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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Bad Penny by Staci Hart

June 15, 2017June 25, 2019 Mel LOL Funny

  Bad Penny, an all-new romantic comedy standalone from Staci Hart is now LIVE! Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Paperback | Audio     Blurb Nothing good comes after the third date. […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Roar (Stormheart, #1) by Cora Carmack

June 13, 2017April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

From New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack comes her debut young adult fantasy, ROAR!      Now available, ROAR takes readers on an adventure filled with charismatic characters in an enthralling world sure to keep them […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Sugar & Gold (Dreamcatcher, #2) by Emma Scott

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Mel Favourite

  Sugar & Gold (Dreamcatcher, #2) by Emma Scott Now available! Amazon US | Amazon Universal   Blurb Nikolai Alexei Young was born with a special gift…one he’d do anything to lose. The heart and soul of […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Last Guy by Ilsa Madden-Mills & Tia Louise

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

  One Uptight Reporter. One Ex-NFL Star. Too Much Fireball. The Last Guy is a new standalone romance from Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Ilsa Madden-Mills & International Selling author Tia Louise.   ONLY $0.99 […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Searching for Love (Behind Blue Lines, #2) by Christine Zolendz

June 12, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback Blurb What’s sexier than a man in uniform? A whole precinct full of them… Searching for Love is the second book […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: The Story of Us by Tara Sivec

June 11, 2017June 10, 2017 AJ Drama

  Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis How much can a man take before he breaks? 1,843 days. That’s how long I survived in that hellhole. […]

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New Release, ARC Review, & Giveaway: Hearts On Air (Hearts, #6) by L.H. Cosway

June 8, 2017April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

  Hearts on Air (Hearts, #6) by L.H. Cosway Released June 8, 2017 Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Smashwords   Blurb 3 weeks. 5 cities. 15 impossible stunts. One reality show. Trevor Cross […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Ruckus (Sinners of Saint, #2) by L.J. Shen

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 Mel Drama

RUCKUS (Sinners of Saint, #2) by L.J. Shen A Contemporary Romance Available Now! $0.99/Kindle Unlimited Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Paperback   Blurb Rosie They say that life is a beautiful lie and death a painful truth. […]

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ARC Review: Talen (A Dark Protectors Novella) by Rebecca Zanetti

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Also included as a bonus in Wicked Burn (Realm Enforcers, #3) Review 4 Talen-loving stars! As a mad fan of the Dark Protectors series, I was so happy to pick up this […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Dating-ish (Knitting in the City, #6) by Penny Reid

June 3, 2017May 29, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Dating-ish (Knitting in the City, #6)  by Penny Reid Buy it today! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | iBooks Nook | Kobo | GooglePlay | Smashwords     Blurb ‘Dating-ish’ can be read as a standalone, is a full length 100k […]

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ARC Review: Sheets and Secrets by Liv Moore

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review This is a really quick read, a fast-moving, intense love story between a cop and a writer/stripper with a touch of danger and excitement. Ellie’s career as a journalist imploded when […]

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ARC Review: Shacking Up (Shacking Up, #1) by Helena Hunting

May 30, 2017July 11, 2019 Mel LOL Funny

SHACKING UP by Helena Hunting NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo | GooglePlay | Paperback | Audio Blurb Ruby Scott is months behind on rent and can’t seem to land a steady job. She has one chance to turn things around […]

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ARC Review: When It’s Real by Erin Watt

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon | Hardcover | Audio Synopsis Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star’s fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel […]

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ARC Review Tour & Giveaway: A Girl Like Me (Like Us, #2) by Ginger Scott

May 27, 2017May 28, 2017 AJ Drama

A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott Book 2 in the Like Us Duet A mature YA romance, and a little something more… Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N Blurb I’m not supposed to […]

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ARC Review: Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6) by A.L. Jackson

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Signed Paperbacks   Synopsis Zachary Kennedy has never been known as a fighter, but he’ll never regret fighting for her… I’m […]

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ARC Review: Buns (Hudson Valley, #3) by Alice Clayton

May 23, 2017 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 perfect stars! Oh, I love, love, love this book! Smart, funny and gorgeously romantic with wonderful characters, great dynamics and immature (but still very adult) innuendos and humour, […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Tangled (Dark Protectors, #7.8) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 AJ Action

  Amazon US  | Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes a new Dark Protectors—Reese Family Novella. Now that her mask has finally slipped… […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Reveal: Curveball (Haven Point, #1) by Mariah Dietz

May 18, 2017December 17, 2019 Mel Feeeeeeels

  CURVEBALL by Mariah Dietz Now Live! *99¢ for a VERY limited time* Amazon | Paperback *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in humor. My life […]

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Rocked Up

ARC Review: Rocked Up by Karina Halle & Scott MacKenzie

May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 AJ Rockers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  B&N  |  Kobo Review An edgy, unexpected rockstar romance. I freaking loved it! 4.5 stars! Rocked Up is a sweet, sexy, fun, edgy, forbidden rock star romance that sucked me in […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Lethal Lies (Blood Brothers, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 AJ Action

  Released 16 May 2017 Amazon  |  B&N  |  Books-A-Million  |  Google Play  |  iBooks  |  IndieBound  |  Kobo  |  Paperback **Pick up the print edition for exclusive bonus content!** Synopsis A deadly secret can’t […]

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ARC Review: Riot Street by Tyler King

May 10, 2017May 9, 2017 AJ Drama

  Riot Street, an all-new standalone from Tyler King is now live! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Synopsis Sometimes, getting in too deep is […]

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ARC Review: Until Sage (Until Her/Him, #5) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

May 9, 2017September 4, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Synopsis Sage Mayson had Kimberly Cullen once, and the memory of that brief encounter has tortured him since the moment he pushed […]

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ARC Review: The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) by Amy Harmon

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 Mel Action

  The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2) Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author Amy Harmon Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iTunes | B&N | Kobo | Paperback   Blurb There will be a […]

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ARC Review: NORMAL (Something More, #1) by Danielle Pearl

May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 Mel Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “I got you” stars Aurora Pine heads to Port Woodmere in Long Island, NY to finish out her senior year of high school. There she has a chance to […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part 3 (King, #7) by T.M. Frazier

May 3, 2017November 23, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Preppy, Part Three: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier is available now!!!     Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | iBooks | Kobo Blurb The bow tie is BACK!  Dre was just a beautiful stranger when Preppy […]

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