Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the last day of March and a pretty big release day. I feel like there\u2019s a little bit of everything from historical romance to non-fiction.<\/p>\n
Which new books are you excited for? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n Author:<\/strong> Caitlyn Paxson In this witty fantasy romance, a widow attempts to resurrect her dead husband by blackmailing her rakish necromancer neighbor\u2014only to find herself falling for him instead.<\/p>\n \u201cWitty, whimsical, and deeply kind, A Widow\u2019s Charm is beyond charming\u2014it\u2019s wholly enchanting.\u201d\u2014Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Everlasting<\/p>\n Lady Hildegarde Croft is accustomed to changes in position. After all, she rose from maidservant to lady of the manor when she married Lord Thorgoode Croft. But when he dies unexpectedly, the plans that would have protected her and the people of Croftholde die along with him. What\u2019s a widow to do?<\/p>\n Potential salvation arrives in the form of Lord Elmwood, who is fleeing the consequences of using his forbidden Charm to raise the dead. Now he\u2019s injured, destitute, and hiding out at the neighboring estate.<\/p>\n For Hilde, blackmailing Lord Elmwood to resurrect Thorgoode seems like the perfect solution. For Elmwood, beautiful Lady Croft seems like the ideal distraction from his troubles. The problem is, all she wants from him is the horrifying power he knows he can never use again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sarah<\/strong>: A widow attempts to blackmail the necromancer next door into reanimating her husband to save his estate and her life, and then the necromancer is hot. Historical.<\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> A. Rae Dunlap A Victorian-era Nancy Drew meets The Woman in the Window as true crime and historical fiction collide in this atmospheric thriller featuring real-life figures and a rebellious, uniquely inventive young reform school inmate determined to solve the serial killer case dominating the headlines in London, and soon, in the world: the Jack the Ripper murders.<\/p>\n London, 1888. Committed to the Whitechapel Hall Reform School for \u201cincurable delinquency\u201d 15-year-old Adelaide \u201cDell\u201d Morton is a precocious, defiant misfit. She\u2019s also a voracious reader of true crime and detective fiction, including the sordid, sensationally popular Penny dreadful stories. In an unlikely stroke of luck, she\u2019s found a kindred spirit in her poised, perfectionist roommate, Pippa. Their obsession is only further fueled by the Jack the Ripper murders blazing a trail of terror throughout London\u2019s seediest streets . . . right outside Whitechapel Hall\u2019s front door.<\/p>\n Desperate for adventure, they embark on their own investigation\u2014and discover an ally in Noah, son of the local butcher. But Noah\u2019s motives are not mere fascination: His father is the prime suspect. Noah is desperate to clear his name, and Dell and Pippa are only too eager to help.<\/p>\n Their budding spywork soon yields shocking results: they witness straightlaced Whitechapel teacher Miss Kaye escaping the school the night of the latest crime. Could Jack the Ripper be a she? Delving into Miss Kaye\u2019s background, Dell is both horrified and thrilled to find that within Miss Kaye\u2019s past lies a chapter dark enough to rival any Penny dreadful . . .<\/p>\n Dell\u2019s fixation with Miss Kaye reaches dangerous heights while a series of suspicious events leave Miss Kaye in sole command of Whitechapel Hall. Trapped in their teacher\u2019s ever-tightening web of control, the three devious detectives devise a risky plan to track her. But what ensues may only propel them ever deeper into secrets, lies, ruthless acts, and betrayals that go back decades\u2014and a confrontation that will irrevocably change the fates of all involved . . . if they survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amanda<\/strong>: I was on board with \u201cA Victorian-era Nancy Drew.\u201d<\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Navessa Allen Book three in the No.1\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling Into Darkness series, following the dark rom-com sensations\u00a0Lights Out\u00a0and\u00a0Caught Up\u00a0. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play.<\/p>\n I hate that woman.<\/p>\n Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to\u00a0destroy\u00a0him. And he\u2019ll manipulate whoever he can to exact his revenge.<\/p>\n Including Stella McCormick. She\u2019s everything Tyler hates. Her wealth and privilege have protected her for her entire life, and Tyler thinks it\u2019s time she finally paid the price. Whether she\u2019s ready to or not.<\/p>\n I hate that man.<\/p>\n Stella might not believe in love at first sight, but loathing at first sight \u2013 no question. From the moment she sets eyes on Tyler in her tattoo parlor, she knows he\u2019s the devil planning to make her life hell.<\/p>\n Forced to play the part of his girlfriend and invite him into her family\u2019s glittering circles, Stella quickly clocks Tyler\u2019s ulterior motives. But love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and soon she doesn\u2019t know which is being blackmailed by a man who wants to ruin her, or that they can\u2019t seem to keep their hands off each other.<\/p>\n Game On\u00a0is an enemies-to-lovers dark romance with morally grey characters. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The third book in the very popular\u00a0Into Darkness\u00a0<\/em>series.<\/strong><\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Jennifer Mandula When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to\u00a0protect him with\u00a0the\u00a0help of a fellow scholar\u2014her former fianc\u00e9\u2014in this enchanting and transporting historical fantasy.<\/p>\n Mary Anning wants to be a\u00a0geomagician\u2014a\u00a0paleontologist who uses fossils to wield magic\u2014but since the Geomagical Society of London refuses to admit women, she\u2019s stuck selling her discoveries to tourists instead. When an ancient egg hatches in her hands, revealing a loveable baby pterodactyl Mary names Ajax, she knows this is\u00a0the\u00a0kind of scientific find that could make her career\u2014if she\u2019s strategic.<\/p>\n Mary contacts the\u00a0Society about\u00a0her discovery,\u00a0and they demand to take possession of Ajax. Their emissary is none other than Henry Stanton, a distinguished (and infuriatingly handsome) scholar\u2026 and\u00a0the\u00a0man who once broke Mary\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n Henry claims he believes in\u00a0the\u00a0brilliant Mary, and that he only wants to help her obtain\u00a0the\u00a0respect she deserves. She knows she can\u2019t trust her fellow scholars, who want to discredit her and claim Ajax for\u00a0their own\u2014but can she even trust Henry, who seems intent on winning Mary\u00a0back?<\/p>\n Now Mary has a new mystery to solve that\u2019s buried deeper than any dinosaur She must uncover\u00a0the\u00a0secrets behind\u00a0the\u00a0Society and\u00a0the\u00a0truth about Henry. As her conscience begins to chafe against her ambition, Mary must decide what lengths she\u2019s willing to go to finally belong\u2014and what her heart really wants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amanda<\/strong>: This sounds delightful!<\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Jenny Lawson Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling author Jenny Lawson\u2014aka the Bloggess<\/p>\n Jenny Lawson is full of contradictions. She\u2019s a celebrated author but battles self-doubt, paralysis, and anxiety. She\u2019s an award-winning humorist but struggles with treatment-resistant depression. The questions people most often ask her are, \u201cHow do you do it? How do you keep going even when it feels impossible? How do you keep creating?\u201d This book is her answer.<\/p>\n In\u00a0How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay,\u00a0Jenny shares more than one hundred humorous, heartfelt, and genuine tools and tricks that she relies on to keep her going even when her brain isn\u2019t working properly due to depression, anxiety, and ADHD. She also offers tips to stay passionate and focused on creative endeavors, especially when everything around you is saying to give up.<\/p>\n With chapters like \u201cWash Your Brain More Than You Wash Your Bra\u201d (sleep, you beautiful human), \u201cWorking on Easy Mode Is Still Working\u201d (asking for accommodations is okay!), \u201cCelebrate Good Times, Come On!\u201d (make it a habit to celebrate the good things), and many more,\u00a0How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay\u00a0is a balm and companion, reminding us all that we are not alone. It\u2019s for anyone who struggles with self-doubt, guilt, motivation, and mental blocks and wants to rekindle their passion for creating. Funny, simple, empathetic, and full of hope, it will encourage you not to just survive but to find and curate joy in the face of difficult times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amanda<\/strong>: Lawson is an autobuy for me!<\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Sam Evans There\u2019s just a minor problem, and it\u2019s not means or motive. It\u2019s opportunity and access. But when Alyssa snags a date with the team\u2019s head coach, Mark Eriksson\u2014after stalking him for weeks, shh!\u2014access to the team may no longer be a barrier to entry. At least, not if she can convince Mark she\u2019s serious about him.<\/p>\n When hockey players start dropping like flies and Mark becomes increasingly suspicious, Alyssa has to decide if it\u2019s just great sex that makes her want to trust Mark or if her feelings for him have outlived the long con and evolved into something more than a means to an end.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Amanda<\/strong>: This sounds batshit and I\u2019m here for it.<\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Christy Carlyle In the next installment of the swoon-worthy Princes of London series, Christy Carlyle takes readers on a heart-pounding hunt through Norfolk where a legendary treasure hunter and a fierce local woman battle over a Viking hoard, each determined to claim it for their own\u2014and neither willing to lose their heart in the process\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Dominic Prince is passionate, tenacious, and determined to carve out a legendary name for himself\u2014just like his famous treasure-hunting father. When an American tycoon funds his expedition to uncover a Viking hoard in Norfolk and ship it across the Atlantic, Dominic sees his chance to claim glory. If he can unearth a treasure trove so magnificent it lands him on the front pages of newspapers in both England and America, his success will finally be undeniable.<\/p>\n Tess Hawthorne doesn\u2019t quite know what to make of the entirely too handsome scoundrel who shows up in her village seeking the very treasure she\u2019s been hoping to find all her life. When he asks to employ her knowledge and familiarity with the locals to assist on the dig, she accepts.<\/p>\n But she doesn\u2019t want whatever treasure they find to leave England, and she certainly doesn\u2019t want to lose her heart to the man determined to claim it\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A treasure hunting historical romance!<\/strong><\/p>\n Add to Goodreads To-Read List \u2192<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Author:<\/strong> Ilona Andrews Outlander\u00a0meets\u00a0Game of Thrones\u00a0in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1\u00a0New York\u00a0Times\u00a0bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.<\/p>\n When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn\u2019t take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she\u2019s been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel.<\/p>\n Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic, and mayhem? Her encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, the setting, and the characters\u2019 ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she\u2019s coming to love\u2014a motley band that includes a former lady\u2019s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures, and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to get home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes\u2014and attentions\u2014of dueling princes, dukes, and villains, all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the way she knows their stories will end: in a cataclysmic war.<\/p>\n For fans of Samantha Shannon, Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and isekai and portal fantasy,\u00a0This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me\u00a0is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse author duo Ilona Andrews.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amanda<\/strong>: Portal fantasy is having a moment and I\u2019m here for it. (I\u2019ve also been consuming a lot of a isekai webtoons.)<\/p>\nA Widow\u2019s Charm<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Del Rey
Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy\/Fairy Tale Romance<\/a>, Historical: European<\/a>, Romance<\/a> <\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nThe Dreadfuls<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Kensington Books
Genre:<\/strong> Horror<\/a>, Historical: European<\/a>, Mystery\/Thriller<\/a> <\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nGame On<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Slowburn
Genre:<\/strong> Contemporary Romance<\/a>, Romance<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> Into Darkness #3<\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nThe Geomagician<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Del Rey
Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy\/Fairy Tale Romance<\/a>, Historical: European<\/a>, Romance<\/a> <\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nHow to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Penguin Life
Genre:<\/strong> Memoir<\/a>, Nonfiction<\/a> <\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nKill the Puckers<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Super Gravity Press
Genre:<\/strong> Contemporary Romance<\/a>, Romance<\/a> <\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nThe Scoundrel and the Siren<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Avon
Genre:<\/strong> Historical: European<\/a>, Romance<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> Princes of London #2<\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong><\/h4>\nThis Kingdom Will Not Kill Me<\/em><\/h1>\n
Released:<\/strong> March 31, 2026 by Tor Books
Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy\/Fairy Tale Romance<\/a>, Romance<\/a>, Science Fiction\/Fantasy<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> Maggie the Undying #1<\/p>\n