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Review: Insta-Family (Forbidden Men: Descendants) by Linda Kage

January 9, 2022 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Universal  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Apple Books  Blurb LUCY GAMBLE, KNOCKED UP BY DYING MAN SHE GAVE SYMPATHY SEX, NOW MOVING ON TO HIS BIG BROTHER. Have you ever tried to come up with a headline for your […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Kiss and Tell (St Francis U. #1) by Maya Hughes

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Mel Forbidden

  Kiss And Tell (St Francis U. #1) by Maya Hughes   Released – January 6, 2022   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb A new college campus. A […]

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Release & ARC Review: Only One Mistake (Only One, #6) by Natasha Madison

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 AJ LOL Funny

Only One Mistake, book #6 in the Only One series by Natasha Madison, is live!     Amazon  |  Books2Read   Blurb A one-night stand gone wrong? Michael Being traded after fighting with your coach […]

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Release & ARC Review: Silver (The Queen & The Assassin, #2) by Lisette Marshall

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 AJ Drama

Silver, the second book in The Queen & The Assassin series by Lisette Marshall is live!   Amazon   Blurb He chose not to kill her. Will his life be the price he must pay? […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2) by Kate Canterbary

December 28, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary is live!     Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb Eight weeks of forced proximity is a long time to hate someone you’re trying not to love. Sebastian […]

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Audio Review: Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

December 26, 2021December 27, 2021 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb It all started with a bet. When my young son inherited half of his great grandfather’s historic inn, I decided to move us both to the place where I grew up. […]

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Review: The Color of Us by Jessica Park

December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Callie Evans isn’t exactly living her best life in Los Angeles. She dropped out of college, has been repeatedly fired, and is now literally watching paint dry at a hardware store for a […]

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ARC Review: Homecoming King (Three Kings, #1) by Penny Reid

December 23, 2021 Mel Favourite

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 5 stars! Abby went through a horrible divorce that almost ruined her life and she doesn’t want to get married again. She isn’t even interested in a relationship until she […]

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Review: The Seven Kings of Jinn (Seven Kings of Jinn, #1) by S. Young

December 23, 2021March 6, 2022 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3 stars This is a re-release of a book published by Samantha Young in 2011, previously called Smokeless Fire (A Fire Spirits Novel). It’s now the first in the Seven Kings of […]

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ARC Review: Decisions We Make After Midnight (Decisions in Durham, #1) by Rachel Higginson

December 22, 2021May 3, 2022 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Decisions We Make After Midnight is a sweet, swoony, romantic story about a woman who is headed to Florida for the business and a bar owner who never […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx, #1) by Kate Stewart

December 19, 2021December 30, 2024 AJ Drama

  The Plight Before Christmas, a full-length romantic dramedy by USA Today bestselling author Kate Stewart, is live, and is my latest 5-star read and fave for 2021!   Amazon  |  Paperback Free in KU […]

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Review: The Wolf (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp, #2) by J.R. Ward

December 18, 2021December 17, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars This is the second book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series, and is the story of Lucan, a wolven/vampire hybrid who we met in the first book The […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sweet (Love Stories on 7th and Main, #0.5) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 AJ Novella

Sweet, an all-new standalone opposites-attract romance novella from USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Hunter is now live!     Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords   Blurb He survived by always being in control. She’s about to make him […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Western Waves (Compass, #3) by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 9, 2021December 15, 2021 Mel Book News

  Western Waves (Compass, #3)  by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 9 December 2021   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Releasing 15 March 2022 in Audio […]

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Release & ARC Review: Jock Romeo (Jock Hard, #6) by Sara Ney

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 AJ Fake Relationship

JOCK ROMEO by Sara Ney is live! A fake-relationship, friends-to-lovers romance.   Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU Free in KU   Blurb HE IS THIS STORIES LEAST LIKELY ROMEO. […]

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Release & ARC Review: If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 AJ Celebrities

  If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich is a new fave for 2021, and it’s live!   “You’re in the most popular boy band in America . . . and all […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love Stories: A Novella Collection by Samantha Young

December 6, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Love Stories: A Novella Collection by Samantha Young is live! This book is contains four novellas released by Samantha Young to her newsletter subscribers, all published together in one convenient collection. All complete standalones, these […]

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ARC Review: Immortal’s Honor (Dark Protectors, #14) by Rebecca Zanetti

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Wow, what a ride! Exciting, dramatic, funny, emotional, sexy and gorgeously romantic, this is a fantastic addition to the Dark Protectors series, and I loved it! This is the story […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dream Keeper (Dream Team, #4) by Kristen Ashley

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 AJ Badasses

  Dream Keeper, the final book in the Dream Team series by Kristen Ashley, is live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Paperback   Blurb Spinning off from the […]

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Audio Review: The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5) by Elle Kennedy

November 28, 2021November 26, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon Review 4.5 gleeful stars! The Off-Campus series is one of my all-time fave NA series, and I fell in mad love with each of these boys, and their feisty girls. Now they’re all […]

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Audio Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 stars I don’t even know where to begin with this book. I don’t know what I can say to put all of my complex feelings into words. […]

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ARC Review: Ignite (Cloverleigh Farms, #6) by Melanie Harlow

November 23, 2021December 15, 2021 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Winnie is the youngest daughter of Mack and Frannie from Irresistible. She is all grown up and works at Cloverleigh Farms with her dad. She is quick to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Nightwolf (Dark Eyes Duet – spinoff) by Karina Halle

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 AJ Drama

  Nightwolf by Karina Halle is now live! A contemporary vampire romance with a friends-to-lovers twist.   “I’m a human and he’s a vampire and he’s told me more than once that those love stories […]

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Audio Review: The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward

November 20, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Audio  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is a fun, sweet, emotional and unpredictable read from Penelope Ward. With wonderful characters, fantastic chemistry, and a gorgeous love story, I really enjoyed it. […]

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ARC Review: Beard in Hiding (Winston Brothers, #4.5) by Penny Reid

November 19, 2021 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Amazon   Review 4.5 “I want to belong to you” stars I never thought I’d want a Diane Donner book. Honestly, I never really liked her but I am so glad I took a […]

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