
March is absolutely STACKED when it comes to exciting new book releases. This is nowhere near an exhaustive list of everything I hope to eventually read, but I felt the list was already getting a bit too long. So, I arbitrarily capped it at 11 books this month for absolutely no reason at all. 𤣠Here are (some of) the books I’m anticipating the most in March 2023:

In this lush, romantic new epic fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten, a young woman’s secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King’s royal court.
When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, sheâs lived by one rule: donât let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city.
Mortem, the magic born from death, is a high-priced and illicit commodity in Dellaire, and Loreâs job running poisons keeps her in food, shelter, and relative security. But when a run goes wrong and Loreâs power is revealed, sheâs taken by the Presque Mort, a group of warrior-monks sanctioned to use Mortem working for the Sainted King. Lore fully expects a pyre, but King August has a different plan. Entire villages on the outskirts of the country have been dying overnight, seemingly at random. Lore can either use her magic to find out whatâs happening and who in the Kingâs court is responsible, or die.
Lore is thrust into the Sainted Kingâs glittering court, where no one can be believed and even fewer can be trusted. Guarded by Gabriel, a duke-turned-monk, and continually running up against Bastian, Augustâs neâer-do-well heir, Lore tangles in politics, religion, and forbidden romance as she attempts to navigate a debauched and opulent society.
But the life she left behind in the catacombs is catching up with her. And even as Lore makes her way through the Sainted court above, they might be drawing closer than she thinks.

Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Charles
Abandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that’s over almost as quickly as it began. Bitter at the sudden rejection, Gareth has little time to lick his wounds: his father has died, leaving him the family title, a rambling manor on the remote Romney Marsh…and the den of cutthroats and thieves that make its intricate waterways their home.
Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. His family is his life…which is why when the all-too-familiar new baronet testifies against Joss’s sister for a hanging offense, Joss acts fast, blackmailing Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant. Their reunion is anything but happy and the path forward everything but smooth, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. It’s a long road from thereâfull of danger and mysteries to be solvedâyet somehow, along the way, this well-mannered gentleman may at last find true love with the least likely of scoundrels.

A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
Release Date: March 7, 2023
Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but whatâs a witch to do when he wonât leave her sideâand she kind of doesnât want him to?
Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to the displeasure of her mother, she prefers baking to brewing potions and gardening to casting hexes. When a spell to summon flour goes very wrong, Mariel finds herself staring down a demonâone she inadvertently summoned for a soul bargain.
Ozroth the Ruthless is a legend among demons. Powerful and merciless, he drives hard bargains to collect mortal souls. But his reputation has suffered ever since a bargain went awryâif he can strike a bargain with Mariel, he will earn back his deadly reputation. Ozroth canât leave Marielâs side until they complete a bargain, which she refuses to do (turns out some humans are attached to their souls).
But the witch is funny. And curvy. And disgustingly yet endearingly cheerful. Becoming awkward roommates quickly escalates when Mariel, terrified to confess the inadvertent summoning to her mother, blurts out that sheâs dating Ozroth. As Ozroth and Mariel struggle with their opposing goals and maintaining a fake relationship, real attraction blooms between them. But Ozroth has a limited amount of time to strike the deal, and if Mariel gives up her soul, sheâll lose all her emotionsâincluding loveâwhich will only spell disaster for them both.

The Faithless by C.L. Clark
Release Date: March 7, 2023
In the second installment of C.L. Clark’s Magic of the Lost trilogy, soldier Touraine and princess Luca must return to Balladaire to reclaim Luca’s throne and to face the consequences of dismantling an empire.
The rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal. But undoing the tangled web that binds the two nations will not be easy, and Touraine and Luca will face their greatest challenge yet.
Luca needs to oust her uncle from the Balladairan throne once and for all and take her rightful place as Queen. But he won’t let go of power so easily. When he calls for a “Trial of Competence” and Luca’s allies start disappearing from her side, she will need to find a way to prove her might. And she knows someone who can help…
Touraine has found a home in the newly free country of Qazal. But she soon realizes that leading a country and leading a revolution are two very different tasks. And, even more importantly, if Luca’s uncle doesn’t ratify the treaty, the Qazali could end up right back where they started.
Together, the two women will have to come overcome their enemies, their history, and their heartbreak in order to find a way to secure Luca’s power and Touraine’s freedom.

Solomon’s Crown by Natasha Siegel
Release Date: March 14, 2023
Two destined rivals fall desperately in loveâbut the fate of medieval Europe hangs in the balance.
âI will always want you. Enemy or ally, I always shall.â
Twelfth-century Europe. Newly crowned King Philip of France is determined to restore his nation to its former empire and bring glory to his name. But when his greatest enemy, King Henry of England, threatens to end his reign before it can even begin, Philip is forced to make a precarious alliance with Henryâs volatile sonârisking both his throne, and his heart.
Richard, Duke of Aquitaine, never thought he would be king. But when an unexpected tragedy makes him heir to Englandâs royal seat, he finally has an opportunity to overthrow the father he despises. At first, Philip is a useful tool in his quest for vengeance . . . until passion and politics collide, and Richard begins to question whether the crown is worth the cost.
When Philip and Richard find themselves staring down an impending war, they must choose between their desire for each other and their grand ambitions. Will their love prevail if it calls to them from across the battlefield? Teeming with royal intrigue and betrayal, this epic romance reimagines two real-life kings ensnared by an impossible choice: Follow their hearts, or earn their place in history.

Crescentville Haunting by MN Bennet
Release Date: March 27, 2023
Determined to pass junior year, Logan wonât let Henry distract himâmuch. Loganâs focusing on all things human, which means his swoony vampire ex-boyfriend will have to file his own fangs for a change. When he goes to the school bonfire and runs into Henry, wandering into the woods seems like a great escape. Until heâs bitten by a wicked Crone with some twisted magical munchies.
Logan is certain his ex-free human future is done when heâs dragged off to a scientific institution for study. There, heâs presented with an opportunity to keep his life, family, and future. All he has to do is stick to human ideology, since all things paranormal are illegal. But complications arise when the Crone begins to haunt him and Logan realizes that if he wants to get his life back, he has to navigate his lingering feelings for Henry.
With the Crone set on devouring him and the institution ready to obliterate him for any missteps, Logan must decide between pursuing the human future his family wantsâone that he thought he wanted tooâor the chance to embrace Henry, even if the world isnât ready.

Play the Fool by Lina Chern
Release Date: March 28, 2023
A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the truth about her friendâs mysterious death in this delightfully clever whodunit, âa delicious blend of suspense and madcap humorâ (Library Journal, starred review).
For Katie True, a keen gut and quick wit are just tools of the trade. After a failed attempt at adulting in Chicago, sheâs back in the suburbs living a bit too close to her overbearing parents, jumping from one dead-end job to the next, and flipping through her tarot deck for guidance. Then along comes Marley.
Mysterious, worldly, and comfortable in her own skin, Marley takes a job at the mall where Katie peddles Russian tchotchkes. The two just get each other. Marley doesnât try to fix Katieâs life or pretend to be someone sheâs not, and Katie thinks that with Marleyâs friendship, she just might make it through this rough patch after all. Until the day when Katie, having been encouraged by Marley to practice soothsaying, reads the cards for someone who stumbles into her shop. But when she sneaks a glance at his phone, she finds more than intel to improve her clairvoyance. She finds a photo. Of Marley. With a gunshot wound to the head.
The bottom falls out of Katieâs world. Her best friend is dead? Who killed her? She quickly realizes there are some things her tarot cards canât foresee, and she must put her razor-sharp instincts to the ultimate test. But Katieâs recklessness lands her in the crossfire of a threat she never saw coming. Now she must use her street smarts and her inner Strength card to solve Marleyâs murderâor risk losing everything.

Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
Release Date: March 28, 2023
KEEP YOUR SECRETS CLOSE TO HOME
Itâs been one year since Manny was cast out of his family and driven into the wilderness of the American Southwest. Since then, Manny lives by self-taught rules that keep him movingâand keep him alive. Now, heâs taking a chance on a traveling situation with the Varela family, whose attractive but surly son, Carlos, seems to promise a new future.
Eli abides by the rules of his family, living in a secluded community that raised him to believe his obedience will be rewarded. But an unsettling question slowly eats away at Eliâs once unwavering faith in Reconciliation: Why canât he remember his past?
But the reported discovery of an unidentified body in the hills of Idyllwild, California, will draw both of these young men into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identityâand who they are allowed to be.
For fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. Jackson, Into the Light is a ripped-from-the-headlines story with Oshiro’s signature mix of raw emotions and visceral proseâbut with a startling twist youâll have to read to believe.

Rubicon by J.S. Dewes
Release Date: March 28, 2023
J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, returns with another science fiction space opera, Rubicon, that melds elements of Scalzi’s Old Man’s War with Edge of Tomorrow.
Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die.
She can’t.
After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence aid. They could turn the tide in the war against intelligent machines dedicated to the assimilation, or destruction, of humanity.
When her VI suddenly achieves sentience, Valero is drawn into the machinations of an enigmatic major whoâs hell-bent on ending the warâby any means necessary.

Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey
Release Date: March 28, 2023
INFINITY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds â except that theyâre really just the one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an AI threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they’ll eradicate it by whatever means necessary, no matter the cost to human life.
Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal is looking for a solution to her own Earthâs environmental collapse when she stumbles across the secret of inter-dimensional travel. It could save everyone on her dying planet, but now sheâs walked into the middle of a war on a scale she never dreamed of.
And she needs to choose a side before it kills her.

Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland
Release Date: March 28, 2023
From New York Times bestselling author Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton comes the first book in a ferocious YA fantasy duology featuring ancient magic, warring factions, and a romance between the two people in the world with the most cause to hate one another.
Darling Seabreak cannot remember anything before the murder of her family at the hands of House Dragon, but she knows she owes her life to both the power of her Chaos Boon and House Kraken for liberating her from the sewers where she spent her childhood. So when her adoptive Kraken father is captured in battle, Darling vows to save him–even if that means killing each and every last member of House Dragon.
Talon Goldhoard has always been a dutiful War Prince for House Dragon, bravely leading the elite troops of his brother, the High Prince Regent. But lately his brother’s erratic rule threatens to undo a hundred years of House Dragon’s hard work, and factions are turning to Talon to unseat him. Talon resists, until he’s ambushed by a fierce girl who looks exactly like the one his brother has painted obsessively, repeatedly, for years, and Talon knows she’s the key to everything.
Together, Darling and Talon must navigate the treacherous waters of House politics, caught up in the complicated game the High Prince Regent is playing against everyone. The unlikeliest of allies, they’ll have to stop fighting each other long enough to learn to fight together in order to survive the fiery prophecies and ancient blood magic threatening to devastate their entire world.
What books are you most excited about next month? Let me know in the comments below or over on Twitter!
I can’t wait for more people to read The Foxglove King so I can scream at them!
Ikr!! That’s the only bad thing about reading ARCs. You have to wait for everyone else to read it to have someone to talk to. Lol
I hope you love these! Play the Fool and Into the Light both caught my attention. I’m going to have to check them out.
Thank you! They both look so good.
Sooooo many to look forward to!!
I know!!! I don’t know how I’ll get to them all.
I surprisingly haven’t seen most of these floating around. CHAOS & FLAME’s cover makes it look like it’ll be a happy read…but it’s fantasy, so probably not haha.
Yees, I’m so excited for the first three đ I can’t wait to read them! I hope you enjoy all these releases! đ
I hadn’t heard of Play the Fool but it’s definitely on my list now!
Yay! I hadn’t heard about it either until the publisher emailed me a copy. It sounds interesting. I hope you enjoy it!