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Release & ARC Review: Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 AJ Action

Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout is live! OMG, what a ride! The conclusion to the Flesh and Fire series, JLA delivers an amazing read that is everything I was hoping it […]

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Audio Review: Boy in Luv (In Luv Duet, #2) by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros

August 11, 2024August 10, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 happy ending stars This book is the second part of the In Luv duet, and is a direct continuation of Langley and Iker’s fake relationship, opposites-attract romance, bringing us their beautiful happy […]

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Audio Review: Girl in Luv (In Luv Duet, #1) by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros

August 10, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars Oh, I loved this book! The first in a duet, this is an opposites-attract, fake relationship love story that is sweet and sexy with great characters, and a gorgeously developing romance. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Northern Twilight (The Highlands, #5) by Samantha Young

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Northern Twilight by Samantha Young is live She’s the girl he left behind. He’s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever… […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Bananapants: A Bonkers Romantic Comedy by Penny Reid

August 6, 2024August 31, 2024 Mel Book News

  Bananapants: A Bonkers Romantic Comedy by Penny Reid   Released – 6 August 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Estranged childhood friends unexpectedly reunite under bizarre circumstances and bicker their way […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rally (Treasure State Wildcats, #3) by Devney Perry

August 6, 2024August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Rally by Devney Perry is live! The third book in the Treasure State Wildcats series, this is an emotional and angsty accidental pregnancy sports romance. It’s raw and real, and will have you feeling […]

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Review: Omens (Dark in You, #6)

August 3, 2024 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A fun, feisty and sexy paranormal romance, this is a fun read, and I loved coming back to this world. This is book #6 in the Dark in You series, a […]

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Audio Review: I Could Never by Penelope Ward

July 31, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Review 5 stars Oh my heart, what a beautiful read! An enemies-to-lovers, close proximity, slow-burning, forbidden romance, this book captivated me from start to finish, and I […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free on KU   Blurb I met him when my ship was sinking, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Ended (Stone Riders MC, #4) by Ashley Munoz

July 26, 2024 AJ Bikers

  Where We Ended by Ashley Munoz is live! The fourth and final instalment in the Stone Riders MC series, this book has been building from the very beginning. A dramatic, dark and emotional story, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Meant for Love (Meant For, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 26, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ LOL Funny

  Meant for Love by Natasha Madison is live! This is such a gorgeous read! A hot and hilarious romance with a surprise wedding, a hero to die for who falls hard and fast, and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Thousand Broken Pieces (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #2) by Tillie Cole

July 23, 2024August 3, 2024 Mel Uncategorized

  A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole is now live!    Released – 23 July 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Blurb Can two broken hearts make a whole. . . ? […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Forbidden (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #2) by J. Saman

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Forbidden by J. Saman is now live!  From USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a steamy new standalone, brother’s best friend, age-gap, billionaire romance about a broody single dad doctor and the curvy nanny […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Arrangement (The Brewer Family, #2) by Adriana Locke

July 22, 2024July 24, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  The Arrangement by Adriana Locke is live! This is a gorgeous read full of fantastic chemistry and sexual tension, with a friends-to-lovers, sort-of-pretend marriage, boss/assistant romance. It’s sweet, sexy and gorgeously romantic, and I […]

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Review: Rebel (Montgomery Brothers, #3) by Laura Pavlov

July 20, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The third and final book in the Montgomery Brothers series, this is the story of youngest brother, Jack, in a best-friend’s-sister, fake-relationship romance that is fun and sweet with a gorgeous […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tin God (Elemental Covenant, #5) by Elizabeth Hunter

July 16, 2024July 17, 2024 AJ Action

  Tin God by Elizabeth Hunter is now live!  The explosive finale of the Elemental Covenant series by eleven-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Want Me (Toronto Terror, #2) by Helena Hunting

July 11, 2024July 19, 2024 Mel Book News

  If You Want Me by Helena Hunting   Released – 11 July 2024   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A standalone age-gap, dad’s best friend’s hockey romance. […]

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Release: Mad Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #1) by Willow Aster

July 10, 2024 AJ Uncategorized

  Mad Love by Willow Aster is now live!   Amazon Audio Narrated by Ava Erickson & Connor Crais   Blurb A small-town, single dad, enemies-to-lovers standalone sports romance in the new series, The Single […]

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Release & ARC Review: Golden Touch (Giltmaker, #2) by Sarina Bowen

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Romance

  Golden Touch by Sarina Bowen is live! A fast-paced close-proximity romance that is fun, flirty and full of chemistry, with a suspense storyline that brings great intensity. I loved this one.   Amazon  |  […]

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Release: The Unraveling by Vi Keeland

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Book News

  The Unraveling by Vi Keeland is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Audio   Blurb This isn’t a love story. […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Moment We Know (Moments Duet, #2) by D.E. Daniel

July 9, 2024September 6, 2025 AJ Drama

  The Moment We Know by D.E. Daniel is live! A heartfelt and beautifully romantic second-chance romance, following on from the incredible The Moment You Know   Amazon Blurb How often do second chances come along […]

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Audio Review: From the Grave (The Arcana Chronicles, #6) by Kresley Cole

July 6, 2024July 7, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The long-awaited final book of the Archana Chroicles, this book brings about the conclusion to a wonderfully imaginative, supernatural, post-apocalyptic saga based on the cards of the tarot. Fighting […]

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Release: Dishonestly Yours by Krista & Becca Ritchie

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 AJ Book News

Dishonestly Yours by Krista & Becca Ritchie is now live!      Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible (audiobook narrated by Aaron Shedlock & Carly Robins)   Blurb […]

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Review: The Moment You Know (The Moments Duet, #1) by D.E. Daniel

July 1, 2024July 9, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars and all the feels! Oh wow, this book just rocked my world. An emotional, thoughtful and captivating read, I read it in a day, unable to put it down. An […]

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ARC Review: Ocean of Sin and Starlight (Nightwind, #2) by Karina Halle

June 29, 2024June 28, 2024 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle is live! A new pirate(ish) romantasy from Karina Halle, this is a fabulously filthy and darkly intense love story and it’s such a great read   Amazon […]

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