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New Release: Road to Ruin (New Orleans Nights, #1) by Callie Hart & Jonny James

May 4, 2017May 2, 2017 Mel Book News

ROAD TO RUIN NOW LIVE!!! Amazon Darkness Level: CERTIFIED PITCH BLACK!!   Blurb Malicious Destruction of Property. Two counts of breaking and entering. Two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Four counts of assault. […]

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The Player

New Release: The Player (The Player, #1) by K. Bromberg

April 17, 2017April 18, 2017 Mel Book News

The Player by K. Bromberg Now Available! Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback Blurb Baseball has never been sexier in an all-new novel by New York Times Bestselling Author, K. Bromberg. Easton Wylder is baseball royalty. The game is […]

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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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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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love in lingerie

Release Blitz & ARC Review: Love in Lingerie (Unzipped, #1) by Alessandra Torre

January 16, 2017February 9, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Love in Lingerie by Alessandra Torre Released January 16, 2017 ══ NOW LIVE ══ Amazon | iBooks | Nook Find on GOODREADS Blurb A standalone romance from the New York Times Bestselling author of Black Lies and Hollywood Dirt… I hired her […]

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New Release: Lucian Divine by Renee Carlino

January 13, 2017January 14, 2017 Mel Book News

LUCIAN DIVINE By Renee Carlino A Standalone Released January 9, 2017! BUY NOW! Amazon | iTunes | B&N | Kobo | Paperback  Blurb “My guardian angel is a drunk.” Evelyn Casey’s life is at a standstill. She’s in her mid-twenties, struggling with […]

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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: Love Addicts Anonymous: Part One by J.C. Reed & Jackie S. Steele

November 9, 2016April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (PART ONE) by J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele NOW LIVE! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iTunes | B & N | KOBO | Google Play | Paperback  Find Love Addicts Anonymous on Goodreads Blurb From New York Times bestselling author J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele comes […]

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Release Blitz: Wide Open Spaces (Shooting Stars, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 29, 2016September 10, 2016 Mel Book News

  “Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder looking more beautiful than ever standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go […]

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New Release: Broken Love by Jillian Dodd

June 21, 2016August 19, 2016 Mel Book News

Cade & Palmer’s story is FINALLY here!  Broken Love by Jillian Dodd is NOW LIVE! iBooks | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Google Play | Signed Paperback Blurb After years of crushing and many failed seduction attempts, Palmer Montlake had finally scored the […]

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Say You'll Stay

Release Blitz & Review: Say You’ll Stay (Hennington Brothers, #1) by Corinne Michaels

June 20, 2016November 21, 2022 AJ Epic Romance

Say You’ll Stay by Corinne Michaels is live!   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb One word. Stay. It was all he had to do. Instead, he got on […]

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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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  • Release & ARC Review: Knox Unleashed (Iron Outlaws MC: Florida, #1) by S. Cole
  • Release & ARC Review: Promise (Rogue River #1) by L.B. Dunbar
  • Release & ARC Review: My Forever Girl (Blue Sky Bay, #1) by Laura Pavlov
  • Release & ARC Review: Forever Fighting (Forever Boston, #2) by J. Saman
  • Audio Review: The Gravewood (The Gravewood, #1) by Kelly Andrew
  • New Release & ARC Review: The Muse (Chain of Lakes, #2) by Jewel E. Ann
  • Audio Review: Burn of Summer (Knife’s Edge, Alaska, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti
  • Audio Review: Eldritch (The Eating Woods, #2) by Keri Lake
  • Release & ARC Review: When You Stayed (Generations of Rose Ridge, #1) by Ashley Munoz
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Only For Love
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In a Second
An Irish Rockstar for Christmas
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Bossing My Holiday
Half Light Harbor
The Death-Made Prince
Fire Heart
Fire
I Dreamt That You Loved Me
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Crazy in Love
Severed Heart
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