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Release & ARC Review: Bright Midnight by Karina Halle

May 6, 2021May 5, 2021 AJ Romance

  Bright Midnight by Karina Halle is now live!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb From the New York Times bestselling author of Where Sea […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Wicked and Beautiful Garden (Witches of the Island, #1) by Katie McGarry

May 5, 2021April 29, 2021 AJ Action

  A Wicked and Beautiful Garden by Katie McGarry is my latest favorite read, and it’s available now!!!   Amazon  |  B&N  |  Google Play Apple Books, Kobo and other international etailers   Blurb Twenty-eight […]

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Release, Blog Tour & ARC Review: Reprise (Soul Guardians, #0.5) by Eva LeNoir

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 AJ Drama

  We are so excited to be sharing the release of REPRISE, the first enthralling paranormal romance standalone novella in Eva LeNoir’s brand new SOUL GUARDIANS SERIES.   Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  |  Apple  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Twisted Love (Twisted, #1) by Ana Huang

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Twisted Love by Ana Huang is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Universal   Also available in special edition paperback – Amazon Cover designed by E. […]

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Release & ARC Review: From the Embers by Aly Martinez

April 28, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Our love was born from the embers, and together we would go up in flames. From The Embers, an all-new standalone catastrophic romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is available now!   Amazon  |  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Could Have Been Us (Willow Creek Valley, #2) by Corinne Michaels

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Could Have Been Us by Corinne Michaels is live! An emotional and heartwrenching read with the most amazingly swoony second-chance/brother’s-best-friend romance. This book had me feeling all the feels, and I freaking loved it!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Today Tomorrow and Always (Phenomenal Fate, #3) by Tessa Bailey

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

  Today Tomorrow and Always is live, and the Phenomenal Fate series is complete!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Tucker isn’t interested in quests, thank you very much. Though the […]

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ARC Review: Charming Billionaire: The Thatcher Kelly Collection by Max Monroe

April 25, 2021June 18, 2021 Mel Billionaire

Charming Billionaire, an all-new swoon-worthy romantic comedy collection of Banking the Billionaire, Banking Her, and the all new novella, Crazy Fluffing Love from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is available now!   Grab your copy […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Belle and the Beard (The Santillian Triplets, #3) by Kate Canterbary

April 23, 2021April 16, 2022 AJ Romance

  The Belle and the Beard by Kate Canterbary is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb If you find yourself publicly humiliated, out of work, and unemployable at 35—not to mention newly single—here’s how to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Perfect Song (Mason Creek, #2) by Lauren Runow

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 AJ Romance

  Perfect Song by Lauren Runow is live! Buy on Amazon   Blurb I came back to Mason Creek when my life was turned upside down, both literally and figuratively. Scared and alone, I packed […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

April 20, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

The Crown of Gilded Bones, the highly anticipated third book in bestselling Blood and Ash series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is out now, and it’s one of my most epic […]

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ARC Review: Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodsen Harvey

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars This is a beautiful story. An emotional story of love, loss, grief and moving on, friendship and family, and finding where you truly belong. It’s sweet, romantic and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Virgin Rule Book (Rules of Love, #1) by Lauren Blakely

April 16, 2021April 20, 2021 Mel Book News

THE VIRGIN RULE BOOK, a sexy, friends-to-lovers standalone sports romance from #1New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely, is AVAILABLE NOW!   Things you don’t want to miss:  ✔️ Sexy times in a limo ✔️ A hot athlete […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Love Interest by Kayley Loring

April 16, 2021April 14, 2021 AJ Favourite

  The Love Interest by Kayley Loring is a fave for 2021, and it’s live! Amazon  |  Paperback   Audio will be released April 26th and be narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Mackenzie Cartwright, featuring […]

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Audio Release & ARC Review: Pause (Larsen Bros, #2) by Kylie Scott

April 14, 2021July 13, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Pause by Kylie Scott is now live! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio    Blurb An unpauseable new romance from New York Times bestselling, Audie Award winning author Kylie Scott—available in audio first! Narrated by the awesome […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Bombshells (Brooklyn Hockey, #5) by Sarina Bowen

April 13, 2021November 4, 2024 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  The next Brooklyn Bruisers book is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google   Blurb The women’s league is in the house!  And Brooklyn will never be the same again […]

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Release & ARC Review: Vampire (Dark Protectors, #12.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

April 13, 2021 AJ Action

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti comes a new story in her Dark Protectors/Rebels series   Amazon (exclusive to Amazon for 3 months, and then wide release)   Blurb Dr. […]

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ARC Review: Southern Heart (Southern Series, #5) by Natasha Madison

April 6, 2021April 3, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Southern Heart by Natasha Madison is live! Some secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  […]

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ARC Review: Sunlight (Blood Magic, #4) by L.H. Cosway

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Amazon Blurb Tegan is learning that it’s not all fun and games being in a relationship with the most powerful vampire in the city. For one thing, there seems to be a catastrophe around […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Book News

Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg   Released – 30 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Audiobook coming soon – Narrated […]

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ARC Review: Oops, I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe

March 27, 2021March 26, 2021 Mel Book News

Oops, I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe Released – 26 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon   Blurb If my time with Ryan Miller were a hit track on the radio, I imagine the lyrics would […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Muse (Beautiful Magic, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2021March 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum!     A sweeping romance set in a modern-day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE MUSE is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Black Sunshine (Dark Eyes Duet, #1) by Karina Halle

March 25, 2021April 7, 2021 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

  Black Sunshine by Karina Halle is live! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb All Lenore Warwick wants for her 21st birthday is to hang out with her friends, finish her second year […]

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ARC Review: Hard Luck (Trophy Boyfriends, #4) by Sara Ney

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

  Hard Luck by Sara Ney is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU Apple  |  Nook   Blurb SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Unfortunately, I am not […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Frayed (Willow Springs, #1) by Laura Pavlov

March 24, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“What I didn’t expect was to fall in love with the broody football player. The boy who I wasn’t supposed to be with—but had somehow become my everything.”   Frayed, an all-new angst-filled standalone romance from […]

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