Spring into your next favorite read with our guide to the hottest March 2024 book releases! As the weather begins to warm and the days get longer, there’s no better companion than a stack of new books, especially when they promise the kind of heart-fluttering romance that makes you forget about the world for a while. But it’s not all about love stories; we’ve also sprinkled in a thrilling mystery here, a cozy mystery there, and a dash of women’s fiction to keep things interesting.

March 2024 Book Releases

Whether you’re in the mood for swoon-worthy romance, edge-of-your-seat suspense or charming historical mysteries, March is shaping up to be an amazing month for books. So, sit back in your favorite reading spot and let’s dive into these new romance books coming out in March.

New Romance Books March 2024 Book Releases

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Paranormal Romance March 2024 Book Releases

This March, dive into the supernatural with the latest March 2024 book releases in paranormal romance. If you’re craving romance that transcends the ordinary, this month’s selections promise to deliver heart-racing moments and love that defies the laws of nature.

When He Dares by Suzanne Wright

When He Dares by Suzanne Wright

March 8, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Shifter romance
  • Online supernatural dating
  • Rejected mate

Get painfully rejected by true mate. Check.
Join a website for shifters seeking an arranged mating. Check.
Schedule a meeting with a prospective match. Check.

Quinley Bevan doesn’t expect to get smacked in the face by intense sexual chemistry during the meeting, but Isaiah Hale—dark, masculine, rugged—sets off all her hormonal fireworks. More, as a dominant shifter, the enforcer pulls at her submissive nature and calls to her inner cat. Both his power and stabilizing strength are plain drugging.

Their agreement is pretty standard: If they don’t imprint on each other within two years, they’ll dissolve the mating. But with his cat holding back, danger lurking around corners, and her true mate making a reappearance, things might be more complicated than they bargained for.

When he first joined Find Your Match . com, Isaiah wasn’t confident he’d be paired with someone who truly fit him. But he feels a kinship with Quinley. The healer stirs up his protective instincts and ticks his every box. He always envisioned that he’d mate a fellow dominant, but this submissive healer pulls him in like no other.
Still, he doesn’t expect to feel possessive of her so fast—she’s a relative stranger. But as soon as he puts the claiming brand on her neck, everything in him screams Mine.

His cat, though, doesn’t view her as its mate. The animal is still angry at being unable to have the female it was predestined to claim. But when Quinley’s own fated mate comes sniffing around and she becomes a target of their enemies, the cat is finally in agreement with Isaiah on one vital thing: Quinley belongs to them now, and they’ll never let her go.

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The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole

March 26, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Demon and witch pairing
  • Escaping a haunted castle
  • Enemies to lovers

The next spellbinding installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series . . .

A demon soldier of fortune . . .

Rök Kours dives into a dangerous job, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.

A Wiccan mercenary . . .
Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon’s charms.

Trapped in a terrifying lair.
If the two rivals can defeat Halloween’s worst nightmares to escape a haunted castle, can they overcome their pasts to claim a future together?

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Most Anticipated 2024 Book Releases

We have put together our list of most anticipated book releases coming out in 2024 across multiple genres.

Contemporary Romance March 2024 Book Releases

March is overflowing with contemporary romance book releases that speak to the heart. Get ready to meet characters that feel like friends and stories that remind you of the power of love.

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan
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This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

March 5, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Single mom
  • Forbidden romance
  • Rebuild after betrayal

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who’s never met a party she couldn’t host or a charge she couldn’t lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion.
 
But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She’s too busy keeping a roof over her daughters’ heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise.
 
But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn’t want but can’t seem to resist. She’s lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself?
 
After all she’s lost . . .and found . . .can she be brave enough to make room for what could be?

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

March 12, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Wedding theme (or anti-wedding!)
  • No-strings hook-up
  • Two love cynics working together

Their name? The objectors.
Their job? To break off weddings as hired.
Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other.
 
When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dad’s cutthroat boss, she doesn’t want to be the one to do it. Her savior comes in the form of a professional objector, whose purpose is to show up at weddings and proclaim the words no couple (usually) wants to hear at their ceremony: “I object!”
 
During anti-wedding festivities that night, Sophie learns more about Max the Objector’s job. It makes perfect sense to her: he saves people from wasting their lives, from hurting each other. He’s a modern-day hero. And Sophie wants in.
 
The two love cynics start working together, going from wedding to wedding, and Sophie’s having more fun than she’s had in ages. She looks forward to every nerve-racking ceremony saving the lovesick souls of the betrothed masses. As Sophie and Max spend more time together, however, they realize that their physical chemistry is off the charts, leading them to dabble in a little hookup session or two—but it’s totally fine, because they definitely do not have feelings for each other. Love doesn’t exist, after all.
 
And then everything changes. A groom-to-be hires Sophie to object, but his fiancée is the woman who broke Max’s heart. As Max wrestles with whether he can be a party to his ex’s getting hurt, Sophie grapples with the sudden realization that she may have fallen hard for her partner in crime.

Erotic Romance March 2024 Book Releases

Turn up the heat with the latest in erotic romance. These March 2024 book releases are perfect for readers looking for intense romances, that will deliver stories as steamy and compelling as they are tantalizing.

Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin

Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin

March 12, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Dark romance
  • Forced proximity
  • Polyamorous

Abducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.
With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.
As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.
Nothing is as it seems.
In this desolate world where the monsters are as beautiful as they are cruel, trust is elusive. They torment her, protect her, and keep her in the dark.
But to have any chance of escape, they must stand together.
Or fall prey to the evil in the hills of shivers and shadows.

The Professor by Skye Warren

The Professor by Skye Warren

March 26, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Forbidden romance
  • Student/teacher
  • Ex-boyfriends’ dad

New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren, delivers the sizzling first book in a brand new trilogy, The Professor, a forbidden, student/professor, ex-boyfriend’s dad romance.

One night only with a handsome stranger.
Older. Alluring. Savage. Dominant.
No last names or expectations.
Just raw, carnal, filthy pleasure.

I never thought I would see him again.
Until the first day of class. He’s my new professor.
And my ex-boyfriend’s father.

He has a world of secrets in his eyes.
And the weight of the world on his shoulders.
I should stay away from him.
But the more I try, the more consumed he gets.

His possessiveness is rivaled only by his secretive nature.
He knows everything about me, but mystery surrounds him.
Shadows threaten the entire university…and our forbidden love.

New Adult March 2024 Book Releases

These new adult romance books coming out in March 2024 make for relatable and engaging reads for anyone who’s ever stood on the precipice of adulthood.

Blitz by Devney Perry

Blitz by Devney Perry

March 7, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Small town
  • Sports romance
  • Coach/student

forbidden, small town, sports romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry.

A coach. A student. The rules were concrete. We broke them anyway.

The night I met Toren Greely was the night I learned how to lie. He was a Treasure State football coach. I was the star of the volleyball team. Coaches and students were forbidden. My future was on the line, so I told myself it was only one night.

That was the first lie. They got easier to tell after that. The lines blurred. The boundaries shifted. Our relationship became a game of its own.

A chaste smile. A knowing glance. A veiled touch or a hushed kiss. We hid in plain sight. We were invincible. Or so we thought. Neither of us saw the blitz coming until it was too late.

Game over. The night I left Toren Greely was the night I learned how to lose.

Cozy Mystery March 2024 Book Releases

Snuggle up with a cozy mystery from these March 2024 book releases. If you love unraveling clues alongside endearing characters, this month’s selections are sure to satisfy your detective itch.

The Good, the Bad and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Good, the Bad and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

March 26, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Laugh-out-loud funny
  • Family dynamics
  • Chinese New Year

What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunt’s shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant gifts—he’s determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing his courtship.
 
His grand gesture goes awry however, when it’s discovered that not all the gifts were meant for Second Aunt and the Chans—one particular gift was intended for a business rival to cement their alliance and included by accident. Of course the Aunties agree that it’s only right to return the gift—after all, anyone would forgive an honest mistake, right? But what should have been a simple retrieval turns disastrous and suddenly Meddy and the Aunties are helpless pawns in a decades-long war between Jakarta’s most powerful business factions. The fighting turns personal, however, when Nathan and the Aunties are endangered and it’s up to Meddy to come up with a plan to save them all.  Determined to rescue her loved ones, Meddy embarks on an impossible mission—but with the Aunties by her side, nothing is truly impossible…

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March 2024 Book Releases

Thriller March 2024 Book Releases

Thrill-seekers, get ready: March 2024 book releases are packed with edge-of-your-seat thrillers that promise to keep you guessing until the very end. If you love a good pulse-pounding read, March won’t disappoint.

Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher

Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher

March 19, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Dark secrets at a psychiatric facility
  • Twin disappearance
  • Unreliable narrator

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?
 
Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister’s fate as a teen: kidnapped, trafficked and long gone before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold.
 
Now an adult, Iris wants one thing—proof. And if the police still won’t help, she’ll just have to find it her own way; by interning at the isolated Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed…

Historical Fiction March 2024 Book Releases

March 2024 book releases in historical fiction meld rich historical settings with compelling narratives. Whether you’re a history buff or just love a well-told tale, March’s historical fiction is your time machine to adventure.

The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett

The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett

March 19, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Victorian apothecary
  • Private investigator
  • Love story

“Beautiful and important.”—New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn

When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn there’s only one way to treat true love—with a happily ever after.


When Lucinda Peterson’s recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she’s certain it’s only the latest in a line of misfortunes at the hands of a rival apothecary. Outraged and fearing financial ruin, Lucy turns to private investigator Jonathan Thorne for help. She just didn’t expect her champion to be so . . . grumpy?

A single father and an agent at Tierney & Co., Thorne accepts missions for a wide variety of employers—from the British government to wronged wives. None have intrigued him so much as the spirited Miss Peterson. As the two work side by side to unmask her scientific saboteur, Lucy slips ever so sweetly under Thorne’s battered armor, tempting him to abandon old promises.

With no shortage of suspects—from a hostile political group to an erstwhile suitor—Thorne’s investigation becomes a threat to all that Lucy holds dear. As the truth unravels around them the cure to their problems is clear: they must face the future together.

The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

March 12, 2024

read this is you want:

  • WWII
  • Library setting
  • Based on a true story

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to save the community’s beloved library in this heartwarming novel from the author of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir

When new deputy librarian, Juliet Lansdown, finds that Bethnal Green Library isn’t the bustling hub she’s expecting, she becomes determined to breathe life back into it. But can she show the men in charge that a woman is up to the task of running it, especially when a confrontation with her past threatens to derail her?

Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library, although she’s only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front line and amid tumultuous family strife, she finds herself harboring a life-changing secret with no one to turn to for help.

Sofie Baumann, a young Jewish refugee, came to London on a domestic service visa only to find herself working as a maid for a man who treats her abominably. She escapes to the library every chance she can, finding friendship in the literary community and aid in finding her sister, who is still trying to flee occupied Europe.

When a slew of bombs destroy the library, Juliet relocates the stacks to the local Underground station where the city’s residents shelter nightly, determined to lend out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy after tragedy threatens to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their neighborhood be lost forever?

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Historical Romance March 2024 Book Releases

Romance takes a trip back in time with these March 2024 book releases in historical romance. If you’re drawn to the allure of bygone eras and love stories that stand the test of time, March’s historical romances are waiting to sweep you off your feet.

Hathor and the Prince by J.J. McAvoy

Hathor and the Prince by J. J. McAvoy

March 19, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Bridgerton vibes
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Week-long society event

Bridgerton lovers have found their next read. J. J. McAvoy is a welcome new voice in historical romance.”—New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, on Aphrodite and the Duke

Hathor Du Bell is on her own path to find love in the third installment of J. J. McAvoy’s Regency romance series, following Aphrodite and the Duke and Verity and the Forbidden Suitor.


Hathor Du Bell has always fought to break free from the shadow left by her revered older sister, Aphrodite. It has been two years since Hathor’s debut, and while Aphrodite has married a duke and become a duchess, Hathor has been left with the ton’s most mediocre suitors. With the London season coming to a close, Hathor’s anxieties reach a peak. Will she be the only Du Bell unable to find her perfect match?

Then Hathor’s wildest dream comes true when the queen announces she’ll be presenting her nephew, Prince Wilhelm Augustus Karl Von Edward of Malrovia, during the weeklong society event at the Du Bells’ Belclere Castle. But the dream quickly crumbles when Hathor comes face-to-face with the prince, and he is nothing like she imagined. 

As a flirtatious rivalry sparks a genuine romance, Hathor fights to make a name of her own despite society’s expectations of her. Amidst the grand balls and growing feelings, the final events of the season promise to be the most romantic and shocking of them all.

One Dangerous Night by Cathy Maxwell

One Dangerous Night by Cathy Maxwell

March 26, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Reformed rake
  • Forced proximity

The second book in New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s humorous and heartwarming series The Gambler’s Daughters, in which three aristocratic Irish sisters are determined to make their ways in Regency London…only to learn the path to making a brilliant society marriage isn’t easy—especially when Love gets in the way. Here, a disaster in a storm throws headstrong sister Elise into the company, and arms, of a rake on the run.

Elise Lanscarr is furious—her very own sister has married the man Elise had marked for herself. Feeling betrayed, she flees London, determined to return to the one place where everything was once as it should her family home in Ireland. But when her stagecoach crashes in a storm, she finds herself cast adrift in the wilds with no one to help but a rough-looking, albeit handsome, stranger—one who has obviously never been informed of the “proper” rules of society.

Christopher Fitzhugh-Cox, the missing Duke of Winderton, has fled all responsibility, preferring the persona of the devil-may-care rake “Kit.” He proudly lives hand-to-mouth, rubbing shoulders with commoners and thieves alike. But while he values his freedom, he’s never been one to leave a lady in trouble—even one as opinionated, albeit intriguing, as Elise.

But this night of booming thunder and flashing lightning is just the beginning of an unexpected, often dangerous, adventure. And two disillusioned souls who have been caught up in their own webs of expectations and disappointments are about to learn that life always holds surprises, and gifts. And all it asks in return is that they risk everything for Love . . . 

Urban Fantasy March 2024 Book Releases

We are getting a fresh infusion of magic with these March 2024 book releases. If you’re fascinated by supernatural beings walking among us and epic battles, March’s urban fantasy lineup has your next adventure ready.

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

March 5, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Unlikely allies
  • Magic without talent
  • On-the-run adventure

Luck is its own kind of magic, in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels.

Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at the mages’ university.

Except Grady’s relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not.

Only Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

Fantasy March 2024 Book Releases

Romantasy fans! If you crave stories that transport you to other realms, March’s fantasy book releases are ready to cast their spell on you.

The Dead Letter Delivery by C.J. Archer

The Dead Letter by C.J. Archer

March 5, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Found family
  • Magical mystery
  • Road trip

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.

A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers. As she delves into the contents, a startling revelation the letters allude to a clandestine union between two magician families, hinting at the elusive identity of Sylvia’s father.

Full of hope, she embarks on a quest to find the author of the letters, only to discover an artless youth who vanished decades ago, a dead man with the wrong name, and a hospital for former soldiers that connects them. The further Sylvia and Gabe delve into these mysteries, the more lies they expose, including long-buried secrets that certain individuals will stop at nothing to protect.

When danger strikes, Sylvia wonders if finding answers is worth the risk.

Endless Skye by Donna Grant

Endless Skye by Donna Grant

March 12, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Druids
  • Forbidden magical artifact
  • Protector hero

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant returns with another seductive novel in the magical and dangerous world of the Skye Druids.

Passion comes with a price…

For Willa Ryan, family is everything. So, when her brother asks her to locate a book of unparalleled power, she doesn’t hesitate. Except she does more than find it. She attempts to steal it, and in the process, ends up running for her life—straight into the arms of a man waiting to rescue her. Jasper is unlike anyone she’s ever met, and she’s helpless to resist the undeniable passion between them. But desire always comes at a cost.

Jasper McCabe is a master of disguise and deception, and he uses both ruthlessly. Yet nothing can prepare him when he comes face-to-face with the breathtaking women he’s supposed to use for his ruse. Every instinct screams for him to run as far from Willa as he can. But there’s no escape from the captivating Druid and the feelings she awakens. With his darkest enemies closing in, Jasper is forced to choose with his heart, or lose the woman who is his one chance at salvation.

Women’s Fiction March 2024 Book Releases

The women’s fiction March 2024 book releases are heartfelt and inspiring stories. If you’re looking for books that resonate with real-life challenges and triumphs, March’s women’s fiction is poised to inspire and empower.

Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

March 5, 2024

read this is you want:

  • Heist theme
  • Female friendships
  • Rich people behaving badly

Lulu has always been taught that money is the ticket to a good life. So, when Shanghai’s most eligible bachelor surprises her with a proposal, the only acceptable answer is yes, even if the voice inside her head is saying no. His family’s fortune would solve all her parents’ financial woes, but Lulu isn’t in love or ready for marriage.

The only people she can confide in are her two best friends: career-minded Rina, who is tired of being passed over for promotion while her male colleagues are rewarded; and Jane, a sharp-tongued, luxury-chasing housewife desperate to divorce her husband and trade up. Each of them desires something different: freedom, time, beauty. None of them can get it without money.

Lulu’s wedding is their golden opportunity. The social event of the season, it means more than enough cash gifts to transform the women’s lives. To steal the money on the big day, all they’ll need is a trustworthy crew and a brilliant plan. But as the plot grows increasingly complicated and relationships are caught in the cross fire, the women are forced to face that having it all might come at a steep price…

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  1. I’ve got The Good, The Bad, The Aunties on my stack for March. So many good ones that I wish I could get to more.

  2. Great list. I’ve got a few of those on my list as well. Hope you enjoy the books you have planned.