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

March 8, 2021March 14, 2021 Mel Book News

THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely is now available for FREE! Make sure to grab this full-length, sexy, fun and flirty, falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance TODAY!   LAST […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Used by Kate Dunbar

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 AJ Angsty

  “This is all of me. The good, the bad, the used, and the broken…” USED, a brand new standalone romantic suspense from debut author Kate Dunbar is out now! Heartbreakingly beautiful and completely engrossing, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Last Piece of His Heart (Lost Boys, #3) by Emma Scott

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Mel Epic Romance

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author, Emma Scott, comes the third and final novel in the Lost Boys series–a gritty, angsty love story about two lost souls searching for their place in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bad Boy Billionaire by Amie Knight

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 AJ Billionaire

  Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward’s New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.   Bad Boy […]

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Release & ARC Review: When the Storm Breaks (Lost Stars, #2) by Emery Rose

March 6, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

  When the Storm Breaks by Emery Rose is live! A beautifully emotional rockstar romance that is sweet, sexy and intense, with just the right amount of angst, and a whole lot of heart.   […]

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Audio Review: Wicked All Night (Night Rebel, #3) by Jeaniene Frost

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! The third and (I believe) final book in the Night Rebel series, this is another rollercoaster of action, excitement, badass supernatural powers, and sexy and intense romance. It’s […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Together by Jennifer Van Wyk

March 4, 2021March 3, 2021 AJ Romance

  Small town romance author Jennifer Van Wyk delivers an emotional surprise pregnancy romance coupled with her signature humor, swoony men, and sweet and sassy heroines.   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide Read for free with Kindle Unlimited […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Marriage and Murder (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #2) by Penny Reid

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Mel Book News

The Devil is in the details . . . Marriage and Murder, an-all new quirky and witty cozy mystery and second book in the Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries from New York Times […]

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Release & ARC Review: Dotted Lines (Runaway, #5) by Devney Perry

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 AJ Favourite

  Dotted Lines is live! This is the fifth and final book in the Runaway series, a beautifully emotional, sweet and sexy second-chance-romance and an absolutely perfect finish to a series that has completely captured my […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Mel Angsty

Buy: Amazon Blurb A bed posed on a stage under a dazzling spotlight. An audience of hungry eyes. And him, the other half of my soul, our supple bodies moving as one . . . […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Bet the Farm: an enemies to lovers small town romance by Staci Hart

March 1, 2021February 22, 2021 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

  Bet the Farm by Staci Hart   Released – 23 January 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  | B&N  |  Kobo  |  Paperback     Blurb Olivia Brent has one summer to save […]

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Audio Review: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5) by Sarah J. Maas

February 28, 2021March 5, 2026 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback |  Audio Review 6 incredible stars OMG, this book! This book is everything! Exciting, action packed, dramatic, emotional, incredible characters, a redemption arc like no other, and a passionate, chemistry-filled and […]

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Review: Wild Fire (Chaos, #6.5) by Kristen Ashley

February 27, 2021March 2, 2021 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 4 stars A novella in Kristen Ashley’s Chaos world, this is the story of Dutch Black (son of Keelie, and ‘adopted’ son of Hound from Wild Like the Wind). I loved Dutch […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Candy Colored Sky by Ginger Scott

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 AJ Drama

  Candy Colored Sky by Ginger Scott is live! “This book is coming of age PERFECTION. You’ll see pieces of yourself, of your heart and your soul in this story. This is a top read […]

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Release & ARC Review: Song for the Dead (Ada Palomino, #2) by Karina Halle

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 AJ Action

Whoever said love is a battlefield, never had to fight demons at the same time Song for the Dead by Karina Halle is now live!    Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Blind Pass (Fury, #4) by Monty Jay

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 AJ Drama

  Blind Pass by Monty Jay is live! A story of redemption for an NHL bad boy as he gets the second chance he never expected with the woman he’s always loved, now a single […]

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Release Tour, Excerpt, Author Q&A & ARC Review: Broken by Evelyn Sola

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 AJ Angsty

  Broken by Evelyn Sola is live! He swept into my life, like an unexpected storm. One minute I’m planning forever and the next, I’m left picking up the pieces. Three years have passed and […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hold the Forevers (Coastal Chronicles, #1) by K.A. Linde

February 23, 2021August 30, 2022 Mel Angsty

  HOLD THE FOREVERS by K.A. Linde   Released – 23 February 2021   Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A new angsty […]

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Release & ARC Review: Return to Us (Willow Creek Valley, #1) by Corinne Michaels

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AJ Favourite

Return to Us by Corinne Michaels is now live! A blissfully romantic second-chance-single-parent-romance with all the feels!     Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audible   Blurb From […]

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Release & ARC Review: Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan

February 23, 2021July 25, 2021 AJ Celebrities

  Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan is live! A sweet, heartfelt and captivating romance that is absolutely dripping with chemistry, it’s a fun and playful feel-good read, and I loved it!   Amazon  |  Paperback Free […]

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Release & ARC Review: Everlast (Ever, #2) by Alex Grayson

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AJ Drama

  Everlast, the second book in the Ever series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Lincoln was my once in a lifetime, my destiny. I was his happily ever after, his kismet. I met him […]

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Release Blitz: The Crush by Penelope Ward

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 AJ Book News

  The Crush by Penelope Ward is now live! A brother’s-best-friend standalone contemporary romance   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb From New York Times bestselling […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Call Me Crazy (Bellamy Creek, #3) by Melanie Harlow

February 22, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Call Me Crazy, an all-new marriage of convenience, small town romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   It was the perfect plan. I needed a wife–temporarily–in order to inherit the family […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Hot Stuff (Single Dad Collection, #2) by Max Monroe

February 20, 2021August 29, 2025 Mel Forbidden

Hot Stuff, an all-new hilarious and sexy fireman rom com from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe is LIVE!!   AVAILABE NOW! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide |  Paperback     Blurb Have you ever seen […]

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ARC Review: Eastern Lights (Compass, #2) by Brittainy C. Cherry

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021 Mel Drama

Buy: Amazon  Blurb I once met a man on a cold Halloween night. He dressed as a superhero, and I dressed in red. For one night, I was his break from reality, and he was the […]

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