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Release & ARC Review: The Lying Hours (How to Date a Douchebag, #5) by Sara Ney

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb ABRAHAM DAVIS—Honest Abe to his friends—IS IN OVER HIS HEAD… He’s a fixer and a do good-er. The all-knowing, resident “grandfather” on […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beautiful Ever After (Beautiful Illusions Duet, Book Two) by Georgia Cates

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Mel Drama

  Beautiful Ever After (Beautiful Illusions Duet, Book Two) by Georgia Cates   Released – 7 May 2019   BUY IT TODAY!! Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks     Blurb Everything in my […]

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ARC Review: Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  TOP SECRET IS LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Synopsis Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy return with their first Male / Male romance in 3 years. LobsterShorts, 21 […]

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Release & ARC Review: Things We Never Said (Hart’s Boardwalk, #3) by Samantha Young

May 7, 2019 AJ Angsty

New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young returns to Hart’s Boardwalk with a searing and emotional new standalone romance…   Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Smashwords   Blurb Local metalsmith and gift shop […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: The Dating Proposal by Lauren Blakely

May 6, 2019September 21, 2019 Mel LOL Funny

The first rule of dating? Don’t fall for your business partner! Find out what happens when McKenna breaks that rule in THE DATING PROPOSAL, a witty, clever new standalone romantic comedy from #1 NYT Bestseller […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen

May 6, 2019May 27, 2019 Mel Angsty

Pretty Reckless, the first standalone in the highly anticipated All Saints High series from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is AVAILABLE NOW!     PRETTY RECKLESS (All Saints High, #1) by L.J. Shen   […]

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ARC Review: Taken (Deep Ops, #1.5) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars This novella is a spin-off to the Deep Ops series, but it can also easily standalone as a romantic mystery suspense. It’s fast-paced and intriguing with a second-chance-romance, and […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beautiful Rush (Beautiful Series, #3) by Emery Rose

May 1, 2019 AJ Romance

  The Beautiful Series is now complete – Beautiful Rush is the third and final #standalone in series.   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA Blurb After a lifetime of […]

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ARC Review: Imperfect Match by Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow

April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Imperfect Match, a sexy friends to lovers standalone romance, from New York Times bestselling Corinne Michaels & USA Today bestselling Melanie Harlow, is available now!   Amazon US |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Synopsis […]

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Release & ARC Review: Skipped a Beat (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #2) by J.B. Salsbury

April 29, 2019December 31, 2019 AJ Drama

  Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Synopsis Ryder Kyle is a spoiled, self-righteous jerk.  He doesn’t understand suffering. Entitled guy like him wouldn’t recognize […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Method by Kate Stewart

April 28, 2019April 27, 2019 AJ Angsty

  We are celebrating the release METHOD by Kate Stewart! One-Click METHOD today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Signed Paperback   Blurb Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Rebel of Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #1) by Callie Hart

April 28, 2019January 27, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Blurb Silver Hit me. Kick me. Hurt me. Hate me. There’s nothing that the students of Raleigh High can do to Silver […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Stay With Me by K.L. Grayson

April 26, 2019July 21, 2019 Mel Drama

  Stay With Me, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author K.L. Grayson is live!   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo     Blurb […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Cruel Fortune (Cruel Trilogy, Book Two) by K.A. Linde

April 23, 2019January 4, 2023 Mel Book News

  CRUEL FORTUNE (Cruel Trilogy – Book 2) By K.A. Linde   Released – 23 APRIL 2019   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA B&N  |  iBooks  | […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Pieces of Us (Confessions of the Heart, #3) by A.L. Jackson

April 22, 2019December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

  A stand-alone second-chance romance in A.L. Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart Series   Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  Free in KU   Synopsis Maxon Chambers has a way of stealing all the attention. All my […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Die (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #1) by BB Easton

April 17, 2019August 29, 2025 Mel Action

* Previously published under the title Praying for Rain*   “None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.”   Praying for Rain by BB Easton   The all-new powerful and emotional romantic standalone is LIVE! […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Eighty-One Nights (Beautiful Illusions Duet, Book One) by Georgia Cates

April 16, 2019May 7, 2019 Mel Book News

  Eighty-One Nights (Beautiful Illusions Duet, Book One) by Georgia Cates   Released – 9 April 2019   Available Now! Amazon  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks     Blurb Beautiful, penniless American girl meets […]

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Review: Playing With Demons (The Devil’s In The Details, #1) by Cally Edwards

April 14, 2019April 10, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I was finally seeing all the shades of grey between the black and white, and there was beauty in the darkness. 4.5 stars Wow, this book came out of […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Cipher (Demonica, #18; Demonica Underworld, #8) by Larissa Ione

April 13, 2019October 16, 2019 AJ Novella

In the war between good and evil, sometimes the biggest battles take place inside the soul…and the heart. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione, comes CIPHER, a passionate and spellbinding novella from the Demonica Underworld Series, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: My Life in Shambles by Karina Halle

April 12, 2019April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  My Life in Shambles, a full-length contemporary standalone romance by Karina Halle is now live! Amazon US | Amazon Worldwide   Blurb When Valerie Stephens made the resolution to say yes to new adventures, she […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry

April 10, 2019June 4, 2026 Mel 6 Star Reads

Eleanor & Grey, an all-new beautiful and emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now!     Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry   Released – 7 April 2019   Available Now! Amazon US  […]

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ARC Review: Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

April 9, 2019December 31, 2019 Mel Drama

Buy: Amazon US  |  Paperback Review 5 “#1 Fangirl” stars!! Hilarious meet cute? Check Unexpected betrayal? Check Enemies-to-lovers? Check Second chances? Check Tons of feels? Check check check Meet Cute is a perfect example of Helena Hunting’s […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Nobody Does it Better (Lucky in Love, #3) by Lauren Blakely

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Mel Book News

Best friend’s brother who she’s wanted for years?  Check. Off-limits woman who he’s been warned to stay away from? Yep. One helluva snowstorm? More than eight inches! Less than a dollar for a brand new romance? One-click!     […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Flawless by J.D. Hawkins

April 5, 2019March 30, 2019 Mel Romance

  Flawless by J.D. Hawkins A Contemporary Romance – Released 27 March  2019   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU     Blurb A sexy single billionaire businessman. […]

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ARC Review: Judge of Hell (Hell Night, #3) by Alex Grayson

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon  |  iTunes  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis The Hell Night Series continues with Judge’s story… Fierce, loyal, controlled. Three things Judge became at a young age. Enduring unimaginable horrors no child should, […]

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