Oh, boy. May is an expensive month, with twenty books that we’re excited for this month. But, there are some other great books releasing that didn’t make our personal TBR piles:
- Sarah J. Maas continues her A Court of Thorns and Roses series with A Court of Wings and Ruin ( A | BN | K | AB ).
- Paula Hawkins is back with Into the Water ( A | BN | K | AB ).
- The To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy is reaching its conclusion with Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han ( A | BN | K | AB ).
- Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen ( A | BN | K | AB ) comes out for all you sports-loving romance readers out there.
- Maya Banks has a new release – Just One Touch ( A | BN | K | AB ).
- Gabourey Sidibe memoir is out! Check out This is Just My Face ( A | BN | K | G | AB ).
- Love Me Again by Jaci Burton ( A | BN | K | AB ) is the seventh book in the Hope series.
- Deadmen Walking ( A | BN | K | AB ) is the start of a new spin-off trilogy by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
What books are you dying to get your hands on this month?
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Bombshell
Author: C.D. Reiss
Released: May 1, 2017 by Montlake Romance
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Hollywood A-List #1From New York Times bestselling author CD Reiss, a standalone romance about a nanny, a Hollywood star, and a love they never expected.
Hollywood bad boy Brad Sinclair always gets his way, whether it’s the role he wants or the bikini-clad model he has to have. But when a bombshell gets dropped in his lap in the form of a dimpled five-year-old from a forgotten relationship, he knows his life is about to change forever.
Cara DuMont isn’t exactly thrilled when she gets assigned to be the nanny for the latest box-office king. She has one rule: no celebrity fathers, especially single ones with devilish good looks and rock-hard abs.
But as soon as Cara meets Brad and his adorable little girl, she knows she’s in for a world of trouble. Because there’s something about the way Brad looks at her that makes her believe that some rules are meant to be broken…
Elyse says: I’m being sucked in by the famous actor/nanny plotline. I mean she’s his kid’s nanny, not his. That would be weird.
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The Seduction of Viscount Vice
Author: Nicola Davidson
Released: May 1, 2017 by Entangled: Scorched
Genre: Erotica/Erotic Romance, Historical: European, Novella, Romance
Series: Fallen #3Proud Scot and Fallen co-owner, Lord Iain ‘Vice’ Vissen is dedicated to performing in and producing the pleasure club’s hedonistic shows. Until the night he apprehends a rogue footman in their midst and discovers the spy is Lady Mairi MacNair—the woman who long ago broke his heart.
Born an earl’s daughter but now a seamstress, Mairi has returned to London to help open a superior pleasure club to Fallen, and finally realize her dream of being the seductive leading lady. But when she discovers her main rival is Iain, the man she loved beyond reason and was forced to abandon, she is soon caught in a web of lies, secrets, and raw, scorching passion that time hasn’t dimmed…Redheadedgirl says: Former flames with competing pleasure clubs, with a fantastic cover.
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Borrowed Souls
Author: Chelsea Mueller
Released: May 2, 2017 by Talos
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: Soul Charmer #1Callie Delgado always puts family first, and unfortunately her brother knows it. She’s emptied her savings, lost work, and spilled countless tears trying to keep him out of trouble, but now he’s in deeper than ever, and his debt is on Callie’s head. She’s given a choice: do some dirty work for the mob, or have her brother returned to her in tiny pieces.
Renting souls is big business for the religious population of Gem City. Those looking to take part in immoral—or even illegal—activity can borrow someone else’s soul, for a price, and sin without consequence.
To save her brother, Callie needs a borrowed soul, but she doesn’t have anywhere near the money to pay for it. The slimy Soul Charmer is willing to barter, but accepting his offer will force Callie into a dangerous world of magic she isn’t ready for.
With the help of the guarded but undeniably attractive Derek—whose allegiance to the Charmer wavers as his connection to Callie grows—she’ll have to walk a tight line, avoid pissing off the bad guys, all while struggling to determine what her loyalty to her family’s really worth.
Losing her brother isn’t an option. Losing her soul? Maybe.
Amanda says: How awesome does this urban fantasy sound?
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Finding You
Author: Jo Watson
Released: May 2, 2017 by Forever
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Destination Love #3When you go to Greece to meet your family but end up making out with your smokin’ hot tour guide #sorrynotsorry
Being adopted never made Jane Smith feel unloved, just unlike the rest of her family. As her twenty-fifth birthday approaches, she is struck by an overwhelming longing to finally find her place in the world. So in a very un-Jane-like move, she books a last-minute ticket to Greece to find her birth father and the real Jane. All she knows about him is it that he was a tour guide named Dimitri. Armed with this knowledge and several surprise boxes of condoms from her mom (not embarrassing at all), Jane takes off.
Within minutes of landing she makes two important discoveries. First, everyone in Greece is named Dimitri, and second, fate might be playing a sick joke on her when a sexy tour guide called Dimitri comes to fetch her from the airport. He offers to help Jane with her search—if she’ll go on an adventure with him. Stable Jane would never risk a steamy vacation romance. But real Jane might finally be ready to listen to her heart. Will Jane find her biological father, or will she end up finding something else entirely?
Sarah says: The tagline: When you go to Greece to meet your family but end up making out with your smokin’ hot tour guide #sorrynotsorry.
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Intercepting the Chef
Author: Rachel Goodman
Released: May 2, 2017 by Pocket Star
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: How to Score #1“Smart, sexy, and funny” (Publishers Weekly) contemporary romance writer Rachel Goodman is back with a brand new series about a quarterback trying to score in the most important game of his life—the game of love.
Gwen Lalonde is a rising star in the eyes of the elite restaurateurs of the world. But when her celebrity chef boss and now ex-boyfriend fires her, she finds herself playing a different game. Forced to flee San Francisco and return home to Denver, Gwen lands a spot as the executive chef at Stonestreet’s, a new restaurant owned by NFL golden boy and Colorado Blizzards quarterback Logan Stonestreet. When Logan starts pursuing Gwen romantically, she pulls a classic duck and weave and avoids any advances by throwing herself into reestablishing her reputation in Denver.
But Logan Stonestreet is persistent—he didn’t become one of the best football players in the league by throwing in the towel at the first rejection. Something about Logan’s unwavering determination—and amazing body—keeps Gwen around, and soon there’s more that’s sizzling than just the steak on the grill. Things are getting more serious than either side cares to admit, and when Logan suffers a severe injury in the playoffs, they’re both forced to make game-time decisions. The perfect romance for football fans and foodies alike, Intercepting the Chef is a delicious read that’ll have you hooked until the very last play.
Amanda says: Want to know some quick Amanda catnip? Sports + a foodie element.
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Nothing Like a Duke
Author: Jane Ashford
Released: May 2, 2017 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Duke's Sons #3A Georgette Heyer-esque tale of high society in the glittering Regency
Lord Robert Gresham has given up all hope that the beautiful Flora Jennings will ever take him seriously. He heads to an exclusive country house party to forget about Flora, but his plans are thwarted when she suddenly arrives.
Their attraction flares, but their romance becomes complicated when the sinister Anthony Durand shows up and threatens Flora. Every bone in Robert’s body says to save her…but he’ll have to learn that some damsels in distress can save themselves if he truly wants to win her heart.
Redheadedgirl says: I liked the first book in this series!
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Author: Amanda Quick
Released: May 9, 2017 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: American, Romantic Suspense, RomanceWhen Hollywood moguls and stars want privacy, they head to an idyllic small town on the coast, where the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel caters to their every need. It’s where reporter Irene Glasson finds herself staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool…
The dead woman had a red-hot secret about up-and-coming leading man Nick Tremayne, a scoop that Irene couldn’t resist—especially since she’s just a rookie at a third-rate gossip rag. But now Irene’s investigation into the drowning threatens to tear down the wall of illusion that is so deftly built around the famous actor, and there are powerful men willing to do anything to protect their investment.
Seeking the truth, Irene finds herself drawn to a master of deception. Oliver Ward was once a world-famous magician—until he was mysteriously injured during his last performance. Now the owner of the Burning Cove Hotel, he can’t let scandal threaten his livelihood, even if it means trusting Irene, a woman who seems to have appeared in Los Angeles out of nowhere four months ago…
With Oliver’s help, Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past—always just out of sight—could drag them both under…
Elyse says: Rom-sus set in the 1930’s. This is all my catnip.
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Public Relations
Young, PR star Rose Reed is thrown into the big leagues when her boss leaves town the day of the firm’s meeting with Archie Fox, a young, hot, internationally famous British singer-songwriter. The meeting is going badly until Rose suggests a staged romance with up-and-coming, young indie star Raya. He’ll do it, but only if Rose becomes his publicist. As the faux-mance begins to rehabilitate Archie’s faltering career, Rose finds his herself having unexpected, inconvenient and definitely unprofessional feelings for the crooner. But do late night texts and impromptu burrito binges mean he feels the same? In the end, Rose will have to decide whether to let her fantasy crush go, or to risk her reputation to be with the charming, handsome, scoundrel-y but sweet pop star she’s grown to love.
Amanda says: As someone who used to work in publicity, I will read anything with a PR heroine.
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The Fact of a Body
Author: Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Released: May 16, 2017 by Flatiron Books
Genre: NonfictionA young law student, an unspeakable crime, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
Before Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working on the retrial defense of death-row convicted murderer and child molester Ricky Langley, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment Ricky’s face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes, the moment she hears him speak of his crimes, she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case, realizing that despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar.
Crime, even the darkest and must unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pours over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky’s childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face her own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, to reckon with how her own past colors her view of Ricky’s crime.
But Alexandria is not alone in interpreting the crime through her own life. The judge, the jury foreman, even the victim’s mother and the defense attorney—all see what happened through their own lens of experience. The trial that took place was about Ricky’s past, but also the pasts of everyone touched by the murder. In Alexandria’s hands, THE FACT OF A BODY becomes a book not only about how the story of one crime was constructed—but about how we understand our past, the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth.
In the thrilling tradition of IN COLD BLOOD, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL and recent runaway phenoms MAKING A MURDERER and SERIAL, THE FACT OF A BODY is a groundbreaking, heart stopping investigation years in the making that shows how the law is comprised of individual stories and therefore more personal than we like to imagine, and serves as proof that arriving at truth is more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.
Amanda says: This true crime/memoir is one of most anticipated books of 2017.
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Flame in the Mist
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Released: May 16, 2017 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult
Series: Flame in the Mist #1rom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce.
The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor’s favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family’s standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace.
Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the ranks of the Black Clan, determined to track down the person responsible for the target on her back. But she’s quickly captured and taken to the Black Clan’s secret hideout, where she meets their leader, the rebel ronin Takeda Ranmaru, and his second-in-command, his best friend Okami. Still believing her to be a boy, Ranmaru and Okami eventually warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect and ingenuity. As Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets, of betrayal and murder, which will force her to question everything she’s ever known.
Amanda says: Samurai, a girl disguised as a boy, YEEEESSSS
Elyse says: This YA set in feudal Japan sounds amazing.
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The Simplicity of Cider
Author: Amy Reichert
Released: May 16, 2017 by Gallery Books
Genre: Romance, Women's FictionFall in love with The Simplicity of Cider, the charming new novel about an aloof but gifted cider-maker whose quiet life is interrupted by the arrival of a handsome man and his young son at her family’s careworn orchard by the author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and Luck, Love & Lemon Pie.
Focused and unassuming fifth generation cider-maker Sanna has one desire: to live a simple, quiet life on her family’s apple orchard in Door County, Wisconsin. Although her business is struggling, Sanna remains fiercely devoted to the orchard, despite her brother’s attempts to convince their aging father to sell the land.
Isaac Banks has spent years singlehandedly trying to shield his son Sebastian from his troubled mother. Fleeing heartbreak, Isaac packed up their lives and the two headed out on an adventure, taking odd jobs as they drove across the country from California, pulling up to Sanna’s orchard at exactly the right time…
Isaac’s helping hands are much appreciated at the apple farm, even more when Sanna’s father is injured in an accident, leaving her as his sole caretaker. As Sanna’s formerly simple life becomes increasingly complicated, she finds solace in unexpected places—friendship with young Sebastian and something more deliciously complex with Isaac—until an outside threat infiltrates the farm. Can Sanna save the orchard and her budding romance? Or will she lose more than she knew she had?
From the warm and funny Amy E. Reichert, The Simplicity of Cider is a charming love story with a touch of magic, perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen and Gayle Forman.
Amanda says: I love foodie books with romance and I love cider. So it seems like a match well-made.
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Buns
Author: Alice Clayton
Released: May 23, 2017 by Gallery Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Hudson Valley #3Clara Morgan is living the dream, if you can call rebranding hotels that are desperate for a new life and running any kind of marathon a dream. Which she does. But the career she loves and the endurance races that keep her adrenaline pumping have kept her too busy to put down any roots. Growing up in foster care, she’s never been able to establish traditions of her own, which may be why she’s fascinated by the rituals that generations-old family resorts are known for. She’s especially interested in the Bryant Mountain House, and not just for their secret recipe for the yummy, gooey, can’t-get-enough-of Hot Cross Buns….
Archie Bryant, the man with the Buns, is fifth generation and one-day-owner of the charming yet run-down Bryant Mountain House in Bailey Falls, New York. He’s determined to save his family’s legacy from the wrecking ball the old-fashioned way—by gritting his teeth and doing what needs to be done. There’s no way Archie will be influenced by the new hotel branding expert his father brought in to turn one hundred and fifty years of tradition on its head just to attract a faster, younger, slicker crowd. But when some of Clara’s ideas start bringing in new, paying customers, Archie can’t deny that she may have just given him a shot at keeping his resort open.
It’s sticky, it’s messy, it’s sweet, it’s Buns.
Amanda says: This series is so funny and sexy. I’m not sure if this is the last book in the series and if so, I wonder what Clayton has in store next.
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The Lady Traveler’s Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen
Author: Victoria Alexander
Released: May 23, 2017 by HQN Books
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Lady Travelers Guide #1Embark on the breathtaking romantic adventures of The Lady Travelers Society in the brand-new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander
Really, it’s too much to expect any normal man to behave like a staid accountant in order to inherit the fortune he deserves to support the lifestyle of an earl. So when Derek Saunders’s favorite elderly aunt and her ill-conceived—and possibly fraudulent—Lady Travelers Society loses one of their members, what’s a man to do but step up to the challenge? Now he’s escorting the world’s most maddening woman to the world’s most romantic city to find her missing relative.
While India Prendergast only suspects his organization defrauds gullible travelers, she’s certain a man with as scandalous a reputation as Derek Saunders cannot be trusted any farther than the distance around his very broad shoulders. As she struggles not to be distracted by his wicked smile and the allure of Paris, instead of finding a lost lady traveler, India just may lose her head, her luggage and her heart.
Redheadedgirl says: LOOK AT THAT TITLE!
Sarah says: The cover. Lookit! It says “lady traveler” and also “scoundrels.” I didn’t know this was my catnip until it hit my porch.
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Wed to a Spy
Author: Sharon Cullen
Released: May 23, 2017 by Loveswept
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: All the Queen's Spies #1Blistering seduction meets international intrigue in the Highlands as a veteran spy infiltrates the court of Mary, Queen of Scots. There he matches wits against a tantalizing enemy: his new wife.
Simon Marcheford wants nothing more than to settle down on the land bestowed upon him by the English crown. Queen Elizabeth, however, is not about to let her best spy retire so easily. Simon will have his reward, she decrees, after he completes one last mission in Scotland. But no sooner has he sussed out a diabolical plot up North than Queen Mary weds him to her cousin—an exquisite beauty with troubled, soulful eyes—and orders Simon to watch her every move.
Aimee de Verris is no spy. But her life may depend on becoming one. Banished from the French court by Catherine de Medici, Aimee finds herself tasked with reporting on Queen Mary’s activities in Scotland, where she’s unnerved by the frigid weather and brutish customs. Worst of all, Aimee’s been married off to a most uncouth lout. But when murder strikes, she learns to appreciate Simon’s talent for shielding her with every inch of his muscular frame. If Aimee desires her husband, perhaps she could trust him—or even love him.
Redheadedgirl says: Lady spies are a HUGE trend right now and this one involves Mary, Queen of Scots! I WANT ALL OF THIS.
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The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
Author: Julia Quinn
Released: May 30, 2017 by Avon
Genre: Historical: American, Historical: European, Romance
Series: Rokesbys #2While you were sleeping…
With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. He’s unconscious and in desperate need of her care, and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier’s life, even if staying by his side means telling one little lie…
I told everyone I was your wife
When Edward comes to, he’s more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out six months of his memory, but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is—even if he does not recall her face—and with everyone calling her his wife, he decides it must be true, even though he’d always assumed he’d marry his neighbor back in England.
If only it were true…
Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself—completely—to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out, Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs. Rokesby.
Elyse says: A Quinn historical set in Revolutionary War New York? Yes please!
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I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Author: Maurene Goo
Released: May 30, 2017 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR
Genre: Romance, Young AdultDesi Lee knows how carburetors work. She learned CPR at the age of five. As a high school senior, she has never missed a day of school and has never had a B in her entire life. She’s for sure going to Stanford. But—she’s never had a boyfriend. In fact, she’s a disaster in romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation-magnet whose botched attempts at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi decides to tackle her flirting failures with the same zest she’s applied to everything else in her life. She finds her answer in the Korean dramas her father has been obsessively watching for years—where the hapless heroine always seems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten. It’s a simple formula, and Desi is a quick study. Armed with her “K Drama Rules for True Love,” Desi goes after the moody, elusive artist Luca Drakos—and boat rescues, love triangles, and fake car crashes ensue. But when the fun and games turn to true feels, Desi finds out that real love is about way more than just drama.
Amanda says: A young woman uses K-dramas to help guide her love life. Hell yeah!
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Merely a Marriage
Author: Jo Beverly
Released: May 30, 2017 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: European, RomanceThe New York Times bestselling author of The Viscount Needs a Wife returns with another roguishly delicious Regency romance…
As England mourns the death of Princess Charlotte, Lady Ariana Boxstall has another succession in mind. Her brother, Norris, is a strapping young man, but he’s also happily unmarried and childless. Norris agrees to take a wife on one condition: that Ariana take a husband first. Although she realizes she risks a lifetime in a loveless marriage, for the sake of her family, Ariana accepts his challenge.When the Earl of Kynaston met Ariana eight years ago, he broke her heart. Since then, his own heart has been broken, and he’s sworn off love…until he sees Ariana all grown-up and his resolve is threatened.
Could Ariana’s bargain with Norris actually lead her to happiness? With real love on the line, she must win over the one man who refuses to be had.
Sarah says: Jo Beverley’s last book – I’m an emotional mix of excited and very sad.
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Romancing the Throne
Author: Nadine Jolie Courtney
Released: May 30, 2017 by Katherine Tegen Books
Genre: Romance, Young AdultFor the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libby’s all-girls school threatens her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and picturesque Sussex Park. Social-climbing Charlotte considers it her sisterly duty to bring Libby into her circle: Britain’s young elites, glamorous teens who vacation in Hong Kong and the South of France and are just as comfortable at a polo match as they are at a party.
It’s a social circle that just so happens to include handsome 17-year-old Prince Edward, heir to Britain’s throne.
Charlotte’s had her eye on Edward, and soon they’re snogging all over the campus lawn and common rooms—while Libby busies herself with settling into her studies and navigating the complicated social code of Sussex Park. Eager to put her sister at ease, Charlotte encourages Libby to hang out with her new boyfriend. And much to everyone’s surprise, Libby and Edward hit it off.
Actually, they really hit it off.
In this juicy, contemporary girl-meets-prince story, two sisters find themselves at odds over the same boy amid high-society expectations and paparazzi scandals. In the end, there may be a price to pay for romancing the throne . . . and more than one path to happily ever after.
Amanda says: First, I love the title. And second, I’m curious how two sisters fall for the same royal is going to go. Fingers cross that sisterly love wins out.
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Shacking Up
Author: Helena Hunting
Released: May 30, 2017 by Swerve
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceRuby Scott is months behind on rent and can’t seem to land a steady job. She has one chance to turn things around with a big audition. But instead of getting her big break, she gets sick as a dog and completely bombs it in the most humiliating fashion. All thanks to a mysterious, gorgeous guy who kissed—and then coughed on—her at a party the night before.
Luckily, her best friend might have found the perfect opportunity; a job staying at the lavish penthouse apartment of hotel magnate Bancroft Mills while he’s out of town, taking care of his exotic pets. But when the newly-evicted Ruby arrives to meet her new employer, it turns out Bane is the same guy who got her sick.
Seeing his role in Ruby’s dilemma, Bane offers her a permanent job as his live-in pet sitter until she can get back on her feet. Filled with hilariously awkward encounters and enough sexual tension to heat a New York City block, Shacking Up, from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting, is sure to keep you laughing and swooning all night long.
Amanda says: This contemporary seems like a fun, feel-good romance.
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White Hot
Author: Ilona Andrews
Released: May 30, 2017 by Avon
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: Hidden Legacy #2Nevada Baylor has a unique and secret skill—she knows when people are lying—and she’s used that magic (along with plain, hard work) to keep her colorful and close-knit family’s detective agency afloat. But her new case pits her against the shadowy forces that almost destroyed the city of Houston once before, bringing Nevada back into contact with Connor “Mad” Rogan.
Rogan is a billionaire Prime—the highest rank of magic user—and as unreadable as ever, despite Nevada’s “talent.” But there’s no hiding the sparks between them. Now that the stakes are even higher, both professionally and personally, and their foes are unimaginably powerful, Rogan and Nevada will find that nothing burns like ice . . .
Amanda says: I just finished the first book in this series and I am so on board! I think I may like this series more than Kate Daniels, which I know is a blasphemous thing to say.
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“Assassin’s Fate” by Robin Hobb, Book Three of the Fitz & the Fool Trilogy, sixteenth and FINAL book of the Realm of the Elderings series, is out May 9!
I’m in tears already.
I’m Hold #43 of 108 on 17 copies (so far) of “Into the Water”, soooooo that book should do fine.
And “The Girl Who Knew Too Much” looks awesome!
I want that orange dress on the Jane Ashford cover so bad! Like, I would wear it work. I could make a ball gown office appropriate somehow.
I feel lik I have been waiting for White Hot forever. I loved the first book so much I have read it at least 3 times (including the audiobook, which is really good). I think this is my most anticipated book of the year. I will probably download it & read it as soon as it is released, even if it means staying up all night.
where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce
I would totally read a book about the adventures of Mulan and Tamora Pierce in feudal Japan. Just sayin’.
That cover for Flame in the Mist is one of those to which I alluded in a “YA fantasy is killing it in the cover department” comment a while back.
I just finished Burn for Me and I’m counting down the days until White Hot! And I’m super excited for A Court of Wings and Ruin. May is going to be hell on my wallet.
I’m looking forward to New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan.
On May 2 Sharon Lee & Steve Miller’s ” A Gathering Edge” will be released. It is the new story in their Liaden universe. I am looking forward to catching up with the further adventures of the Dragon and Tree clan, especially as I believe it focuses on Theo Waitley who is one of my favourite characters.
However the book I am most eagerly anticipating is “White Hot” by Ilona Andrews.which will be released on May 30. I too have read, and listened to, ” Burn for Me” ( book 1 in the series) at least 3 times.
Amanda Quick’s ” The Girl Who Knew too Much” also sounds intriguing.
I con’t believe I have to work tomorrow when A Court of Wings and Ruin comes out. I should have taken the day off so I could just read all day. This is easily my most anticipated book of the year.
Gwenda Bond’s latest Lois Lane book Triple Threat is out today 5/1
Frances: Yay for another Liaden fan!
Megan Whalen Turner. Thick As Thieves. Nuff said.
I’ll see you all that and raise you:
Beauty Like The Night, Joanna Bourne. I’m the only one on tenterhooks for this one? Really?
Baby Come Back, M. O’Keefe continues her exploration of the gritty side, which is so completely NOT my catnip and yet soooo good.
Good Night From London, Jennifer Robson. Young reporter goes to London to cover WWII.
Theft by Finding, David Sedaris.
Twist, Kylie Scott. Bartender hero. Meow.
In Skate Trouble, Kate Meader. Hockey Romance in time for the playoffs!
And to cap it all off: May 30 brings La Nora’s newest, Come Sundown. Holiday weekend plans made.
Busy, busy month. Luckily(/)8 hours of it will be on a plane.
I love Rachel Goodman (disclaimer: we share an editor but my love for her writing is legit). She writes complex female characters, and if foodie romances are your thing, then you will love her stuff. I’m excited to read this one.
White Hot is probably the book I’m most looking forward to this year. I never thought I could love something more than the Kate Daniels series but I think I’m with Amanda on this one.
Julia Quinn is a big time author but they can’t get a period dress right?!
Can I just put my life on hold for a few months and do nothing but read? Is that too much to ask?
May 30th is so far away – that’s the day that Beyond Doubt, a new Bren & Six novella from Kit Rocha comes out. They’re my favorite couple from that series.
Added The Girl Who Knew Too Much, and the Lady’s Traveling Society to my list as well! And thanks for the reminder to re-read Burn For Me before White Hot finally comes out.
Eagerly awaiting White Hot and the new Kate Shugak by Dana Stabenow. It’s been soooooooo long!
The last Jo Beverly – so sad! Will definitely be picking that one up.
Also, can’t wait for City of Miracles, the final in the Divine Cities trilogy from Robert Jackson Bennett – comes out tomorrow.
Definitely interested in The Flame In the Mist (I’m sorry, did you say Mulan retelling….YESSSS get in my brain), Romancing the Throne (although the synopsis set off the bells in my head that read The Royal We), The Fact of a Body (hello, Imma need you on audio), Borrowed Souls (I need urban fantasy to get awesome again, since maybe it will light a fire under Jim Butcher’s ass and we can get that next Dresden File), and Buns (I like Clayton’s humor). Also anxiously waiting A Court of Wings and Ruin..no, YOU checked the “in processing” at the library three times today. I need my Rhysand. Come to Mama.
That said, the April book moratorium broke me of some bad habits, so I think I’ll be okay waiting on some of this. That and I have access to not one, not two, but three overdrive libraries. You can do pretty well that way, too.
Lots of enticing choices!
And, DonnaMarie, you’re not the only one looking forward to Joanna Bourne’s Beauty Like The Night. Amazon is giving the date as August 1.
Sign me up for the “White Hot” fan club here. I can’t believe their publishing house made them wait a YEAR before they would release this book. So they can save money promoting the next one in the same season? Their cheapness was my heartache. Thank Goodness the Andrews could come out with Innkeeper in the meantime. I am on tiptoe waiting for this book.
I second Megan Whalen Turner’s Thick as Thieves. Audible will be releasing the whole set, woo hoo.
@Kareni, Noooooooooooooooo. Those $+*(#!’s @ Goodreads put it in my new releases feed as May 6. It’s been on my calendar for months now. The whole month is blown! Well, except for Buns and The Girl Who Knew Too Much and Baby Come Back and Come Sundown and I guess I have enough to keep me busy. Sigh… I’m over it.
Can we declare May 30th a holiday? With the Julia Quinn and Ilona Andrews releases, I’m going to need some time off work.