There is something magical about books, and they are a lifeline for book lovers. May is the month when the most anticipated book release is around the corner. From fantasy romances to thrilling mysteries and adventures, there is something for everyone. This is the perfect opportunity for all book lovers to find the perfect pick of the month and eventually the year. In this blog, we come up with the most anticipated and best-selling latest books for May 2025.

1)      One Golden Summer: One Golden Summer is the novel that follows the story of Alice Everly, a photographer, who finds herself drawn to Charlie Florek, a charming and flirtatious man she once captured in a photograph that changed her life. She reunited with Charlie at the lake cottage that she visited as a teenager to care for her grandmother, Nan, after spending some time with Charlie. Alice finds herself drawn to Charlie, who sees her in a way no one else has before. It is the story from the New York Times No.1 bestselling author of Every Summer After.

2)      Rewind It Back: Rewind It Back is the fifth book in Liz Tom Forde’s Windy City series, a heartfelt sports romance saga. It follows the story of Rio, a professional hockey player who has long believed that true love might never come his way until he accidentally hires Hallie Hart to renovate his house. Their reunion brings back memories of a deep connection formed when they were twelve years old—a bond that has never truly faded. Now, Hallie is moving into the house next door, reigniting feelings Rio thought he'd buried. It is one of the best romance books in the New Releases in May 2025.

3)      Missing Half: It is the captivating mystery from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here. In this story, two women, Nicole “Nic” Monroe and Jenna Connor, are haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances. On the night Kasey went missing, her car was found over a hundred miles from home. The driver’s door was open, and her purse was untouched in the seat next to it. The only real clue in her disappearance was Jules Connor, another young woman and sister of  Jenna Connor from the same area who disappeared from the same area in the same way, two weeks earlier. But with so little for the police to go on, both cases eventually went cold. But then one day, Jules’s sister, Jenna Connor, walks into Nic’s life and offers her something she hasn’t felt in a long time: hope with the advice to join forces and investigate their sisters' disappearances What follows is a gripping tale of two sisters who will do anything to find their missing halves, even if it means destroying everything they’ve ever know.

4)      The Man Made of Smoke: The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North is a gripping psychological thriller set to be released on May 13, 2025. The novel follows Dan, who was just a teenager when he saw the man made of smoke, silent, watchful, vanishing into the mist. He was too scared to move, too scared to stop him. He’s carried the guilt ever since. Now a criminal psychiatrist, Dan spends his life trying to understand the darkest minds. But when his father disappears, he’s pulled back to the remote island he once called home, where something unsettling is waking. A body has been found. The past is reaching through the fog. And the man made of smoke might never have left. This time, Dan has to face what’s been waiting in the dark. It is one of the most terrifying, creepy, and thrilling Books coming out in May 2025.

5)      The Emperor of Gladness: A Most Anticipated Book in Guardian, Financial Times, Sunday Times Style, BBC, GQ, and New York Times. It follows the story of Hai, a desperate college dropout who is ready to make a devastating choice until a chance meeting with elderly widow Grazina changes the course of his life. One summer evening in the town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia. Over the years, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which our lives are changed by the most unexpected of people. When Hai takes a job at a diner to support himself and Grazina, his fellow workers become the family he didn’t expect to find. United by desperation and circumstance, and existing on the fringes of society, together they bear witness to each other’s survival. This is an unforgettable story of unexpected friendship and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.

So, if you are a true book lover and looking for the best picks from epic fantasy to heart-pounding thrillers, May 2025 is all set to bring a lineup of great books. So, don't miss out on great books hitting Bookshelves this May, so come and get an unforgettable experience only on BooksWagon.com.