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Review: Two Weeks Notice by Whitney G.

January 13, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Another fun, sexy and entertaining read from Whitney G. This time an enemies-to-lovers romance with the billionaire boss from hell. Tara is a college graduate struggling to […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Bitter Sweet Hell (Hell Night, #2) by Alex Grayson

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb As the Sheriff of Malus, Texas, JW takes his oath to protect its citizens very seriously. Born from an ugly past, […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel 6 Star Reads

  THE KISS THIEF by L.J. Shen   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb They say your first kiss should be […]

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New Release: Valentines Days & Nights by Helena Hunting, Julia Kent, Jessica Hawkins, Jewel E. Ann, Jana Aston, Skye Warren, CD Reiss, Corinne Michaels, and Penny Reid

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Mel Anthology

Available now for a limited time! Kindle Ebook   Blurb Fall in Love this Valentine’s Day! Nine NEW YORK TIMES/ USA TODAY bestselling authors Nine full-length novels of seduction and romance This is limited-time Valentine’s Day […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Ruthless King (Kings of Rittenhouse, #3) by Maya Hughes

January 10, 2019January 9, 2019 Mel Drama

  RUTHLESS KING by Maya Hughes   A New Adult Romance – Released 10 January 2019   Available now! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback     Blurb My […]

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Audio Release: Repeat by Kylie Scott

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 AJ Book News

  Audio Original Release Audible   Ebook and Paperback releases 9 April 2019 Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple  |  Paperback   Blurb From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott […]

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Review: It Takes Two (Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, #2) by Jenny Holiday

January 5, 2019January 4, 2019 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 3.5 stars! Another great read from Jenny Holiday! The second book in the Bridesmaids Behaving Badly series, we are back with a fantastic bunch of friends as […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Raw: Rebirth (Raw Family, #3) by Belle Aurora

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis It had been six years since my world was turned upside down. He exposed me to the […]

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Best of 2018

January 1, 2019January 9, 2019 AJ Book News

Well, it’s that time of year again where we look back at the high and low points of another year, and OMG what a fantastic year of reading it has been!    Our full list […]

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Review: Dirty (Raw Family, #2) by Belle Aurora

December 29, 2018December 31, 2018 AJ Badasses

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 darkly intense stars Holy damn, what a wildly dark and gritty ride! This book is fast paced, action packed and exciting (and all kinds of dark), with fantastically […]

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ARC Review: Nothing Personal by Karina Halle

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide   Synopsis It’s just business, nothing personal. Until you have to work with your ex. Nothing Personal, an all-new standalone romantic comedy by New York Times Bestselling author Karina […]

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Blurb Reveal: The Risk (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy

December 26, 2018April 4, 2020 Mel Book News

THE RISK (Briar U, #2) by Elle Kennedy Releasing – 18 February 2019 Pre-order today! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo   Blurb Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t […]

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Review: Naughty or Nice Christmas Anthology

December 25, 2018December 24, 2018 AJ Anthology

  SIX All new FREE HOLIDAY STORIES from some of your favorite authors! Check out these sexy and fun standalone holiday themed shorts from Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Marie Force, Emma […]

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Review: One and Only (Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, #1) by Jenny Holiday

December 24, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Freaking fantastic! 4.5 stars Sweet, sexy, beautifully romantic and heartfelt but also laugh-out-loud funny and so much fun! This is the perfect guilty pleasure read, and I […]

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Audio Review: Wild Like the Wind (Chaos, #5) by Kristen Ashley

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Wow, I loved this book! A sexy and intense romance with a forbidden edge and sizzling chemistry, this story had me captivated from start to […]

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ARC Review: Le Remède by Densie Webb

December 22, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A paranormal romance with a difference 3.5 stars Vincent Dubois is a Kindred (vampire). Turned against his will 200 years ago, he has struggled through his immortality as he […]

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ARC Review: Troublemaker (Rascals, #5) by Katie McCoy

December 21, 2018January 7, 2019 Mel Brother/Best Friend

Buy: Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  Review  4 stars! Five guys. One bar. And a whole heap of sexy trouble… I love the brother’s […]

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & ARC Review: Peyton & Noah (Beaumont Series – The Next Generation, #3.5) by Heidi McLaughlin

December 19, 2018December 16, 2018 AJ Novella

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Universal   Blurb Everyone dreams of meeting their soulmate. The person who completes them. For Peyton and Noah, they grew up together, falling in love along […]

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Audio Review: Echoes of Fire (The Mercury Pack, #4) by Suzanne Wright

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 smartass shifter smut stars I love Suzanne Wright’s PNR series and was so excited to go back into her shifter world as we’re back once again with the […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Rock Rebel (Nothing But Trouble, #3) by Tara Leigh

December 16, 2018 AJ Drama

  Rock Rebel is now live! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb He’s a rock star with a secret, she’s a pop princess with a painful past – can their […]

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Review: Rough Ride (Chaos MC, #4.5) by Kristen Ashley

December 15, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! I really enjoyed this novella, a super sweet, functional and intense romance – the kind that KA does so well. I didn’t even know I wanted Rosalie’s […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Permission (The Perversion Trilogy, #3) by T.M. Frazier

December 12, 2018March 29, 2019 AJ Badasses

  PERMISSION, the highly anticipated conclusion of the dark and gritty Perversion Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is available now!    Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo […]

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Excerpt & Promotional Tour: Verity by Colleen Hoover

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Mel Book News

  Verity, an all-new romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, is available now!   Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide     […]

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Release & ARC Review: Roma King (Roma Royals, #1) by Callie Hart

December 12, 2018January 24, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon Free in Kindle Unlimited   Blurb ** Roma King is part one in the Roma Royals Duet series. The second and final book in the series, Roma Queen, will be released early February […]

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Audio Review: Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

December 11, 2018April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “This is wrong. I know it’s wrong. But God, he feels good.” 5 chemistry-filled forbidden stars I freaking love this book! It took me by surprise just […]

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