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ARC Review: Waiting for Her by Jennifer Van Wyk

August 7, 2018March 18, 2019 AJ Feeeeeeels

  Waiting for Her, an all-new emotional, standalone second chance romance from Jennifer Van Wyk is available NOW! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Audio   Blurb Our relationship was such a cliché. Friends to […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Date for Hannah (Love is for Everyone, #1) by Callie Henry

August 6, 2018August 3, 2018 Mel Romance

A DATE FOR HANNAH (Love Is For Everyone, #1) by Callie Henry   A YA Romance   Available Now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  | […]

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ARC Review: Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart

August 5, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Angsty

We’re celebrating the release of SOMEONE ELSE’S OCEAN by Kate Stewart! One-Click today!!!     Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb The first time I met […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Butterface (The Hartigans, #1) by Avery Flynn

August 3, 2018January 13, 2019 AJ Romance

Butterface, a hot romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn, is LIVE!     Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Looks aren’t everything. It’s true. I’m […]

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ARC Review: Deep Cover (Love Over Duty, #3) by Scarlett Cole

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb ARE THEY IN TOO DEEP? Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss always comes when called to duty—at all costs. Even though the death of his fiancée nearly destroyed him, Cabe won’t […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5) by Penny Reid   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | Kobo | Nook |Google Play | Smashwords | Paperback     Blurb Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak Ten years after Simone Payton broke […]

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ARC Review: Freaks (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #3) by Callie Hart

July 24, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Fix Marcosa is at war. The battlefield: New York City. He knows every street like the back of his hand. The darkened alleyways and back streets conceal secrets only he knows. Somewhere […]

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ARC Review: In Bed with the Beast (Naughty Princess Club, #2) by Tara Sivec

July 23, 2018July 19, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Audio Review 4 “Beauty and the Beast” stars! Isabelle is one of the owners of the Naughty Princess Club, a home party stripping company. Though she doesn’t partake in the actual stripping, she […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Always Been You (Cedar Lake, #1) by Sadie Allen

July 19, 2018December 5, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Books2Read   Synopsis Emma Taylor ran away from home in a cloud of dust, taking the pieces of her broken heart with her. Fifteen years later, she is back to care for […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Rock Legend (Nothing But Trouble, #2) by Tara Leigh

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   About the Book I’m no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I’m also […]

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Broken Love Story

Book Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Broken Love Story (Love series, #3) by Natasha Madison

July 17, 2018July 12, 2025 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   Blurb Samantha: I had the perfect life; a husband who loved me, and two kids who were my world. […]

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Blog Tour: Murder Girl (Lilah Love, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

July 13, 2018January 3, 2021 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Murder Girl (Lilah Love, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones   Released – 10 July 2018   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Paperback | Audio     Blurb New York Times bestselling author […]

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ARC Review: Heart of Glass (Fostering Love, #3) by Nicole Jacqueline

July 11, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars! The third book in the Fostering Love series, this is a sweet and emotional slow-burning romance with strong family themes, a single mother heroine and a hero […]

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New Relase & ARC Review: Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2) by Pam Godwin

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 Mel Badasses

Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2) by Pam Godwin   Released – 10 July 2018   Available Now! Amazon  |  Other Retailers     Blurb I protect what’s mine. The ranch, my family, our buried secrets. […]

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New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely

July 10, 2018January 17, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

A sexy, witty, and heartfelt brand new standalone romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE REAL DEAL is sure to make you swoon, laugh, and squirm at all the right moments.   […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young

July 6, 2018June 27, 2020 AJ Drama

  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible Vastness of Us and the On Dublin Street series comes a heartfelt and beautiful new young adult novel, set in Scotland, about daring to dream and embracing who you are. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Mel 6 Star Reads

Disgrace, an all-new emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is LIVE!     Disgrace by Brittainy C. Cherry   Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal     Blurb […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Incognito by Siobhan Davis

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 AJ Angsty

  Incognito, an all-new standalone new adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Blurb A troubled […]

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Hard Pressed

Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hard Pressed (Talbott’s Cove, #2) by Kate Canterbary

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

  She’s town sweetheart…with a side of sass. He’s the new sheriff…and he has some disorderly conduct in mind.   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo *Hard Pressed will be […]

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Review Tour: Blood Match (Blood Type, #2) by K.A. Linde

June 29, 2018June 25, 2018 Mel Action

    BLOOD MATCH (Blood Type, #2) by K.A. Linde   Released June 26, 2018   Available Now!! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play     Blurb As the provocative, sensual Blood Type […]

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Review Tour: Cry Baby by Ginger Scott

June 28, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of CRY BABY by Ginger Scott! One-Click today! Amazon  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  iBooks   “Cry Baby is brilliantly written. It’s hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking and […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Moonlight Seduction (de Vincente, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

June 27, 2018June 25, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Moonlight Seduction: A de Vincent Novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is available NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis The de Vincent brothers are back—and so […]

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ARC Review: One Small Thing by Erin Watt

June 27, 2018June 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars This is a sweet and heartfelt YA novel with some serious themes and a beautifully slow-burning forbidden romance that absolutely captured my heart. Beth is a 17 year old […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Wingman (Rascals, #2) by Katie McCoy

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Mel Book News

  Wingman (The Rascals, #2) by Katie McCoy   A Contemporary Romance   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play   Blurb […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tattered (Lark Cove, #1) by Devney Perry

June 22, 2018June 17, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn […]

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