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Blog Tour & ARC Review: We Are Us by Tara Leigh

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AJ Angsty

  We Are Us, an all-new, suspenseful and emotional second chance love story from Tara Leigh is available now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide   Blurb I fell in love with a beautiful, broken boy. His whispered […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Wrong/Right Man by Aurora Rose Reynolds

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 AJ Billionaire

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Apple Books   Blurb Waking up to a text asking why you stood up your blind date is not the best way to start the […]

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Release Blitz: One Night Stand-In (Boyfriend Material, #3) by Lauren Blakely

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Mel Book News

  ONE NIGHT STAND-IN by Lauren Blakely   A Contemporary Romance – Releasing March 2th 2020   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   ONE NIGHT STAND-IN is narrated […]

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Release, Excerpt, ARC Review & Giveaway: The Guy in the Middle (The Underdogs, #3) by Kate Stewart

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 AJ Angsty

  The Guy in the Middle by Kate Stewart is LIVE! Check out this jaw-dropping excerpt! Don’t forget to one-click yours today!   Amazon  |  Universal Link  |  Paperback   Blurb I was born to […]

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New Release: One Big Mistake by Whitney Barbetti

February 27, 2020February 26, 2020 Mel Book News

One Big Mistake by Whitney Barbetti A friends to lovers romcom   NEW RELEASE PRICE! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal   Blurb One night together could ruin everything… Keane Colburn was my best friend. Ever […]

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Blog Tour: Angry God (All Saints High, #3) by L.J. Shen

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Mel Book News

Angry God, an all-new angst-filled new adult standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is LIVE!!     ANGRY GOD (All Saints High, #3) by L.J. Shen   Available Now! Amazon US  | […]

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Release & ARC Review: Disavow (The Dumonts, #3) by Karina Halle

February 25, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Billionaire

From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. Disavow, book three in the Dumont series, is live!     Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback   Blurb […]

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Release Blitz: Just One Year by Penelope Ward

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 AJ Book News

  JUST ONE YEAR IS LIVE! From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann

February 24, 2020June 16, 2022 Mel Angsty

  The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 20 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex. Lies. Revenge. […]

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ARC Review: Reckless at Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #3) by Callie Hart

February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon Blurb Pain is a currency the residents of Raleigh are rich in. For Silver Parisi, life should be simpler than ever now that Jacob Weaving is behind bars. However, corruption runs deep within […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Wild at Heart (The Simple Wild, #2) by K.A. Tucker

February 21, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

From the internationally best-selling author of The Simple Wild comes the continuation of a woman’s journey to Alaska and a life she never imagined for herself. Wild at Heart, book two in the Simple Wild […]

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Release Blitz: The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Mel Book News

  The Life You Stole (Life Series, Book Two) by Jewel E. Ann   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex. Lies. Revenge. On the heels of a devastating loss, […]

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Release Blitz: Angry God (All Saints High, #3) by L.J. Shen

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Mel Book News

Angry God, an all-new angst-filled new adult standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is LIVE!!     ANGRY GOD (All Saints High, #3) by L.J. Shen   Available Now! Amazon US  | […]

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Audio Review: Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2) by Jeaniene Frost

February 16, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars The second book in the Night Rebel series is a fun, action-packed and romantic paranormal adventure tale, with more Ian! Beware spoilers for book #1. This book picks up just […]

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Audio Review: The Dawn of the End (The Rising, #3) by Kristen Ashley

February 15, 2020February 11, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audio First Review 4 stars! Book three in The Rising series, and we are well into the thick of things now! In the land of Triton the Beast is getting closer to rising, there are […]

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ARC Review: Braveheart, a love story by Katy Regnery

February 14, 2020February 12, 2020 Mel Drama

Previously published as Fragments of Ash.  Re-released as Braveheart, a love story 14 February 2020 Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a dark and twisted tale of […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review & Excerpt: Unbreakable (Cloverleigh Farms, #4) by Melanie Harlow

February 13, 2020February 12, 2020 Mel Feeeeeeels

Unbreakable, an all new sexy and swoon-worthy friends to lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is AVAILABLE NOW!     Unbreakable (Cloverleigh Farms, #4) by Melanie Harlow   Released – 10 February […]

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Review: Epic (Him, #2.5) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

February 12, 2020 AJ MM/Menage

Originally published in the Christmas in the City anthology   Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Blurb They’re back! Epic is a novella about your favorite hockey duo!  Jamie and Wes are having a […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review & Excerpt: The Life that Mattered (Life Series, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

February 11, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

The Life that Mattered (Life Series, Book One) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 6 February 2020   Buy it today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback     Blurb Sex isn’t love. Love […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: One-Eighty (Westover Prep, #1) by Marie James

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020 AJ Drama

  One-Eighty by Marie James is LIVE and FREE in KU! Get ready to fall in love with your next book boyfriend! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 Mel Book News

R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, Doctor Dearest is LIVE!     Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey   Released – 6 February 2020 Buy it today! Amazon Blurb Natalie Dr. Easton is part man, part myth. […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills

February 6, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Book News

Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills is live!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a sizzling and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance. The […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Fall (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #3) by BB Easton

February 5, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Action

* Previously published under the title Dying for Rain* Dying for Rain, the highly anticipated conclusion to The Rain Trilogy from BB Easton, is out now!   Released – 30 January 2020   Available now! Amazon […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Maddie (Hades Hangmen, #8) by Tillie Cole

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 AJ Dark & Gritty

The latest Hangmen novel is live!   Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks    Blurb Not even love can conquer the demons of our pasts… Flame and Maddie have found solace and safety in one another’s arms, […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Trouble (Dogwood Lane, #3) by Adriana Locke

February 4, 2020January 31, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless […]

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