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Release & ARC Review: Always Mine (Honey Mountain, #1) by Laura Pavlov

April 21, 2022April 19, 2022 AJ Favourite

  Always Mine, the first book in the Honey Mountain series by Laura Pavlov, is live and it’s a fave for 2022! A beautiful friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, sexy and gorgeously swoony, I was […]

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ARC Review: Indescribable (Lake Family, #1) by Jennifer Van Wyk

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Indescribable by Jennifer Van Wyk is live! The first book in a brand new small-town series, this best-friends-to-lovers romance, is funny, sweet, sexy and fun, and I loved it.   Amazon   Blurb I walked […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Gossamer in the Darkness (Fantasyland, #5.5) by Kristen Ashley

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 AJ Fantasy

  Gossamer in the Darkness, an all-new magical novella in the Fantasyland Series from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley and 1,001 Dark Nights, is available now!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Havoc (Masters of Mayhem, #3) by Renee Rocco

April 19, 2022 AJ Dark & Gritty

Havoc, the third book in the Masters of Mayhem series by Renee Rocco, is live! An opposites-attract, forced proximity story that is dark and dramatic, with a gorgeous romance   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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ARC Review: The Secret (Winslow Brothers, #3) by Max Monroe

April 14, 2022 Mel Forbidden

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 stars! Rachel moves from CA and NY to continue her master’s program. During a night out on the town, she is dared to pick any guy and do something to make […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Falling Embers (Tattered & Torn, #2) by Catherine Cowles

April 13, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

“A top must read for 2022” —Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author   Falling Embers, an all-new must read moving romance from Catherine Cowles, is available now! A friends-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend, single dad romance with family drama, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Royally Remembered (A Royally Series Companion Novella) by Emma Chase

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 AJ Drama

  Royally Remembered – A Royally Series Companion Novella by Emma Chase is now LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |    Paperback   Blurb The lives of the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid

April 12, 2022May 14, 2022 Mel Book News

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend, an all-new enemies to lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now live!     Fall in love today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide […]

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ARC Review: Only One Forever (Only One, #8) by Natasha Madison

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  From the Something So Series and the This Is series comes Only One Forever An emotional and chemistry-filled friends-to-lovers romance with a twist, and a beautifully heartfelt family story   Amazon  |  Apple  |  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

April 8, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Feeeeeeels

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star? Famous in a Small Town, the all-new rock-star-next-door romance, from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, is out now!   Order the […]

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ARC Review: The Law of Stars and Sultans (The Seven Kings of Jinn, #4) by S. Young

April 3, 2022 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Review:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 4 stars! This is the final book in the Seven Kings of Jinn series (originally published as Darkness, Kindled (Fire Spirits, #4)) by Samantha Young, and wow, what an ending! Exciting, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

March 29, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

Beauty and the Baller, an all-new small-town sports romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is LIVE! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Shut Up and Kiss Me (Happy Endings, #2) by Lauren Blakely

March 25, 2022March 27, 2022 Mel Book News

SHUT UP AND KISS ME by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!! Find out what happens when a scorching one-night stand between best friends absolutely, definitely shouldn’t happen again…     Shut […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Someday and Forever (The Difference Trilogy, #3) by Aly Martinez

March 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

The Difference Between Someday and Forever, the much anticipated and stunning conclusion to The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is now live!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb The world took […]

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New Release & ARC Review: What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Mel Favourite

  Jewel E. Ann has revealed the cover for What Lovers Do!   Released – March 24, 2022   Grab your copy today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb How did Scottsdale’s sexiest pet store […]

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ARC Review: Love on the Lake (Lakeside, #2) by Helena Hunting

March 19, 2022March 18, 2022 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 5 stars! I am so glad to be back in Pearl Lake because I love the Lakeside series! Love on the Lake features Teagan, sister of Van from […]

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Release & ARC Review: The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Action

  It’s here!  The latest instalment in the best-selling Blood and Ash series, The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google […]

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Release & ARC Review: Shenanigans (Brooklyn Hockey, #6) by Sarina Bowen

March 15, 2022November 4, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Shenanigans, the new book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Audio   Blurb What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wishes & Wings (The Birdsong Trilogy, #3) by Nina Lane

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 AJ Drama

  Wishes & Wings, the heartpounding finish to The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane is live! This series is an epic story of forbidden love, an angsty, dramatic, swoony and emotional romance that captured my […]

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ARC Review: Queen of Shadow and Ash (Seven Kings of Jinn, #3) by S. Young

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The third book in Samantha Young’s Seven Kings of Jinn series, this book was originally published as Borrowed Ember (Fire Spirits, #3), but like the others in the series, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Feather & Flame (The Birdsong Trilogy, #2) by Nina Lane

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 AJ Drama

  Feather & Flame, the second book in The Birdsong Trilogy, is live! An angsty, emotional and intense forbidden love story!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play   […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Taste (Cloverleigh Farms, #7) by Melanie Harlow

March 7, 2022August 28, 2025 Mel Book News

I’m terrified of falling for him. But one taste might be all it takes.   Taste, an all-new enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, surprise pregnancy small town romantic comedy from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stronger Than Hope (Chesapeake Days, #1) by Katherine McIntyre

March 5, 2022March 4, 2022 AJ MM/Menage

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb One man looking to set down roots, the other looking to leave… Fresh out of a relationship, Nate’s searching for a change—what better way is there than renovating his uncle’s […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Bully (Calamity Montana, #4) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)

March 3, 2022September 6, 2023 AJ Drama

  The Bully is live! An emotional enemies-to-lovers romance with red-hot chemistry, sizzling passion and a beautiful slow-burning love story. Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Blurb Nellie Rivera is trading traffic for tranquility. When […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only One Love (Only One, #7) by Natasha Madison

March 1, 2022June 3, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

  From USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new standalone sports romance. The seventh installment of the Only One Series. A spin off from the Something So Series and This is Series […]

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