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Romance

Blog Tour & ARC Review: Pick Six (Mavericks Tackle Love, #2) by Max Monroe

May 13, 2018October 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

  PICK SIX (Mavericks Tackle Love, #2) by Max Monroe   Released May 8, 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay | Paperback […]

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Love and Other Words

Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

May 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this one! A beautiful, slow-burning friends-to-lovers YA love story that becomes a swoony and emotional second-chance romance. Something different from CLo, but they nailed it! […]

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Book Tour & ARC Review: Perfect Love Story (Love, #1) by Natasha Madison

May 11, 2018August 20, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  NOW AVAILABLE   Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb When one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss and redemption. Hailey […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: An Imperfect Heart (Heart Series, #3) by Amie Knight

May 9, 2018October 27, 2022 AJ Drama

  Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Synopsis The heart is exquisite. You’ll never hear anyone wax poetic over an organ quite like […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Lead Me Home (Fight For Me, #3) by A.L. Jackson

May 7, 2018September 15, 2019 AJ Drama

Lead Me Home A second-chance, friends-to-lovers, stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Fight for Me series…     Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Signed Paperback   Synopsis Fourteen years ago, my life changed forever. My […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Mel Drama

  Bad Boy Brody by Tijan   Released – May 7, 2018   Available now! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback   Blurb One punch took him from Hollywood’s Golden Boy to Bad Boy […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Knotted (Trails of Sin, #1) by Pam Godwin

May 6, 2018May 3, 2018 Mel Angsty

  Knotted (Trails of Sin, #1) by Pam Godwin   Released – 1 May 2018   Available Now! Amazon | Other Retailers | Paperback Blurb I try to forget her. It’s impossible. Growing up together, Conor and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: I Dare You (The Hook Up, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills brings you a brand-new heartfelt, sexy contemporary romance with I DARE YOU!     I Dare You (The Hook Up, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Available Now! Amazon US | […]

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Jock Row New BN Kobo

ARC Review Tour: Jock Row (Jock Hard, #1) by Sara Ney

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Blurb Scarlett is always the sensible one: The sober driver. The planner. The one holding your hair back while you’re worshiping the porcelain […]

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Review & Excerpt Tour: Rome’s Chance (Reapers MC, #6.6) by Joanna Wylde

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 AJ Bikers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Paperback   About ROME’S CHANCE From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanna Wylde comes a new story in her Reapers MC series… Rome […]

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Review: Blood Type (Blood Type, #1) by K.A. Linde

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle  |  Audio Review 5 “Little One” stars WOW! Blood Type is an awesome start to the new Blood Type series by K.A. Linde. A unique take on vampires and a paranormal romance, this book […]

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Lennon Reborn

ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Lennon Reborn (Preload, #4) by Scarlett Cole

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 AJ Drama

We are excited to celebrate the release of LENNON REBORN, the final instalment in Scarlett Cole’s Preload series! Join us for reviews and excerpts plus enter to win a complete series set of signed paperbacks! […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Rascal (The Rascals, #1) by Katie McCoy

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

    Rascal (The Rascals, #1) by Katie McCoy   Released 30 April 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play   Blurb […]

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Review: Oblivion (Lux Series Extra) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 28, 2018May 2, 2018 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Daemon POV!!! I was so freaking excited when I learned that Jennifer L. Armentrout was publishing this book! The Lux series is one of my all-time fave YA PNR series, […]

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Review: Vandal (Ashes & Embers, #2) by Carian Cole

April 27, 2018April 4, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “Get Vandalized” stars The second book in the Ashes & Embers series, and after that little glimpse at the end of book 1, I couldn’t wait to get […]

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Review: On the Record (Record #2) by K.A. Linde

April 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! On the Record is the second book in K.A. Linde’s Record series and though I ended up really enjoying it, I wasn’t sure how I […]

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Review: Off the Record (Record, #1) by K.A. Linde

April 25, 2018June 28, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars! Liz Dougherty works for the college newspaper and has the opportunity to attend Senator Brady Maxwell’s press conference. When she is chosen to ask one question, […]

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Review: Blush For Me (Fusion, #3) by Kristen Proby

April 25, 2018May 8, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 sweet and sexy stars This is the third book in the Fusion series and though it’s been a while since I read the last book in this series, […]

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Love At Last

Release Blitz, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: Love At Last by Claudia Connor

April 24, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Blurb All new romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Claudia Connor… How many times can you be unlucky in […]

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Review: The Thief (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16) by J.R. Ward

April 23, 2018 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Hardcover  |  Audio Review “Well, hello, beautiful … You are a sight for sore eyes.” 3.5 stars After all this time, I still get stupidly exited over a BDB release, and […]

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The Real

ARC Review Tour & Excerpt: The Real by Kate Stewart

April 22, 2018March 3, 2024 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of THE REAL by Kate Stewart! A standalone contemporary romance Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb They say it happens when you least expect it. It did for me. It started […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cold (Stone Cold Fox, #2) by Max Monroe

April 22, 2018October 3, 2018 Mel Drama

COLD (Stone Cold Fox, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – April 22, 2018   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play […]

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The Man I Love

Review: The Man I Love (The Fish Tales, #1) by Suanne Laqueur

April 21, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Wow! An amazing story, and so beautifully written. Absolutely captivating, I loved it! 6 stars! This is one of those books that becomes a fully-immersive reading experience. […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Say You Won’t Let Go (Hennington Brothers, #3.5; Masters & Mercenaries Crossover Collection) by Corinne Michaels

April 20, 2018November 21, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Blurb Emily Young had two goals in her life: Make it big in country music. Get the hell out of Bell Buckle. She […]

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ARC Review: Her Guardian Angel (Demonica, #17; Demonica Underworld, #6; Masters & Mercenaries Crossover Collection) by Larissa Ione

April 20, 2018April 9, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Blurb After a difficult childhood and a turbulent stint in the military, Declan Burke finally got his act together. Now he’s a […]

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