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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

  THE KISS THIEF by L.J. Shen   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb They say your first kiss should be […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Ruthless King (Kings of Rittenhouse, #3) by Maya Hughes

January 10, 2019January 9, 2019 Mel Drama

  RUTHLESS KING by Maya Hughes   A New Adult Romance – Released 10 January 2019   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback     Blurb My […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Raw: Rebirth (Raw Family, #3) by Belle Aurora

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis It had been six years since my world was turned upside down. He exposed me to the […]

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ARC Review: Nothing Personal by Karina Halle

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide   Synopsis It’s just business, nothing personal. Until you have to work with your ex. Nothing Personal, an all-new standalone romantic comedy by New York Times Bestselling author Karina […]

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ARC Review: Le Remède by Densie Webb

December 22, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A paranormal romance with a difference 3.5 stars Vincent Dubois is a Kindred (vampire). Turned against his will 200 years ago, he has struggled through his immortality as he […]

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ARC Review: Troublemaker (Rascals, #5) by Katie McCoy

December 21, 2018January 7, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  Review  4 stars! Five guys. One bar. And a whole heap of sexy trouble… I love the brother’s […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Peyton & Noah (Beaumont Series – The Next Generation, #3.5) by Heidi McLaughlin

December 19, 2018December 16, 2018 AJ Novella

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Universal   Blurb Everyone dreams of meeting their soulmate. The person who completes them. For Peyton and Noah, they grew up together, falling in love along […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Permission (The Perversion Trilogy, #3) by T.M. Frazier

December 12, 2018March 29, 2019 AJ Badasses

  PERMISSION, the highly anticipated conclusion of the dark and gritty Perversion Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is available now!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Release & ARC Review: Roma King (Roma Royals, #1) by Callie Hart

December 12, 2018January 24, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb ** Roma King is part one in the Roma Royals Duet series. The second and final book in the series, Roma Queen, will be released early February […]

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ARC Review: Jock Rule (Jock Hard, #2) by Sara Ney

December 8, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb Kip Carmichael is no pretty boy. He’ a rough. Dirty. Giant. Hair so unruly, and a beard so thick, his friends […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Tripping on a Halo by Alessandra Torre

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

  Tripping on a Halo by Alessandra Torre   A Romantic Comedy Released – 7 December 2018   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb It’s really hard to save a guy’s life when […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hotshot Doc by R.S. Grey

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

  HOTSHOT DOC by R.S. Grey   Released –  December 2018   Available Now! Amazon   Blurb Dr. Russell has a bad reputation around our hospital. The scrub techs say he’s cold-blooded, the nurses say […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Across the Horizon by Aly Martinez

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA   Synopsis “Sometimes love happens when you least expect it.” That was what my husband’s mistress told me the day I found out […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Make You Mine by Tia Louise

December 5, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Get it NOW at the Special New Release Price!! Free in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Paperback  |  Signed Paperback Synopsis (Brother’s best friend, forbidden love, […]

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ARC Review: The Stars Afire (An Elemental Mysteries Anthology) by Elizabeth Hunter

December 4, 2018December 5, 2018 AJ Anthology

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Apple Books  | Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords Add to Goodreads   Review 4 stars! This is a great collection for Elemental Mysteries fans. A collection of shorts […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Only Love (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Only Love, an all-new sexy standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is AVAILABLE NOW!!     ONLY LOVE (One and Only, #3) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 26 November 2019   Buy it […]

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ARC Review: All of Me (Confessions of the Heart, #2) by A.L. Jackson

December 3, 2018February 26, 2019 AJ Angsty

  A forbidden stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart Series. Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Message from A.L. Jackson My loves! I am so proud to bring you ALL OF ME!! […]

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Blog Tour: 4th & Girl (Mavericks Tackle Love, #4) by Max Monroe

November 28, 2018November 20, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tapping the Billionaire comes a hilarious and sexy standalone about fate, chance, and one heck of an epically awkward meet-cute.     4th & Girl (Mavericks Tackle Love, #4) by […]

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ARC Review: Playing by Heart (Love Hate Rock-n-Roll, #1) by J.B. Salsbury

November 27, 2018April 14, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Playing By Heart is now live! Amazon US |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Blurb Jesse Lee is the worst! He’s a multi-millionaire, triple-platinum-selling, Grammy-Award-winning man-slut—a worldly, self-indulgent […]

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ARC Review: The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan

November 25, 2018December 30, 2018 Mel Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5+ magical stars! “Love makes a place for itself even if there isn’t one…Love carves into the hardest of places.” Mia Sheridan has really outdone herself with The Wish […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5, A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) by K. Bromberg

November 20, 2018November 22, 2018 Mel Novella

“Sometimes love happens unexpectedly…” From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K Bromberg, comes CONTROL, a new novella in her Everyday Heroes Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights!      Control (Everyday Heroes, #3.5) by K. Bromberg   […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: In Her Space (Stars Duet, #2) by Amie Knight

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 AJ Drama

In Her Space, the stunning conclusion to the Stars Duet by Amie Knight is available NOW!      Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!   Synopsis I […]

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ARC Review: What About Us (Panic, #4) by Sidney Halston

November 19, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

What About Us by Sidney Halston Releasing 20 November 2018     Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks   Synopsis Irresistible beats and tantalizing bodies heat up the night at South Beach’s most scandalous new club. […]

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ARC Review: Before Girl (Vital Signs, #1) by Kate Canterbary

November 16, 2018December 27, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Blurb She’s the girl next door. He’s the guy who’s loved her from afar. They’re in for an unexpected tumble into love.   She’ll juggle your balls For Stella […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Possession (Perversion Trilogy, #2) by T.M. Frazier

November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 AJ Badasses

  POSSESSION, part two of the dark and gritty Perversion Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   […]

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