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Blog Tour and ARC Review: Making it Through by Erin Cristofoli

June 8, 2016June 7, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Making It Through by Erin Cristofoli New Adult Romance NOW AVAILABLE!   Find Making it Through on GOODREADS Buy: Amazon US | Amazon CA | Kobo Blurb “I will always be there for you, Mady, always.” One month […]

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Unbreak My Heart

ARC Review & Excerpt: Unbreak My Heart (Fostering Love, #1) by Nicole Jacquelyn

June 7, 2016December 17, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stunningly angsty stars Wow, what a story! An intense, angst-filled romance that is painful and heartbreaking, but also sweet, sexy and gorgeously romantic, and OMG the feeeeeels!!!!! […]

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Coast

ARC Review: Coast (Kick Push, #2) by Jay McLean

June 7, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m Becca Owens – a broken girl. And he’s Josh Warden – the boy who broke me.” Wow, Jay McLean, you’ve just rocked my world! I loved Josh and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review & Giveaway: From This Day Forward (Wedding Belles, #0.5) by Lauren Layne

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a short, sweet novella with a sexy and intense second chance romance. It’s a prequel to the upcoming Wedding Belles series, about an elite group of wedding co-ordinators in […]

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Review: Until June (Until Her/Him, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

June 5, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’ll always love you enough for the both of us. Always.” 4 sexy and swoony second chance stars Oh, how I love a second chance romance! Throw in a […]

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Blog Tour and ARC Review: Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 5, 2016July 24, 2017 Mel Romance

Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery NOW AVAILABLE Buy: Amazon Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes another timeless tale of love […]

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ARC Review: Dark Sexy Knight (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

June 5, 2016July 24, 2017 Mel Favourite

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Sunshine and a sweet place” stars! “Bring on the dragons and demons…I will slay them.” “Give me your doubts and disquiet. I will silence them.” “I can be your Knight, […]

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The Anatomy of Jane

Review: The Anatomy of Jane (WJM, #1) by Amelia LeFay

June 3, 2016January 22, 2017 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review “Complicated love stories are the best kind.” 5 stars Wow, what a fantastic read! So many of my friends have read and loved this book, and I’ve been so excited to […]

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Review: Distraction (Underground Kings, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

June 2, 2016December 16, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Kindle  |  Paperback Review I love this one! 4 stars The third book in the Underground Kings series brings us another gorgeous alpha badass, a fantastically smartass heroine, lots of hot sex and […]

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Sale: Underground Kings by Aurora Rose Reynolds

June 1, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  The Underground Kings Series by Aurora Rose Reynolds is NOW ON SALE! If you have not met Kenton, Kai or Sven yet, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! (Each book can be read as a standalone) […]

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ARC Review: Making it Through by Erin Cristofoli

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars Making it Through is the first book I have read by Erin Cristofoli. It is a story about friendship, moving on, and finding love after a tragic loss. A […]

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ARC Review: Lovegame by Tracy Wolff

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  Review 3.5 stars Love game, written by Tracy Wolff, is an erotic suspenseful romance with lots of steam and twists and turns that kept me turning the pages. Veronica Romero is a […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Burn (Realm Enforcers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 31, 2016February 26, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 awesome stars! OMG, this was a wild ride! I just finished it and my heart is still pounding! Once again Rebecca Zanetti has blown me away with […]

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Review: Obligation (Underground Kings, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 31, 2016December 16, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Kindle  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars Obligation is book 2 in the Underground Kings series, though can most definitely be read as a standalone. It’s a bit darker than Aurora Rose Reynolds’ other […]

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ARC Review: One Good Reason (Boston Love, #3) by Julie Johnson

May 30, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review  “You are my favourite kind of adventure” 4 stars Fun and flirty with epic banter and a gorgeous romance with lots of heart, I really enjoyed this one! It’s the third […]

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ARC Review: Game Maker (Game Series, #2) by B.J. Harvey

May 29, 2016January 15, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 sweet, sexy and swoony stars I love this book! A girl in love with her big brother’s best friend is always a favourite set-up of mine, and B.J. […]

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Review: Lead Me Not (Twisted Love, #1) by A. Meredith Walters

May 28, 2016January 1, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’ll miss out on some amazing things in life if you can’t look past your nose to see the beauty that’s out there in the most unconventional places. And […]

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Review: Until Jax (Until Her/Him, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 27, 2016September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 sweet, sexy, swoony stars I really enjoyed this book! Like its predecessors, it’s sweet, sexy and swoony with a gorgeous alpha hero and an easy, mostly drama-free love […]

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Good Girl by Lauren Layne

May 27, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

  In this steamy novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Blurred Lines, country music’s favorite good girl hides away from the world—and finds herself bunking with a guy who makes her want to […]

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ICYMI: Wasted Words by Staci Hart

May 26, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

In case you missed it, Wasted Words is now live! Blurb Some universal truths refuse to be ignored.Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs are best friends forever. And […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Give Me You by Caisey Quinn

May 26, 2016August 19, 2016 AJ Book News

Blurb Corin Connelly left her past far behind her in New York City. Along with her mother and an ex-boyfriend who had no plans to let her go. Starting over in college in California seemed […]

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Review: Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry

May 25, 2016 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “forever forever and always always” stars! “You’re doing it.” “Doing what?” “Bringing me back to life.” I absolutely adored this book. Loving Mr. Daniels, written by Brittainy C. […]

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ARC Review: For 100 Days (100 Series, #1) by Lara Adrian

May 24, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 sexy stars I am a huge fan of Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series, so of course I had to jump all over this as soon as I saw […]

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The Bird and the Sword

Review: The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon

May 20, 2016May 1, 2017 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  5 “I think I will keep you” stars! Amy Harmon has once again proved what a wonderfully brilliant writer she is. She is an amazing story teller who grabs the reader’s […]

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Review: Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark #10) by Kresley Cole

May 19, 2016April 13, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! 4.5 stars OMG, I love this book! 10 books in the series and Kresley Cole keeps on surprising me! This one has a very different feel from the other […]

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