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Release & Review: Montana Mavericks by Rebecca Zanetti

March 31, 2021 AJ Book News

The Montana Mavericks collection is now live! Amazon   This boxset contains the first three books of the Maverick Montana series: Against the Wall – Jake and Sophie, an opposites attract romance Under the Covers […]

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ARC Review: Sunlight (Blood Magic, #4) by L.H. Cosway

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Amazon Blurb Tegan is learning that it’s not all fun and games being in a relationship with the most powerful vampire in the city. For one thing, there seems to be a catastrophe around […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Mel Book News

Hard to Lose (Play Hard, #4) by K. Bromberg   Released – 30 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Audiobook coming soon – Narrated […]

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Review: The Rules of Friends with Benefits (Rules of Love, #0.5) by Lauren Blakely

March 28, 2021March 27, 2021 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 “you never know” stars! Friends-to-lovers is one of my favorite tropes and Lauren Blakely has done a fantastic job setting the stage for The Virgin Rule Book. If it is […]

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ARC Review: Oops, I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe

March 27, 2021March 26, 2021 Mel Book News

Oops, I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe Released – 26 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon   Blurb If my time with Ryan Miller were a hit track on the radio, I imagine the lyrics would […]

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Review: Over the Top (Maverick Montana, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The final book in the Maverick Montana series, this is a brother’s-best-friend/friends-to-lovers story with a touch of suspense and excitement, and a whole lot of hilarious old-lady interference. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Muse (Beautiful Magic, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 26, 2021March 7, 2023 Mel Book News

Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum!     A sweeping romance set in a modern-day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE MUSE is […]

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Release & ARC Review: Black Sunshine (Dark Eyes Duet, #1) by Karina Halle

March 25, 2021April 7, 2021 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

  Black Sunshine by Karina Halle is live! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb All Lenore Warwick wants for her 21st birthday is to hang out with her friends, finish her second year […]

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ARC Review: Hard Luck (Trophy Boyfriends, #4) by Sara Ney

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 AJ LOL Funny

  Hard Luck by Sara Ney is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU Apple  |  Nook   Blurb SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Unfortunately, I am not […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Frayed (Willow Springs, #1) by Laura Pavlov

March 24, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“What I didn’t expect was to fall in love with the broody football player. The boy who I wasn’t supposed to be with—but had somehow become my everything.”   Frayed, an all-new angst-filled standalone romance from […]

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Release & ARC Review: One More Time (Ruby Falls, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 AJ Romance

  One More Time by Aurora Rose Reynolds is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon Universal B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books  |  Books2Read   Blurb […]

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ARC Review: Saint’s Passage (Elemental Covenant, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

March 23, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Action

Saint’s Passage, an all-new explosive and emotional paranormal romance from USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Hunter is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Apple Books   Blurb Everyone said […]

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ARC Review: Witching Hour (Blood Magic, #3) by L.H. Cosway

March 23, 2021March 16, 2021 Mel Action

Buy: Amazon  Blurb Something is rotten in Tribane city. The humans are descending into madness and Tegan is certain that the sorcerer Theodore has something to do with it. Oh yeah, and she’s the reason […]

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ARC Review: Adverse Possession (The Anna Albertini Files, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Google Play Review 5 stars! The third Anna Albertini book, and it’s another crazy, exciting, and wildly entertaining ride for Anna and the people in her life. […]

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Review: Rising Assets (Maverick Montana, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 20, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review “Friends with benefits was never the plan.” 4 stars This is the third book in the Maverick Montana series, and a gorgeously sweet and romantic best-friends-to-lovers story. Colton and Melanie […]

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Review: Further to Fall by Catherine Cowles

March 19, 2021January 31, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars An angsty and emotional friends-to-lovers/second-chance-romance with a bit of suspense, this is the debut novel from Catherine Cowles, and it’s an intense and captivating read. After discovering Catherine […]

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Review: Second Chance At Us (Berkeley Hills, #1) by Stacy Travis

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review “People say that when a person meets the love of their life, they just know. Well, what if that happens when you’re sixteen years old and ill-equipped to handle it?” […]

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Review: Under the Covers (Maverick Montana, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars A sweet and sexy alpha romance with a touch of suspense, I loved this one! This is the second book in the Maverick Montana series, and the story […]

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ARC Review: Moonglow (Blood Magic, #2) by L.H. Cosway

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Mel Action

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb After six months in hiding, a familiar face walks into Tegan’s new life with a proposition. A little girl has been kidnapped and she’s the only one who can help […]

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New Release: The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon

March 16, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Book News

  The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon   Released – 16 March 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Love is Never Lost ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Feeeeeeels

Sometimes, the journey is the love story.     Love Is Never Lost by Katy Regnery is LIVE!   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a […]

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ARC Review: The Dream Guy Next Door (The Guys Who Got Away, #4) by Lauren Blakely

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Book News

An all-new sexy, swoony falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance, THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR  is LIVE! BUY IT TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A sexy, […]

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Review: Against the Wall (Maverick Montana, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars This is an enjoyable romance. A satisfyingly easy read that is sweet and sexy with a little bit of drama, and a great introduction to the Maverick Montana […]

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ARC Review: Nightfall (Blood Magic, #1) by L.H. Cosway

March 9, 2021March 16, 2021 Mel Action

Buy: Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb Tegan encounters all kinds of crazies working the night shift at a 24-hour grocery store. None of them, however, have anything on the handsome stranger who comes in one night […]

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New Release: The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen

March 9, 2021 Mel Book News

The Devil Wears Black, all new emotional and intense standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is available now!     Download your copy!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook […]

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