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Release & ARC Review: Beloved Beaty: Alex and Magnolia 3 (Beauty, #6)

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 AJ Romance

  Beloved Beauty by Georgia Cates is live! This is the sixth book in the Beauty series, and the third and final book of the Alex and Magnolia trilogy, and it finishes off their story […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting

July 10, 2025July 16, 2025 Mel Book News

I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting   Released: July 10, 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb A brand new standalone grumpy sunshine summer holiday romance. The best man […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crazy Love (Single Dad Playbook, #5) by Willow Aster

July 10, 2025October 2, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Crazy Love by Willow Aster is live! The final book of the Single Dads Playbook series, and Willow Aster has delivered the swooniest, sweetest and most heartwarming romance! Single player Penn meets his match […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

July 8, 2025July 6, 2025 AJ Post-Apocalyptic

  Wildflowers by Kylie Scott is live! A fast-moving post-apocalyptic romance that is surprisingly light-hearted, this is an enjoyable read.   Amazon   Blurb Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times […]

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New Release & ARC Review: When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe

July 1, 2025July 14, 2025 Mel Book News

When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 1 July 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb He may have let her slip away, but […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Unexpected (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #6) by J. Saman

June 30, 2025 AJ Billionaire

  Undeniably Unexpected by J. Saman is live! Book #6 in the Boston’s irresistible Billionaires series, these books continue to rock my world! This time we have a single dad movie star in a friends-to-lovers, […]

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ARC Review: One Dark Kiss (Grimm Bargains, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 25, 2025June 24, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3 stars The second book in the Rebecca Zanetti’s Grimm Bargains series, this is a dark romance with a morally grey uber-possessive hero, a feisty young lawyer with Snow White vibes, mystery, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Liam (Preston Brothers, #4) by Jay McLean

June 24, 2025June 27, 2025 AJ Drama

  Liam by Jay McLean is live! A childhood enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story with drama, angst and emotion, Jay McLean has once again given us a story that had me laughing, hurting, falling in love and feeling […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Royal Mile (Return to Dublin Street, #2) by Samantha Young

June 19, 2025June 28, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  A Royal Mile by Samantha Young is live! An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story with epic chemistry and the most delicious slow burn. It’s sweet and fun with lots of emotion, and such a beautiful read. I […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Overtime Kiss (Love and Hockey, #5) by Lauren Blakely

June 18, 2025June 28, 2025 Mel Book News

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE OVERTIME KISS! This sexy, single dad/nanny, forced proximity, workplace hockey romance is […]

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Release, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #3) by S. Cole

June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Fire We Crave by S. Cole is live! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is Smoke’s story, and it’s an emotional and steamy age gap, enemies-to-lovers romance with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Stroke (Carolina Current, #1) by Erin Hawkins

May 30, 2025May 31, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins is live! A golden retriever/black cat fake marriage of convenience romance, this is such a sweet read!   Amazon   Blurb “You know, Wildflower, I think you just […]

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Release & ARC Review: You, Me and Forever (Blushing, #1) by Laura Pavlov

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  You, Me and Forever by Laura Pavlov is live, and it’s my latest 5-star read! An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance, this is such a beautiful read with the most gorgeous love story. I fell so in […]

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ARC Review: Prince of Darkness (Dark Protectors #17) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 25, 2025May 18, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars Book #17 in the Dark Protectors series, and it’s the beginning of a brand new story arc! Longtime fans will love the new direction that the series is taking, and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

May 22, 2025July 7, 2025 Mel Book News

  A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 22 May 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback Blurb Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year […]

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Release & ARC Review: Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan

May 20, 2025 AJ Drama

Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan is live! A post-apocalyptic drama with a childhood friends to lovers romance, this is an emotional and heartfelt read. It’s something very different for Mia Sheridan, but I […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stolen Dreams (Dream Series, #4) by Natasha Madison

May 9, 2025 AJ Drama

  Stolen Dreams by Natasha Madison is live! This is the most beautiful read! A slow burn, grumpy/sunshine romance between two emotionally damaged people who secretly love each other but who, for their own reasons, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quietly Yours (Quiet Love, #3) by L.H. Cosway

April 29, 2025May 2, 2025 Mel Book News

Quietly Yours by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released – April 29, 2025   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Ada Rose never expected to find herself homeless in her thirties. Then […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hot Shot (Roseville Ramblers, #2) by Staci Hart

April 25, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Hot Shot by Staci Hart   Released – 25 April 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Never thought I’d agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry

April 22, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 22 April 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

April 22, 2025September 25, 2025 Mel Book News

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world’s most well-known fairytales!     Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Released – 22 […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Shadow Path (Shadowlands, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 AJ Action

  The Shadow Path by Elizabeth Hunter is live! A romantic fantasy adventure with great characters, action and intrigue in an all-encompassing magical world, Elizabeth Hunter has once again transported me with her writing and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wicked Love (Single Dad Playbook, #4) by Willow Aster

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 AJ Romance

  Wicked Love by Willow Aster is live! The fourth book in the Single Dads Playbook series, this is a beautifully romantic grumpy/sunshine, single dad, surprise pregnancy story. It has all the feeling and build-up […]

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Release & ARC Review: If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 AJ Drama

If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley is live! This is the most beautifully romantic read! An emotional and heartfelt love story that is sweet and functional with just the right amount of angst to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Enemies (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #5) by J. Saman

March 31, 2025April 2, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Enemies by J. Saman is live! Oh holy hotness, what a fantastic read! An enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend romance with all the chemistry, all the steam, all the feels, and a sweet, sexy, protective hero […]

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