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New Release & ARC Review: The Overtime Kiss (Love and Hockey, #5) by Lauren Blakely

June 18, 2025June 28, 2025 Mel Book News

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE OVERTIME KISS! This sexy, single dad/nanny, forced proximity, workplace hockey romance is […]

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Review: Realm of Thieves (Thieves of Dragemor, #1) by Karina Halle

June 15, 2025June 16, 2025 AJ Fantasy

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. For […]

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Audio Review: King of Envy (Kings of Sin, #5) by Ana Huang)

June 8, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars Book #5 in the Kings of Sin series, this is a semi-dark romance full of longing and wild chemistry, with fantastic audio, and I really enjoyed this one! Vuk Markovic […]

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Release, ARC Review & Excerpt: The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado, #3) by S. Cole

June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  The Fire We Crave by S. Cole is live! The third book in the Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado series, this is Smoke’s story, and it’s an emotional and steamy age gap, enemies-to-lovers romance with […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Stroke (Carolina Current, #1) by Erin Hawkins

May 30, 2025May 31, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins is live! A golden retriever/black cat fake marriage of convenience romance, this is such a sweet read!   Amazon   Blurb “You know, Wildflower, I think you just […]

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Release & ARC Review: You, Me and Forever (Blushing, #1) by Laura Pavlov

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  You, Me and Forever by Laura Pavlov is live, and it’s my latest 5-star read! An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance, this is such a beautiful read with the most gorgeous love story. I fell so in […]

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ARC Review: Prince of Darkness (Dark Protectors #17) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 25, 2025May 18, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars Book #17 in the Dark Protectors series, and it’s the beginning of a brand new story arc! Longtime fans will love the new direction that the series is taking, and […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

May 22, 2025July 7, 2025 Mel Book News

  A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 22 May 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback Blurb Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year […]

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Release & ARC Review: Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan

May 20, 2025 AJ Drama

Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan is live! A post-apocalyptic drama with a childhood friends to lovers romance, this is an emotional and heartfelt read. It’s something very different for Mia Sheridan, but I […]

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Audio Review: Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1) by Devney Perry

May 18, 2025June 6, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  | Audiobook  |  Hardcover Blurb The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I’ve spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Stolen Dreams (Dream Series, #4) by Natasha Madison

May 9, 2025 AJ Drama

  Stolen Dreams by Natasha Madison is live! This is the most beautiful read! A slow burn, grumpy/sunshine romance between two emotionally damaged people who secretly love each other but who, for their own reasons, […]

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Audio Review: Say You’ll Remember Me (Say You’ll Remember Me, #1) by Abby Jimenez

May 4, 2025November 22, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Blurb From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a playful yet deeply emotional romance where one date is all it takes for two people to know they’re perfect […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quietly Yours (Quiet Love, #3) by L.H. Cosway

April 29, 2025May 2, 2025 Mel Book News

Quietly Yours by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released – April 29, 2025   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Ada Rose never expected to find herself homeless in her thirties. Then […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Hot Shot (Roseville Ramblers, #2) by Staci Hart

April 25, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

  Hot Shot by Staci Hart   Released – 25 April 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb Never thought I’d agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry

April 22, 2025May 13, 2025 Mel Book News

If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry   Released – 22 April 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery

April 22, 2025September 25, 2025 Mel Book News

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world’s most well-known fairytales!     Swan Song ~a modern fairytale~ by Katy Regnery   Released – 22 […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Shadow Path (Shadowlands, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 AJ Action

  The Shadow Path by Elizabeth Hunter is live! A romantic fantasy adventure with great characters, action and intrigue in an all-encompassing magical world, Elizabeth Hunter has once again transported me with her writing and […]

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Review: Predator (Stope Packs, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

April 19, 2025 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars! Book #4 in the Stope Packs series, this is a fun and actiony wolf shifter romance with great chemistry and a sweet love story, and I really enjoyed this read. Jackson […]

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Review: Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4) by Catherine Cowles

April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A small town, brother’s-best-friend, billionaire romance with drama and suspense, this is the fourth book in the Sparrow Falls series, and it’s a really enjoyable read. Arden is the youngest of […]

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Audio Review: Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1) by Keri Lake

April 12, 2025September 10, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! Wow, what an amazing read! A dark gothic fantasy with elements of horror, a richly detailed world, fantastic characters and a slow burning love story, this atmospheric adventure sucked me […]

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Release & ARC Review: Wicked Love (Single Dad Playbook, #4) by Willow Aster

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 AJ Romance

  Wicked Love by Willow Aster is live! The fourth book in the Single Dads Playbook series, this is a beautifully romantic grumpy/sunshine, single dad, surprise pregnancy story. It has all the feeling and build-up […]

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Audio Review: Merit (Treasure State Wildcats, #3) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The fourth and final book in the Treasure State Wildcats series, this is a childhood best friends-to-enemies-to lovers story with a fake relationship and lots of heartfelt emotion. It’s fun, sweet, […]

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Audio Review: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

April 3, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A steamy college sports romcom, this is a fun, clever and sexy romance, and I really enjoyed this one. Scarlett is a student athlete at Stanford. She is studying pre-med […]

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Release & ARC Review: If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 AJ Drama

If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley is live! This is the most beautifully romantic read! An emotional and heartfelt love story that is sweet and functional with just the right amount of angst to […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Enemies (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #5) by J. Saman

March 31, 2025April 2, 2025 AJ Age Gap

  Undeniably Enemies by J. Saman is live! Oh holy hotness, what a fantastic read! An enemies-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend romance with all the chemistry, all the steam, all the feels, and a sweet, sexy, protective hero […]

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