The Hottest Books Releasing in May 2025
Happy May!
A new month brings fresh beginnings and even more exciting book releases. May is scattered with anticipated drops from Freida McFadden, Kennedy Ryan and more.
Below, discover everything you wanted to know about what's up and coming in publishing.
The Tenant by Freida McFadden — May 6
Freida McFadden is notorious for pumping out her addicting murder mysteries. This year already saw the release of The Crash in January. In less than a week, we will get her second effort of 2025, The Tenant.
This book introduces Blake Porter, a seemingly successful marketing executive whose world crashes down after his role is terminated. Now, he must cut corners to stay afloat, starting with a roommate. Whitney seems like the perfect roommate, but when she moves in, things start to go awry.
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune — May 6
Carley Fortune is back with another summer romance.
Alice was just a teenager when one picture changed her life. As a photographer, she has learned to live comfortably behind the camera, but when her grandmother breaks her hip, Alice must return to the place that started it all. The nostalgia and familiarity will challenge her let loose—and maybe even rekindle a relationship with a subject of one of her iconic photos.
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Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan — May 13
Kennedy Ryan is known for pulling at our heartstrings, and Can't Get Enough won't be an exception.
In the third installment of her Skyland series, we meet Hendrix Barry, a wildly successful business-owner who has given up on love. Enter Maverick Bell, a charming tech mogul who is also the one person Hendrix cannot date. Will Hendrix let finally let her walls down and take a passionate risk?
What Sleeps Within the Cove by Harper L. Woods — May 13
Harper L. Woods has been building an action-packed fae universe in her Of Flesh & Bone series. The saga will continue on May 13 with What Sleeps Within the Cove. Unfortunately, we don't have many details about the release. But the describes teases, "Go back to where it all began…"
Ride With Me by Simone Soltani — May 20
We had no idea we needed a Formula 1 racer in our lives until we read Simone Soltani's Cross the Line. Get ready to swoon again in her newest release, Ride With Me.
This book will follow Dev Anderson's peer, Thomas Maxwell-Brown. When the racing star heads to Las Vegas for a wedding, he meets the very beautiful Stella Baldwin, a recently single entrepreneur. Little did Thomas know he'd be leaving with a wife of his own, too.
We were lucky enough to receive an advanced reader copy of Ride With Me and can confidently report it does not disappoint.
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig — May 20
Sybil Delling hasn't had a dream in almost a decade, but she's a Diviner, meaning she receives visions to help predict when bad things will happen. When she and the other Diviners reach the end of their service, a mysterious and rude knight arrives and women begin to disappear. Unluckily for her, she may need to team up with the knight to save her fellow Diviners.
Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan — May 20
As children, Emily Swanson and Tuck Mattice were inseparable until life happened. Now an adult, Emily is a rising pop star who needs security. As fate offers, Tuck could use a new job after leaving prison. For a second, it's exactly like old times, and when a solar flare turns the world dark, they must both confront their past and build a new life together.
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