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Romance

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Butterface (The Hartigans, #1) by Avery Flynn

August 3, 2018January 13, 2019 AJ Romance

Butterface, a hot romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn, is LIVE!     Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Looks aren’t everything. It’s true. I’m […]

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From the Ground Up

Review: From The Ground Up by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 2, 2018November 28, 2019 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! OMG, this book! I loved it so much! A stunning romance that is as unique as it is beautiful and realistic, it’s a truly special story and […]

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ARC Review: Deep Cover (Love Over Duty, #3) by Scarlett Cole

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb ARE THEY IN TOO DEEP? Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss always comes when called to duty—at all costs. Even though the death of his fiancée nearly destroyed him, Cabe won’t […]

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Release Blitz & Review: Filthy Lies (Blackstone Dynasty, #2) by Raine Miller

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal   Synopsis On the day I turned fifteen years old I knew I loved James Blakney. There was a look in his eye that told me he’d finally noticed I […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | Kobo | Nook |Google Play | Smashwords | Paperback     Blurb Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak Ten years after Simone Payton broke […]

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Review: Embers (Dark In You, #4) by Suzanne Wright

July 28, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  4 stars! Action, mystery, supernatural badassery, lots of laughs, romance and steamy sexy time, it’s all here as Harper and Knox continue the search for the fourth and illusive horseman – now […]

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Review: The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland

July 27, 2018December 13, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Fun and sexy with a whole lot of heart, I love this book! It’s everything that I […]

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ARC Review: Freaks (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #3) by Callie Hart

July 24, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Fix Marcosa is at war. The battlefield: New York City. He knows every street like the back of his hand. The darkened alleyways and back streets conceal secrets only he knows. Somewhere […]

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ARC Review: In Bed with the Beast (Naughty Princess Club, #2) by Tara Sivec

July 23, 2018July 19, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Audio Review 4 “Beauty and the Beast” stars! Isabelle is one of the owners of the Naughty Princess Club, a home party stripping company. Though she doesn’t partake in the actual stripping, she […]

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Audio Review: Pucked Love (Pucked, #6) by Helena Hunting

July 22, 2018November 13, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  :  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audible Review 4.5 “firefly” stars Yes! This is the story that I wanted for Darren and Charlene!!! As a long-time fan of the Pucked series, Darren and Charlene’s […]

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Under The Influence

Review: Under The Influence (Chosen Paths, #2) by L.B. Simmons

July 21, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and all the feels! Wow, what a read! A stunningly written, heartachingly emotional story of friendship and young love torn apart by circumstance, and of hope and […]

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Review: Wicked Things (Chaos & Ruin, #3) by Callie Hart

July 20, 2018July 21, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 romantically badass stars The final book in the Chaos & Ruin series, this book brings the action, excitement and sexiness that I was expecting. But it also comes […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Always Been You (Cedar Lake, #1) by Sadie Allen

July 19, 2018December 5, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Books2Read   Synopsis Emma Taylor ran away from home in a cloud of dust, taking the pieces of her broken heart with her. Fifteen years later, she is back to care for […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Rock Legend (Nothing But Trouble, #2) by Tara Leigh

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   About the Book I’m no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I’m also […]

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Broken Love Story

Book Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Broken Love Story (Love series, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 17, 2018July 12, 2025 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Samantha: I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. […]

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Review: The Jack’s Heart (Prison Saints, #1) by Demi Vice

July 15, 2018August 16, 2019 AJ Badasses

Previously titled Prison Promise Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Review “You can be a champion and a loser.  A victim and a criminal.  A hero and a villain.  […]

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Blog Tour: Murder Girl (Lilah Love, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

July 13, 2018January 3, 2021 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Murder Girl (Lilah Love, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones   Released – 10 July 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Paperback | Audio     Blurb New York Times bestselling author […]

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ARC Review: Heart of Glass (Fostering Love, #3) by Nicole Jacqueline

July 11, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! The third book in the Fostering Love series, this is a sweet and emotional slow-burning romance with strong family themes, a single mother heroine and a hero […]

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New Relase & ARC Review: Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2) by Pam Godwin

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 Mel Badasses

Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2) by Pam Godwin   Released – 10 July 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  Other Retailers     Blurb I protect what’s mine. The ranch, my family, our buried secrets. […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely

July 10, 2018January 17, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

A sexy, witty, and heartfelt brand new standalone romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE REAL DEAL is sure to make you swoon, laugh, and squirm at all the right moments.   […]

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Review: Tied (All Torn Up, #2) by Carian Cole

July 7, 2018November 26, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars Two incredibly damaged people find peace, healing, and something absolutely amazing together in this heartfelt, dramatic and beautifully romantic story. Tyler Grace was introduced in […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young

July 6, 2018June 27, 2020 AJ Drama

  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible Vastness of Us and the On Dublin Street series comes a heartfelt and beautiful new young adult novel, set in Scotland, about daring to dream and embracing who you are. […]

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Review: Until Brandon by Natasha Madison

July 5, 2018July 16, 2018 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review Boom! I’m a big fan of the Until series, and I’m an even bigger fan of Natasha Madison, so picking up this book was a no brainer. I was expecting light, […]

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Review: Anything You Can Do by R.S. Grey

July 3, 2018June 28, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! Lucas and Daisy have been enemies since the day Lucas pulled Daisy’s little hair bow when they were just infants. From that moment on, the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

Disgrace, an all-new emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is LIVE!     Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry   Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal     Blurb […]

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