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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

September 12, 2018December 31, 2019 Mel Audio Recommendation

Dirty Headlines, an all-new sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is NOW LIVE!!     Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen   A Contemporary Romance   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb […]

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Audio Review: The Foxe & the Hound by R.S. Grey

September 11, 2018October 12, 2018 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! “Adorably dysfunctional twenty-something seeks handsome veterinarian. Serious offers only.”  This story is fan-freaking-tastic! Entertaining from the first page to the last, it is full of […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Once Upon a Real Good Time (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely

September 10, 2018May 7, 2020 Mel LOL Funny

  ONCE UPON A REAL GOOD TIME (Heartbreakers, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Buy it today! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Kobo  |  B&N  |  Google Play  […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: The Mistakes I’ve Made (By the Bay, #4) by J.L. Berg

September 10, 2018September 13, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback   Blurb From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes an enemies to lovers stand-alone romance. I was waiting for my life to start… After forgoing college to help run […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: More Of You (Confessions of the Heart, #1) by A.L. Jackson

September 10, 2018October 18, 2018 AJ Mystery/Suspense

  A second-chance, small town, stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Confessions of the Heart Series Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible   Message from A.L. Jackson My loves!! It’s here – the first stand-alone novel in […]

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Review: Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians, #8) by Dianne Duvall

September 9, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Book #8 in the Immortal Guardians series brings a change in pace from the earlier books as we shift away from the action for a […]

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Audio Review: Boy Toy (Man Hands, #3) by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Ebby

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 sweet and swoony stars I love the set up for this book, and after devouring the first two books in the series, I was more than […]

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Audio Review: Man Card (Man Hands, #2) by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review  “I don’t know why I fought you for so long.” 4 metrosexual stars! The second book in the Man Hands series, I dove right into this one […]

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Audio Review: Man Hands (Man Hands, #1) by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Rude, crude, sexy and romantic, laugh-out-loud-funny and hilariously entertaining, I freaking love this book! Described as a “screwball” comedy, this is not the kind of […]

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Release Blitz: Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

September 7, 2018September 5, 2018 Mel Book News

Dirty Headlines, an all-new sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is NOW LIVE!!     Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen   A Contemporary Romance   Available now! Amazon  |  Amazon Universal  | […]

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Review: Richer Than Sin (Sin, #1) by Meghan March

September 5, 2018September 4, 2018 Mel Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 5 “This isn’t over between you and me” stars! Lincoln Riscoff has been groomed to take over the billion-dollar family business and to “preserve and protect the […]

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ARC Review: Kiss the Girl (The Naughty Princess Club, #3) by Tara Sivec

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars!

 Kiss the Girl, book three in the Naughty Princess Club, is Ariel’s story. Ariel is one of the owners of The Naughty Princess Club, an in-home stripping company she started […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Review Tour: Timid (Lark Cove, #2) by Devney Perry

September 4, 2018August 31, 2018 AJ Romance

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Blurb Willa Doon has always been shy. Her quiet demeanor was something she’s always embraced. That is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & ARC Review: Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

September 3, 2018August 30, 2018 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

  Temptation by J.D. Hawkins   A Contemporary Romance – Released 29 August 2018   99¢ and FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA     Blurb What happens when the […]

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Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

September 2, 2018August 27, 2018 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review So. Much. Draaaamaaaaaaaaa! We all know that Coho knows how to bring the feels, and she has certainly done that in this dramatic, unique, and heartwrenching story of a […]

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Review: Beauty Found (Hades Hangmen, #6.5) by Tillie Cole

September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Amazon  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  Paperback Review “Why do I get the feeling you’re trouble?” I smiled and winked. Because I fucking was. 4 stars! This novella is a part of the Hades […]

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Audio Review: Love Online by Penelope Ward

August 31, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “I could never have imagined how much my life would change with one click of a button.” 4.5 stars! […]

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Review & Excerpt Tour: If We Fall (What If Duet, #1) by Nina Lane

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 AJ Drama

   Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Kobo   Synopsis We fell in love. Then our world fell apart. I wished so hard for Cole Danforth. And one day, he came true. He […]

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ARC Review: Tossed Into Love (Fluke My Life, 3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

August 29, 2018 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3 stars A short, easy enemies-to-lovers romance that is sweet and sexy, this is the third book in the Fluke My Love series, bringing us the story of Libby […]

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ARC Review: The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet, #1) by Aly Martinez

August 28, 2018March 3, 2019 AJ Dark & Gritty

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU *Free in Kindle Unlimited*   Synopsis Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two […]

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Audiotour, Review & Giveaway: On a Tuesday (One Week, #1) by Whitney G.

August 27, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

  Amazon  |  Audible  |  iTunes Kindle Ebook    Synopsis We met on a Tuesday. Became best friends, then lovers, on a Tuesday. And everything fell apart on a Tuesday…. Charlotte Taylor has three automatic […]

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New Release: Love Online by Penelope Ward

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Mel Book News

  AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback  |  Audio     Blurb From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new, sexy STANDALONE novel. We […]

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Review: If We Leap (What If Duet, #0.5) by Nina Lane

August 26, 2018August 28, 2018 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

  Amazon  |  Apple  |  Nook  |  Google  |  Kobo   Blurb Will he take the leap with me? Cole Danforth was a troubled kid with a bad reputation. When I was nine years old, […]

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Audio Review: Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Audiobook Note – this is an audio release only.  Ebook and Paperback to be released 8 January Review 4.5 stars! Another beautifully romantic and emotional read from Mia Sheridan, this is a heartwarming story […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Blood Cure (Blood Type, #3) by K.A. Linde

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Mel Mystery/Suspense

BLOOD CURE (Blood Type, #3) by K.A. Linde   Available Now! Amazon US | Amazon UK | iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Google Play Blurb The stunning conclusion to the Blood Type series finds the world in chaos and turmoil with one final battle […]

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