May 2023 New Releases to Add to Your TBR Pile
May has had some great releases to kick off the summer season. There is a nice variety of genres that our book club would like to shed some light on. From Fantasy to Romance to Friendship, the characters in these novels will connect with many.
There are books from new authors, second books from acclaimed authors, and stories you may seem interested in just by the synopsis. Here at Maude’s Book Club, we want our community to broaden their horizons and try new genres!
Here are the new books being released at the end of May.
MAY 23RD
After the tragic chain of events led to the deaths of their spouses two years ago D.C. philanthropist Sloane Chase and Senator White Montgomery are finally starting to move on. The horrifying ordeal drew them together, and now they’re ready to settle down again - with each other.
Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil. She must solve the mystery and clear her name without the support of her beloved, Sylah.
Jodie Boyd is a shy and anxious twenty-something, completely unsure of what to do with her life. Her older sister, Bree, is an adventurous, globe-trotting, hugely successful Instagram influencer. She’s the most alive person Jodie knows - up until Bree’s unfathomable, untimely death from Leukemia. Bree did think about everyone, and Jodie is shocked by a new post on her sister’s Instagram feed, challenging her to complete her very public Bucket List.
Being reborn as an immortal defender of the realm gets awfully tiring over the years - or at least that’s what Sir Kay’s thinking as he claws his way up from beneath the Earth yet again. Now, he finds himself in a strange new world where oceans have risen, the army’s been privatized, and half of Britain’s been sold to foreign powers.
The Catenan Republic - the Hierarchy - may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets.
MAY 30TH
It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.
When Shek Yeung sees a Portuguese sailor slay her husband, a feared pirate, she knows she must act swiftly or die. Instead of marrying her husband’s second-in-command, and agreeing to bear him a son and heir, in order to retain power over half of the fleet.
Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence, and leaving her pop star image in the past. That is until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams — a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform the way she’s always wanted.
It’s been a minute - or five years - since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Over the years they’ve reunited in Big Sur to honour a decades-old pact to throw each other living “funerals”, celebrations to remind themselves that life is worth living.
Have you picked any of the books listed above? If you have, let us know which ones! If you have any recommendations similar to the books listed above drop them in the comments below.
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