All New Romance Book Releases for May 2026

If you’re looking for every romance book that released in May 2026, this is your complete list.

I track new releases all month long so you don’t have to. This page is where you can browse everything that came out, organized by date.

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Discover all the May 2026 new romance book releases of the month from She Reads Romance Books.

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💕 My Top Picks from May 2026

If you don’t want to scroll through everything, these are a few standout titles that caught my attention this month:

Our Perfect Summer by Carley Fortune — friends to lovers romance that will have you booking your next trip to Canada
Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn — neighbors to lovers romance with Quinn’s signature steam and banter
Fever Dream by Elsie Silver — a reality TV romance with a hot bull rider
Score by Kennedy Ryan— second chance romance set in Hollywood
Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan — emotional fake dating romance with all the feels

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📚 All May 2026 Romance Book Releases

Below is a complete list of May 2026 romance book releases, organized by release date so you can easily browse what came out each week.

May 1-7

Demolition Man is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Demolition Man
Max Monroe
May 1, 2026
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Our Perfect Storm is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Our Perfect Storm
Carley Fortune
May 5, 2026
My Review
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Rules for the Summer is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Rules for the Summer
Meghan Quinn
May 5, 2026
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The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
Laurie Gilmore
May 5, 2026
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Our Secret Summer is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Our Secret Summer
R.S. Grey
May 5, 2026
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The Summer of Second Chances is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Summer of Second Chances
K.L. Walther
May 5, 2026
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The Undergrads: Student Union is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Student Union
Julie Murphy
May 5, 2026
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There's Something Fishy About My Boyfriend is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

There’s Something Fishy About My Boyfriend
Gloria Duke
May 5, 2026
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Fury Bound is one of the most anticipated new romantasy books releasing in 2026 according to She Reads Romance Books.

Fury Bound
Sable Sorensen
May 5, 2026
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Like We Were in Paris is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Like We Were in Paris
Stephan Lee
May 5, 2026
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How the Story Goes is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

How the Story Goes
Andrew Forrester
May 5, 2026
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Change of Plans is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Change of Plans
Sarah Dessen
May 5, 2026
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Rolls and Rivalry is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Rolls and Rivalry
Kristy Boyce
May 5, 2026
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The Rule of Three is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Rule of Three
Sara Cate
May 5, 2026
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The Heart You Kept is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Heart You Kept
T.L. Swan
May 5, 2026
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Desire
Chelle Bliss
May 5, 2026
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Love on the Line is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Love on the Line
C.W. Farnsworth
May 5, 2026
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Death's Daughter is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Death’s Daughter
S.A. Barnes
May 5, 2026
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Stormbreaker is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Storm Breaker
Nisha J. Tuli
May 5, 2026
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Until Next Summer is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Until Next Summer
Allison Ashley
May 5, 2026
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before Graphic Novel is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Graphic Novel
Jenny Han
May 5, 2026
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The Roommate Rules is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Roommate Rules
Brighton Walsh
May 5, 2026
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May 8-14

Service is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Service
Claire Kent
May 8, 2026
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Only for Her is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Only for Her
Natasha Madison
May 8, 2026
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First and Forever is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

First and Forever
Lynn Painter
May 12, 2026
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Hart's Landing is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Hart’s Landing
Melanie Harlow
May 12, 2026
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Royal Summer is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Royal Summer
Kass Morgan
May 12, 2026
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The Last Page is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Last Page
Katie Holt
May 12, 2026
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Dangerously Ours is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Dangerously Ours
Krista & Becca Ritchie
May 12, 2026
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The Cupid Dilemma is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Cupid Dilemma
April Asher
May 12, 2026
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Small Town Smokeshow is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Small Town Smokeshow
Holly Renee
May 12, 2026
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Broken Dove is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Broken Dove
Dani Francis
May 12, 2026
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The Last Lady B is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Last Lady B
Eloisa James
May 12, 2026
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Out of Her League is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Out of Her League
Ava Rani
May 12, 2026
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Seek the Traitor's Son is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Seek the Traitor’s Son
Veronica Roth
May 12, 2026
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Legacy of Desire is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Legacy of Desire
Larissa Ione
May 12, 2026
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The Rulebreaker by Piper Rayne book cover.

The Rulebreaker
Piper Rayne
May 14, 2026
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May 15-21

Just My Blood Type is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Just My Blood Type
Katherine Dyson
May 15, 2026
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The Fake Divination Offense is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Fake Divination Offense
Sara Raasch
May 19, 2026
My Review
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The Shippers is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Shippers
Katherine Center
May 19, 2026
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Fever Dream is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Fever Dream
Elsie Silver
May 19, 2026
My Review
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Score is one of the most anticipated new romance books of 2026 according to romance book blogger, She Reads Romance Books.

Score
Kennedy Ryan
May 19, 2026
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Light Wielder is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Light Wielder
Rachel Schneider
May 19, 2026
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Pot Shot is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Pot Shot
Laura Piper Lee
May 19, 2026
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Crosby is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Crosby
Sawyer Bennett
May 19, 2026
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Spur of the Moment is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Spur of the Moment
Juliana Smith
May 19, 2026
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In Your Court is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

In Your Court
Kit Haley
May 19, 2026
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Lucky Girl Summer by Morgan Elizabeth book cover.

Lucky Girl Summer
Morgan Elizabeth
May 21, 2026
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May 22-31

Dolly All the Time is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Dolly All the Time
Annabel Monaghan
May 26, 2026
My Review
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Bad Boy Era is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Bad Boy Era
Amy Daws
May 26, 2026
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By the Bootstraps is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

By the Bootstraps
Alexa Martin
May 26, 2026
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Birds of a Feather is one of the new romance book releases coming February 2025. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Birds of a Feather
Kate Stewart
May 26, 2026
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A Curse of Beasts and Magic is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

A Curse of Beasts and Magic
Jeaniene Frost
May 26, 2026
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The Summer of Lost Things is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Summer of Lost Things
Jenn Bennett
May 26, 2026
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Bromantasy is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Bromantasy
Maire Roche
May 26, 2026
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The Summer Share is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Summer Share
Jenn McKinlay
May 26, 2026
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Cross Your Heart by Nora Everly book cover.

Cross Your Heart
Nora Everly
May 26, 2026
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Leaf Well Enough Alone by Laney Hatcher book cover.

Leaf Well Enough Alone
Laney Hatcher
May 26, 2026
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When Sparks Fly is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

When Sparks Fly
Monica Murphy
May 26, 2026
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Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It
Brooke Averick
May 26, 2026
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The Muse is one of the new romance book releases coming May 2026. See all that's new in romance on She Reads Romance Books.

The Muse
Jewel E. Ann
May 28, 2026
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Keep Me Safe by Nikki Sloane book cover.

Keep Me Safe
Nikki Sloane
May 28, 2026
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