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Review: Resisting Love (Behind Blue Lines, #1) by Christine Zolendz

May 13, 2017May 13, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a quick read and a dramatic and angsty ‘childhood crush/best-friend’s-brother’ love story. It’s the first in Christine Zolendz’s Behind Blue Lines series which features characters […]

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Review: Dream of You (Wait For You) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (writing as J. Lynn)

May 11, 2017May 19, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a great little novella, part of the Wait For You series, and tells the story of Colton and Abby. Abby is a quiet and relatively […]

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ARC Review: Riot Street by Tyler King

May 10, 2017May 9, 2017 AJ Drama

  Riot Street, an all-new standalone from Tyler King is now live! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis Sometimes, getting in too deep is […]

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ARC Review: Until Sage (Until Her/Him, #5) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 9, 2017September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Sage Mayson had Kimberly Cullen once, and the memory of that brief encounter has tortured him since the moment he pushed […]

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ARC Review: The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) by Amy Harmon

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 Mel Action

  The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author Amy Harmon Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iTunes | B&N | Kobo | Paperback   Blurb There will be a […]

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ARC Review: NORMAL (Something More, #1) by Danielle Pearl

May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “I got you” stars Aurora Pine heads to Port Woodmere in Long Island, NY to finish out her senior year of high school. There she has a chance to […]

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Review: Tyed by L.J. Shen

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 3.5 “Bmine” stars! Blaire is in college getting a communications degree to appease her parents but she hates it. She gets assigned a journalism project about MMA and […]

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Review: Split by J.B. Salsbury

May 4, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review There are hearts big enough to love those who are different than them, who are hard to understand. And I, by some freak accident, found her. 4.5 uniquely beautiful […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part 3 (King, #7) by T.M. Frazier

May 3, 2017November 23, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Preppy, Part Three: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier is available now!!!     Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | iBooks | Kobo Blurb The bow tie is BACK!  Dre was just a beautiful stranger when Preppy […]

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Review: Baby, Come Back (Bad Boy Romance, #2) by Molly O’Keefe

May 2, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This story follows on from Bad Neighbor and tells the story that was hinted at in the first book, of Jack and Abby. And it wasn’t the story I was expecting! I […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely

May 1, 2017August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

  JOY RIDE by Lauren Blakely Released May 1, 2017 Get ready for the ride of your life! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | GooglePlay | Paperback ✦The audiobook will be narrated by Sebastian York!✦   Blurb From […]

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ARC Review: Mister Romance (Masters of Love, #1) by Leisa Rayven

April 30, 2017August 10, 2018 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Wait … You think I’m going to fall in love with you?” “No.” He takes a sip of wine and smiles. “I know it.” 5 stars! I already suspected […]

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Review: Happily Ever Ninja (Knitting in the City, #5) by Penny Reid

April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 “I need you” stars “My heart keeps discovering new ways to love you.” Happily Ever Ninja is different than the other Knitting in the City books. Penny Reid has perfectly […]

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Review: Easy Magic (Boudreaux, #5) by Kristen Proby

April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.” 3.5 stars Sweet, sexy romance with a touch of the mystical, this was a lovely little read. Book […]

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Review: I Do, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #5.5) by Tillie Cole

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I do, babe” stars Fans of the Hades Hangmen will love this novella! The time has finally come to celebrate the wedding of club Prez Styx, and his […]

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Review: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

April 27, 2017June 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Once again Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward have given us a fun, sexy, swoony, deliciously romantic story with some great twists and turns that had me captivated from […]

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Review: Ninja at First Sight (Knitting in the City, #4.75) by Penny Reid

April 25, 2017April 27, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 stars!! Three words. Eight letters. Mind blown. SQUEE!! This novella is perfect! I loved it and the way it made me feel. Don’t let the fact that it’s a novella […]

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ARC Review: Dr. OB (St. Luke’s Docuseries, #1) by Max Monroe

April 25, 2017October 3, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Dr. OB is NOW LIVE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA  iBooks | Kobo | Nook | GooglePlay   Review 4.5 “Do-over” stars! More sexy, sweet and swoony stories from Max Monroe? Yes, please. […]

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ARC Review: Before I Ever Met You by Karina Halle

April 25, 2017November 6, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon | iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo Review Sweet, sexy and oh-so-swoony! This is not the kind of read that I expect when I pick up a Karina Halle book, but she has delivered a […]

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180 Seconds

ARC Review: 180 Seconds by Jessica Park

April 24, 2017April 15, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Oh wow. What a stunningly beautiful, emotional and unexpected NA read! Sweet, heartbreaking and heartwarming with a romance that had me swooning, this little read took me […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole

April 22, 2017April 21, 2017 AJ Bikers

  DAMNABLE GRACE (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iBooks   Synopsis EVEN THE BROKEN, THROUGH LOVE, CAN FIND GRACE… Secrets never stay hidden. The burden of guilt never lifts from the […]

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The Player

Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Player (The Player Duet, #1) by K. Bromberg

April 21, 2017June 24, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

The Player by K. Bromberg Released April 17, 2017 Buy Now! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback Blurb Baseball has never been sexier in an all-new novel by New York Times Bestselling Author, K. Bromberg. Easton Wylder is baseball royalty. […]

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The Hot Shot

Review Blitz & ARC Review: The Hot Shot (Game On, #4) by Kristen Callihan

April 20, 2017June 6, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

  The Hot Shot (Game On, #4) by Kristen Callihan Released April 17, 2017 Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback Blurb First we were friends. Then we were roommates. Now I want more… What can I say about Chess […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 19, 2017May 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry A Contemporary Romance Released April 13th, 2017 Now available! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio  *Free in Kindle Unlimited* Blurb Graham Russell and I weren’t […]

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Review: Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4 / Winston Brothers, #0.5) by Penny Reid

April 19, 2017June 25, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “Wack-a-doodle-doo!”stars Beauty and the Mustache is part of both the Knitting in the City series and the Winston Brothers series by Penny Ried. It takes place in Tennessee with the […]

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