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The Final Fight

ARC Review & Giveaway: The Final Fight (Fighting, #7) by J.B. Salsbury

October 26, 2017September 29, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Smashwords Blurb When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible time… On a weekend visit to […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Forever Right Now by Emma Scott

October 25, 2017December 17, 2019 Mel Romance

  Forever Right Now Emma Scott Released Tuesday, October 24, 2017   “Ours isn’t a romance. It’s a love story.”   BUT IT TODAY!! Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Kobo | B&N | iBooks     Blurb ***STANDALONE new adult romance from […]

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Release, Excerpt, Giveaway, and Review Blitz: Hard Wood by Lauren Blakely

October 23, 2017October 22, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a hot and hilarious standalone romance about what happens when you have one week to convince your best friend’s little sister that you’re the one for her. […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Inked Hearts by Lindsay Detwiler

October 21, 2017August 29, 2025 AJ Romance

 Inked Hearts by Lindsay Detwiler is live! A heartwarming, fun journey with an easy and sweet romance, this is a really cute read.   Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Unloved, a love story by Katy Regnery

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Unloved, a love story by Katy Regnery  AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Signed Paperback Blurb My name is Cassidy Porter… My father, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: From This Moment by Melanie Harlow

October 19, 2017October 25, 2017 Mel Angsty

    FROM THIS MOMENT by Melanie Harlow A Contemporary Romance AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks  | B&N | Kobo   Blurb It was like seeing a ghost. When my late husband’s twin […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Most of All You by Mia Sheridan

October 17, 2017October 16, 2017 Mel Drama

  Most of All You by Mia Sheridan A Contemporary Romance Released October 17, 2017 NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Google Play Books-a-Million | IndieBound | Paperback | Audio   Blurb A broken woman . . . Crystal learned […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Holding Onto Forever (The Beaumont Series – Next Generation, #1) by Heidi McLaughlin

October 16, 2017April 10, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis The road for Noah Westbury has been carved out for him, long before he knew […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Midnight Unleashed (Midnight Breed, #14.7) by Lara Adrian

October 15, 2017April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   About MIDNIGHT UNLEASHED Return to New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Lara Adrian’s “addictively readable” (Chicago Tribune) Midnight […]

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Release Blitz, Book Tour, & Giveaway: Sure Thing (Best Laid Plans, #1) by Jana Aston

October 14, 2017July 8, 2019 Mel Book News

  SURE THING by Jana Aston Released October 10, 2017 A Standalone Romantic Comedy Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU B&N | iBooks | Kobo      Blurb Have you ever […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Tempt the Playboy (Tempt, #2) by Natasha Madison

October 11, 2017December 7, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Paperback   Synopsis play·boy ˈplāˌboi/ noun a wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or is sexually promiscuous. Synonyms: socialite, […]

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ARC Review: Played (Gridiron, #4) by Jen Frederick

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 stars! Ty Masters stayed an extra year in college to lead his team to the championships and now he is on his way to the pros. He’s been working hard […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Battle Scars by Jane Harvey-Berrick

October 7, 2017October 5, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Paperback   Synopsis From the dusty plains of Afghanistan to the sleek corridors of the New York Times, journalist MJ Buckman seeks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Show Me The Way (Fight For Me, #1) by A.L. Jackson

October 6, 2017October 2, 2017 AJ Drama

The first stand-alone novel in A.L. Jackson’s brand-new Fight for Me series…     Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible Signed Paperback   Blurb The first sexy, captivating, stand-alone novel in the brand-new FIGHT FOR ME series from […]

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Blog Tour: Scandalous (Sinners of Saint, #3) by L.J. Shen

October 5, 2017June 14, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Scandalous (Sinners of Saint, #3) by LJ Shen Now Live! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb They call him The Mute for […]

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Blog Tour: From Darkness (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Heart

October 4, 2017October 3, 2017 Mel Action

Bestselling author Staci Hart brings you an addictive romantic mythology series where love is the ultimate game, and Aphrodite always wins.     FROM DARKNESS (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance […]

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Breaking Hollywood

ARC Review: Breaking Hollywood by Samantha Towle

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I licked them, so they’re mine.” 5 Astro-fucking-nomical stars!!! OMG, this is such an awesome read! Laugh-out-loud funny, characters that you can’t help but love from the moment you […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely

October 2, 2017November 14, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the sexy and hilarious title… STUD FINDER, a new novella brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights!     As a broker of happily ever afters, Evie Milligan’s […]

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Release Day, ARC Review & Giveaway: Logan (Preston Brothers, #1) by Jay McLean

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb As a kid, Logan Preston was a brat. Through his teens, he became the bad boy. Now, at nineteen, no one knows […]

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ARC Review: Bad Reputation (Bad Boys of Sports, #1) by Nicole Edwards

September 28, 2017October 1, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 fun, sexy, friends-to-lovers stars I really enjoyed this book! It’s fun, funny and seriously sexy with a bad-boy NHL player that you can’t help but love, and a gorgeous best-friends-to-lovers […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Solace by S.L. Scott

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback — FREE in Kindle Unlimited–   Synopsis He puts the Bad in bad boy. She puts the Sweet in sweetheart. When […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: My Image of You by Melanie Moreland

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  BAM Blurb She was the first good thing that ever happened to me. The only person who made me want to stay put. […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Outskirts (The Outskirts Duet, Book 1) by T.M. Frazier

September 20, 2017September 14, 2017 AJ Romance

  BUY IT TODAY! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Sawyer wants a life of her own. Finn wants to forget he ever […]

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Storm Gathering

ARC Review: Storm Gathering (Scorpius Syndrome, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 19, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 5 kickass stars! I freaking love this series! Action, excitement and intrigue with passionate and intense against-the-odds romance all set in a dangerous and exciting post-apocalyptic world where the breakout of […]

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ARC Review: Delirious (Quantum, #6) by M.S. Force

September 15, 2017August 14, 2018 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  B&N  |  Paperback Order a signed copy from Marie’s Store Blurb As one of Hollywood’s […]

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