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Release & ARC Review: The Deals We Make (Iron Outlaws MC, #9) by S. Cole

October 17, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Deals We Make by S. Cole is live! The final book of the Iron Outlaws MC series, this is Vex’s story. A childhood-best-friends-reunited love story that is beautifully emotional with great character development […]

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Release & ARC Review: Sunlight (Haven River Ranch, #2) by Devney Perry

October 15, 2024October 16, 2024 AJ Romance

  Sunlight by Devney Perry is live, and oh, my heart, what a beautiful read! A small-town, surprise pregnancy romance with a broken but strong and stubborn heroine and a hero to die for who […]

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Release & ARC Review: Love You Too (Buttercup Hill, #4) by Stacy Travis

October 15, 2024March 8, 2025 AJ Romance

Love You Too by Stacy Travis is live! A small town, surprise pregnancy, hockey romance   Amazon   Blurb You know what they say—when things start to come together, life throws you a curveball. Well, […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Downside to Forever (Cedar Point, #5) by Jillian Liota

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 AJ Drama

The Downside to Forever by Jillian Liota is live! The fifth and final book in the Cedar Point series, this is a sweet and heartfelt single parent, age gap, friends-to-lovers romance that brings the feels, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crossfire (The Cross Duet, #1) by Kathy Lockheart

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 AJ Action

  Crossfire, the first book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart is live A fast paced and exciting romantic mystery/thriller, this is a chemistry-filled sort-of-enemies-to-lovers story that had me hooked from the very beginning […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Very No Strings Halloween (Very Holiday, #4) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 AJ LOL Funny

  A Very No Strings Halloween by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live! A fun, funny and heartfelt love story for fan fave Billy Boston, in this neighbors-with-benefits-to-lovers romance    Amazon   Blurb Halloween: it’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Romance Line (Love and Hockey, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 2, 2024October 13, 2024 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 ROMANCE LINE!     The Romance Line (Love and Hockey, #2) by Lauren […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Slap Shot Surprise (Cherry Tree Harbor, #5) by Melanie Harlow

October 1, 2024October 3, 2024 Mel Book News

Slap Shot Surprise, an all new opposites attract, steamy, small town hockey romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is LIVE!   Released – October 2024   Amazon/KU  |  Discreet Paperback  |  Model Paperback from Melanie’s […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Sunday Morning (Sunday Morning, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

September 26, 2024September 30, 2024 Mel Book News

Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann is now live!   Released – 26 September 2024   Grab it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb A small-town, forbidden, standalone, new adult romance with Footloose meets […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Infatuated (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #3) by J. Saman

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Undeniably Infatuated by J. Saman is live! Wow, I loved this book! A gorgeously heartfelt romance with angst, drama and wild chemistry, and brilliantly overlapping tropes – billionaire, popstar/celebrity, brother’s ex-girlfriend, forbidden romance, close […]

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Release & ARC Review: All Too Well (Ember Falls, #1) by Corinne Michaels

September 18, 2024 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  All Too Well by Corinne Michaels is live! The first book in a brand new series from Corinne Michaels, this is such a sweet read! A brother’s best friend, childhood friends to lovers, single […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Rockstar Returns (Beacon Harbor, #2) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Rockstar Returns by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais is live! The second standalone in the Beacon Harbor series, this is a fantastically fun frenemies-to-lovers story that had me laughing out loud and falling […]

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Release & ARC Review: Meant for Gabriel (Meant For, #4) by Natasha Madison

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 AJ Romance

  Meant for Gabriel by Natasha Madison is live! The fourth book in the Meant For series, this is a small-town, no-strings, surprise pregnancy romance   Amazon   Blurb From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, […]

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Release & ARC Review: A Dawn of Gods & Fury (Fate & Flame, #4) by K.A. Tucker

September 3, 2024 AJ Action

  A Dawn of Gods & Fury, the final book in the Fate & Flame series by K.A. Tucker, is live! I have been waiting desperately for this book, and it did not disappoint. Exciting, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Should Have Been (Lake Spark Inn, #3) by Evey Lyon

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 AJ Angsty

  Should Have Been by Evey Lyon is live! An emotional second-chance-romance set in the most complicated of circumstances, this heartfelt love story is a really sweet read. This is the third and standalone in […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bitter Rival (Sutton Ridge, #1) by Emery Rose Andrews

August 24, 2024August 21, 2024 AJ Drama

  Bitter Rival by Emery Rose Andrews is live! The first standalone in a new series, this is an opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity romance. It’s fun, sexy and heartfelt with great chemistry, and I really […]

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Release & ARC Review: Alone With You by Aly Martinez

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Alone With You by Aly Martinez is live! Aly Martinez knows how to pull on my heartstrings, and wow, she had me feeling so much with this book! A devastatingly emotional yet beautiful story […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Boyfriend Goal (Love and Hockey, #1) by Lauren Blakely

August 21, 2024September 5, 2024 Mel Uncategorized

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the first standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE BOYFRIEND GOAL! Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A forbidden […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Falling Like Stars by Emma Scott

August 20, 2024September 1, 2024 Mel Celebrities

Falling Like Stars by Emma Scott is now live!    Released – August 20, 2024   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb In the dazzling world of Hollywood where fame and glamour reign supreme, […]

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ARC Review: The Great Dating Fake-Off by Livy Hart

August 18, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is a really a fun read. A fake dating (with a twist), forbidden-ish romance with a bit of My Big Fat Greek Wedding thrown in, it’s so entertaining, and I […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Learning Curve (Dickson University, #1) by Max Monroe

August 16, 2024November 8, 2024 Mel Book News

  Learning Curve (Dickson University, #1) by Max Monroe   Released – 16 August 2024   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback Blurb She’s the virginal cheerleader, and he’s the tortured bad boy. Their worlds are […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Fates We Tame (Iron Outlaws MC, #8) by S. Cole

August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Fates We Tame by Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole is live! OMG, this book! A dark, exciting, emotional and beautifully romantic story with a grumpy/sunshine fake marriage, amnesia and a warring family […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beating Heart (Magnolia Falls, #4) by Laura Pavlov

August 15, 2024August 14, 2024 AJ Romance

  Beating Heart by Laura Pavlov is live! Oh, I love this book! A sweet, funny and heartfelt single-dad, small-town romance with the most beautifully swoony, sexy and functional love story. Add in six-year old […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Bridges I’ve Burned (By the Bay, #6) by J.L. Berg

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 AJ Drama

  The Bridges I’ve Burned by J.L. Berg is live! A flirty, chemistry-filled, almost-rockstar romance, this book brings the feels as two people figuring out their place find a gorgeous, but very unexpected, love.   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 AJ Action

Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout is live! OMG, what a ride! The conclusion to the Flesh and Fire series, JLA delivers an amazing read that is everything I was hoping it […]

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