Top new romance books in March 2026
Last updated:
March 31, 2026
March 2026 featuring new releases by Navessa Allen, Callie Hart, Liz Tomforde, Abby Jimenez, Rina Kent, Jane Washington, Kaylie Smith, Natasha Valverde, Kaylie Smith, Alice Coldbreath, Jesse H. Reign and many more.
-
Game On by Navessa Allen
Book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness Series, following the dark rom-com sensations Lights Out and Caught Up. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play. I hate that woman. Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him... -
Blood & Roses Volume 1 by Callie Hart
A dark contemporary romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quicksilver and Brimstone. What happens in the dark never stays in the dark. As one of Seattle’s most dangerous, feared men, Zeth Mayfair always carried out the jobs he’s sent on without a second thought. Drugs? Guns? Dirty money? They’re all fair game. But girls? Girls are another matter entirely...fantasy · contemporary · suspense · mafia · from hate to love · new adult · dark · length-medium · m-f · bdsm -
In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde
As the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, Reese Remington has spent her entire life preparing for this role. With a sharp mind and years of experience working behind the scenes, she’s more than qualified. But the public only sees a woman in a man’s world—not the person who’s earned their place on the field...audiobook · contemporary · sports · baseball · from hate to love · silver-fox · mature couple · office · standalone · standalone-first -
The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me comes a beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way. In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything. .. For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert... -
Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a standalone dark MM mafia rivals romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. I’m hunting a monster. The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight. He’s brash, chaotic, and a violence-junkie. In short, everything I disregard...dark · queer · from hate to love · mafia · m-m · new adult · contemporary · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · past-abuse -
-
One Small Echo by Jane Washington
Something is wrong inside her. It’s changing her. She chased her loved ones into the dark, and they stumbled out with monsters beneath their skin. Now they are less than they were, but destined for so much more. If they survive training. And if her new commander doesn’t kill her first. The boy-prince she saved as a child is now the unforgiving, terrifying man in charge of her future... -
The Northern Grammar : The Salem Chronicles - book 3 by Kaylie Smith, Natasha Valverde
Something is rewriting the world. Not with fire. Not with war. But with language. After the devastation that reshaped Salem and the quiet decay that followed, Vera Ashwood believed she had reached the limits of what reality could demand from her. She was wrong... -
The Iron Veil: The Salem Chronicles by Kaylie Smith
In Salem, history is not past. It is waiting. Vera Ashwood has spent her life cataloging the dead. A brilliant archival scholar with a mind built for logic, she believes every mystery has a structure and every story can be organized. Until the morning the forbidden books begin to float... -
A Much Maligned Miss by Alice Coldbreath
Caroline Halperston is used to the residents of Penarth talking badly about her...historical · victorian · length-long · m-f · virgin heroine · caretaking · forced proximity · england · sweet heroine · late-20s-fmc -
Sponsored links / Remove ads
-
Gone Wild by Jesse H. Reign
He’s my ex-boyfriend’s brother, an alpha with an old-fashioned face and a rugged demeanor. I’m the omega who’s managed to get myself stranded in the middle of nowhere with him during a snowstorm. It’s fine though. It’s not like anything’s going to happen between us. We’re both adults and we have this thing called self-control. There’s nothing to worry about...omegaverse · queer · first-in-series · standalone-first · contemporary · humor · m-m · forced proximity · insta-love · anal sex -
Don't Eat Your Human Boyfriend by Lily Mayne
I like to describe myself as an ethical ghoul. I’ve been working at Broth with a Bite in the Creepy Court Mall food court for eight years so that I can get my… very specific nutritional needs in a way that doesn’t make me feel like too much of a monster...office · queer · paranormal · m-m · fantasy · historical · humor · monsters · forbidden love · forced proximity -
Everybody's Favorite Guy by Katherine Center
He’s the last man she ever wanted to see again—or get snowed in with. It’s going to be a rocky reunion in this bittersweet romantic comedy by a New York Times bestselling author. For Lily, falling in love with her childhood friend Walker was the easiest thing to do back in high school. His sudden rejection was unforgettably crushing... -
Love Song by Elle Kennedy
*The limited deluxe edition includes printed edges*. New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy returns with her signature heat and humor for a Briar universe standalone romance featuring the next generation Off-Campus characters―where one unforgettable summer changes everything...contemporary · friends to lovers · new adult · sports · standalone · standalone-first · length-long · angst · humor · m-f -
Etiquette of the Cruel by Jane Carmine
Adelina died the night her family did—at least the part of her still capable of mercy. The world thinks she vanished, but she crawled out of that massacre with nothing but rage to guide her, stealing back power piece by piece, body by body, until the girl she once was rotted away... -
Rise of Ink and Smoke by Pam Godwin
A spinoff of the Frozen Fate trilogy by Pam Godwin, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Wolfson Strakh fought his way to freedom, and it still isn’t enough. With ink-stained fingers and his fierce Alaskan family at his side, he should feel whole. Instead, the past clings like scars, leaving a loneliness that won’t release him. Until Dove Rath blows it apart...dark · reverse harem · erotica · queer · poly · other-man-woman · angst · love triangle · from hate to love · possessive hero -
Dream of You: Wait For You by Jennifer L. Armentrout, J. Lynn
From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout writing as J. Lynn…. Abby Erickson isn't looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she's thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she's ever seen - Colton Anders... -
Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian
Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series. Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can’t stand one another...audiobook · contemporary · queer · m-m · humor · forced proximity · from hate to love · slow burn · hurt-comfort · grumpy sunshine -
No Matter What by Cara Bastone
Can love draw them together. .. again? After a traumatic accident threatens the foundations of their happy marriage, a young couple tries to rebuild and find their way back to each other, and themselves, in this tender, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not and Promise Me Sunshine. Roz and Vin can’t look each other in the eyes anymore, let alone share a bed...humor · contemporary · length-medium · audiobook · m-f · second chances · new-york-state · in-her-30s · in-his-30s · working class hero -
Out of This World by Ari Wright
Sofi didn't mean to get abducted by aliens. But when one unfortunate t-shirt, a few test-tube shots, and an ill-advised nightclub choice land her on a transport pod, bound for another planet. .. Yeah. Maybe she should have stayed in... -
-
Good Boy by Brianna Flores
Good boy Baby Holbrook is unlucky in love. .. Baby. I'm a stickler for rules, and for good reason. They keep life simple. Predictable. Safe. My roommates might not agree, but I think they're a necessity. Which is exactly why crushing on the one straight guy in the apartment is a terrible idea. Logan Matthews is a rule breaker...contemporary · forced proximity · friends to lovers · bondage · praise-kink · height-difference · m-m · erotica · queer · bdsm -
Cinder Vale by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Fate doesn't favour the wicked in the highly anticipated third installment in this brand new spin off series to the Booktok phenomenon, the Zodiac Academy series, from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. From the Amazon...fantasy · vampires · from hate to love · fae · new adult · paranormal · length-long · magic · m-f · slow burn -
Starside by Alex Aster
From Alex Aster, the #1. New York Times. bestselling author of the. Lightlark. series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of. Starside. , where swords wield magic and power is not inherited. .. but claimed. Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals—the descendants of the gods, living in a power-rich paradise... -
The Love Constant by Ana D'Arcy
As Andrea refuses to let go of the man she loves, she and Lex discover that love can be just as dangerous as it is powerful, and survival is anything but guaranteed. ——————. Lex’s past has caught up with him, blowing his life apart and stealing the future he dreamed of with Andrea... -
No Place Like You by Jillian Meadows
Childhood friends turned high school rivals fall into a small-town fake dating scheme in this sweet, spicy, and utterly irresistible romance from the author of Give Me Butterflies. Fable Oaks never planned to return to Fern River. But after a string of failures, here she is, living in her parents’ backyard, watching her beloved late grandfather’s A-frame crumble around her... -
Born into Obsession by Sonja Grey
“I wanted forever with you from the first moment I saw you. ”. Savanna:. I never expected to fall for a man like Nikita Melnikov. A brilliant hacker for his family’s Bratva, he’s dangerous in ways most people would never understand. But when he looks at me, I don’t see danger. I see devotion. Falling in love with him was easy. The consequences of loving him won’t be...mafia · contemporary · m-f · cheerful heroine · virgin heroine · college · virgin hero · super rich hero · early-20s-mmc · bad boys -
Mistakes Were Made by Lucy Score
A Gilmore Girls meets Schitt’s Creek redemption romcom. He’s looking for the perfect wife. She’s looking for the perfect one-night stand. Literary agent Zoey Moody has been exiled from the Manhattan publishing scene to small-town Pennsylvania with her best friend and only remaining client, romance novelist Hazel Hart...audiobook · contemporary · humor · small town · m-f · usa · pennsylvania · miscarriage · past-child-neglect · ic-standalone -
Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles
He spent a lifetime trying to escape his dark past…but to save her, he’ll wade back into the shadows. Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the town that took everything from her. Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace...audiobook · contemporary · single-mother · suspense · mystery · m-f · standalone-first · new adult · length-long · first-in-series -
Safe With Them by Jillian West
Charlotte. I ran from true evil four years ago, and I’ve been running ever since. I’ve mostly managed to make a new life for myself and my kiddo in Boston, but I’ve always known my past could catch up at any moment. Chasing around a toddler and working full time at a pheromone clinic for rabid alphas keeps me busy enough that I don’t have too much time to worry about “what-ifs...mafia · single-mother · alpha male · reverse harem · creative-anatomy · poly · first-person-pov · dual-pov · north-america · usa -
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst
After a devastating heartbreak, a teen girl decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great aunt manage her quaint Vermont inn--but this fixer-upper is hiding a magical secret--in this cozy and irresistable new fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop...audiobook · young adult · urban fantasy · fantasy · magic · paranormal · contemporary · found-family · queer · mystery -
Longing for the Alien Lawman by Ursa Dax
She's a sunshiney, curvy OBGYN who goes with the flow. He's a military-man-turned-warden who prizes order and discipline above all else. When weather slows down the construction of her small hospital on Zabria Prinar One, she's forced to become the hard-jawed, steely-eyed Warden Hallum's roommate. .. Warden Hallum has two beds. Let's see how long that arrangement lasts. -
Any Means Necessary by Lila Herron
This previously self-published debut is a. charming and spicy dark romance featuring a plus-size, body confident nurse and the dangerous, tattooed man who becomes obsessed with her. Now with an all-new cover and a never-before-seen chapter. After a traumatic event at work, plus size ER nurse Lexie West decides to get away from it all and house sit for a friend in New York City... -
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Serle, the author behind “heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic” (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years, returns with an unforgettable tale of a family of women with an astonishing gift: the ability to redo one moment in their lives... -
Guarded by the Clanker by Layla Fae
She hates me because I’m a machine. I will gladly sacrifice myself to keep her safe. The AI-hating journalist trying to take down the largest AI corporation urgently needs a bodyguard, and it’s ironic that she can afford only me. In her words, I am a clanker. A thing worth her deepest scorn. An it. To be fair, that is what I am when she’s forced to accept my protection...suspense · military · science fiction · futuristic · fantasy · urban fantasy · dual-pov · first-person-pov · standalone · ic-standalone -
-
Things That Break Us by Michelle Heard
Some happily ever afters begin in tragedy. I’m an actor who hates the limelight. Everyone wants Easton Rowe’s attention—my money, my fame. It’s impossible to have a real relationship with a woman, so I don’t even try. But then there’s Nova. My sister’s best friend. She’s been there our whole lives, and she’s here now to help us when we need her most. When I need her most... -
Walking in a Wiener Wonderland: Declan & Kelsey by Amy Award
Declan Kingman doesn’t do grand gestures. He does something better — he pays attention. When the NFL’s grumpiest linebacker decides to give the world’s biggest pop star the wedding she actually wants, he has one shot to get it right. The plan involves a fake bingo convention, a snow globe on a Colorado mountain, and a reindeer. In July... -
Heir of Twisted Lies by L.J. Andrews
Their love is the only thing that can save them from a cursed fate in the next dramatic installment in the bestselling Broken Souls and Bones series. Lyra Bien never expected to leave the royal house at Stonegate in one piece after her rare melder magic was revealed... -
The Heartless One by Emma Hamm
Instant USA TODAY bestseller! Princess Jessamine and Elric’s story continues after she has brought him back to full physical form in this second book in a romantasy trilogy from USA TODAY bestselling author Emma Hamm, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas. She won the heart of Death…now she must fight for the hearts of her people... -
Lucky #14 by Alina May
Fourteen days. Thirty targets. Zero survivors. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to go. Holli. If I’m not dreaming, I want to be. I’m kidnapped and brought to an island with thirty other people, and everyone’s out to kill me. Growing up, I was always forgettable. Now they’re trying to erase me for good. Bury me on this island like I never existed... -
Lucky #14 by Alina May
Fourteen days. Thirty targets. Zero survivors. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to go. Holli. If I’m not dreaming, I want to be. I’m kidnapped and brought to an island with thirty other people, and everyone’s out to kill me. Growing up, I was always forgettable. Now they’re trying to erase me for good. Bury me on this island like I never existed... -
More than Friends by Kat Singleton
From the #1 bestselling billionaire romance author of Black Ties & White Lies comes the third stand-alone novel set at an exclusive country club in the Hamptons. More Than Friends is a friends-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance. Jude Kensington is the playboy of Pembroke Hills Country Club and the last person I expected to be living with this summer. Charming flirt...

