May 2025 Romance Book Club: Star Wars themed Space Opera Romance
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The League of Lusty Ladies Romance Book Club: May 2025
This month, we’re swapping corsets for combat suits and hitting a jungle planet with a knight in space. Our heroine? A brilliant, emotionally bruised xenoanthropologist who gets blamed for the queen’s abduction. The hero? A grumpy, honor-bound warrior with Space Dad energy and no time for feelings... until he’s forced to work with her.
Expect:
💥 Enemies to allies
🌿 Forced proximity on a wild planet
🔥 Tension-so-thick-you-can-slice-it
⚔️ Knightly vows + emotional scars
💫 Basically: grumpy sunshine in space with found family vibes, jungle danger, and a mission to clear her name.
If Ice Planet Barbarians and Psy-Changeling had a serious, stoic baby, it would be this book.
Our May Pick: Knightmaster by Anna Hackett
In this fast-paced sci-fi romance, Earth xenoanthropologist Kennedy Black is sent on a diplomatic mission to the warrior planet Oron—only to be framed for the abduction of their queen after a brutal alien attack. Determined to clear her name and prevent an interplanetary crisis, Kennedy agrees to help the head of the Oronis Knightforce, Knightmaster Ashtin Caydor, track down the missing queen.
Ashtin is loyal, disciplined, and entirely devoted to his duty—but the last thing he expected was to be forced into close quarters with a human woman who constantly challenges his restraint. Their journey takes them to a dangerous jungle planet, where survival means trusting each other—and where the line between duty and desire begins to blur.
Knightmaster is the first book in the Oronis Knights series and blends action, slow-burn tension, and classic romance tropes all set in a vividly imagined sci-fi world.
🎥 Watch the YouTube Announcement (and my thoughts on last month’s book)
Ready to buddy-read? Here’s how to join the fun:
Read Knightmaster any time during the month of May 2025.
Join the book club chat thread where we can get into it. Find the chat here.
Join the book club on Storygraph. We won’t have discussions over there but you can track your progress.
🗳️ Vote for Next Month’s Genre! Head to the polls to cast your vote for the June book club genre.
Sound fun?
Let me know in the comments:
Are you joining us for this space opera romance?
Have you read Anna Hackett before? Check out some of our Anna Hackett reviews and listen to our podcast chat about Gladiator by Anna Hackett.
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