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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: For 100 Nights (100 Series, #2) by Lara Adrian

February 10, 2017February 11, 2017 AJ Billionaire

  Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Synopsis Avery Ross is living a dream. After struggling all of her life to make ends meet, a chance meeting with a powerful, darkly handsome man […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 9, 2017April 27, 2026 AJ Badasses

  SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez, now live!   Amazon US | Amazon UK |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time […]

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A Thousand Letters

Release Blitz: A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Mel Book News

A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US  | Amazon UK Blurb Sometimes your life is split by a single decision. I’ve spent every day of the last seven years regretting mine: […]

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Review: Real Good Love (Real Duet, #2) by Meghan March

February 8, 2017March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 sexy, loved-up stars! This book picks up right where Real Good Man left off, and continues Banner and Logan’s love story. “Who would’ve thought that a guy from […]

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

February 8, 2017March 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Filterless heroine meets a dirty talking hero = rude and crude hilarity and lotsa sexy time. Short, sexy and lots of fun. I loved this one! 4 stars! Meghan […]

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Release Blitz: Beaus & Arrows: A Valentine’s Inspired Anthology

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 Mel Anthology

Flowers are fun, but diamonds and forever win our hearts. 22 authors have come together to bring you everything you want in an anthology. From first kisses to botched proposals, boss crushes to rockstar lovin’, […]

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Review: Defy the Dawn (Midnight Breed, #14) by Lara Adrian

February 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Midnight Breed book #14. Honestly, there’s not a lot of series that would hold my attention for this long, but Lara Adrian manages to keep […]

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Release Blitz: Fake Fiancée by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 Mel Book News

Fake Fiancée A new standalone romance Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Ilsa Madden-Mills NOW LIVE! ONLY $0.99 & FREE on Kindle Unlimited! **limited time** Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback Blurb A new standalone romance from Wall […]

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New Release: Singe (Guardian Protection, #1) by Aly Martinez

February 6, 2017February 9, 2017 AJ Book News

SINGE is the first book in an ALL NEW smokin-hot standalone series by Aly Martinez  NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Kobo **Additional Retailers to follow** Blurb She was my nightmare. Every time I closed my […]

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ARC Review: Cross My Heart (Hearts, #5.75) by L.H. Cosway

February 4, 2017March 8, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Cross My Heart A Hearts Novella (#5.75) by L.H. Cosway Get the first four books in L.H. Cosway’s HEARTS series, plus the BRAND NEW bonus novella, Cross My Heart. The Hearts Boxset Bundle includes: Six of Hearts […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Pieces of Heaven (Heaven & Hell, #2) by Natasha Madison

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Marissa I didn’t want this life. But sometimes you’re forced to make the best of the crappy hand you’ve been dealt. I wanted to teach […]

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Release Blitz & Giveaway: Defy (Sinners of Saint, #0.5) by L.J. Shen

February 3, 2017February 1, 2017 Mel Book News

DEFY (Sinners of Saint, #0.5) by L.J. Shen A Contemporary Romance Read our REVIEW BUY NOW for 99¢! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU Blurb My name is Melody Greene, and I have a confession to […]

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Blog Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Text 2 Lovers (2 Lovers, #1) by K. Webster and J.D. Hollyfield

February 3, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel LOL Funny

Text 2 Lovers by K. Webster & J.D. Hollyfield Released January 24, 2017 An Adult, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy BUY NOW! Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Goodreads   Blurb It’s the start of nothing good. I fired off a storm of raunchy […]

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Review: Outsider (Exodus End, #2) by Olivia Cunning

February 2, 2017February 4, 2017 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Love is not always easy or as we expect it to be, but it is worth the struggle. Love is always worth a fight. Just because it’s a challenge […]

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Infini

Book Blitz, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: The Secret Ex-Boyfriend (Circus is Family, #2), previously Infini (Aerial Ethereal, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

January 31, 2017August 29, 2025 Mel Feeeeeeels

 INFINI (Aerial Ethereal, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie NOW LIVE! Amazon | iBooks | Paperback   Blurb “Don’t have a best friend that’s a girl” — this was the advice from my older cousin. I didn’t take it. […]

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Long Way Home

New Release Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 AJ Book News

  The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is released today! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen.  Grab your copy of the next book in this emotionally […]

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New Release Blitz & Excerpt: Pieces of Heaven (Heaven & Hell, #2) by Natasha Madison

January 30, 2017 AJ Book News

  Pieces of Heaven by Natasha Madison is now live! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis I didn’t want this life. But sometimes you’re forced to make the best of the crappy […]

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Review: Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Not every day is a parade with fireworks, but every breath counts. Life is incredibly fucking hard, rarely fair, and always unpredictable. Most days, surviving is as good as […]

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ARC Review: Good Boy (WAGs, #1) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

January 29, 2017January 28, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 Cheezus! stars This book is so much fun! Sexy, romantic and laugh-out-loud funny, I read with a big smile on my face, reveling in the hilariousness of the […]

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Review: Hell and Back (Heaven & Hell, #1) by Natasha Madison

January 28, 2017January 27, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m no one’s fucking hero, but I’m going to be yours.” 4 beautifully broken stars I loved this book! A beautiful romance between two broken people whose love story […]

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justice-ascending

ARC Review: Justice Ascending (Scorpius Syndrome, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 27, 2017January 26, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL! This book is a wild ride from start to finish. Action, adventure, suspense, romance and drama with some laugh-out-loud moments, I was absolutely hooked from the first […]

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Review: Naughty Boss by Whitney G.

January 26, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 3 stars! This is a short, sexy novella that instantly captured my attention with this oh-so-sensational blurb… Subject: My Boss. Have I already told you that I hate my boss today? […]

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Review: Stroke of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #13.5) by Lara Adrian

January 26, 2017January 27, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 quick, exciting, sexy stars This is a great novella set in the Midnight Breed world, but stands separate from the main storyline (though it does loosely […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Talk Dirty to Me by Lulu Wright

January 25, 2017March 15, 2017 Mel Drama

  Talk Dirty to Me, an all-new second chance STANDALONE from Lulu Wright is Now Live!! BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK Blurb Mark Carrington already broke my heart once. This sexy, temperamental playboy might dominate […]

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ARC Review: Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater: Part 2 (King, #6) by T.M. Frazier

January 24, 2017 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Preppy is back, baby! …. Again!  The badass, unapologetic, smart-ass anti-hero that we cannot help but love is back for round 2, and OMG it was worth […]

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