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RNA Book releases for: May 2025

The Lord’s Maddening Miss

Lucy Morris

Mills & Boon

1st May 25

Since returning from Waterloo, Lord Hawksmere has been a bad-tempered recluse. Having sworn never to burden a wife with his dour disposition, Hawk plans to spend the Season helping his impoverished sister. But her annoyingly cheerful friend Miss Maggie Mackenzie is a distinct distraction!

Whisky heiress Maggie prefers brewing alcohol to being wooed. Or that’s what she tells herself from her place on the shelf! Hawk is imposing, interfering… And yet as their heated animosity melts into something even hotter will the self-proclaimed spinster admit he’s also infuriatingly attractive?

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Don’t Trust Him

Karen King

Bookouture

3rd May 25

His ex is missing. Am I next?

Charlie takes my breath away from the moment we meet, when he is dropping his adorable little girls off at the school gates at the same time as I’m waving goodbye to my son. Being a single mother has been hard. So when his gorgeous green-blue eyes hold mine and his lips curve into a smile I wonder if this is my chance to find happiness and escape the secrets in my past.

Charlie and I connect on the deepest level – talking late into the night in the stunning home his mother Alice gave him. For a long time, it’s been me and my seven-year-old son Liam against the world but soon I’m falling for this handsome man. He promises to be honest with me and, in my gut, I trust him.

As he gives me a lift to work one morning, Charlie shares his heartbreak: his ex-wife found another man, abandoned her daughters and never looked back. That’s why Alice finds it so hard to accept me, the new woman in her precious son’s life. I hope I can win her over, and that she’ll never find out the truth about what I did…

Then I discover his ex-wife Lynn’s journal hidden away in his house with a sapphire ring and a silk scarf. My stomach twists as I sense something is very wrong.

When someone walks into the room behind me, my heart plummets and I turn to face them. I think something awful happened to Lynn. But who is telling the truth – my new boyfriend, his ex-wife or his mother? And can I escape with my precious son before it is too late?

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Closest Kept

Kitty Johnson

Lake Union Publishing

6th May 25

Breaking free from the past is one woman’s greatest challenge in an emotional novel about love, friendship, and the courage to overcome the worst of times by the author of Prickly Company.

Best friends Lily and Inga do everything together—they even meet their future loves at the same bar. After one serendipitous night, it seems like it’s going to be Lily and Alex and Inga and Matt forever.

But life gets more complicated. A job offer moves Inga and Matt from Norwich to London. Lily, who craves stability after a traumatic childhood, is already struggling with the change when Inga confides in her a secret that could tear the group apart for good. At the same time, Lily’s friendship with Matt deepens, and she wonders if she was always meant to be with him instead of Alex.

As the two couples try to hold on to their dreams and one another, Lily’s life is further upended by the reappearance of her long-lost sister—and all the terrible truths she brings home. Lily needs her chosen family more than ever, but in order to heal the rifts, she must find the courage to be honest with herself and reveal the secrets she’s kept hidden from her loved ones for too long.

Buy online: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Closest-Kept-Novel-Kitty-Johnson-ebook/dp/B0DCCBSK62/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1S4atuyzLpLtdJctUHGNuQ.eB_YS_baSkuLc1R7EfdYi-IWnttXD1vPSQBjDGgzCM0&qid=1745237856&sr=8-1

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You Can’t Hurry Love

Susan Buchanan

Susan Buchanan

6th May 25

A 30th birthday celebration. A sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica. A split-second decision.

When Kat MacDonald takes the trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica, she doesn’t count on ditching her dead-end job, sending her uber-controlling boyfriend packing and volunteering at a sloth sanctuary.
But when she finally meets the swoon-worthy assistant manager Dexter, the chemistry between them is unmistakeable and sparks fly. Despite a rival for his affections, and her ex’s inability to know when to give up, she and Dexter are drawn to each other like magnets.
Just as she’s settling into life at the sanctuary and making friends, a letter arrives from back home in Scotland. A letter which could both upset her new plans and give her everything she has ever wanted. Everything except Dexter.
Kat is torn: should she stay in the tropical rainforest paradise with her beloved sloths, new friends and the delectable Dexter or pursue her lifelong dream? Or can she find a way to have it all?

Buy online: https://books2read.com/u/mKG0p5

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Sheena’s Promise

Carol MacLean

Hera Canelo

8th May 25

When Sheena, is forced to move back to Kiltie Street from Devon by her landlady, she is unsure how she will start over again. With the help of friends old and new, she finds work at a garment factory. And though she catches the eye of some local men, her fiancé, Jimmy, overseas is never far from her mind.
As life settles in, a surprise appears at Sheena’s door: a woman named Amy, claiming to be her cousin. Amy has strange habits and a frantic personality – but Sheena agrees to house her for the time being. However, her suspicions grow around Amy’s secretive ways, especially when Jimmy returns from war, and Amy refuses to leave the newlyweds.
With war coming to a close, Amy is hiding more than Sheena imagined. With help from the rest of the Kiltie Street girls, can Sheena find a way to mend their differences, and be a family once again?

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An Italian Wedding Adventure

Leonie Mack

Boldwood Books

9th May 25

When the destination wedding planning agency Sophie works for merges with an adventure travel company, she has to work with her ex, the mountain guide who turned down her marriage proposal eight years earlier, to plan another couple’s dream wedding at Lake Garda.

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One Summer in Italy

Victoria Springfield

Boldwood Books

14th May 25

Natalie’s landed the opportunity of a lifetime hosting television show Luxe Life Swap, but she’s dreading going back to Venice, scene of the school trip that changed her life. Then glamorous contestant Cate arrives – the ex-best friend Natalie blames for the night that wrecked her life.
Cate’s swapping The Old Vicarage for two weeks in a Venetian palazzo, Forced to spend time with Natalie, Cate hopes to rebuild their friendship – until Natalie makes a shocking accusation against Cate’s husband.

Buy online: https://mybook.to/SummerinItaly

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Sunshine After the Rain

Jessica Redland

Boldwood Books

15th May 25

Melanie knows she’s been running away… But maybe there really is no place like home.

Mel has been hiding; from life, from her friends and from those who love her the most – her family. But being at home in her beloved Lake District has been far too painful for Mel to contemplate. Because seven years ago, Mel lost everything and she’s never been able to banish the dark clouds that follow her.

When Mel returns to Willowdale for a family event, she has no intention of staying. But surrounded by her family she begins to realise just how much she’s been missing and also, how much healing she still needs to do.

Starting a dream job at Willowdale Hall, going on walks with Emma and her funny alpacas and reconnecting with those she loves, Mel slowly begins to see chinks of light and a more hopeful and happier future ahead.

And as Mel begins to feel stronger, she also feels brave enough to face the most painful part of leaving home…the one man she has always loved. With his help, can she finally banish the dark clouds forever and see the sunshine after the rain?

Buy online: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunshine-After-Rain-Escape-Lakes-ebook/dp/B0DFFNJJMW

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Wild Swimming at Croftwood Lake

Victoria Walker

Ever After Books

20th May 25

Nora Hartford, successful potter and keen wild-swimmer, has moved to beautiful Croftwood, leaving Bristol and a twenty-year relationship behind her. Finally living life on her own terms, the last thing she wants is another relationship — until she meets the brooding aristocrat who owns the secluded lake on the far side of the woods.

Lord Archie Harrington’s ancestral estate is crumbling around his ears. With the roof falling in and an empty bank account, discovering a trespasser in his lake is the last thing he needs. Instead, it might be the solution to saving Croftwood Court—and his lonely heart.

As their connection deepens beside the tranquil waters, their lives away from the lake couldn’t be more different. Archie dreams of preserving his family legacy while Nora fears losing the independence she’s fought so hard to achieve.
Can they find a way to build a life together without surrendering the very things that brought them together in the first place?

Join Archie, Nora and the other Croftwood residents for a summer of wild-swimming, celebrations and new beginnings!

Buy online: https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F55TY5F8

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A Match to Remember

Helen Hawkins

Allison & Busby

22nd May 25

Lizzie Morris is ready to put her tragic past behind her and make her late parents proud. There’s her new start as a trainee teacher, as well as her team’s football tournament final. Coming face to face with Noah Hatton, however, was not part of the plan and seeing him drags up painful memories. When they are thrown together, their chemistry and competitive relationship reignites. Will Lizzie survive this blast from the past?

Buy online: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Match-Remember-uplifting-football-Cotswolds/dp/0749031301/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

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Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop

Jaimie Admans

Boldwood

26th May 25

Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her. But lately, the magic has dimmed; the shop feels cluttered, and even her stories seem as worn as the items she sells.

Everything changes when single dad Ren Montague walks in with his surly teen daughter, Ava. When Ava discovers a secret diary, she and Mickey believe it must have once belonged to a real-life mermaid! Ever sceptical, Ren tries to protect Ava from disappointment, but as they unravel the mystery together, something special happens…

Buy online: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFFQ3JBZ/

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What We Left Behind

Luisa A. Jones

Storm Publishing

30th May 25

What We Left Behind: Unforgettable World War Two historical fiction
1939. Bombs threaten London and five small children step onto a rickety train, clutching their gas masks, heading to an uncertain future…
When the war with Nazi Germany sends five displaced children to her door, Dodie Fitznorton knows life in her quiet village will never be the same. Her once orderly home is now strewn with odd socks and abandoned toast crusts, and she gasps when she discovers a flea-infested ginger kitten hidden away upstairs.
But the baggage these little ones bring is far more than just their tattered suitcases. Eight-year-old Olive trembles when spoken to and won’t say how she got a bruised lip, and her brother Peter seems angry at the entire world. Then Dodie meets the children’s grey-eyed American teacher, Patrick Winter, who makes her feel she’s not alone in this fight.
As darkness falls over Europe, Dodie’s fragile sanctuary begins to feel like a fortress under siege. With whispers of spies in the village and the children’s precious futures at stake, Dodie must decide who to trust before everything she’s built crumbles to ashes around her…
A deeply poignant tale of love forged in wartime – heartwarming, captivating and impossible to forget. Perfect for fans of The Secret Orphan, Before We Were Yours and Anna Stuart.

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