32 Days in May by Betty Corrello

From local author and Romantasy Bookstore favorite Betty Corrello, 32 Days in May is a funny, sexy, big-hearted Jersey Shore romance about taking your life back—one day (and one risky decision) at a time.

Nadia Fabiola is reeling from a lupus diagnosis that’s flipped her world upside down. She retreats to Evergreen, the beach town where she grew up vacationing, determined to keep things small, quiet, and controlled—even as her sister keeps pushing for answers Nadia isn’t ready to give. Then Nadia’s rheumatologist pulls a not-so-subtle move and sets her up with his cousin: Marco Antoniou, an infamous former TV star with movie-star looks and very public burnout baggage.

After a first date that’s equal parts messy and fun, Nadia and Marco agree on the perfect plan: a May-long fling. No strings. No commitment. Just thirty-two days of escape. Except their chemistry doesn’t stay casual for long, and as Marco draws Nadia into his world, she becomes determined to hide her diagnosis—because letting him in for real would mean trusting someone with the parts of her life that feel the most fragile.

With only so many days in May, and only so much pretending her body will allow, Nadia has to decide if love is worth the risk. 32 Days in May whisks you from the Jersey Shore to Rome and back in a laugh-out-loud, tender, beautifully honest story about intimacy, vulnerability, and living (and loving) with chronic illness.