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Release & ARC Review: The Lies We Steal (The Hollow Boys, #1) by Monty Jay

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay is live! An intensely dark, gritty and twisted read, this book will take your breath away!   Amazon  |  Books2Read   Blurb It’s been months since the day […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beneath the Wreckage (Wrecked, #5) by Catherine Cowles

September 22, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“This book has the perfect blend of small-town feels, an unputdownable mystery, and a love story that will have you cheering for the happily ever after. I loved this book!“ ~Willow Aster, USA Today bestselling […]

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New Release & ARC Review: For Love or Honey (Blum’s Bees, #1) by Staci Hart

September 21, 2021February 8, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

For Love or Honey by Staci Hart   Released – 21 September 2021   Grab it today! Amazon |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback     Blurb When the devil comes to town, you have to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: When Sparks Fly (Spark House, #1) by Helena Hunting

September 21, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

When Sparks Fly, an all-new emotional and hilarious friends-to-lovers standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is available now!   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon […]

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ARC Review: One Day Like This (Excess All Areas, #1) by Scarlett Cole

September 21, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  One Day Like this is live! The start of a brand new rockstar series from Scarlett Cole, this is a beautifully emotional brother’s-best-friend, forbidden romance with fantastic chemistry and just the right amount of […]

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Release & ARC Review: Learning at 40 (Lakeside Cottage, #2) by L.B. Dunbar

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 AJ Drama

    Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage! A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon […]

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ARC Review: Mischief (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

September 14, 2021September 27, 2021 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 Kinky Halloween stars Set after the events of the Original Sinners books, this is a quick, fun little read featuring Nora and her young lover Nico. The sexy Frenchman has […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hard to Love (Play Hard, #5) by K. Bromberg

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Mel Romance

Hard to Love (Play Hard, #5) by K. Bromberg   Releasing – 7 September 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback     Blurb New York Times […]

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New Release & ARC Review: At First Hate (Coastal Chronicles, #2) by K.A. Linde

September 7, 2021August 30, 2022 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

A new stand alone enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…     AT FIRST HATE by K.A. Linde Releasing – 7 September 2021   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  B&N  |  Apple  | […]

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Release & ARC Review: Southern Sunshine (Southern, #8) by Natasha Madison

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 AJ Drama

  Southern Sunshine is live! Wow, what a read. A sweet, small-town, family-themed story that is full of emotion and really pulls at the heartstrings, this book is a total swoonfest with a love story […]

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Release & ARC Review: Tin Queen (Clifton Forge, #6) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #6) by Devney Perry

August 31, 2021March 16, 2023 AJ Bikers

  Tin Queen by Devney Perry is live, and the Tin Gypsy series is complete! This is an amazing story, and a fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Charmed (Willow Springs, #3) by Laura Pavlov

August 28, 2021August 24, 2021 AJ Drama

  Charmed is now live! Amazon   Blurb Crew Carlisle is enemy number one. He’s also my new boss. I need this internship as much as Crew needs an ego lobotomy. He’s arrogant, cocky, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: When We Were Reckless (Lost Stars, #3) by Emery Rose

August 27, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  When We Were Reckless is live! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb What happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back? Jesse McCallister. […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Bond of Destiny (Demonica, #20) by Larissa Ione

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 AJ Novella

Bond of Destiny, an all new action packed and incredible supernatural novella in the Demonica series from New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!     Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: There With You (The Adair Family, #2) by Samantha Young

August 23, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  There With You, the second standalone in the Adair Family series by Samantha Young is now live!   A slow-burning, emotional and chemistry-filled age-gap romance between a widowed single father and his younger nanny, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Sinner (Angels and Demons, #1) by Emma Scott

August 15, 2021December 12, 2022 Mel Book News

  The Sinner by Emma Scott   Released –  15 August 2021 Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, […]

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Release & ARC Review: King of the Court by R.S. Grey

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, King of the Court, is LIVE!     King of the Court by R.S. Grey   Released – 12 August 2021 Grab it today! Amazon    About King of the Court […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beautiful Ruin (The Enemies Trilogy, #3) by Piper Lawson

August 11, 2021August 6, 2021 AJ Romance

  Beautiful Ruin, the conclusion to the Enemies Trilogy, is live! Amazon  |  Other buy links   Blurb She gave me the one thing I couldn’t take. Her heart. When the villains of our past […]

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Release & Review: Untamed (Hearts, #3) by M. O’Keefe

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Untamed, the final book in the Hearts Trilogy, is live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Nook   Blurb Marriage has always meant violence. I don’t trust it, but it’s the […]

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ARC Review: Silk (The Princess & The Spy, #3) by Lisette Marshall

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 AJ Drama

Silk, the final book in The Princess & The Spy trilogy by Lisette Marshall Releases 10 August   Buy from Amazon   Blurb The Princess… Back in Rock Hall, with the horrors of the Floating […]

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ARC Review: Sidequest for Love by L.H. Cosway

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Sidequest for Love features Neil and Afric and brings us a fun, fresh, swoony opposites attract romance that will put a smile on your face and fill your […]

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ARC Review: Love Next Door (Lakeside, #1) by Helena Hunting

July 31, 2021 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 4.5 stars! Dillion lost her job, her boyfriend, and her apartment all at once and she’s at a cross roads of what she wants to do. When she […]

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Release & ARC Review: Burn (Fuel, #3) by Ginger Scott

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 AJ Drama

  Burn, the final book in the Fuel Series by Ginger Scott, is LIVE! This second-chance romance completes this angsty, steamy, new adult trilogy.   Amazon   Blurb **Burn is the third and final book […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Claimed (Lair of the Wolven, #1) by J.R. Ward

July 30, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Claimed, the sizzling and addictive first book in the Lair of the Wolven Series from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward is available now, and we have a sneak peek!   Amazon  |  Apple […]

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ARC Review: Twisted Games (Twisted, #2) by Ana Huang

July 29, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Twisted Games is live! A sexy and intense forbidden romance between a crown princess and her bodyguard, I love this book!   Buy now – Amazon   Blurb She can never be his…but he’s […]

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