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ARC Review: Legacy of Temptation (Demonica Birthright, #1) by Larissa Ione

January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 AJ Action

To be released 6 February Pre-order:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! This is probably my most anticipated book for 2024, and it started the year off on a massive high! I dropped everything when […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Billionaire Is Back (Beacon Harbor, #1) by Kaley Loring & Connor Crais

January 25, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  The Billionaire is Back by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live! Funny, sexy, and beautifully romantic, this book made me laugh and swoon, and gave me all the feels. A small town, brother’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Rivalry (Silverbrook University, #1) by R.G. Angel

January 22, 2024February 13, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Broken Rivalry by R.G. Angel is live! This is the first book in the Silverbrook University series, a beautifully emotional and heartfelt NA romance with strong themes of family, redemption and forgiveness, and I […]

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Release & ARC Review: Loving Romeo (Magnolia Falls, #1) by Laura Pavlov

January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Loving Romeo by Laura Pavlov is live! The first book in Laura Pavlov’s Magnolia Falls series, this is an emotional and dramatic grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, sort-of-enemies-to-lovers romance with the most beautifully swoony love story. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cluelessly Yours (It’s A Funny Story, #3) by Max Monroe

January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Cluelessly Yours  by Max Monroe   Released – 13 January 2024   Available now!  Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb The bad news? Getting hit by a cab can officially get crossed off my bucket […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Thoroughly Pucked: A Brother’s Best Friends Romance (My Hockey Romance, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 11, 2024January 15, 2024 Mel Book News

Thoroughly Pucked by Lauren Blakely   Released – 11 January 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two star hockey players and their best friend’s little sister in a runaway bride […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Play (Lake Spark Off-Season, #3) by Evey Lyon

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 AJ Drama

  Waiting to Play by Evey Lyon is live! A secret baby, brother’s enemy, forced proximity, steamy hockey romance    Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Universal   Blurb Vaughn Madden is hockey’s hotshot who […]

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ARC Review: Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb In the vein of Emily Henry’s You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer. Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larsen […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Keep (Southern Wedding, #8) by Natasha Madison

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Mine to Keep by Natasha Madison is live! A funny and romantic boss/employee, enemies-to-lovers romance with great chemistry and some serious sparks.   Amazon   Blurb Grace It wasn’t hard for me to walk […]

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Release & ARC Review: Falling (Landmark Mountain, #4) by Willow Aster

January 4, 2024January 24, 2024 AJ Favourite

  Falling by Willow Aster is live!   When Little Miss Sunshine and a hot, grumpy rancher are forced to live together, what could possibly go wrong?   Amazon Both covers will be available in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Frostbitten (Deep Ops, #6) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! The latest in the Deep Ops series, this is a fun and chemistry-filled ‘whodunnit’ romantic suspense with laughs, steam, action and intensity. This is book #6 in the series, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Vows We Keep (Iron Outlaws MC, #5) by S. Cole

December 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Vows We Keep by S. Cole is live! The fifth book in the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is a heartfelt and emotional romance with wonderful characters, fantastic character development and a fabulous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sable Peak (The Edens, #6) by Devney Perry

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 AJ Drama

  Sable Peak by Devney Perry is live! The final book in The Edens series, this is a friends-to-lovers, unrequired love, single dad romance. It’s emotional and dramatic, and beautifully, swoonily romantic, and I loved […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting

December 5, 2023April 30, 2024 Mel Audio Recommendation

  Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting   Available Now! Amazon Blurb From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Bride (The Darlings, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

December 5, 2023June 19, 2024 Mel Book News

  My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE!   Released December 5, 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb In a sizzling romance that sparkles with wit and depth, two […]

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Release & ARC Review: Among the Heather (The Highlands, #2) by Samantha Young

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Among the Heather by Samantha Young is now live! A dramatic and suspenseful celebrity romance that is full of emotion with a beautifully swoony love story, and it’s a gorgeous read.   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Fangs, Frost and Folios (Elemental Mysteries, #5) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  Fangs, Frost and Folios by Elizabeth Hunter is live! An all-new holiday mystery for your favorite book-hunting vampires, Giovanni and Beatrice from the Elemental Mysteries series!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Broken Dreams (Whitlock Family, #2) by Corinne Michaels

December 1, 2023August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  Broken Dreams by Corinne Michaels is live! I loved this book! A fun, emotional, swoony and sexy friends-to-lovers, fake dating romance between two widowed single parents. I was so completely wrapped up in this […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Lovely Return by Carian Cole

November 30, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lovely Return by Carian Cole is live! A standalone, forbidden, age-gap, soulmate romance, this is a story of loss and heartache, but also of soul mates and second chances. It is the most incredible […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow

November 20, 2023March 8, 2025 Mel Book News

  Make-Believe Match (Cherry Tree Harbor, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 20 November 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Fall in love with my enemy? No way. Marry him […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love You More (Buttercup Hill, #1) by Stacy Travis

November 17, 2023November 16, 2023 AJ Romance

  Love You More by Stacy Travis is live! This is the first book in a new series by Stacy Travis, set in Californian wine country, where five siblings are running their family’s vineyard empire. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Real Good Bad Thing: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone by Lauren Blakely

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Mel LOL Funny

A Real Good Bad Thing by Lauren Blakely   Released –   16 November 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Enemies turn to lovers, but can they trust each other […]

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Release & ARC Review: After the Storm (Cottonwood Cove, #5) by Laura Pavlov

November 16, 2023November 15, 2023 AJ Romance

  After the Storm by Laura Pavlov is live! This is the most beautiful second-chance-romance! A small-town, single parent romance that is sweet, fun and sexy with no unnecessary drama, this book had me all […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Win (Lake Spark Off-Season #2) by Evey Lyon

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Waiting to Win by Evey Lyon is live! Oh, I love this book! A fun, flirty, beautifully romantic story with childhood frenemies, a cocky hockey player, unrequited love, a fake marriage and an absolutely […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Honor (Southern Wedding, #7) by Natasha Madison

November 3, 2023November 2, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, best friends to lovers, fake marriage, and forced proximity romance.   Mine to Honor is live! Amazon   Blurb […]

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