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New Release: Just Playing for Keeps (Hockey Ever After, #2) by Lauren Blakely

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Mel Book News

  Just Playing for Keeps (Hockey Ever After, #2) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 3 June 2026   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Ever hear the story about the dating […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Muse (Chain of Lakes, #2) by Jewel E. Ann

May 28, 2026June 4, 2026 Mel Book News

THE MUSE by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: May 28, 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Flynn Morley has spent his life getting by […]

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New Release & ARC Reivew: Hart’s Landing by Melanie Harlow

May 12, 2026May 15, 2026 Mel Book News

Hart’s Landing by Melanie Harlow   Released – 12 May 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback Pre-order the Audiobook today! Releasing 16 June 2026     Blurb Four friends made a promise to live […]

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New Release: Demolition Man (Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #3) by Max Monroe

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Mel Book News

Demolition Man Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #3 by Max Monroe   Realeased – 1 May 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback       Blurb He’ll demolish what stands in the way of her. Even if […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Rhythm is a Heartbeat by L.H. Cosway

April 28, 2026May 5, 2026 Mel Book News

Rhythm is a Heartbeat by L.H. Cosway is LIVE!   Released – April 28, 2026   Available Now! Amazon     Blurb Shannon Guerin is an ordinary single mother—except for the fact that her ex-husband […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Repo Man (Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #2) by Max Monroe

April 24, 2026April 30, 2026 Mel Book News

Repo Man Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #2 by Max Monroe   Realeased – 24 April 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb She was never theirs to claim. She’s his. And the repo man […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Garbage Man (Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #1) by Max Monroe

April 17, 2026April 24, 2026 Mel Book News

Garbage Man Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires, #1 by Max Monroe   Realeased – 17 April 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback     Blurb He collects trash for a living. Before sunrise, he’s collecting her. Rook […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Sweet Spot (Roseville Ramblers, #3) by Staci Hart

March 30, 2026March 31, 2026 Mel Age Gap

  Sweet Spot (Roseville Ramblers, #3) by Staci Hart   Released – 26 March 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb I should absolutely, under no circumstance develop a crush on my co-worker–the […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting

March 5, 2026March 13, 2026 Mel Book News

IF YOU KEEP ME (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting   Released:  5 March 2026   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: ask […]

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New Release & ARC Review: It Seemed Like A Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1) by Lauren Blakely

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 Mel Book News

  It Seemed Like A Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 3 March 2026   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Grumpy meets sunshine in this charming […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Fifteen-Minute Rule (Dickson University, #3) by Max Monroe

January 30, 2026March 13, 2026 Mel Book News

  The Fifteen-Minute Rule (Dickson University, #3) by Max Monroe   Released – 30 January 2026   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audio   Blurb Dickson University’s reigning social king can get any girl […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Just Breaking the Rules (Hockey Ever After, #1) by Lauren Blakely

January 21, 2026February 2, 2026 Mel Book News

There are rules in life, just like there are rules in the rink. The “don’t date your business partner” rule. The “don’t fall for your best friend’s sister” rule. The “stop kissing each other over […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Flirting Game (Love & Hockey, #6) by Lauren Blakely

December 12, 2025December 16, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Flirting Game (Love & Hockey, #6) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 12 December 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb Revenge was the plan. Falling for the hockey […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Call Me Anytime (The Protectors, #1) by Max Monroe

November 25, 2025November 30, 2025 Mel Book News

Call Me Anytime (The Protectors, #1) by Max Monroe   Released – 25 November 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb A virgin phone sex operator. A detective. And a murder. […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Claim Me (Toronto Terror, #5) by Helena Hunting

November 6, 2025November 19, 2025 Mel Book News

IF YOU CLAIM ME (Toronto Terror, #5) By Helena Hunting   Released: 6 November 2025   Available Today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Hockey’s most hated player just asked me to marry […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Merry Little Kissmas (Evergreen Falls, #2) by Lauren Blakely

October 28, 2025December 16, 2025 Mel Book News

  Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely   Released – 28 October 2025   Amazon  |  Signed & Personalized  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook *Performed in duet by Vanessa Edwin & Connor Crais with a FULL […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Little Pieces of Light by Emma Scott

October 7, 2025December 20, 2025 Mel Book News

Little Pieces of Light by Emma Scott   Released – 7 October 2025   Available now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook   Blurb At ten years old, they promised each other forever. But his letters […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quietly Falling (Quiet Love, #4) (previously published as Prudence (Balfe Family, #1)) by L.H. Cosway

September 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Mel Book News

This book was published as Prudence (Balfe Family, #1) on 30 September 2025. In December 2025, L.H. Cosway announced that the book has been re-released under the new title, Quietly Falling, and is now book […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Homemaker (Chain of Lakes, #1) by Jewel E. Ann

September 30, 2025October 6, 2025 Mel Book News

The Homemaker by Jewel E. Ann is LIVE!   Released: September 30, 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb A romance inspired by TS “Fortnight” I was hers, […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Leave Before I Love You (Midnight, #2) by Max Monroe

September 12, 2025September 17, 2025 Mel Book News

Leave Before I Love You (Midnight, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 12 September 2025   Available Now! Amazon     Blurb Falling in love? Hard pass. Falling in love with Henry Callahan? Set me […]

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New Release & ARC Review: I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting

July 10, 2025July 16, 2025 Mel Book News

I Could Be Yours by Helena Hunting   Released: July 10, 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb A brand new standalone grumpy sunshine summer holiday romance. The best man […]

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New Release & ARC Review: When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe

July 1, 2025July 14, 2025 Mel Book News

When I Should’ve Stayed (Red Bridge, #2) by Max Monroe   Released – 1 July 2025   Available Now! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb He may have let her slip away, but […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Overtime Kiss (Love and Hockey, #5) by Lauren Blakely

June 18, 2025June 28, 2025 Mel Book News

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE OVERTIME KISS! This sexy, single dad/nanny, forced proximity, workplace hockey romance is […]

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New Release & ARC Review: A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann

May 22, 2025July 7, 2025 Mel Book News

  A Good Book (Sunday Morning, #3) by Jewel E. Ann   Released – 22 May 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Hardcover  |  Paperback Blurb Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year […]

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New Release & ARC Review: Quietly Yours (Quiet Love, #3) by L.H. Cosway

April 29, 2025May 2, 2025 Mel Book News

Quietly Yours by L.H. Cosway is now live!   Released – April 29, 2025   Amazon US  |  Amazon Worldwide     Blurb Ada Rose never expected to find herself homeless in her thirties. Then […]

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