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ARC Review: Run For Your Honey (Blum’s Bees, #3) by Staci Hart

August 1, 2022August 3, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! It’s been said that the Blum women are cursed. Every man [they’d] ever loved had either died or left and never came back. Well, it seems the curse has been […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Secrets We Whisper After Midnight (Decisions in Durham, #2) by Rachel Higginson

May 24, 2022June 17, 2022 Mel Book News

Secrets We Whisper After Midnight (Decisions in Durham, #2) by Rachel Higginson   Released – 24 May 2022   Buy it today! Amazon     Blurb Eliza English has grown up in the shadow of […]

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Review: Foretold: St. Bastians Institute (Blood Prophecy, #1) by L.H. Cosway

May 14, 2022December 13, 2022 Mel Forbidden

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Foretold is the first book in the new St. Bastian Institute series, a spin-off of the Blood Magic series, and it did not disappoint. It’s a star-crossed lovers story between […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Starry-Eyed Love (Spark House, #2) by Helena Hunting

May 10, 2022August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Starry-Eyed Love, an all new hilarious and emotional standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is AVAILABLE NOW!   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   |  B&N  |  Kobo  | […]

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Review: Nightshade (Nightshade Duology, #1) by Keri Lake

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens My father called them messengers. He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless […]

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ARC Review: The Secret (Winslow Brothers, #3) by Max Monroe

April 14, 2022 Mel Forbidden

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Rachel moves from CA and NY to continue her master’s program. During a night out on the town, she is dared to pick any guy and do something to make […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wishes & Wings (The Birdsong Trilogy, #3) by Nina Lane

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Drama

  Wishes & Wings, the heartpounding finish to The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane is live! This series is an epic story of forbidden love, an angsty, dramatic, swoony and emotional romance that captured my […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Wild Card Kiss (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren Blakely

February 25, 2022March 13, 2022 Mel Book News

A Wild Card Kiss by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!! Grab this deliciously sexy, single dad, second chance sports romance TODAY!! A WILD CARD KISS (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Sparrow & Hawke (The Birdsong Trilogy, #1) by Nina Lane

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Sparrow & Hawke, the first book in The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane, is now live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play   Blurb Darius My attraction […]

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ARC Review: Gold (The Queen & The Assassin, #3) by Lisette Marshall

February 20, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Forbidden

Gold, the final book in The Queen & The Assassin trilogy, is live! An exciting, intense and passionate read that completes Runo and Tamar’s story perfectly.   Amazon   Blurb To challenge the Empire is […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Group Therapy: A Romantic Comedy by B.B. Easton

February 3, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Forbidden

GROUP THERAPY, a brand new steamy and laugh-out-loud rom-com from Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author BB Easton is now available! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |   B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Amazon […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Kiss and Tell (St Francis U. #1) by Maya Hughes

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Mel Forbidden

  Kiss And Tell (St Francis U. #1) by Maya Hughes   Released – January 6, 2022   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb A new college campus. A […]

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ARC Review: Beard in Hiding (Winston Brothers, #4.5) by Penny Reid

November 19, 2021 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon   Review 4.5 “I want to belong to you” stars I never thought I’d want a Diane Donner book. Honestly, I never really liked her but I am so glad I took a […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Naked Fisherman (Fisherman Duet, Book One) by Jewel E. Ann

September 30, 2021April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

The Naked Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Jewel E. Ann returns with an addictive new adult romance about a young woman who discovers […]

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ARC Review: One Day Like This (Excess All Areas, #1) by Scarlett Cole

September 21, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  One Day Like this is live! The start of a brand new rockstar series from Scarlett Cole, this is a beautifully emotional brother’s-best-friend, forbidden romance with fantastic chemistry and just the right amount of […]

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Release & ARC Review: Charmed (Willow Springs, #3) by Laura Pavlov

August 28, 2021August 24, 2021 AJ Drama

  Charmed is now live! Amazon   Blurb Crew Carlisle is enemy number one. He’s also my new boss. I need this internship as much as Crew needs an ego lobotomy. He’s arrogant, cocky, and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Sinner (Angels and Demons, #1) by Emma Scott

August 15, 2021December 12, 2022 Mel Book News

  The Sinner by Emma Scott   Released –  15 August 2021 Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, […]

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Audio Review: Kissing Galileo (Dear Professor, #2) by Penny Reid

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 4.5 stars! I love teacher/student romances so the Dear Professor series is right up my alley. I loved the first book, Kissing Tolstoy and I am happy to say […]

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Review: Rebel (The Renegades, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

June 14, 2021August 7, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “This was a high worth chasing. He was a risk worth taking.” 5 stars! The third and final book in the Renegades series, this is an emotional and heart-pounding forbidden romance as Penna […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Reel (Hollywood Renaissance, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

June 9, 2021August 28, 2025 Mel Celebrities

Reel, an all new epic CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE love story from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is available now!   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Love Interest by Kayley Loring

April 16, 2021April 14, 2021 AJ Favourite

  The Love Interest by Kayley Loring is a fave for 2021, and it’s live! Amazon  |  Paperback   Audio will be released April 26th and be narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Mackenzie Cartwright, featuring […]

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Release & ARC Review: Song for the Dead (Ada Palomino, #2) by Karina Halle

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 AJ Action

Whoever said love is a battlefield, never had to fight demons at the same time Song for the Dead by Karina Halle is now live!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hot Stuff (Single Dad Collection, #2) by Max Monroe

February 20, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Forbidden

Hot Stuff, an all-new hilarious and sexy fireman rom com from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!!   AVAILABE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide |  Paperback     Blurb Have you ever seen […]

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ARC Review: Eastern Lights (Compass, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021 Mel Drama

Buy: Amazon  Blurb I once met a man on a cold Halloween night. He dressed as a superhero, and I dressed in red. For one night, I was his break from reality, and he was the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hard to Score (Play Hard, #3) by K. Bromberg

February 16, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Forbidden

  Hard to Score (Play Hard, #3) by K. Bromberg   Released – 16 February 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback   Blurb I’ve signed […]

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