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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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New Release: Australia: A Romance Anthology

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Mel Book News

Read for a cause! AUSTRALIA, a limited time romance anthology to aid in relief funds benefiting firefighters and wildlife in Australia, is out now!     Australia features original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling and award-winning […]

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Release & ARC Review: You’re the One (Very Irresistible Bachelors, #1) by Layla Hagen

February 3, 2020February 11, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb Hot. Flirty. Romantic. It all started as pretend… My best friend, and one of the most powerful men in New York, needed my […]

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ARC Review: Something in the Air (Running on Air, #2) by L.H. Cosway

February 2, 2020May 21, 2020 Mel Favourite

Something in the Air (Running on Air, #2) by L.H. Cosway   Released – 30 January 2020   Buy it today! Amazon |  Paperback     Blurb Michaela Olsson has found her soulmate in James Khan. […]

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Audio Review: Inappropriate by Vi Keeland

February 1, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Inappropriate A Standalone Contemporary Romance #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Terminated for inappropriate behavior. I […]

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Release Blitz: The Third Best Thing (Fulton U, #3) by Maya Hughes

January 30, 2020January 29, 2020 Mel Book News

  The Third Best Thing (Fulton U, #3) by Maya Hughes   A Contemporary Romance   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb Dear Letter Girl, I need to see […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Heartland (True North, #7) by Sarina Bowen

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  HEARTLAND BY SARINA BOWEN A standalone romance in the USA Today best-selling True North world.   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Google   Blurb Expect: cute goats, college parties, caramels, a […]

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Release Blitz with ARC Review: A Favor for a Favor (All In, #2) by Helena Hunting

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Mel Book News

A Favor for a Favor, all-new enemies-to-lovers standalone sports romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting, is available now!     A Favor for a Favor (All In, #2) by Helena Hunting   […]

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ARC Review: Bastard Bachelor Society (The Bachelor’s Club, #1) by Sara Ney

January 28, 2020February 14, 2020 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb What is the Bastard Bachelor Society? It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have. Except, we’re not gentleman, and we’re not […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dream With Me (With Me in Seattle, #13; O’Callaghans, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 23, 2020August 29, 2025 AJ Romance

Will Kane & Anastasia’s relationship bloom into the romance of a lifetime, or will their dreams of success get in the way of true love? Dream With Me, an all-new standalone contemporary romance in the […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Bad Boys Don’t Stay (Bad Boys Don’t Die, #2) by BB Easton

January 22, 2020August 29, 2025 Mel Angsty

* Previously published under the title Fighting for Rain* The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that.   Fighting for Rain by B.B. Easton is live   […]

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Sneak Peek: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020 Mel Book News

Dear Ava, an all-new full-length, enemies-to-lovers, high school standalone romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is coming February 2nd, and we have a sneak peek!     To be notified FIRST when […]

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Release & ARC Review: Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2) (formerly Tin Gypsy, #2) by Devney Perry

January 21, 2020March 16, 2023 AJ Drama

  Riven Knight, the second book in the Tin Gypsy series, is now live! Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge […]

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Release Blitz: Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet, #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 AJ Book News

  Whatever It Takes, the first book in the Bad Reputation Duet by two of our faves – Krista & Becca Ritchie – is AVAILABLE NOW!! Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N   Blurb I HAVE […]

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ARC Review: Now or Never (Irresistible, #5) by Stella Rhys

January 20, 2020April 11, 2024 Mel Age Gap

Now or Never A Irresistible Series Standalone by Stella Rhys A Contemporary Romance   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *FREE in Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb He’s […]

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ARC Review: Face the Music (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll, #3) by J.B. Salsbury

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Kobo  |  B&N   Blurb Pastor Ben Langley is irresistible. His wife died giving birth to their daughter five years ago. His tragic […]

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Release Blitz: Inappropriate by Vi Keeland

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 AJ Book News

  Inappropriate A Standalone Contemporary Romance #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland   Amazon  |  Apple  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Terminated for inappropriate behavior. I […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Stone Hearts (Poplar Falls, #2) by Amber Kelly

January 19, 2020April 14, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Paperback   Blurb When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love. I’d made the mistake of […]

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ARC Review: Hero’s Haven (Dark Protectors, #11) by Rebecca Zanetti

January 18, 2020 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “He had returned. This world had better be ready.” 5 stars! OMG, I love this book! It’s action packed and a wild ride from start to finish, I was […]

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