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Release & ARC Review: Juniper Hill (The Edens, #2) by Devney Perry

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 AJ Romance

  Juniper Hill, the second standalone in The Edens series by Devney Perry is live!!! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   Blurb Memphis Ward arrives in Quincy, Montana, on the […]

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Release Blitz: The Summer Proposal by Vi Keeland

January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 AJ Book News

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb The first time I met Max Yearwood was […]

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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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Excerpt Reveal: The Summer Proposal by Vi Keeland

January 6, 2022January 9, 2022 AJ Book News

  Excited about Vi Keeland’s upcoming release, The Summer Proposal?    A Standalone Contemporary Romance Releasing January 10, 2022 Apple Books  |  Paperback Sign up for Vi’s mailing list now and be the first one notified when […]

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Release: The Girl in the Mist (Misted Pines, #1) by Kristen Ashley

January 5, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Book News

The Girl in the Mist, an all-new, thrilling standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley filled with off-the-charts chemistry, and edge of your seat suspense, is out now!   Amazon  |  Amazon […]

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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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Best of 2021

December 31, 2021December 28, 2021 AJ Book News

2021 has been another challenging year, but books have come to our rescue again and again.  We’re so excited to be able to share with you our favorite reads for 2021!     We usually […]

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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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Release & Excerpt: Insta Family by Linda Kage

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 AJ Book News

  Insta Family, a Forbidden Men Descendents novel from Linda Kage, is now live! (check out the Forbidden Men series info here)   Amazon  |  Universal  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Apple Books    Blurb […]

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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 Boost: Western Waves (Compass, #3) by Brittainy C. Cherry

December 16, 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: 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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