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New Release: Reindeer Falls: Collection Vol. 2 by Jana Aston

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Mel Book News

Welcome back to Reindeer Falls!  Bundle two contains books 4, 5 & 6!! Get ready to binge read these sexy holiday romances!!!   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook  |  Audible  Blurbs Welcome back […]

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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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Release: Merry Ever After Anthology by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward, Lucy Score, Tijan, Kennedy Ryan and Marie Force

November 27, 2021 AJ Book News

  It’s the season for gift giving! Five FREE standalone holiday short stories!   Available for only a limited time. Grab your free copy today, before it goes away! Download from Bookfunnel     Cover designer: […]

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

November 22, 2021January 23, 2022 Mel Book News

Ignite, an all new sexy-as-sin single dad, age gap, small town romance from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!     Ignite: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance by Melanie Harlow […]

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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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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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New Release: Beard in Hiding (Winston Brothers, #4.5) by Penny Reid

November 16, 2021November 19, 2021 Mel Book News

Beard in Hiding, an all-new not to be missed small town romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is now available!     Beard in Hiding By Penny Reid   Released – 16 […]

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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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