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New Release & ARC Review: Hot Shot (Roseville Ramblers, #2) by Staci Hart

April 25, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Hot Shot by Staci Hart   Released – 25 April 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Never thought I’d agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry

April 22, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 22 April 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

April 22, 2025September 25, 2025 Mel Book News

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world’s most well-known fairytales!     Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Released – 22 […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2025April 8, 2025 Mel Age Gap

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE! This sexy, coach’s daughter, one who got away, age gap, forbidden […]

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New Release& ARC Review: If You Love Me (Toronto Terror, #4) by Helena Hunting

March 13, 2025March 19, 2025 Mel Book News

  If You Love Me by Helena Hunting   Released –  13 March 2025   Available Today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Two nights with her ruined me for […]

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New Release & ARC Review: From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

March 4, 2025March 6, 2025 Mel Book News

  From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 4 March 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Amazon Paperback  |  B&N Paperback Audiobook      Narrated by: Benjamin Sands & Amy […]

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New Release: The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 11, 2025April 8, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills   Released – 11 February 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Audiobook   Blurb From bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a steamy novella about first love and second […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Playing Games (Dickson University, #2) by Max Monroe

February 7, 2025February 12, 2025 Mel Book News

  Playing Games (Dickson University, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 7 February 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Dickson University’s star quarterback and campus golden boy is used to winning […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Problem with Falling (Problem, #3) by Brittainy Cherry

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 Mel Book News

The Problem with Falling by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 31 January 2025   Available now! Amazon     Blurb Willow Kingsley is everything I don’t need in my life. She’s sunshine and chaos dressed […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Mel Angsty

  The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 23 January 2025   Available today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a single dad […]

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New Release: Indiscretion by Vi Keeland

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Indiscretion by Vi Keeland A sexy standalone contemporary romance   Released -13 January 2025   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s her boss. She’s his greatest temptation. The first time I met Dawson Reed, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Chase Lovett Wants Me (Tilton U, #1) by Helena Hunting

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting   Released – 10 January 2025   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Chase Lovett. Star of my (unrequited) fantasies. Hottest guy on campus. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 8 January 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb My plan when I win a date […]

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New Release: The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Mel Book News

The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan   Released – 1 December 2024   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an […]

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New Release & ARC Review: From Air (Wildfire, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

November 26, 2024December 3, 2024 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann parachutes into the burning, hazardous heart of love in a sexy yet dramatic romance set in Big Sky country.     From Air (Wildfire, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: All Folked Up (Good Folk, #3) by Penny Reid

November 21, 2024December 30, 2024 Mel Book News

All Folked Up by Penny Reid     Grab your copy today! Amazon  Blurb Isaac has never been what he seems. Rumor has it that gruff, brooding, and solitary man-of-mystery Isaac Sylvester is back in […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Need Me (Toronto Terror, #3) by Helena Hunting

November 14, 2024November 18, 2024 Mel Book News

  If You Need Me by Helena Hunting   Released –  14 November 2024   Available Today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Blurb A standalone enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement hockey romance. I’ve been […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Favorite Holidate (Evergreen Falls, #1) by Lauren Blakely

November 12, 2024December 16, 2025 Mel Book News

When the holiday wish list calls for fake dating my billionaire boss…     The plan: make my ex jealous. The problem: falling for my billionaire boss instead. From #1 New York Times bestselling author […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Meet Me at Midnight (Midnight, #1) by Max Monroe

November 8, 2024September 12, 2025 Mel Book News

Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe   Released – 8 November 2024   Available Now! Amazon       Blurb How good are you at keeping a secret? Because I, Juniper Perry, have been […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Darling Jane by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 5, 2024November 8, 2024 Mel Book News

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with a sexy he-falls-first sports romance about a quarterback and his frenemy-matchmaker.     My Darling Jane is LIVE!   Released – 5 November 2024   Available Now! […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quiet Longing (Quiet Love, #2) by L.H. Cosway

October 29, 2024November 1, 2024 Mel Book News

Quiet Longing by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released October 29, 2024   Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited on Amazon     Blurb When she agreed to spend her last […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Romance Line (Love and Hockey, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 2, 2024October 13, 2024 Mel Book News

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE ROMANCE LINE!     The Romance Line (Love and Hockey, #2) by Lauren […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Slap Shot Surprise (Cherry Tree Harbor, #5) by Melanie Harlow

October 1, 2024October 3, 2024 Mel Book News

Slap Shot Surprise, an all new opposites attract, steamy, small town hockey romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   Released – October 2024   Amazon/KU  |  Discreet Paperback  |  Model Paperback from Melanie’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Sunday Morning (Sunday Morning, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

September 26, 2024September 30, 2024 Mel Book News

Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released – 26 September 2024   Grab it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb A small-town, forbidden, standalone, new adult romance with Footloose meets […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Boyfriend Goal (Love and Hockey, #1) by Lauren Blakely

August 21, 2024September 5, 2024 Mel Uncategorized

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the first standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE BOYFRIEND GOAL! Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A forbidden […]

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