I hope everybody is staying safe and healthy during these times. Despite everything, did you have a chance to catch up with your TBR romance list? If not, here are some releases coming up this May to give you some inspiration!
(NOTE: Books, titles, and covers are subject to change!)
May 1
- A Biker Romance by Jess Winters (bikers)
- Candidly Yours (Carnivale Chronicles) by Reese Ryan (African-American)
- Daddy’s Marine Buddy by Nina Lee (erotica)
- Seduced by a Billionaire by Jill Downey (billionaires)
- Sweet Cider Sin by Rexi Lake (erotica)
- Velvet Guild (Velvet Guild #7) by Ninya (erotica)
May 4
- Can’t Fight This Feeling (Indigo Royal Resort #1) by Claire Hastings (contemporary)
- The Dark Heart of the Sea (Pirates of the Isles #2) by Celeste Barclay (pirates)
- Finding Bliss (The Moore Family #1) by Abby Brooks (contemporary)
- Jenson (Silver Screen Doms #1) by Meg Harding (LGTBQ)
- One Night Forever by Amy Beckinsale (new adult)
- Trust in Love by Linda Kage (fantasy adventure)
May 5
- The Chocoholic’s Guide to Getting it On (The Lust List #1) by Michele Renae (contemporary)
- Impossible Rogue (Desert Rogue #1) by Alexandria Ashcroft (cowboys, interracial)
- Initiation: My Harem Academia by Xya Olson (LGBTQ, harem, shifters)
- Orc’s Prize (Wicked Tales #1) by Maisie Lyra (fantasy)
- Passion Awakened (The Hush #1) by Katherine Diane (paranormal)
- Risking it All (City of Fountains #1) by Hayden West (LGBTQ)
May 6
- Cookies & Cream by T. White (African-American erotica)
- Counterpoint by Lauren Rico (new adult)
- Elizabeth Barrett and Cupid’s Brooch by Donna Ann Brown (time travel)
- Falling for the Bad Boy (Summer Secrets #1) by Emma Tharp
- Hooky by Alicia Stills (contemporary)
- A King so Cold by Ella Fields (paranormal)
May 7
- Flirty (Nerdy, Flirty, & Dirty) by JB Heller (rom-com)
- Hardass by Train Lex (contemporary)
- Home to You (Ferry Falls #1) by Sandra Marine (contemporary)
- Like You Care (Devilbend Dynasty #1) by Kaydence Snow (new adult, bully romance)
- Malicious Envy (Sins of Proteus #1) by Kitt Rose (shifters)
- Play to Win by Ja’Nese Dixon (African-American, sports)
May 8
- Celestial Prison (For the Faeiry Absolutes #1) by Avery Song & Veronica Agnus (fantasy)
- Light (Spanking the SEAL #1) by Julia Bright (erotica)
- Machiavellian (Gangsters of New York #1) by Bella DiCorte (mafia)
- Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright (BWWM, romantic suspense)
- Notes in Love (Studs in Stetsons #1) by Megan Hetherington (cowboys)
- To Blake, With Love by KT Webb (new adult)
May 11
- Boudreaux’s Lady (Boudreaux Universe) by Lauren Smith (regency)
- Filthy Beast (Junkyard Shifters #1) by Liza Street (shifters)
- Heired Lines by Magan Vernon (royals)
- Hometown Player by Jules Hahn (new adult)
- Love Thine Enemy by Alice Wootson (historical, Civil War, interracial)
- Shattered Pieces (Cresthill Alumni #1) by Rebekah Vasick (LGBTQ)
May 12
- Dare to Resist (Dare Nation #1) by Carly Philips (sports)
- Melissa and the Vicar (The Seducers #1) by S.M. LaViolette (regency)
- Mission All In (Brantley Walker: Off the Books #1) by Nicole Edwards (military)
- The Naughty Princess (The 1001 Dark Nights series) by Claire Contreas (royals)
- Original Sin (The Order of the Vampires #1) by Lydia Michaels (paranormal)
- Prognosis Temporary by Amy Andrews (doctors)
- Reckless Memories (The Wrecked #1) by Catherine Cowles (contemporary)
May 13
- Crossing the Line by Megan Hart (contemporary)
- His to Protect (Lake Powell Firefighter #1) by Jewel Allen (firefighters)
- Razor Kisses (Razor’s Harem #1) by Cookie Scott (superhero reverse harem)
- Synnr’s Saint (Zulir Warrior Mates #1) by Kate Rudolph
- Veil of Lies by G.D. Madsen (romantic suspense)
- Warriors Secret (Elite Warrior #1) by McKayla Jade (dark fantasy)
May 14
- Behind Closed Doors (Tutela Brotherhood #1) by S.J. Cupla (dark paranormal reverse harem)
- False Assumptions by Jerica MacMillan (sports)
- French Press by Sienna Waters (LGBTQ)
- Heart of Fire by Sedona Venez (firefighters)
- Night Justice (Chicago Vigilantes #1) by India Kells (erotic suspense)
May 15
- Bioluminescent (The Mimics #1) by Auryn Hadley (sci-fi)
- Purgatory (Purgatory #1) by Hayley Smyth (dark)
- Rogue Wolf (Lycans of Eve #1) by Alexis Pierce (shifters)
- The Rogue Irish Boss by Nicole Houston (dark BWWM mafia)
- The Two of Us (Love in Isolation #1) by Kennedy Fox (new adult)
- When We Were Us (Alpha Boyfriends #3) by J.S. Cooper (new adult)
May 18
- As Greek at It Gets by Sue Roberts (romantic comedy)
- His to Shelter (The Guard #1) by Em Petrova (military)
- Maid to the Mafia: Totally Devoted (Maid to the Mafia #4) by Wanitta Praks (mafia)
- Mean Right Hook (The Fever Brothers #1) by Michele Mills (sci-fi)
- Royal Bastard (Instantly Royal #1) by Avery Flynn (royals)
- The Stockman’s Secret by Mandy Magro (rural)
May 19
- Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley #1) by Lexi Ryan (billionaire)
- Misadventures of a Biker by Scott Hildreth (contemporary)
- Runaway (Cascade Mountain Manhunt #1) by Mia London & Susan Sheehey (thriller)
- Sacrificed (Wild Hunt #1) by Nancy Corrigan (paranormal)
- Stirred (Twisted Fox #1) by Charity Ferrell (contemporary)
- With Every Beat (Rescued #1) by Lyndsay Marie (new adult)
May 21
- BEAM (The Men of Whiskey Mountain #3) by Frankie Love (contemporary)
- Freedom Mine (Mine to Protect #1) by Julie K. Cohen (sci-fi)
- His Forbidden PA (ARGENN Billionaires #2) by Pippa Lux (billionaires)
- My Stepbrother, The Cop by Ashely Sands (police)
- Shark Bite Blues (Primal Mates #2) by Bella Shaw (shifters)
- Summer Surprises (Calloway Brothers #1) by Audrey Palmer (contemporary)
May 22
- The Beginning of the End by R. Holmes (erotica)
- A Demon in Dallas (Hunters’ Chronicles #1) by Amy Armstrong (paranormal)
- Dancin’ with Demons (Smoky Mountain Regulators #1) by Courtney Lynn Rose (bikers)
- Gemini Kings by King Penn (MFM)
- My Sinful Temptation by Lauren Blakely (contemporary)
- Seven Sins of Snow by Loxley Savage (dark paranormal romance)
- Silver Rogue by Ebony Olson (paranormal)
May 26
- Desiring the Devil of Duncraven (Secret Wallflower Society #3) by Jillian Eaton (regency)
- Fireflies & Strippers (A Reckless Billionaire Romance #1) by D.H. Gibbs (billionaires)
- The Hideaway Inn (Seasons of New Hope #1) by Philip William Stover (LGBTQ)
- HOLY F*CK (ABCs of Love #1) by Vanessa Booke (contemporary)
- How I Accidentally Slept with a Prince by Susan Laine (LGBTQ)
- Loving Violet (Rockers’ Legacy #4) by Terri Anne Browning (musicians)
- Maliki (Guardian Defenders #2) by Kris Michaels (military)
- Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron (The Infamous Lords #4) by Renee Ann Miller (regency)
- Night of the Billionaire Wolf by Terry Spear (shifters)
- Pushing His Luck (Surf, Sun & Sex #3) by Rhyannon Byrd (contemporary)
- Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan (BWWM)
- Savage Wolf (Black Mesa Wolves #8) by J.K. Harper (shifters)
- Voices from a Distant Room by Marcia Gloster (fantasy)
- Wolf Under Fire (STAT #1) by Paige Tyler (shifters suspense)
- The Words to Bind (The Playgrounds #1) by P. Stormcrow (erotica)
May 27
- Distracted by The Highlander (Highlander Forever #4) by Rebecca Preston (time travel)
- A Love Song for Rebels (Rivals #2) by Piper Lawson (contemporary)
- Return of the Fox (Mission Belles #2) by Pamela Gibson (historical western)
- Rule Breaker (New Orleans Bourdons #1) by Lisa B. Kamps (sports)
- Smuggler (Mortal Corruption #2) by Hazel Jonas (dark sci-fi)
- Tender Cargo (Forgotten Cargo #3) by Beva John (sci-fi)
May 28
- Born to be Mine (The Alpha God #3) by Lexa Luthor (LGBTQ, sci-fi, omegaverse)
- Curse of the Fae King (Dark Faerie Court #1) by Delia E. Castel (fantasy)
- Dark Protector (Black Hoods MC #1) by Avelyn Paige & Geri Glenn (bikers)
- Fire Maidens: Ireland (Billionaires & Bodyguards #5) by Anna Lowe (shifters)
- Summer Nights (Calloway Brothers #2) by Audrey Palmer (contemporary)
- The Vampire’s Familiar (Familiar Mates) by T.J. Nichols (LGBTQ, shifters)
May 29
- Alluring Temptation (Temptation #2) by Spencer Pearson (LGBTQ)
- Angel Unchained by J.S. Wilder (sci-fi)
- Cook’s Choice (Lost Boys MC #4) by Janice M. Whiteaker (bikers)
- Out of Play (Love in the Arena #2) by Kayla Tirrell (sports)
- Principessa of Chicago (The Rocchetti Dynasty #2) by Bree Porter (royals, romantic suspense)
- Rhythm to My Heartbeat (Blues City Love #1) by R.J. Ware (African-American)
May 30
- The Barbarian by Jessie Rose Case (medieval)
- The Darkest Rose (Black Garden #1) by Niobe Marsh (paranormal)
- Feel My Love (Lovelly #5) by Clara Stone (contemporary)
- Knight Time Kiss by Brynn Paulin (medieval)
- Netherfield Nights by Emma East (regency)
- Protected by Love (Taking Chances #4) by Aliana James (LGBTQ)
May 31
- Daddy’s Law (Lost Coats Daddies #4) by Olivia Fox (contemporary)
- Disciplinary Action by Onley James (LGBTQ)
- Liam (The Campbell Brothers #3) by T.C. Clark (BWWM)
- An Outlawed Heiress and Her Duke (Time Travel Romance #3) by Denise Daye (historical western)
- Rogue Treasure by Odyssey Rose (African-American sci-fi)
- Shared by Four (Mortal Fates #1) by Xya Olsen (fantasy LGBTQ)
Missed the previous releases? Here you go:
- Steamy Romance Releases of April 2020
- Steamy Romance Releases of March 2020
- Steamy Romance Releases of February 2020
- Steamy Romance Releases of January 2020
- Steamy Romance Releases of December 2019
- Steamy Romance Releases of November 2019
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