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New Release & ARC Review: The Bachelor on the Shelf (Reindeer Falls, #6) by Jana Aston

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 Mel Book News

  The Bachelor on the Shelf (Reindeer Falls, #6) by Jana Aston   Released – 18 November 2021   NOW AVAILABLE!!! FREE IN KU!!! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal     START THE SERIES FOR FREE […]

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ARC Review: Playing for You (Berkeley Hills, #4) by Stacey Travis

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 AJ Romance

Playing for You, an opposites-attract sports romance that is cute and fun with a really sweet love story – now live!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Nook   Blurb I’m the […]

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Release & ARC Review: Next Time I Fall (Excess All Areas, #2) by Scarlett Cole

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 AJ Drama

  Next Time I Fall, the second book in the Excess All Areas series is live! An emotional, sweet and heartfelt story of redemption, with wonderfully written family drama and a gorgeous love story   […]

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ARC Review: Iron (The Queen & The Assassin, #1) by Lisette Marshall

November 15, 2021December 10, 2021 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Iron, the first book in a new trilogy from Lisette Marshall is now live! Amazon   Blurb The Queen Two years ago she poisoned her violent husband. Now Tamar, Queen of Redwood, rules her kingdom […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Pact (Winslow Brothers, #2) by Max Monroe

November 13, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

This Winslow Brother better buckle up—he has no idea what’s coming.   THE PACT, an all new rom com with a twist from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  […]

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New Release & ARC Review: One Night with a Nutcracker (Reindeer Falls, #5) by Jana Aston

November 11, 2021November 13, 2021 Mel Book News

  One Night with a Nutcracker (Reindeer Falls #5) by Jana Aston   Released – 11 November 2021   NOW AVAILABLE!!! FREE IN KU!!! Amazon   Blurb: My name is Jake Sheppard and I’m ambivalent […]

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ARC Review: The Rhythm Method Stage Dive, #4.8) by Kylie Scott

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 AJ Drama

The Rhythm Method, an all new rock star romance novella filled with surprises in the bestselling Stage Dive Series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott and 1,001 Dark Nights, is available now!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beautifully Broken Redemption (Sutter Lake, #5) by Catherine Cowles

November 10, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Beautifully Broken Redemption, an emotional marriage of convenience romance filled with suspense from Catherine Cowles, is out now!   “I adore the fake relationship trope and Catherine Cowles knocked this one out of the park! Emotional, […]

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New Release & Review: A Year of Love Anthology by Helena Hunting, Debra Anastasia, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Max Monroe, BB Easton, Kennedy Ryan, Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen, Tijan, KF Breene, K. Bromberg & W. Winters

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Mel Anthology

Fall in love all year long. 12 months. 12 authors. 12 romantic short stories to make you swoon.     Need something steamy to get you through to the holidays? We have exactly what you […]

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Review: Shooting for the Stars (Gravity, #3) by Sarina Bowen

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars The third book in the Gravity series, this is a really sweet brother’s-best-friend romance. Stella is the sister of Hank (hero of book #2, Falling From the Sky, and ‘Bear’ […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Partridge and a Pregnancy (The Holiday Brothers) by Willa Nash

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 AJ Drama

The Holiday Brothers novellas are here!     The Holiday Brothers books are complete standalones. There is some character crossover (obviously, because they’re brothers), but they’re written in a way where there is no specific […]

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Release & ARC Review: Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother’s Best Friend (The Holiday Brothers) by Willa Nash

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

The Holiday Brothers novellas are here!     The Holiday Brothers books are complete standalones. There is some character crossover (obviously, because they’re brothers), but they’re written in a way where there is no specific […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny (Holiday Brothers) by Willa Nash

November 4, 2021December 29, 2021 AJ Billionaire

The Holiday Brothers novellas are here!     The Holiday Brothers books are complete standalones. There is some character crossover (obviously, because they’re brothers), but they’re written in a way where there is no specific […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Elves with Benefits (Reindeer Falls, #4) by Jana Aston

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Mel Book News

  ELVES WITH BENEFITS (Reindeer Falls #4) by Jana Aston   Released – 4 November 2021   NOW AVAILABLE!!! FREE IN KU!!! Amazon   Blurb: My name is Ryan Sheppard and I don’t care about […]

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Audio Review: The Roommate (Shameless, #1) by Rosie Danan

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars This is a really surprising read. Fun, funny and romantic, yet very unexpected with some deep messages, I loved these characters, and I really enjoyed their […]

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Review: Infamous Like Us (Like Us, #10) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

October 30, 2021July 2, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars As a fan of all things Addicted/Like Us I hate that I didn’t love this book. I rated the previous book in the series 5 stars! But as much as I loved […]

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ARC Review: Sealed (Willow Springs, #4) by Laura Pavlov

October 29, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

 Sealed by Laura Pavlov is live! Book #4 in the Willow Springs series   A sexy-as-sin single dad. A sassy, hotheaded diva.  Two players. One game. What could possibly go wrong?   Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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New Release & Review: The Bookworm Box presents Two More Days Anthology

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Mel Book News

Two More Days Anthology Featured Authors: Colleen Hoover, Aileen Erin, Alessandra Torre, Chanda Hahn, Charleigh Rose, Dominique Laura, Eric Asher, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Jennifer Wilson, Jessica Hawkins, Jewel E. Ann, K. Bromberg, Kandi Steiner, Karina Halle, Katie […]

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Release & ARC Review: Rebel North (The North Brothers, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

October 27, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

I’m not who I led her to believe. I’m sin wrapped in silk. Betrayal masked by beauty. And she’s not the only one with scars…   Rebel North, an all-new stunning and seductive standalone romance […]

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Release & ARC Review: Indigo Ridge (The Edens, #1) by Devney Perry

October 26, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes a small town, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance Indigo Ridge, the first book in The Edens series    Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google Play   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Martyr’s Promise (Elemental Covenant, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 AJ Action

  Martyr’s Promise by Elizabeth Hunter is live! “Sometimes it takes a monster to hunt a monster.”   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Smashwords   Blurb Sometimes it takes a monster to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Jester (Masters of Mayhem, #2) by Renee Rocco

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 AJ Dark & Gritty

Jester, the second book in the Masters of Mayhem series by Renee Rocco, is live, and damn, what a read!  Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb I’m a good criminal. I’m an even better deviant. Ask […]

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Review: Rescue: Cowboy Style (Redemption Wyoming, #1) (part of the Lone Wolf collection) by Rebecca Zanetti

October 25, 2021May 24, 2023 AJ Action

Rescue: Cowboy Style is the first book in the Redemption Wyoming series by Rebecca Zanetti, available in the Lone Wolf Collection   Loyal as a wolf—and just as strong and untamed—three solitary heroes are about […]

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Audio Review: Getting Real (Getting Some, #3) by Emma Chase

October 24, 2021April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Getting Real is now live in audio! Audible  |  Amazon Audio (Narrated by Zachary Webber & Andi Arndt)   Releasing in ebook & print: January 31, 2022 Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb A sexy, hilarious, […]

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Review: Falling From the Sky (Gravity, #2) by Sarina Bowen

October 23, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3 stars This is the second book in the Gravity series, an unexpected, sweet and emotional romance, and I enjoyed it. Hank ‘Hazardous’ Lazarus is a champion snowboarder […]

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