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Review: Hook, Line and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey

March 20, 2022 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A follow up to the fabulous It Happened One Summer, this is a fun and chemistry-filled, slow burning friends-to-lovers romance that completely swept me away. I loved it! Hannah Bellinger is […]

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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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Review: The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

March 18, 2022 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars A part of the Original Sinners Pulp Library, this novella is set three years before The Siren, and is a fun, sexy and heartfelt look into the life of Mistress Nora, […]

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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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Review: Impulsive Love (Love Stings, #5) by Evan Grace

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars A surprise baby romance with strong emotional storyline, this is a story of second chances that is sweet, with just the right amount of drama, and an irresistibly […]

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Review: Point of Origin (Legacy, #0.5) by Rebecca Yarros

March 11, 2022August 7, 2024 AJ Novella

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars This is the first book (a novella) in the Legacy series, a gorgeously emotional second-chance romance that brought the feels, and I loved it! Sebastian (Bash) and Emerson grew up together […]

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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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Review: Say Yes by Elle Kennedy

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 AJ Novella

Originally offered as a short story in the Mixtape Anthology alongside 11 other short stories, Say Yes is now available for your own reading pleasure!   Buy:  Amazon  |  Audible Review 4 stars This is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Wild Card Kiss (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren Blakely

February 25, 2022March 13, 2022 Mel Book News

A Wild Card Kiss by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!! Grab this deliciously sexy, single dad, second chance sports romance TODAY!! A WILD CARD KISS (Happy Endings, #1) by Lauren […]

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New Release & ARC Review: On the Honey Side (Blum’s Bees, #2) by Staci Hart

February 24, 2022March 9, 2022 Mel Book News

  On the Honey Side (Blum’s Bees, #2) by Staci Hart   Released – 24 February 2022   Available now! Amazon   Blurb No one can ever have Keaton Meyer. Least of all me. The […]

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ARC Review: Of Wish and Fury (Seven Kings of Jinn, #2) by S. Young

February 24, 2022March 6, 2022 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3 stars The second book in Samantha Young’s Seven Kings of Jinn series, this book was originally published in 2012 as ‘Scorched Skies (Fire Spirits, #2)’, but has now been renamed, re-edited and […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Difference Between Somehow and Someway (The Difference Trilogy, #2) by Aly Martinez

February 24, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“The world gave me everything. And then it took it all away.”   The Difference Between Somehow and Someway, the second book in the moving and captivating The Difference Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Aly […]

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Release & Review: Must Love Hockey (Brooklyn Hockey Novella) by Sarina Bowen

February 23, 2022November 4, 2024 AJ Novella

  Must Love Hockey by Sarina Bowen is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Paperback     Blurb Q: What’s the opposite of a “meet cute?” A: Meeting a […]

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Release & ARC Review: How Good It Was (Excess All Areas, #3) by Scarlett Cole

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Drama

  How Good It Was, the third book in the Excess All Areas rockstar romance series by Scarlett Cole is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Sparrow & Hawke (The Birdsong Trilogy, #1) by Nina Lane

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Angsty

  Sparrow & Hawke, the first book in The Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane, is now live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play   Blurb Darius My attraction […]

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ARC Review: Gold (The Queen & The Assassin, #3) by Lisette Marshall

February 20, 2022February 22, 2022 AJ Forbidden

Gold, the final book in The Queen & The Assassin trilogy, is live! An exciting, intense and passionate read that completes Runo and Tamar’s story perfectly.   Amazon   Blurb To challenge the Empire is […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: No Match For Her (Berkeley Hills, #5) by Stacy Travis

February 18, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

No Match for Her, an all-new swoon-worthy slow burn romance from bestselling author Stacy Travis is available now!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback   Blurb I need a […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Very Vegas St. Patrick’s Day (A Very Holiday, #3) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

A Very Vegas St Patrick’s Day by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais is live! I love this book! It’s fun, funny, sizzlingly sexy and swoonily romantic. A hookup that becomes a Vegas wedding that becomes […]

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