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Release & Review: Timeless (Lark Cove, #5) by Devney Perry

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 AJ Novella

Timeless, a standalone book in the Lark Cove series by Devney Perry, is live, and it’s such a gorgeous read!   Amazon |  Paperback Available in Kindle Unlimited     Blurb Aubrey Kendrick has dedicated […]

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ARC Review: The Dark Fae’s Destiny (The Dark Fae of the Lost Land, #2) by Jamie Schlosser

December 24, 2022 AJ Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon Review “Fate brought us together, and nothing is more powerful than our connection, not even death.” 3.5 stars The follow up to The Dark Fae’s Bargain, this book continues Ellister and Hannah’s heartwrenching story […]

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Review: Songbird: A Rugby Series Holiday Short (Rugby, #4.5) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid

December 18, 2022December 17, 2022 Mel Romance

Buy: Amazon  Review 4 stars! Ophelia meets Broderick in a bar in Dublin. They share the love of music and there’s an instant connection. Both about to spend Christmas Eve alone, they decide to explore […]

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Audio Review: It Starts With Us (It Ends With Us, #2) by Colleen Hoover

December 18, 2022December 17, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars A follow up to the breathtaking It Ends With Us, this book shows us the happy ending that was hinted at in those final pages (beware if you haven’t read […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only Mine (Honey Mountain, #5) by Laura Pavlov

December 15, 2022December 14, 2022 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Only Mine by Laura Pavlov is live! The final book in the Honey Mountain series, this is a sensationally fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers romance with blistering chemistry and banter and a gorgeously swoony love […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Drama King (Three Kings, #2) by Penny Reid

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Mel Book News

Snowed in with her off-limits celebrity client. What could go wrong?     Drama King, an all-new standalone forced proximity, mistaken identity, romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now available! […]

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New Release & Review: Thorns: A Prison of Thorns Novel (Blood Prophecy, #2) by L.H. Cosway

December 13, 2022February 19, 2023 Mel Book News

  Thorns: A Prison of Thorns Novel (Blood PRohecy, #2) by L.H. Cosway   Released – 13 December 2022 Buy: Amazon   Blurb Darya Cristescu has been living a charmed life. She has the perfect […]

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ARC Review Excerpt: To Trust and To Touch by Vivi Anne Hunt

December 12, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Releasing 13 December Buy:  Amazon Blurb Every Friday night, Alex goes to the infamous sex club, Kink World, to perform. He goes in, takes his money, and gets out. No complications and definitely no touching. […]

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Release & ARC Review: Effortless (Lake Family, #2) by Jennifer Van Wyk

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 AJ Romance

  Effortless by Jennifer Van Wyk is live! This is such a beautiful story! A swoony and heartfelt second-chance-romance, and a gorgeous story of reconnection with the one who got away.   Amazon Free in […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Holly Dates by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Mel Book News

  The Holly Dates by Brittainy Cherry is now live!   Released – December 7, 2022     Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb All she […]

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ARC Review: The Dark Fae’s Bargain (The Dark Fae of the Lost Land, #1) by Jamie Schlosser

December 6, 2022December 24, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon   Review 4 stars! This is a great read! An intense and chemistry-filled fae romance with magic, intrigue, well-developed characters facing a heartwrenching situation, and a gorgeous, passion-filled romance Hannah is a young human […]

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Release & Review: The Fake Holidate by Amie Knight

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 AJ Novella

The Fake Holidate by Amie Knight is live! This is a short and fun novella, a fake relationship/close proximity romance that is sweet and sexy with a feel-good finish.   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Swear On My Life by S.L. Scott

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 AJ Drama

  Swear On My Life by S.L. Scott is live! A swoony and passionate NA love story that becomes an emotional second-chance-romance, this book is SO beautifully romantic! A standalone, opposites attract story with a […]

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Release & ARC Review: Cruel North (North Brothers, #4) by J.B. Salsbury

December 2, 2022November 29, 2022 AJ Drama

  He let her go once. This time he wants to keep her.   Cruel North, an all-new surprise pregnancy, forced proximity contemporary romance with sizzling chemistry from New York Times bestselling author J.B. Salsbury […]

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Release & ARC Review: You Can Hide (Laurel Snow, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

November 29, 2022November 24, 2022 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  You Can Hide, the second book in the Laurel Snow series by Rebecca Zanetti, is live!   Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  BAM  |  Google Play   Blurb Set against the atmospheric backdrop […]

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ARC Review: Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

November 27, 2022November 24, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars This is such a fun read! A witty comedy featuring a bachelor-ish reality show where a semi-wannabe-celebrity dates his ex-girlfriends in the hopes of finding the one who […]

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Audio Review: The Rules of Dating (The Law of Opposites Attract, #1) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

November 26, 2022November 23, 2022 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Oh, what a gorgeous romance! Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward deliver another fun, chemistry-filled, functional, passionate, and swoony love story that completely captured my heart. Billie has […]

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Review: Visions of You (Lost & Found, #0.5) by Catherine Cowles

November 24, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Free via Bookfunnel:  Ebook  |  Audio Blurb I’ve only ever had one secret: I’ve been in love with my best friend’s brother for as long as I can remember. West Castille is everything my little-girl […]

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Review: Ripple Effect (Disaster Love, #2) by J. Bengtsson

November 18, 2022January 2, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! An enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance with a twist, this is an intense and emotional read with a gorgeous love story, and I couldn’t put it down! This is the second book in […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: He’s A Player (San Francisco Strikers, #2) by Stacy Travis

November 16, 2022January 15, 2023 AJ Fake Relationship

  The last time I saw Tim Cheltenham, he was an eighteen-year-old soccer hottie with an irresistible English accent, a painfully gorgeous face, and an enormous . . . ego.   He’s A Player, a spicy […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

November 15, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Action

The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill. A Light in the Flame, the much-anticipated second installment of the captivating Flesh and Fire series from #1 […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Forbidden French by R.S. Grey

November 10, 2022November 21, 2022 Mel Book News

FORBIDDEN FRENCH by R.S. Grey is available now!     Forbidden French by R.S. Grey   A Contemporary Romance – Released November 10th   Available Now! Amazon   Blurb Once upon a time, Emmett Mercier […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Just What I Needed (Stage Dive, #4.9) by Kylie Scott

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 AJ Novella

Just What I Needed, an all-new swoony and romantic novella in the Stage Dive series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is out now!   Can she woo the man of her dreams?   Amazon  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Princess and the Player (Strangers in Love, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

November 8, 2022November 9, 2022 Mel Book News

Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever?     Princess and the Player, an all-new neighbors-to-lovers romance featuring an NFL football player and a masquerade ball from Wall […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Good Guy Challenge (The Dating Games, #3) by Lauren Blakely

November 8, 2022January 23, 2023 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE, the second standalone book in The Dating Games Series, from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE and FREE in KU!!     Make sure to grab this all-new, […]

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