Good news! We’ve got a few romances that are releasing over the course of this month that might satisfy every bookish desire. Historical and contemporary. Hating-to-dating and off-road adventures. Instant pot romances and slow burns. There’s a little bit of everything! Some books are by familiar names, while others are much anticipated debuts. You’ll notice these are almost all books that will be published by big imprints like Berkley, Avon, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and so forth. While there are probably independently published romances that will be coming out this month, they tend to have a shorter lead time and might either only be posted for preorder a few weeks before their release, or get the Lemonade treatment and just drop whenever they want. Keep your eye out for those, too! Here are a number of books I’m excited for (and you should be, too!) coming out over the course of the next month. Wow. This is a hell of a month! The May 3 releases are particularly extensive and exciting, if I say so myself. Note to self: leave enough money in my bank account for the mortgage. Release Date: May 3 Release Date: May 3 Release Date: May 3 Release Date: May 3 Set in the mid 2010s, this story centers Amy, a queer baker working for a conservative Christian business, who somehow ends up becoming a bridesmaid-for-hire. And then there’s Charley, smart, attractive, and new to town. Amy is finding her way, but she has a bit of a problem with trying to please everyone, even the people who would not be happy with her being out. So she has to decide: be liked by people who shouldn’t be able to control who she is, or be her true self, loved wholly by the people who matter? Release Date: May 3 Release Date: May 3 Release Date: May 3 More body positivity in fitness romances, yes! Release Date: May 10 Release Date: May 17 (Audiobook out now!) Release Date: May 17 Release Date: May 24 Release Date: May 24 Release Date: May 24 Release Date: May 31 Looking for more new romance recommendations? Be sure to subscribe to the Kissing Books newsletter and listen to the When In Romance podcast! And if you’re looking for more new books in general, you’re going to have a heckuva time with the weekly New Books newsletter!
