10 Books to Read in May

 

May is always one of the best reading months; there's so many great books coming out. Beach read season is almost here and slowly the summer reads start coming out. There's so many to look forward to; it's hard to narrow it down to just ten. 

 

1. Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore (5/27)

 This novel follows "a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against a backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle."

 

 

2. Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein (5/13)

This "love letter to lake life is “the Parent Trap for adults,” the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father’s cabin in Maine after his unexpected death."

 

 

3. Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey (5/27)

"A moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down."

 

 

4. The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly (5/27)

"Two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women in this spectacular novel inspired by true events."

5. It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan (5/27)

"A novel about a former adolescent TV actress-turned-Hollywood producer whose “fake it till you make it” mantra sets her on a crash course with her past, forcing her to spend a week on Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love."

 

 

6. Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (5/27)

 "What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy" from this beloved romance author.

 

 

7. One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune (5/6)

A radiant summer escape to the lake featuring Charlie from Every Summer After.

 

 

8. The Love Haters by Katherine Center (5/20)

 "A documentary unites two people who are jaded about love in the sparkling" novel that takes place at the Florida Keys.

 

 

9. The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz (5/20)

"On a trip to the tropical paradise where her fiancée died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident—and the killer’s still on the island."

 

 

10. Where The Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe (5/13)

This is the first of two "epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman's life across multiple generations in the American South."

 

 

 

These are the books I have my eye on this month. Let me know in the comments which books you are looking forward to reading.