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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Hardest Hit (The Hardest Series, #2) by A.S. Teague

September 9, 2019August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

“A.S. Teague brings the feels with this one, y’all. The Hardest Hit is the kind of book that sinks its claws into your heart and doesn’t let go. Five well-earned stars from me.” -LK Farlow, […]

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Release: Fight For Me Collection by A.L. Jackson

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 AJ Book News

  Fight For Me is live! The complete collection of breathtaking romances from A.L. Jackson’s Fight for Me Series in one boxset Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Three unforgettable full-length novels by NYT […]

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Audio Review: All Stars Fall (Seaside Pictures, #3.5; Big Sky, #4.5) by Rachel Van Dyken

September 8, 2019December 17, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! ✓ Single Dad ✓ Rock Star ✓ Off Limits Nanny ✓ New Beginnings ✓ Melt Your Heart Swoonfest This is such a cute read! A […]

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Review: Death of Darkness (Immortal Guardians, #9) By Dianne Duvall

September 7, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iTunes Review 4 ‘at long last’ stars This is the book that Immortal Guardians fans have been waiting for! Seth’s long-awaited story, I was giddy with excitement as I dove into this […]

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ARC Review: Sonata (North Security, #3) by Skye Warren

September 6, 2019September 7, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Nook  |  Kobo Blurb Who is Samantha Brooks without her violin? Fear lives in the silent spaces. Love does, too. There’s a battle being waged in her […]

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Release & ARC Review: Jock Road (Jock Hard, #3) by Sara Ney

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Jock Road, the new enemies-to-friends-to-lovers from Sara Ney is now live! Amazon Free in KU   Blurb EAT. SLEEP. FOOTBALL. Those are Jackson Jennings, Jr’s three mantras . His entire life, he’s been a […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely   AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb Snagging a date? Not a problem. But one that […]

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Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Grit (Love Stories on 7th and Main, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

September 3, 2019October 15, 2021 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  GRIT, an all-new standalone, friends-to-lovers romance in the 7th and Main series by Elizabeth Hunter is NOW LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb He’s been patient; she’s been busy. Patience is […]

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Release & ARC Review: This Is Love (This Is, #3) by Natasha Madison

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Apple Books  |  Kobo  |  Nook   Blurb From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off series This is… Vivienne […]

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New Release & ARC Review: One Hot Summer Anthology  by Heidi McLaughlin, Amy Briggs, Caisey Quinn, Danielle Pearl, Shari J Ryan, and Katy Regnery 

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 Mel Anthology

  One Hot Summer Anthology  by Heidi McLaughlin, Amy Briggs, Caisey Quinn, Danielle Pearl, Shari J Ryan, and Katy Regnery    Genre: Contemporary Romance  Released – September 2, 2019    Available now! Amazon  |  B&N  | […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Kiss Me Not (Kiss Me, #1) by Emma Hart

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

What do you do when you’re the reigning kissing booth champion but the only person you want to kiss is your best friend’s brother?     Kiss Me Not, an all- new hilarious brother’s best […]

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Audio Review: Blood Truth (Black Dagger Legacy, #4) by J.R. Ward

September 1, 2019 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  Review 4.5 stars! Woohoo! Back to the BDB world with the fourth book in the Black Dagger Legacy series, and the story of BDB trainee, Boone, with a side of […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Black Sheep (Dirty Mafia Duet, Book 1) by Meghan March

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Mel Dark & Gritty

BLACK SHEEP (Dirty Mafia Duet, Book 1) by Meghan March   Released – 27 August 2019   BUY IT TODAY!  Kindle Ebook  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audible   […]

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ARC Review: Already Gone by Kristen Proby & KL Grayson

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 AJ Celebrities

  Already Gone, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby and USA Today bestselling author K.L. Grayson is LIVE!   Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb […]

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Blog Tour with ARC Review: Handle with Care (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting

August 29, 2019August 27, 2019 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  HANDLE WITH CARE (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting   Released – 27  August 2019   BUY IT TODAY! EBOOK Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  | Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  | […]

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ARC Review: Far Cry (Talbott’s Cove, #3) by Kate Canterbary

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Far Cry is LIVE! Return to Talbott’s Cove in a steamy rom-rom standalone featuring a takes-no-prisoners woman and the growly barkeep who’s about to rock her world . . .     Amazon  |  Apple  |  […]

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Release Blitz: Handle with Care (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting

August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 Mel Book News

  HANDLE WITH CARE (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting   Released – 27  August 2019   BUY IT TODAY! EBOOK Amazon US  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  | Amazon AU iBooks  |  B&N  | […]

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Release Blitz: Kiss Me Not (Kiss Me, #1) by Emma Hart

August 27, 2019August 25, 2019 Mel Book News

What do you do when you’re the reigning kissing booth champion but the only person you want to kiss is your best friend’s brother?     Kiss Me Not, an all- new hilarious brother’s best […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & Audio Review: Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2) by L.J. Shen

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 AJ Angsty

  Broken Knight, an all new standalone about first loves, betrayal and loss from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now!   Amazon US   |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Audible  |  Audible Worldwide  |  […]

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Audio Review: The Day He Came Back by Penelope Ward

August 25, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Audio  |  Paperback Blurb From New York Timesbestselling author Penelope Ward, comes anew standalone novel. It was the summer of my life. […]

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ARC Review: Happy-Go-Lucky by L.H. Cosway

August 24, 2019August 21, 2019 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Blurb Every workplace has that one person you don’t want to mess with. At James & Peterson Investigations, that would be Cameron Grant: sullen, grouchy, intimidating, oh yeah, and sexy […]

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Release Tour & ARC Review: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen

August 23, 2019August 19, 2019 AJ Drama

  Find out what a big city musician and a lonely cowgirl have in common in Michelle Hazen’s UNBREAK ME from Berkley Publishing. Andra Lawler must decide if she’s brave enough to leave the shelter […]

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ARC Review: What Happens Now by Sophia Money-Coutts

August 23, 2019December 17, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Audio Blurb ‘No question about it, there are two little purple lines. I’m pregnant.’ After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she’d already found ‘the one’ – that is, until he dumped her […]

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Excerpt Reveal: Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Mel Book News

  Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely   RELEASING SOON! Audio – 27 August 2019 Ebook/Paperback – 29 August 2019   PRE-ORDER TODAY! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  […]

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Blog Tour with Excerpt & ARC Review: I Hate You (The Hook Up, #3) by Ilsa Madden-Mills

August 21, 2019October 11, 2020 Mel Enemies-to-Lovers

I want you . . . even when I hate you.     I Hate You, an all-new enemies to lovers sports romance standalone from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, is LIVE!!   […]

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