Delicate, Dangerous

by Abi May

Following a stressful 35th birthday, Cameron Moore navigates growing older and grapples with the jealousy of watching her closest friends get what she longs for, while processing the ghosts of her past. To finally embrace the love she craves and pursue her dream of having a baby, she must face hard truths, heal old wounds, and make life-changing decisions.

417 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2025

About the author

Abi May is a UK based indie author and screenwriter.

She writes imperfect stories about imperfect people navigating the beautiful complexities of modern life and love. Knowing, from experience, that neither life nor people are ever truly perfect, she delves into the depths of human nature, asking why we make the choices we do, how we grow through our flaws, and what it means to navigate life’s challenges. Through her storytelling, she aims to offer reflection and wisdom, guiding readers through the messiness of being human and rewarding them with a sprinkle of romance and fun along the way. ​

Abi also writes screenplays and currently has a script in pre-production and another in consideration.

Find her mostly on TikTok @AbiMayAuthor and Instagram @AbiMay.Author.

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Reviews

[sil ♡ the book voyagers · Rating 4 out of 5]

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ An accidental pregnancy romance featuring a former It girl, a paparazzi, enemies to lovers, and an obsessed man ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

Fans of Magnolia Parks and Gossip Girl would actually love this one. I haven't read MP but I know of it. I also know that I'm probably never going to read it because there are tropes there that I don't enjoy BUT (!!) I know people love it and crave similar books, so I'm here to show this one to you.

Delicate, Dangerous follows Cameron, a former It girl, a party girl... a lonely girl. After her 35th birthday goes by, she realizes that she wants more in life. But maybe love, a baby, and happiness are not for her, or so she thinks. The one constant person for the past five years has been Jasper, a paparazzi who seems to be everywhere. Specifically, any place she's at? He's there. They have a love-hate relationship, more hate from Cameron, and more love from Jasper, but somehow he's the only one who seems to see her.

This book was so insane. I started it on Thursday night and finished it in less than 24 hours. On Thursday, I read up to 66%?? I couldn't stop reading. I found the story super intriguing, and I wanted to know more and more with every new chapter. Abi May did this thing of including flashbacks in between chapters, and these flashbacks were of Cameron's whole life since she was 11/12. You get to know her story through flashbacks and the reason why she became the way she is, how her model mother and her film director father ignored her throughout all her life and left her to fend for herself basically.

I'm such a sucker for It girls, billionaires, heirs, socialites. I mean I grew up with Gossip Girl, The OC, you know! I loved rich people drama, don't blame me જ⁀➴ While this story is about life after that because Cameron has already left that life behind, it was so interesting to see and get to know the whole thing. I loved getting to know Cameron, meeting Tessa and Taylor, her best friends, and also meeting Jasper, who is so different from all of them.

If you're looking for an obsessed man, read this. A man who is down bad for the main character? Meet Jasper. He's also the sweetest, most caring baby daddy you could ever meet. He is ready to drop to one knee at every opportunity. I loved him so much 😭 He and Cameron are so perfect together, and it is clear that he would do anything for Cam and their baby. I LOVE ACCIDENTAL PREGNANCY ROMANCES SO MUCH

The romance is definitely a slow burn but you get so many cute moments, small touches, and tender looks, between them that it'll make you want to keep reading.

[Cam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so good. Not really a typical accidental pregnancy book (a trope which I personally love), but really a story about wanting to belong, and to be loved.

Cameron has wanted nothing else since she was a child, neglected by her parents. She turns 35 and she has a small group of friends which she’s made her family, but she craves a child of her own and feels a deep jealousy watching all those she love have what she wants, which seems far out of reach for her. She would never envision that it may come in the form of Jasper, the man who’s been a thorn in her side for years.

[Molly ✨️♡ ACourtOfBooksAndHerbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, she's done it again, hasn't she?

If you know me, you know I will scream and shout bout Abi's books until I'm blue in the face, but this one just really hit different.

Maybe it's because I'm a super independent idiot or just a time in my life, but I don't think I've sobbed at one of her books this much before

Cameron Moore, the DBE ex model with Jasper, I Would Sell My Soul For You Hayes are going to be with me for as long as I have my memory

The way these two have been through so much trauma respectively and then the way they heal each other by gentleness and love is just the most beautiful thing. The way Jasper never gave up hope, the way Cameron learnt to let people in and feel loved, made me sob at multiple points throughout the book

These might be my favourite pairing of Abi's so far, the healing and the growth just...is chefs kiss and I really hope that I could get to experience a love like theirs one day


Abi's books have a way of healing me in so many ways, and somehow,they just keep getting better (which is hard when I consider the Timeless Duology a masterpiece)

The way she writes these incredibly real people to the point you feel like you know them and are friends with them should be studied, and the way that she is able to bring such emotion and such life to these books is just.. one of my favourite things about her books, there's never been anything in these books that I've gone "?? Bit weird", everything in the 4 books I've read by her is truly perfect to the point where I don't have the words to describe how perfect they are.

If you're in your mid twenties onwards, have ever felt unloved for any reason, please do yourself a favor and read not only Delicate, Dangerous but also her entire catalogue cuz you will be healed


I cannot wait to support everything she ever does because I just know it'll be incredible and cathartic

Thank you for being your incredible and authentic self Abi...and thank you for this incredible universe x

[Day Ravenstone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got an ARC of this and I didn’t really know what to expect because I’ve not read any of Abi’s other books, but I was blown away. Cameron and Jasper are such complex characters and I loved how Cameron’s past was told (I do something similar in my own books because I’m a sucker for a flashback). I was not expecting how slow burn this was going to be. I thought that most of the book was going to be about the pregnancy, but it wasn’t and I really enjoyed that. Cameron and Jasper were well established as “enemies” before Cameron got pregnant. Finding out Robin’s middle name brought a tear to my eye (and I don’t cry at books).

This book was absolutely incredible and should be in The Broadcast Bestsellers next month. I absolutely will be getting a physical copy of this.

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a whirlwind of emotions for me, as someone with a similar childhood to Cameron.

This isn’t your typical romance with two young people who know themselves, it’s an honest experience of adults in their 30s who are still struggling with themselves and it’s a refreshing take on the enemies to lovers trope.

The chronological flashbacks, and the raw emotions through the years, gave amazing insight into the way she handled those feelings.

In 400 pages, Abi has painted a full picture of a woman who has been through hell and how she worked through it.

The story has allowed me to reflect on my childhood and my struggles to how far I’ve come and the family I’ve built for myself.

[Estella Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for fans of the Twisted Series, Magnolia Parks and Bridget Jones!!!!!
WOW! What an incredible read! I was really undure coming into this as I had been in a bit of a reading slump but my god did this pull me out of it!
Their banter was EVERYTHING!! Their back and forth was just so funny.
You were instantly fighting for Cameron the moment we got to know her, and her fight to give her child a life that she didn’t have really resonated with me.
And then lovely Jasper Hayes - what a man you are.
I have learnt I am definitely an acts of service girlie and this man definitely gave me that. The way he would always be there for her and fight for her whether she wanted it or not was everything and I was just so happy they both finally got their dream.

[OM · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do love an accidental pregnancy trope and it was a lot more emotional than I was expecting but the good kind of moving

[Mrs A · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, devoured it in 24 hours.
Exquisitely written characters. I always judge a book by whether it grabs me in the first chapter ( impatient I know) and this one did . The toughness and fragility of Cameron really touched a nerve.
This is a fantastic read and would recommend