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Review: Real Dirty (Real Dirty Duet, #1) by Meghan March

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  | Audio Review 4.5 stars I love this one! I love Meghan March’s duets. I know I’m going to be reading something hot and steamy but with a lot of heart. I […]

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When It's Real

ARC Review: When It’s Real by Erin Watt

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon | Hardcover | Audio Synopsis Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star’s fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel […]

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ARC Review Tour & Giveaway: A Girl Like Me (Like Us, #2) by Ginger Scott

May 27, 2017May 28, 2017 AJ Drama

A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott Book 2 in the Like Us Duet A mature YA romance, and a little something more… Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N Blurb I’m not supposed to […]

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Release Blitz: Ruckus (Sinners of Saint, #2) by L.J. Shen

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 Mel Book News

  RUCKUS (Sinners of Saint, #2) by L.J. Shen A Contemporary Romance Available Now! $0.99/Kindle Unlimited Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Paperback   Blurb Rosie They say that life is a beautiful lie and death a painful […]

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ARC Review: Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6) by A.L. Jackson

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Signed Paperbacks   Synopsis Zachary Kennedy has never been known as a fighter, but he’ll never regret fighting for her… I’m […]

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Release Boost: Curveball by Mariah Dietz

May 24, 2017May 22, 2017 Mel Book News

    CURVEBALL by Mariah Dietz Released May 18, 2017 Buy now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU  *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in […]

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ARC Review: Buns (Hudson Valley, #3) by Alice Clayton

May 23, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 perfect stars! Oh, I love, love, love this book! Smart, funny and gorgeously romantic with wonderful characters, great dynamics and immature (but still very adult) innuendos and humour, […]

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Release Blitz: Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6) by A.L. Jackson

May 22, 2017 AJ Book News

STAND A Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel NOW LIVE!     Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Signed Paperbacks   Synopsis From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. […]

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Review: Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne

May 21, 2017May 20, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 “perfectly ridiculous” stars It’s a case of opposites attract with this book, a sweet, fun, sexy and romantic, (almost) enemies-to-lovers story. This is the fourth book in Lauren Layne’s ‘Love […]

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Review: Dear Heart, I Hate You by J. Sterling

May 20, 2017May 17, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 4 stars! Dear Heart, I Hate You is the first book I have read by J. Sterling and I know it won’t be my last. Jules is […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tangled (Dark Protectors, #7.8) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 AJ Action

  Amazon US  | Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes a new Dark Protectors—Reese Family Novella. Now that her mask has finally slipped… […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Reveal: Curveball (Haven Point, #1) by Mariah Dietz

May 18, 2017December 17, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

  CURVEBALL by Mariah Dietz Now Live! *99¢ for a VERY limited time* Amazon | Paperback *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in humor. My life […]

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Rocked Up

ARC Review: Rocked Up by Karina Halle & Scott MacKenzie

May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo Review An edgy, unexpected rockstar romance. I freaking loved it! 4.5 stars! Rocked Up is a sweet, sexy, fun, edgy, forbidden rock star romance that sucked me in […]

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Release Blitz & Giveaway: Dating-ish (Knitting in the City, #6) by Penny Reid

May 16, 2017May 15, 2017 Mel Book News

Dating-ish, an all new standalone from the USA Today bestselling Knitting in the City romantic comedy series by Penny Reid is now LIVE!     Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | iBooks Nook | Kobo | GooglePlay | Smashwords […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Lethal Lies (Blood Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 AJ Action

  Released 16 May 2017 Amazon  |  B&N  |  Books-A-Million  |  Google Play  |  iBooks  |  IndieBound  |  Kobo  |  Paperback **Pick up the print edition for exclusive bonus content!** Synopsis A deadly secret can’t […]

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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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Excerpt Reveal: Shacking Up (Shacking Up, #1) by Helena Hunting

May 12, 2017July 11, 2019 Mel Book News

  SHACKING UP by Helena Hunting Releasing May 30, 2017 Pre-order today! Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo | GooglePlay | Paperback | Audio     Blurb Ruby Scott is months behind on rent and can’t seem to land a steady job. […]

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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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Preservation

Excerpt Reveal & Giveaway: Preservation (The Walshes, #7) by Kate Canterbary

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 AJ Book News

  Preservation (The Walshes #7) By Kate Canterbary Releasing May 23, 2017 Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iTunes   Blurb Two lonely hearts. Just […]

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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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New Release: Road to Ruin (New Orleans Nights, #1) by Callie Hart & Jonny James

May 4, 2017May 2, 2017 Mel Book News

ROAD TO RUIN NOW LIVE!!! Amazon Darkness Level: CERTIFIED PITCH BLACK!!   Blurb Malicious Destruction of Property. Two counts of breaking and entering. Two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Four counts of assault. […]

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