Must Read Indie Author May Releases
Hello friends and lovers!
Welcome to the third monthly blog post of brand new romance releases you should be reading by indie authors.
All books are in the romance category, but can have various sub genres. May is a BIG month for a lot of our indie authors and there are so many releases that are too good to pass up!
As an indie author myself, oftentimes we find ourselves overwhelmed with the entire process of marketing, writing, platform building, admin work. We’re wearing multiple hats, all the while hoping we can find a way to market our books.
Along with the book, you’ll be able to read the book blurb, learn about the author, and have easily accessible links to purchase.
I’ll be posting the this monthly list at the end of each month for the brand new upcoming release month.
Books will be in order of release date.
Enjoy! (If you love this, please comment below so I know to continue this type of content for you.)
Trope: High School Bully Romance
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: May 9, 2021
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Jamie
Jake White is our king.
A king with a crown of thorns, a heart of stone, and evil in his soul. He hides it well though, under a beautiful smile and eyes that ravage your heart.
But Stoneview Prep’s golden boy has always had a dark aura around him. Like a well-guarded secret. A blackness that he never lets anyone see.
"Curiosity killed the cat, Jamie." My mom always tells me.
She never said it would get me in more trouble than I could handle. She never said it would throw me into the dark world of Jake White. And when I not-so-accidentally find out part of Jake’s past, I finally learn the consequences of mischievous nosiness.
Curiosity doesn’t kill this cat. It turns it into a mouse to be played with.
At least that’s what Jake decided.
Jake
Three years. That’s how much my twin and I got of freedom before our past caught up with us.
We were doing well, we were being good, we were keeping out of trouble. Most of all, I was in control.
But trouble always finds a reason to make its way back to us. And when it does, Jamie Williams is here to witness it.
In the morning I learned of her existence, in the afternoon she was spying on me like a fangirl.
This girl is desperate to find out what’s behind the golden boy’s facade I was kind enough to put on.
So be it.
I have time on my hands, darkness on my mind, and a hundred ways to make Jamie Williams bend to my will.
This book is approximately 92,000 words and is the first book of a three-book series. Giving In is a dark high school bully romance intended for mature readers. It contains detailed sexual scenes and bullying scenes that some readers may find triggering. If you are unsure of your triggers, please heed the author’s trigger warning in the book.
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About the Author
Lola is a dark romance author. A big fan of sarcasm, people watching, and wine, Lola is a Frenchie living in London. She spends most of her spare time attempting to tame her untameable imagination, which she only manages when she writes her stories.
Trope: Love triangle, friends to lovers
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: May 15, 2021
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Cricket Jones has already survived her teenage daughter, Mac, being kidnapped by a manipulative vampire and her own abduction by an alpha-hole werewolf. But there’s no rest for the weary.
Now, charged with gathering intel on Aiden, a shady dragon-shifter, who’s shown up in Bitter End seeking a mysterious ‘antique,’ Cricket’s Revealer powers immediately sound the alarm. Something is off about Aiden. But everyone around her seems enamored by him--including her Reaper friend, Essie, and boyfriend, Zeb.
When those closest to her begin acting strangely, then disappear, Cricket must unravel the truth behind Aiden’s intentions. Will Cricket have to brave the dragon’s maw and embrace new powers to rescue them?
Links
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About the Author
Shauna is a paranormal romance author who aspires to become a professional time traveler. Her first two books in the Nashville Immortals series were released in 2020, Bitter End and Bad Blood. Book Three, Burning Secrets, comes out in May 2021. She’s currently hard at work on a new contemporary romance series, as well as short stories for several anthologies. She writes about all things romance and lives vicariously through her characters.
Shauna lives near Nashville, TN with her husband, son, their dog, and a beta fish. She loves books, coffee, wine, and bacon, in no particular order.
Trope: Bittersweet, emotional second chance romance
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 25, 2021
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It's impossible to shield your heart from a man who knows you so well. A man who is your husband. The father of your children. The love of your life. A man like Giulio Giannotti.
I thought we would last forever...but we won't. Not when he doesn't believe our abducted child is still alive. Not if I continue to lose myself in this chaotic hope. Not until our daughter is found.
It scares me...the stark reality of how cruel life can be to us, how twisted secrets turn to sacrifice and how there's always someone in the misty shadows lurking...watching.
Tonight marks six months since we lost it all. It should bind Giulio and me closer together, yet the moment his hot gaze lands on mine, it's all over. The pact I made with myself to reserve all my nerves shatters into a million pieces as those eyes burn straight through me.
They're heavenly fire. And it's as if he can see me. All of me...
If this is supposed to be the end of us, then why does it feel like it's only just the beginning?
Merciful Vows is a bittersweet second chance romantic suspense standalone and the first book in the emotionally gripping interconnected world set in Seattle: 'The Giannotti World'.
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PRE-ORDER LINKS
US: https://amzn.to/3rHX8J4
UK: https://amzn.to/2PLkPmn
CA: https://amzn.to/31AHQv7
AU: https://amzn.to/3ueJYoA
B&N: https://bit.ly/3wfFq30
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3ueDYfC
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3uc3a69
➕Add to your TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56904572-merciful-vows
About the Author
Vanessa Luisa is a contemporary romance author. She resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her army of current reads, sassy cat and Tom Hardy…the latter is purely all in her mind, but shh don’t tell her!
Vanessa adores all things from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Seinfeld and believes tea is a writing essential. Her love of reading and writing have always been with her, and while she has a background in certified personal styling, nowadays Vanessa is turning her dream of being an author into reality.
She loves writing swoon-worthy, emotionally gripping stories with passionate alphas and strong-willed women. When she isn’t writing, Vanessa is busy running her own business and spending time with loved ones.
Trope: Enemies to Lovers,
Genre: Adult Romance
Release Date: May 25, 2021
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Nothing lasts—and I pray that’s true for Brett Walker.
Bianca
I heard “nothing lasts” when my father first said it.
I understood “nothing lasts” when my mother died and my dreams of becoming a romance author, also withered away.
Now, I find myself begging that “nothing lasts” with the town’s newest arrival, Brett.
Every word out of his foul mouth and every smirk on his handsome but cruel face, ignites contempt. I dish the misery right back at him, and in those few moments of triumph, I relish those gritted teeth, his menacing scowl, and the red glow on his face.
But beneath the swears and biting comments, there’s something we share.
A yearning for something to endure and to hurt those who have wounded us.
However, it may be too late.
Our rough start might override our new fire filled connection, and when he starts to challenge all my beliefs, I might be too scared to give myself over. But if we do work past it all, something unusual may happen––we might fall in love.
Now if he can only make me believe that it will last.
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About the Author
Garnet Christie is an author and Midwestern native living in the desert. Though she misses trees, Garnet admits there is an acrid beauty to the place that has been home for twenty years.
She loves serving up Alpha male's who are searching for their happily ever after, and paring them up with women who are equally, if not more, reluctant.
When not writing, Garnet is found reading, dancing, and spending too much money on K-pop merch. All the above is achieved by drinking too much tea, avoiding sleep, and eating chocolate. Garnet also adores Italian food and will go to great lengths to hunt down a fantastic plate of Chicken Marsala that comes with a cannoli.
Trope: Fated Mates
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: May 30, 2021
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Once upon a time, a miller's daughter was tasked with turning a room full of straw into gold by sunrise or she'd face the executioners block. She's filled with despair, knowing it cannot be done, until a man appears out of the shadows and offers her a deal. He will turn the straw to gold in exchange for her daughter. With no other options, the girl agrees.
But the girl double crosses him and for twenty-eight years, he remains in a cell.
Princess Nadia has been caged her whole life. On the eve of the ball to celebrate her birthday, she discovers a man locked away in a forgotten part of the castle. He tells her that if she grants his freedom, he will grant hers. When her parents discover that she has found the prisoner, they hastily arrange for her marriage. Feeling like the walls are closing in around her, Nadia frees the prisoner in order to free herself.
He whisks her away somewhere her parents will never find her, but Nadia can't help feeling that she's walked out of one cage and into another. And yet, she finds herself drawn to the mysterious Rumpelstiltskin. Can she allow herself to love a demon?
Links
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About the Author
Lorelei Johnson is an Australian author who writes tantalising romances that will leave you wanting more. She typically writes paranormal romance, but will sometimes stray from that path to explore other tropes. In true introvert style, she loves coffee and cats and winter when she can be found huddled in a ball of jumpers and blankets.
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