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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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New Release & ARC Review: Tempt (Cloverleigh Farms, #9) by Melanie Harlow

November 21, 2022April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

TEMPT, an all-new steamy age gap, small town romance from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!     Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb You’ve heard the story […]

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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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New Release: Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) by Kennedy Ryan

November 15, 2022November 20, 2022 Mel Book News

Before I Let Go, an all-new poignant second chance romance and the first book in the new Skyland Series from USA Today bestselling and RITA® Award-winning author Kennedy Ryan is LIVE!!     Grab your […]

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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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New Release & ARC Revew: Two A Day (The Dating Games, #2) by Lauren Blakely

November 8, 2022January 23, 2023 Mel Forbidden

TWO A DAY from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE! Don’t miss this all-new sexy, MF forbidden sports romance TODAY!!   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  | […]

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Audio Review: Like the Wind (Disaster Love, #1) by J. Bengtsson

November 6, 2022January 2, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars! Oh, what a gorgeous read! A rockstar/forced proximity new adult romance full of fantastic banter and chemistry, this is a heartfelt and entertaining read that made […]

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Review: Gage (Pittsburgh Titans, #3) by Sawyer Bennett

November 4, 2022November 5, 2022 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars Book #3 in the Pittsburgh Titans series, this is a sweet, heartfelt, and angst-free romance for NHL veteran, Gage Heyward. Gage came out of retirement to help the Pittsburgh Titans NHL […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bond of Passion (Demonica, #21) by Larissa Ione

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 AJ Action

  She’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance. Bond of Passion, an enthralling second-chance paranormal romance novella in the Demonica series from New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione is out now!   Amazon  […]

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Release & ARC Review: Mine to Love (Southern Wedding, #4) by Natasha Madison

November 1, 2022December 14, 2022 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Mine to Love by Natasha Madison is live! Funny and heartfelt, this one really brings the feels as a woman who is terrified to love is forced to confront her feelings for the man […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: A Wild Heart (Heart Series, #4) By Amie Knight

October 28, 2022November 15, 2022 AJ Drama

  A Wild Heart, an all-new single mom second chance standalone romance full of heat and emotion from USA Today bestselling author Amie Knight is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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Release & ARC Review: Habit (The Boys of Welles, #3) by Ginger Scott

October 27, 2022October 29, 2022 AJ Book News

  Habit by Ginger Scott is live! A mature YA opposites attract, friends-to-lovers, forbidden sports romance that you won’t want to miss!    Amazon   Blurb Morgan Bentley is good at getting attention, except from […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Fractured Sky (Tattered & Torn, #5) by Catherine Cowles

October 26, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Fractured Sky, a moving and passionate, small-town contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is out now   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   […]

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ARC Review: Garrett’s Destiny (Dark Protectors, #15) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! The latest book in the Dark Protectors series is an exciting, intriguing, and emotional ride. With wonderful characters, a sizzling romance and lots of twists and turns, it’s everything that […]

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Review: The Marriage Effect (Washington Wolves, #3) by Karla Sorensen

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars This is such a cute read! Chock full of fun tropes, this is a grumpy/sunshine, marriage of convenience, single parent, sports romance that is fun and heartfelt, and full of […]

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Release & ARC Review: King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1) by Ana Huang

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 AJ Billionaire

  King of Wrath by Ana Huang is live! The first book in the Ana Huang’s new Kings of Sin series starts off with an arranged marriage/billionaire romance that is a fabulously decadent read, full […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Folk Around and Find Out (Good Folk, #2) by Penny Reid

October 20, 2022November 21, 2022 Mel Book News

Folk Around and Find out, a small town, contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid is LIVE!     Grab your copy today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  Nook […]

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Release & ARC Review: Simply Mine (Honey Mountain, #4) by Laura Pavlov

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Simply Mine by Laura Pavlov is live! The fourth standalone in the Honey Mountain series, this is a gorgeous best-friend’s-brother, friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet and sexy and beautifully romantic. I love these characters, […]

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