow, […]

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Review & Excerpt Tour: If We Fly (What If Duet, #2) by Nina Lane

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Kobo   Synopsis We fell in love. Then our world fell apart. I wished so hard for Cole Danforth. And one day, he came true. He […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

September 12, 2018December 31, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Dirty Headlines, an all-new sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is NOW LIVE!!     Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen   A Contemporary Romance   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb […]

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Audio Review: The Foxe & the Hound by R.S. Grey

September 11, 2018October 12, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! “Adorably dysfunctional twenty-something seeks handsome veterinarian. Serious offers only.”  This story is fan-freaking-tastic! Entertaining from the first page to the last, it is full of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once Upon a Real Good Time (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely

September 10, 2018May 7, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

  ONCE UPON A REAL GOOD TIME (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Mistakes I’ve Made (By the Bay, #4) by J.L. Berg

September 10, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes an enemies to lovers stand-alone romance. I was waiting for my life to start… After forgoing college to help run […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: More Of You (Confessions of the Heart, #1) by A.L. Jackson

September 10, 2018October 18, 2018 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  A second-chance, small town, stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart Series Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Message from A.L. Jackson My loves!! It’s here – the first stand-alone novel in […]

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