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Book Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Until Ashlyn (Until Her/Him, #4) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

December 30, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

  Buy:  Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | Nook | Kobo Find Until Ashlyn on Goodreads Blurb Dillon Keck knew Ashlyn Mayson was drunk when she suggested they get married. He knew he should have taken her back to their hotel room and […]

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Review: Forever with You (Wait for You, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Writing as J. Lynn)

December 29, 2016December 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I love this series. Well-developed characters, fun, sexy, swoony heroes, fantastic romance and a touch of drama. It’s one of my favourite NA series, and this book […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Hate Story by Nicole Williams

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  | Amazon CA  | Amazon AU  | Nook  | iBooks Synopsis Nina can’t let herself fall in love with the man she’s going to marry. Both of them […]

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Review: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

December 28, 2016October 18, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 Emotionally stunning stars I’m feeling completely dumbstruck right now. Slightly traumatised and emotionally wrecked, but oh so swept away in this amazing story! There’s a phrase in […]

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Review: Being Brooke (Barley Cross, #1) by Emma Hart

December 23, 2016March 15, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Romantic, refreshing, and fun, Being Brooke by Emma Hart was just what I wanted from a best friends-to-lovers story. Highly entertaining and hilarious, you won’t be able […]

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Review: Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage

December 22, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AMAZING! 5 stars! I adored this book! A beautifully written, feel good romance that touched my heart and made me feel SO much, Shay Savage has done a fantastic […]

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Review: Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4) by A.L. Jackson

December 21, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review AL Jackson has once again reduced me to a blubbering mess only to put me back together, falling in mad love along the way. This is a story of […]

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Review: Beauty from Surrender (Beauty, #2) by Georgia Cates

December 19, 2016July 16, 2018 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review If it is possible to swoon to death, I think Jack Henry may just do it… Damn! I’ve had to wait a while to write this review, because I […]

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Review: Beauty from Pain (Beauty, #1) by Georgia Cates

December 19, 2016January 22, 2026 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review God, how I love, love, love this book!!! I must admit, I put off reading it for a bit, figuring it was just another sexy millionaire story, but this […]

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ARC Review: Force of Temptation (Mercury Pack, #2) by Suzanne Wright

December 18, 2016December 19, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars I really enjoy Suzanne Wright’s shifter series. The Mercury Pack books tie in very closely with her Phoenix Pack series (see suggested reading order), and […]

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Review: Take (Temptation, #2) by Ella Frank

December 17, 2016January 2, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a follow up to Try, picking up pretty much immediately after the events of the first book, which saw Logan and Tate falling into a relationship that […]

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Review: Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars, #3) by A.L. Jackson

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars This is the third book in the Bleeding Stars series, and OMG, my poor heart!!! This is a chemistry-filled, angsty (yet swoony) love story between two incredibly […]

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ARC Review: Defy (Sinners of Saint, #0.5) by L.J. Shen

December 15, 2016May 29, 2017 Mel Novella

Buy: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU Review 4.5 “Truth or dare” stars Defy, written by L.J. Shen, is the prequel to Vicious, the first book in her new Sinners of Saint series. Well-written and intense, this […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Whispers and the Roars by K. Webster

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 Mel Angsty

Whispers and the Roars  by K Webster BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU  iBooks | Kobo  Find Whispers and the Roars on GOODREADS Blurb When my eyes are closed, the monster can’t ever see me. When I sing a […]

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Review: Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 Mel Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review 4 “Hurricane” stars “…bad decisions always make for good stories…” Charged is the second book in the Saints of Denver series written by Jay Crownover. It’s sexy, sweet, suspenseful, funny, […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Spire (The Walshes, #6) by Kate Canterbary

December 13, 2016December 8, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play Blurb Rebel, runner, recluse, rich girl. Nine years ago, Erin Walsh ran away from everything. […]

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Review: The Protector by Jodi Ellen Malpas

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a dramatic, romantic story with elements of mystery and suspense, and an intense, fast-paced romance between a broody alpha hero, a feisty independent heroine. Camille […]

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Review: Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2) by A.L. Jackson

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! The follow up to A Stone in the Sea, this is a beautifully romantic finish to Shea and Sebastian’s story. Dramatic, emotional, hot and so, so swoony, […]

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Review: A Stone in the Sea (Bleeding Stars, #1) by A.L. Jackson

December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! A beautifully emotional rock-star romance with great chemistry, lots of heart and a hot and intense love story. As expected, AL Jackson brings the feels, and once […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Only One (A One Love Novella) by Lauren Blakely

December 10, 2016August 26, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

From New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes THE ONLY ONE, a sexy new standalone novella in her One Love Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure you grab your copy today! NOW LIVE! Amazon […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Riddick (The Saints, #1) by Kathy Coopmans

December 9, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Badasses

  Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo Blurb She told me Heaven would knock on my door one day. That I would be swept away from the hell I […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: A Stone Kissed Sea (Elemental World, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 8, 2016December 10, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Buy:  Amazon Ebook  |  Amazon Paperback  |  iTunes  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Smashwords Synopsis An immortal wanderer. A brilliant scientist. A centuries-old menace written in blood. Lucien Thrax, son of the earth and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Downed (Gridiron, #3) by Jen Frederick

December 7, 2016October 3, 2017 Mel Book News

Downed (Gridiron, #3) by Jen Frederick NOW LIVE!! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA Blurb He’s the guy no one likes… Despite winning two national championships, JR “Ace” Anderson was sent packing from his old school […]

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Blog Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Beautifully Broken by Laura Lee

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

Today is our stop on the blog tour for BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN by Laura Lee! Check out our post and be sure to grab your copy today! BUY NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: After We Fall by Melanie Harlow

December 6, 2016December 3, 2016 Mel Feeeeeeels

NOW LIVE! Amazon | iBooks |  Nook Find After We Fall on Goodreads Blurb Jack Valentini isn’t my type. Sexy, brooding cowboys are fine in the movies, but in real life, I prefer a suit and tie.  Proper manners. A close shave. […]

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