New Releases for May 2018

Look at the wonderful New Releases for May 2018

Whoopie, there are some really great New Releases for May 2018. I am excited to read these books. There are lots of mysteries and romances coming up. Check out these eight new books and let me know what you think in the comments section below.

May 1st Release

I haven’t read any of the books in this series by Mr. Riordan. These do sound like a great series with a different take on the god Apollo. This is the third book in the series. Yet, just watching the trailer makes me think I should read the first two books, like now.

The Burning Maze

by Rick Riordan
Published by Disney-Hyperion on May 1st 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 448
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The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg. Thanks a lot, Dad.
With the help of some demigod friends, Lester managed to survive his first two trials, one at Camp Half-Blood, and one in Indianapolis, where Meg received the Dark Prophecy. The words she uttered while seated on the Throne of Memory revealed that an evil triumvirate of Roman emperors plans to attack Camp Jupiter. While Leo flies ahead on Festus to warn the Roman camp, Lester and Meg must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor—and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles—somewhere in the American Southwest. There is one glimmer of hope in the gloom-filled prophecy: The cloven guide alone the way does know. They will have a satyr companion, and Meg knows just who to call upon. . . .

Also, a May 1st Release

I am currently reading this book and I am liking it so far. Hopefully by tomorrow the review for it should be up. I will let you all know what I think about it then.

Chipless

by Kfir Luzzatto
on May 1, 2018
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In a post-apocalyptic, dystopian society, health authorities implant a chip in the brain of every infant to prevent the spread of disease. But the rulers exploit the chip to manipulate the population and to create a distorted vision of the world. When Kal, a young physicist, accidentally discovers the truth about the chip, his life is in danger.

But Kal is not alone. Amber, a young, chipless girl from a distant society, who is on a personal mission, helps him to get away before the city police find him. The knowledge that Kal holds is a potent weapon against the tyranny of the rulers, and he has no choice but to join Amber and her fellow rebels in fighting them.

Kal and Amber escape together from the city, but the hunt for them is on. They must travel through dangerous, lawless territories to reach a safe destination. It’s a race in which time is running out for Kal. If they don’t make it in time, both his life and the hope of fighting the city tyrants will be lost.

May 5th Release

I have read four books by Mr. Heldt and I love them all. This one will be no different. I did just finish the first one of this series and posted the review of it the other day. I did a cover reveal for this book recently as well. The Memory Tree sounds like an awesome book and I can’t wait to dive into.

The Memory Tree

by John A. Heldt
Series: Carson Chronicles #2
on May 5, 2018
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Also in this series: River Rising , The Memory Tree, Indian Paintbrush , Caitlin's Song , Camp Lake

Days after barely escaping 1889 with their lives, the Carsons, siblings from the present day, resume their search for their missing parents in 1918. While Adam and his pregnant wife, Bridget, settle in Minnesota, unaware of a wildfire that will kill hundreds, Greg seeks clues in his great-grandparents' Mexico, where he finds love, danger, and enemies. At the same time, Natalie, the ambitious journalist, follows a trail to World War I France, and teen twins Cody and Caitlin rekindle a friendship with an old Pennsylvania friend haunted by her past. In THE MEMORY TREE, the sweeping sequel to RIVER RISING, several time travelers find answers and meaning as they continue the adventure of a lifetime in the age of doughboys, silent movies, and Model T's.

May 8th Release

A new series by Maymee Bell that sounds like an awesome book to me. I mean who wouldn’t like a cozy mystery with baked goods mentioned?

Cake and Punishment

by Maymee Bell
Published by Crooked Lane Books on May 8th 2018
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 257
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In the first of a delectable new Southern-set baking cozy series, Sophia Cummings, pastry chef extraordinaire, must craft the perfect cake for an old friend’s wedding while sifting through the suspects in a murder.
Bucolic Rumford, Kentucky has glowing fields of bluegrass, a fine selection of bourbons, and now a professional pastry chef. Broken-hearted Sophia Cummings has come home from New York City. She’s not there a minute before she’s charmed into making her high school friend Charlotte’s wedding cake. The kitchen at the Rumford Country Club seems perfect until Chef Emile’s body is discovered, sprawled near the stove, a cast iron skillet on the floor close by.
With one look at the shiny, new frying pan, Sophia knows it’s not Emile’s. She offers her knowledge to Sheriff Carter and her talents to Evelyn, the manager, who needs an interim chef. The mood in the country club is grim: Emile’s peppery personality had burned members and staff alike. Sophia wonders which one of them burned him?
Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and JoAnna Carl, Cake and Punishment―with authentic Southern recipes!―will satisfy your sweet tooth.

May 14th Release

This is the first book in a series. Ms. Cypress is a new author and we can’t wait to read this one.

Bite Me

by Louise Cypress
on May 14, 2018
Genres: Romance
Pages: 303
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I fell in love with the slayer sent to destroy me.

Morgan Taylor-Jackson can't wait for high school to end. In six months she leaves for UCLA and says goodbye to La Jolla, California and her parents' messy divorce. But when Morgan is bitten by a four-year-old boy, she becomes infected with a mysterious condition. Fever, insomnia, and a new bustline are only the beginning; Morgan morphs from nerd to bombshell.

As far as Van Xander is concerned, all vampires are evil, even the ones who reject human sacrifice and call themselves Puritans. When Helsing Incorporated sends Van to La Jolla to investigate the local coven, Morgan is his prime target. Pretending to be interested in her, Van asks Morgan out and puts her through a series of tests to determine her killer nature.

Morgan is thrilled to be dating a hot guy like Van and falls for him hard. As Van strings Morgan along, he grows increasingly guilty. Morgan is kind, compassionate, and a gooey romantic. Just as Van's mind begins to change, evil forces threaten everything. When prom night arrives, there are only two ways out of the ballroom: death or immortality.

May 15th Release

This is a series that my mom, Jen, loves. I know for a fact that she can’t wait to read this book. Yes, she has it on pre-order. Let me tell you that she will be stuck in this book until she finishes it. Once she is finished she will tell me all about Sarah Delaney and Tinkie’s adventure.

Charmed Bones

by Carolyn Haines
Series: Sarah Booth Delaney #18
Published by Minotaur Books on May 15th 2018
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 368
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Also in this series: Sticks and Bones, Charmed Bones, Clacking Bones, A Gift of Bones , Game of Bones, The Devil's Bones, Enchanted Bones, A Garland of Bones, Independent Bones, Lady of Bones, Bones of Holly, Tell-Tale Bones, Lights, Camera, Bones, Blue Christmas Bones

The next charming mystery from Carolyn Haines featuring spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.
Private detective Sarah Booth Delaney doesn't quite know what to expect when she's urgently called to a school board meeting for Sunflower County, Mississippi. But she certainly wasn't expecting this: three Wiccan sisters are in the midst of a showdown with the Board of Education. They want to open a Wiccan school in Zinnia, Mississippi, and the conservative town vows to do anything necessary to stop them from opening their school. Sarah Booth and her partner in the detective agency, Tinkie Bellcase, are quickly enlisted to investigate the Wiccan sisters' real reasons for coming to town. Sarah Booth learns the sisters have rented a manor house and land from a reclusive local artist, Trevor Musgrove. But the case takes on a far more serious tone when Trevor Musgrove is found dead, and all evidence seems to point directly at the witch sisters.

Also, a May 15th Release

The fifth book in Kenni Lowry Mystery series by Tonya Kappes. I can’t wait to see what troubles find Kenni and how she figures it out. Tonya Kappes is a fantastic author and any of her series will make for a great read.

Dead As A Doornail

by Tonya Kappes
Series Rating:
Published by Henery Press on May 15, 2018
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 177
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Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. And doesn’t our Sheriff Kenni Lowry know that? Well, she knows a lot of things.

Lucy Lowell takes great pride in writing negative reviews in the local newspaper for anything that does not go her way. When Lucy is found dead, it appears to be from natural causes.

But Sheriff Kenni Lowry knows there is more to it because the ghost of her grandfather, the ex-sheriff, is standing over the body.

His presence can only mean one thing: Murder!

Since Kenni’s relationship with Deputy Finn Vincent has heated up, Kenni is having trouble conducting the investigation without Finn questioning her every move.

Can Kenni unravel the mystery on her own or will she have to tell Finn the real reason she knows it was murder—the ghost of her poppa?

It’s blowin’ up a storm and only Kenni knows how it’ll end.

And another May 15th Release

Lisa Becker has added 5 more chapters and updated the cover for The Clutch. I am looking forward to reading it with the new chapters. I gave this book 5 stars the first time I read it, I bet it will be better now. If you would like to read my previous review click the button below.

Previous Review

Clutch

by Lisa Becker
Published by Becker Press on October 10th 2015
Pages: 214
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** Now with five new bonus chapters **

Clutch is the laugh-out-loud, chick lit romance chronicling the dating misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer who compares her unsuccessful romantic relationships to styles of handbags – the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper Bag” single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc. With her best friend, bar owner Mike by her side, the overly-accommodating Caroline drinks a lot of Chardonnay, puts her heart on the line, endures her share of unworthy suitors and finds the courage to discover the “Clutch” or someone she wants to hold onto.

May 21st Release

Ms. Louise Cypress has her second book out in her new series called The Puritan Coven. It’s called Hunt Me and it sounds really exciting.

Hunt Me

by Louise Cypress
Series Rating:
on May 21, 2018
Pages: 225
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An all-girls vampire camping trip turns deadly when a sasquatch hunter is accidentally killed.


All Esma Siban wants this summer is to stay out of her stepmother's way. When her stepsister, Morgan, suggests a road trip to Oregon to visit a friend from high school, Esma jumps on the idea. A camping trip sounds like the perfect way to help Esma recover from breaking up with her boyfriend. But when Esma and Morgan encounter a stalker, Esma's fangs come out. The death of a Sasquatch hunter wasn't on their itinerary. A terrified Esma is unsure what to do next, so she texts her ex-boyfriend for help.


Chase Wheeler feels like the biggest fool on the football team. The entire time he was dating Esma, he had no idea she was a vampire. In high school Chase did exactly what Esma told him to. He let Esma plan their dates, pick his wardrobe, and even pack his lunches. Now Chase has a month left before he starts college to forget the girl who froze his heart.


When Chase lands an internship on the popular radio talk show Fred Head, he finds his voice and charts a future that doesn't involve domineering girlfriends. But all it takes is one text from Esma and Chase runs back to her waiting arms. Chase finds the courage to tell Esma that he's through with being bossed around right when Esma realizes that she desperately needs Chase's input. The only way home from this camping trip is to be bitten or smitten.

May 25th Release

The second book in a series for Deanna Chase’s new release. I hope that this one will be as good as the first one. Ms. Chase has a way with doing the greater good vs evil that will keep you on your toes.

Heart of the Witch

by Deanna Chase
Series: Witches of Keating Hollow #2
Published by Bayou Moon Press, LLC on May 25, 2018
Genres: Romance
Pages: 218
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Welcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village where love, cupcakes, and magic collide.

There are only three things that were ever important to Noel Townsend—love, family, and magic. Two out of three aren’t bad. She’s blessed with a large close-knit family and her magic has never been stronger. But love? That ended three years ago when her husband walked out on her and her daughter and never looked back.

These days Noel only has room in her pieced-together heart for her six-year old daughter. But when Drew Baker shows up on the doorstep of her inn with news of her husband, fate has other plans. And so does Drew. If he can get past her defenses, Drew is going to do everything in his power to heal the heart of a witch.

Also, releasing on May 25th

Tonya Kappes has another new series coming out. This one sounds pretty good as well.

Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries

by Tonya Kappes
Series: Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery #1
on May 25, 2018
Pages: 113
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Get Your Copy at: Amazon
Also in this series: Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries, Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers, Deserts, Driving, and Derelicts, Forests, Fishing, & Forgery, Christmas, Criminals, and Campers, Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder, Hitches, Hideouts, and Homicides, Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis, Valleys, Vehicles & Victims, Sunsets, Sabbatical and Scandal, Tents, Trails and Turmoil

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal. A Campers and Criminal Mystery Series is another brainchild of USA Today Bestselling Author Tonya Kappes. If you love her quirky southern characters and small town charm with a mystery to solve, you're going to love her new cozy mystery series!

Mae West, a far cry from the Hollywood actress, has been thrown for a loop. Her plush lifestyle in the big city of New York comes to a screeching halt after the FBI raids her mansion and arrests her husband, Paul West, for a Ponzi scheme that rips people out of millions of dollars.

Mae finds herself homeless, friendless, and penniless. All hope isn't lost. . .the only thing Mae got to keep that the government didn't seize is a tourist camp ground, Happy Trails, in Normal, Kentucky and an RV to live in. One problem, Mae's idea of camping has room service.

By the look of the brochure, Happy Trails has plush Kentucky Bluegrass, a crystal clear lake, a beach chair with her name on it and thoughts of how much money it could bring her after she sells it. Mae figures she'll take a couple weeks vacation with her toes dipped in the lake. Things aren't always as they appear. The Kentucky Bluegrass is nothing but dirt and the crystal clue lake is murky with green slime on top.

Mae quickly find out that Happy Trails and the citizens of Normal were also victims of Paul's schemes, making her lower than tha lake scum in the residents' eyes. Mae doesn't think things could get much worse, but as luck would have it, Paul West has escaped from prison and is found dead, murdered, floating in the Happy Trails mucky green lake.

Mae is the number one suspect on Detective Hank Sharp's short list. After all, Mae has the perfect motive as a kept wife who has been scorned to ashes, embarrassed to death, and seeking revenge.

Time is running out for Mae to prove that she's innocent and nothing like her husband. If only she could get someone to believe her and talk Detective Sharp into looking at other residents who've lost all their savings to Paul's Ponzie scheme before the curtain is closed on this Hollywood namesake.

May 29th Release

Nora Roberts is a great author. Let it be for a series, trilogy, or even a standalone novel like this one. I can’t wait to read this one as it sounds fantastic and the trailer looks awesome.

Shelter in Place

by Nora Roberts
Published by St. Martin's Press on May 29th 2018
Genres: Romance, Mystery
Pages: 448
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Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide.
It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tending to customers. Then the shooters arrived.
The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that followed, one would dedicate himself to a law enforcement career. Another would close herself off, trying to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room, hopelessly clutching her cell phone--until she finally found a way to pour her emotions into her art.
But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait--and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide.

Also, releasing on May 29th

This is a series that my mom reads. I know, that just like with Ms. Haines’s book, she can’t wait to read this one as well. In this series, you will find a mixture of vintage fashion and ghosts mixed with a little mystery. It is really a cool combination. Mrs. Pressey has written some fabulous books, feel free to browse through my reviews for more of her great books.

A Passion for Haunted Fashion

by Rose Pressey
Series Rating:
Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation on May 29th 2018
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 304
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When Cookie Chanel moonlights as a costume designer for a local theater, murder takes center stage . . .
Folks say the Sugar Creek Theater is haunted. But that doesn’t scare off Cookie Chanel, owner of Georgia’s chicest vintage clothing store, It’s Vintage Y’All—especially since Cookie talks to the ghost of her grandmother every day through her cat Wind Song. Still, after she agrees to be in charge of costumes for a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, she’s surprised to find the specter of a young woman in the theater, keeping watch over a trunk of 1950s dresses. And when Cookie's best friend Heather is found standing over a stabbed actor, she has two mysteries to solve. This is not a dress rehearsal. A desperate killer is waiting in the wings. If Cookie doesn't tread the boards lightly, it'll be curtains for her as well . . .
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I hope that you are excited about at least one of the New Releases for May 2018. Do you have a favorite author whose is releasing a new book in May? Let me know in the comments.

Thank you for dropping by. Have a marvelous May!

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