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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, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  “Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow are a match made in heaven. Five-Sweet-Stars for this unforgettable collaboration!” –A.L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author   Hold You Close, an all-new second chance standalone romance by […]

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Review: Sparrow by L.J. Shen

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Even villains have a happy ending every now and again.” 4 stars A dark and gritty romance that is raw, intense and passionate, this story takes us on a […]

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Review Tour: Mixed Up Love by Natasha Madison

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks   Synopsis Hunter When my business partner asked me to do him a favor, I had no idea he was sending me on a blind date his […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt Blitz: It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time by Kylie Scott

August 8, 2018February 4, 2019 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   Synopsis “Addictive like all Kylie Scott books, you’ll swoon, laugh, ache, put your life on hold, and compulsively read […]

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Review: The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland

July 27, 2018December 13, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 stars! Fun and sexy with a whole lot of heart, I love this book! It’s everything that I […]

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ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young

July 6, 2018June 27, 2020 AJ Drama

  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible Vastness of Us and the On Dublin Street series comes a heartfelt and beautiful new young adult novel, set in Scotland, about daring to dream and embracing who you are. […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Incognito by Siobhan Davis

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 AJ Angsty

  Incognito, an all-new standalone new adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is available NOW!   Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal Download today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Blurb A troubled […]

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Review: Blood to Dust by L.J. Shen

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “This is the story of a boy and a girl fighting storms and trying to find peace in the most unexpected place. They try and find it in each […]

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Review Tour: Cry Baby by Ginger Scott

June 28, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of CRY BABY by Ginger Scott! One-Click today! Amazon  |  Google Play  |  Kobo  |  Nook  |  iBooks   “Cry Baby is brilliantly written. It’s hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking and […]

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ARC Review: One Small Thing by Erin Watt

June 27, 2018June 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 stars This is a sweet and heartfelt YA novel with some serious themes and a beautifully slow-burning forbidden romance that absolutely captured my heart. Beth is a 17 year old […]

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ARC Review & Giveaway: Family Ties by Stephie Walls

June 21, 2018 AJ Drama

NOW LIVE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Synopsis With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines […]

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New Release: A Wish for Us by Tillie Cole

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Mel Book News

  A WISH FOR US by Tillie Cole Available Now! Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Nook     Blurb From the author who brought you A Thousand Boy Kisses comes the new emotional novel, […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Giveaway: Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU B&N  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Books2Read   Blurb Seventeen-year-old Scout Ramsey’s life is a mess. With a dead father and a junkie […]

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Thirty Day Boyfriend

Audiobook Review Tour & Giveaway: Thirty Day Boyfriend by Whitney G.

May 21, 2018August 29, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Thirty Day Boyfriend by Whitney G. is live, and it’s a fantastically fun read!   Audiobook Audible  |  iTunes eBook Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks   Synopsis I should’ve never agreed to this […]

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Love and Other Words

Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

May 12, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loved this one! A beautiful, slow-burning friends-to-lovers YA love story that becomes a swoony and emotional second-chance romance. Something different from CLo, but they nailed it! […]

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The Real

ARC Review Tour & Excerpt: The Real by Kate Stewart

April 22, 2018March 3, 2024 AJ Drama

  We’re celebrating the release of THE REAL by Kate Stewart! A standalone contemporary romance Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb They say it happens when you least expect it. It did for me. It started […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Intrepid (Vigilantes series spin-off) by Keri Lake

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 AJ Dark & Gritty

  NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  B&N  |  Apple  |  Kobo   Synopsis In the corner house of an empty street, there is a boy inside […]

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The Swedish Prince

Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Swedish Prince (Nordic Royals, #1) by Karina Halle

March 26, 2018December 17, 2019 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon Universal Free with Kindle Unlimited   Blurb I never believed in fairy-tales. Never held out for Prince Charming. Growing up poor in small-town California […]

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Review: The Hard Truth About Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett

March 25, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 stars! Wow, this book took me by surprise. Something very different from Sawyer Bennett, but a beautiful, raw, heartbreaking, heartwarming and profound story that is still lots of […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Stockholm by Leigh Lennon

March 23, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU Free in Kindle Unlimited Blurb What happens when your captor becomes your savior? Mikayla Miller wakes up one morning, bound to a bed, […]

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Release Blitz & ARC Review: Switch Hitter by Sara Ney

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 AJ New Adult

  STANDALONE NOVELLA NOW AVAILABLE! Originally featured in the Team Player Anthology Amazon US  |  Amazon  UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  |  Audible Free in KU Synopsis I knew something was wrong the […]

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Dane's Storm

Audio Review: Dane’s Storm by Mia Sheridan

March 8, 2018September 17, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Audiobook Review “You weren’t just my first love, you were my once in a lifetime.” 4.5 stars As a huge fan of both Mia Sheridan, and a second-chance-romance, […]

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Review: A Place in the Sun by R.S. Grey

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook Review 4 stars! This is a really sweet read. An easy, cute, funny, sexy romance set in the glorious Italian Riviera with a chemistry-filled, slow burning romance, I […]

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Saving Me

Release, ARC Review & Giveaway: Saving Me by Sadie Allen

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  iTunes  |  Paperback   Blurb On the outside, Ally has everything any teenager could want. She’s beautiful, popular, and athletic. She has the right friends, an […]

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