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ARC Review: Warrior’s Hope (Dark Protectors, #16) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 3, 2023October 18, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars! The latest book in the Dark Protectors series, this book finishes the second story arc of the series – that of ‘the Seven’ – and, like her parent’s book before […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey

September 28, 2023October 3, 2023 Mel Book News

Mr. Big Shot by R.S. Grey is LIVE!     Biting banter, fake relationships, and illicit workplace rendezvous–anything goes in this romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author R.S. Grey.   Released September 28, 2023   Available […]

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ARC Review: Some Kind of Blunderful by Livy Hart

September 25, 2023September 24, 2023 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review “Perfect isn’t real, but this is. 4.5 stars A fun, sweet, sexy and swoony enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is funny and relatable, and so freaking cute. I loved these characters, and their […]

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Release & ARC Review: Before the Sunset (Cottonwood Cove, #4) by Laura Pavlov

September 21, 2023 AJ Celebrities

  Before the Sunset by Laura Pavlov is live! An epic friends-to-lovers romance with a celebrity hero, a fake relationship, banter, steam, and all the swoon!   Amazon   Blurb Reese Murphy has been my […]

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Audio Review: The Proposal (The Brewer Family, #1) by Adriana Locke

September 18, 2023April 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb Breaking News: Rugby’s bad boy marries his best friend’s little sister If Renn Brewer would’ve asked me to marry him, I would’ve said no. Why? One, his reputation […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Best Frenemies (It’s A Funny Story, #2) by Max Monroe

September 16, 2023January 13, 2024 Mel Book News

BEST FRENEMIES by Max Monroe   Released – 16 September 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb Going tit for tat with the man you hate is all fun and games until […]

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Release & ARC Review: How to Score Off Field (Campus Legends, #3) by Sara Ney

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  How to Score Off Field by Sara Ney is live! The third book in the Campus Legends series, this is a funny and sweet NA romance that is painfully awkward, but endearingly relatable. It’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: Waiting to Score (Lake Spark Off-Season #1) by Evey Lyon

September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Waiting to Score by Evey Lyon is live! This is such a fun read – a brother’s best friend, friends-with-benefits, small town sports romance that is sexy and sweet with just the right amount […]

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Release & ARC Review: Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 AJ Fantasy

  Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout is live! The first book in a brand new steamy fantasy series, this book sucked me in and did not let go. A feisty heroine, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Promise (Southern Wedding #6) by Natasha Madison

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 AJ Romance

From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a small town, one night stand, secret baby, second chance romance. Mine to Promise is live!   Amazon     Blurb When two […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Brood (Calamity Montana, #6) by Devney Perry

September 7, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Brood by Devney Perry is live! Sweet, sexy and gorgeously heartfelt, this is a brother’s best friend, opposites attract, forced proximity, age gap romance with an irresistibly grumpy hero and a free spirited […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Queen of Thieves & Chaos (Fate & Flame, #3) by K.A. Tucker

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 AJ Action

A Queen of Thieves & Chaos by K.A. Tucker is live!  From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the third novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Bonds We Break (Iron Outlaws MC, #4) by S. Cole

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 AJ Bikers

  The Bonds We Break by S. Cole is live! Kidnapping, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers A beautifully heartfelt redemption story, with strong themes of brotherhood and family, and a sexy, intense and emotional romance that stole […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Tease (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely

August 30, 2023August 31, 2023 Mel Book News

THE TEASE (The Virgin Society, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 30 August 2023   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Every rule-following girl knows some men are just off limits. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Love Plot by Samantha Young

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  The Love Plot by Samantha Young is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A funny, romantic, utterly charming opposites attract story with two absolutely fantastic characters in a fake romance. I laughed and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tyrant by R.K. Lilley

August 29, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Tyrant by R.K. Lilley is live! What a delight of a read! Written entirely from the hero’s perspective, we get to watch a proudly debauched playboy fall madly and completely in love for the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023 Mel Book News

Shattered Truths (Lies, Hearts, & Truths, #3) by Helena Hunting writing as H. Hunting   Released – 28 August 2023   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Alternate Paperback     Blurb The first […]

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Release & ARC Review: Shucked (The Loew Brothers #1) by Kate Canterbary

August 22, 2023August 26, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Shucked by Kate Canterbary is live! Oh, I love this book! A brother’s best friend, enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance, this story is funny, sweet, sexy, heartfelt, and beautifully romantic, with wonderful characters who I absolutely […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Perfect (Cedar Point, #3) by Jillian Liota

August 21, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Problem with Perfect by Jillian Liota is live! The fourth book (third full length) in the Cedar Point series, I was so excited to be back into this world with a read that […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Accidentally Ours (Unexpectedly in Love, #3) by Erin Hawkins

August 19, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Accidentally Ours by Erin Hawkins is live! An age-gap, secret relationship, accidental pregnancy romance, this book was so much more than I was expecting. It’s sweet and funny, dirty, sexy, playful and swoonily romantic. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Curse of the Thorn King (Wayfarer Fae #1) by Lisette Marshall

August 15, 2023July 12, 2025 AJ Fantasy

Curse of the Thorn King by Lisette Marshall is live! A Beauty and the Beast retelling with a fae king, a reluctant assassin heroine, and an enemies-to-lovers, close proximity romance that sucked me in from […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riot Reunion (Crooked Sinners, #4) by Callie Hart

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Riot House boys are back! Riot Reunion by Callie Hart is live!   Amazon (free in KU)   Blurb The residents of Riot House have graduated, but the events of the past year […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hideaway Heart (Cherry Tree Harbor, #2) by Melanie Harlow

August 7, 2023August 10, 2023 Mel Book News

  Hideaway Heart (Cherry Tree Harbor, #2) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 7 August 2023   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb All I wanted was a break–two weeks off from being Pixie […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where You Belong (A Heart’s Compass, #5) by Brooke O’Brien

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 AJ Drama

  Where You Belong by Brooke O’Brien is live! A short read with a single mother starting over and a protective and passionate hero who will do anything to win her heart. It’s swoony and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Mel Drama

  Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann is LVE!   Released: August 3, 2023   Grab your copy today! Amazon   |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb Do books have souls? Anna Black has the […]

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