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Release Day Blitz & ARC Review: Wasted Words by Staci Hart

May 19, 2016January 29, 2018 Mel Book News

  Wasted Words (Austen, #1) by Staci Hart Buy Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio Blurb Some universal truths refuse to be ignored.Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs […]

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Addicted Series Love-fest

May 18, 2016December 11, 2016 AJ Book News

#AddictedSeriesLovefest #‎AddictedToTheAddictedSeries‪ #‎AreYouAddictedYet?   This series is a favourite for both of us and is one that, once we started, neither of us were able to put down. Some Kind of Perfect will be the […]

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ARC Review: Good Girl by Lauren Layne

May 17, 2016May 8, 2016 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I have loved Lauren Layne’s previous books and was so excited to dive into this one, and once again she has given us a sweet and sexy love story […]

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ARC Review: Wasted Words (Austen, #1) by Staci Hart

May 16, 2016February 9, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4.5 “burn together” stars! Wasted Words is the first book I have read by Staci Hart and it definitely won’t be the last. She has written a great book based on a […]

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Smut

ARC Review & Excerpt: Smut by Karina Halle

May 16, 2016September 23, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | iTunes | Nook | Kobo Blurb What happens when the kink between the pages leads to heat between the sheets? All Blake Crawford wants is to pass his creative writing course, get […]

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Review: Asa (Marked Men, #6) by Jay Crownover

May 15, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 ‘The Cop and the Ex-Con’ stars This is the sixth and final book in The Marked Men series, and I have been really excited to get to it. […]

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Review: Game Player (Game Series, #1) by B.J. Harvey

May 14, 2016January 15, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a spin off from B.J. Harvey’s Bliss series, featuring secondary characters from that series, and still with lots of interaction with the main Bliss couples, which I […]

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Stuck Up Suit

Review: Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

May 13, 2016June 12, 2018 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 hot, banter-filled and beautifully emotional stars “You want to fight with me?” Graham tugged at his tie, loosening it. “I find it turns me on.” This book really […]

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Player and the Pixie

Review: The Player and the Pixie (Rugby, #2) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

May 10, 2016November 29, 2017 Mel Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 “Sean + Lucy = Spectacular” stars! “You have this incredible way of showing me new ways to look at things, do you know that, Lucy Fitzpatrick?” The Player […]

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Review: Rowdy (Marked Men, #5) by Jay Crownover

May 10, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 “I came here for you” stars OMG, I love this book! Probably my favourite of the series, Rowdy’s book was full of emotion with a great storyline, fantastic […]

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New Release: Stout (A Lovibond Novel, #2) by Georgia Cates

May 10, 2016March 15, 2017 Mel Book News

    Blurb Craft beer and the sexy men who brew it. A beautiful neighbor. A complete stranger. That’s all she was when I moved in next door. Adelyn Maxwell is my neighbor but she’s […]

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Sugar Daddy

ARC Review: Sugar Daddy (Sugar Bowl, #1) by Sawyer Bennett

May 10, 2016May 20, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars! Wow, what a great read! Dark and dirty yet still sweetly romantic, and oh-so-freaking hot!!! Sela and Beck are sensational. I loved it! Sela Halstead is a woman intent […]

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ARC Review: Glass Ceilings (True Heroes, #2) by A.M. Madden

May 8, 2016August 22, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! This is a really great read! I went into it not knowing what to expect, and I was happily surprised. It’s the second in the True Heroes series, but […]

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Review: Collared by Nicole Williams

May 6, 2016May 9, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I would have waited for you no matter how long you took. A month, a year, an eternity. I would have waited.” 4.5 stars Wow, this was such a […]

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Event: Emerald City Author Event 2016

May 3, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

WOW! The Emerald City Author Event, held in Seattle, WA on April 29, 2016, was absolutely fantastic. It was my second event and it far exceeded my expectations. Not only was the lineup impressive, the […]

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Review: Nash (Marked Men, #4) by Jay Crownover

May 3, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘For the love of Nash’ stars Just when I think I’ve met my favourite Marked Man, along comes another book and I fall madly in love all over […]

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Review: The Player (The Game Maker, #3) by Kresley Cole

May 2, 2016March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars I enjoyed this one. Super smutty, but with a nice emotional aspect to it, the third and (? final) book in The Game Maker series rounds out […]

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Review: Phantom Embrace (Immortal Guardians, #5.5) by Dianne Duvall

April 30, 2016June 22, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars! I read this novella as part of the On The Hunt collection, and loved it! Book 5.5 of the Immortal Guardians series, this short gives us the story of […]

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ARC Review: The Wedding Pact (The O’Malleys, #2) by Katee Robert

April 29, 2016April 30, 2016 Mel Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  Review 4 “lovely” stars! The Wedding Pact, written by Katee Roberts, is the second book in the O’Malleys series. This series is about three mafia families in Boston – the O’Malley’s, […]

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ARC Review: Wicked Heart (Starcrossed, #3) by Leisa Rayven

April 29, 2016March 2, 2017 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 fated stars! After reading and loving Bad Romeo and Broken Juliet, I was so excited to get my hands on Wicked Heart. I hate going into books with extremely […]

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Review: Rome (Marked Men, #3) by Jay Crownover

April 29, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Military

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “we got this” stars Book 3 in the Marked Men series brings us the story of big brother Archer, Rome, and feisty bombshell, Cora. Both well known in […]

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Bounty

Review: Bounty (Colorado Mountain, #7) by Kristen Ashley

April 29, 2016January 29, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars What else can I say about KA that I haven’t said before? Pretty much, nothing. The woman is amazing, and has proven that she can write anything, […]

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Review: Flesh (Flesh, #1) by Kylie Scott

April 27, 2016November 2, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review All aboard for a smut-tastic romp through the zombie apocalypse! 3.5 stars I’m a huge fan of Kylie Scott’s Stage Dive series, so I was really keen to […]

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Review: Jet (Marked Men, #2) by Jay Crownover

April 27, 2016December 13, 2016 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is the second book the Marked Men series, and is the story of bad boy rocker with a huge heart, Jet. Jet is best buddies with […]

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The Purest Hook

ARC Review: The Purest Hook (Second Circle Tattoos, #3) by Scarlett Cole

April 26, 2016December 26, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars I loved it! Scarlett Cole made me an instant fan of this series with her amazing debut novel, The Strongest Steel. This is the third book in the series, […]

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