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Release & ARC Review: Skies Over Caledonia (The Highlands, #4) by Samantha Young

May 9, 2024 AJ Drama

  Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young is live! The fourth standalone in the Highlands series, this is a marriage of convenience, forced proximity, opposites attract romance that is full of chemistry, and it’s such […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen

May 7, 2024May 17, 2024 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen is live!   “I devoured this book in one day, and I guarantee you will too.”—Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and […]

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Audio Review: Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) by Elsie Silver

May 4, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Rosie Belmont has been driving me wild for years. The good kind of wild. The bad kind of wild. But mostly the kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Thought of You by Jewel E. Ann

May 2, 2024May 8, 2024 Mel Book News

  I Thought of You by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 2 May 2024   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb I wanted to conquer the world. She […]

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Release: King of Sloth (Kings of Sin, #4) by Ana Huang

April 30, 2024April 29, 2024 AJ Book News

King of Sloth by Ana Huang is live! He’d never wanted anyone enough to chase them…until he met her.   Amazon  |  Amazon Paperback  |  B&N Paperback  |  Audible Audiobook narrated by Elena Wolfe & Gregory […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Convenient (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #1) by J. Saman

April 29, 2024 AJ Billionaire

  Undeniably Convenient by J. Saman is live, and OMG, what a beautifully romantic story! A sort-of-second chance, boss/employee, close proximity romance between a couple who agree to have a baby together without being in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Where We Promise (Stone Riders MC, #3) by Ashley Munoz

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Where We Promise by Ashley Munoz is live! Smalltown  |  MC  |  Marriage of convenience  |  Pregnancy – Not his baby  |  Touch her & die Over the top protective  |  One bed   Amazon   […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quiet Types (Quiet Love, #1) by L.H. Cosway

April 23, 2024April 30, 2024 AJ Book News

  Quiet Types by L.H. Cosway is live! A slow burning, friends-to-lovers romance, and the first in the new Quiet Love series    Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Amazon   Blurb […]

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Audio ARC Review: Falling for Gage (Lake Pelion, #2) by Mia Sheridan

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Releases 23 April Pre-order:  Amazon Blurb How is it possible that perfect Gage Buchanan is still single after all these years? He can’t quite figure it out himself. Perhaps he hasn’t met the right woman. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Learn Your Lesson (Kings of the Ice, #3) by Kandi Steiner

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 AJ No Strings

  Learn Your Lesson by Kandi Steiner is live! I freaking love this book so hard! A grumpy/sunshine, single dad/nanny sports romance full of epic chemistry, sizzling sexy time, and a heartachingly beautiful, slow-burning love […]

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New Release & ARC Review: What I Should’ve Said (Red Bridge, #1) by Max Monroe

April 19, 2024July 1, 2025 Mel Book News

What I Should’ve Said by Max Monroe   Released – 19 April 2024   Buy it today or read for FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Paperback Audio: Coming soon     Blurb When grumpy, […]

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Review: Anything But Minor (Balls in Play, #1) by Kate Stewart

April 16, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! I’m a huge Kate Stewart fan, and for some reason this series flew under the radar for me for a long time, but I’m so happy I finally made time […]

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Audio Review: Fallen Empire (Empire Nightclub, #4) by K.A. Tucker

April 13, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The final book of the Empire Nightclub series, Gabriel and Mercy’s story comes to a satisfying finish as this unlikely couple continue to fight hard for their happy ending. Please note […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stay (Landmark Mountain, #5) by Willow Aster

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Stay by Willow Aster is live! The fifth and final book in the Landmark Mountain series, this is a swoony, sexy, chemistry-filled romance with all the feels! An age-gap, single-dad/nanny romance that had my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Surprisingly Us (Unexpectedly in Love, #4) by Erin Hawkins

April 11, 2024April 17, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Surprisingly Us, an all-new must-read, spicy rom-com from bestselling author Erin Hawkins is now available! A fake relationship between childhood friends has a reformed playboy and determined dancer wondering if opposites really do attract. […]

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ARC Review: Should Have Known (Lake Spark Inn, #1) by Evey Lyon

April 10, 2024April 9, 2024 AJ Drama

  Should Have Known by Evey Lyon is live! The first book in Lake Spark Inn series, this is a spin-off, set within the author’s Lake Spark world, all set in the same small town, […]

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Release: Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) by Elsie Silver

April 9, 2024 AJ Book News

Wild Love by Elsie Silver is live! Single Dad  |  Brother’s best friend  |  Spicy, small town romance  |  He Falls First/Secret Pining  |  Childhood frenemies to lovers  |  All the spice and banter  |  […]

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Review: Alpha (Stope Packs, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

April 7, 2024 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The second book in the Stope Pack series, this book is a continuation of Seth and Mia’s story from Wolf. A paranormal romantic suspense with fantastic characters and a serial killer […]

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Release & ARC Review: Not Made to Last by Jay McLean

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 AJ Drama

  Not Made to Last by Jay McLean is live! A raw and emotional read with all the feels, this beautifully written book owned me! It’s a mature YA romance with serious themes, and Rhys […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Wild Card (Roseville Ramblers, #1) by Staci Hart

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Mel Book News

Wild Card (Roseville Ramblers, #1) by Staci Hart   Released – 5 April 2024   Available now! Amazon  |  Discreet Cover     Blurb The hot baseball player I’m forced to stay with for my […]

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Release & ARC Review: Queens of Mist and Madness (Fae Isles, #4) by Lisette Marshall

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 AJ Action

Queens of Mist and Madness by Lisette Marshall is live! This is a fantastic ending to a fantasy series that I have absolutely loved! Lisette Marshall’s world is exciting, intriguing, and fascinatingly unique, and she’s […]

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Review: Dirty Empire (Empire Nightclub, #3) by K.A. Tucker

March 31, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars The third book in the Empire Nightclub series, and we’re deep in the world of organised crime. This book is a direct continuation of the first two books of the series, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wild River (Magnolia Falls, #2) by Laura Pavlov

March 28, 2024March 27, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

    Wild River by Laura Pavlov is live! The second book in the Magnolia Falls series, this is a fun and feisty enemies-to-lovers romance   Amazon Paperbacks available in both covers! Audio Narrated by: […]

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Audio Review: Damaged Goods (All Saints High, #4) by L.J. Shen

March 25, 2024March 26, 2024 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The fourth book in the All Saints High series, this is a dramatic and intense best-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story with oh, so many feels. I was effortlessly sucked into the story and couldn’t […]

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Review: The Surrogate by Penelope Ward

March 22, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  Audible  |  Special Edition Paperback Review 4.5 stars The blurb of this book instantly hooked me, and once I made a start I was completely sucked in. It is the […]

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