On the Shelf: March 2026

March was a lackluster writing and book sales month for me, but an excellent reading month. A pitch-perfect rom-com that had me constantly laughing, The Re-Do List might be Denise Williams's best book yet. L.S. Stratton's first foray into young adult fiction, rooted in the history of sundown towns, reminds us that humans are always the real monsters. Simone St. James and Christopher Golden never disappoint and pretty much always creep me out (complimentary!). Kennedy Ryan's steamy novella has me primed for the May 19 release of Score. And a new Aydra Richards historical romance dropped this month too! (Grace Seymour steals a heart, but the cat definitely steals the show.)

The Reading Rundown
[redacted] by TK (out 7/7, suspense, thriller, for professional review purposes)
Carry Me to My Grave by Christopher Golden (out 7/21, horror)
Grace Seymour Steals A Heart by Aydra Richards (historical romance)
The Close-Up by Kennedy Ryan (contemporary romance)
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (horror, paranormal suspense)
Sundown Girls by L.S. Stratton (young adult thriller, horror)
The Re-Do List by Denise Williams (contemporary romance)

Backlist titles & rereads: I started out by finishing up a reread of Duke of Desire by Elizabeth Hoyt and moved on to Lorraine Heath's The Duchess Hunt, When the Duke was Wicked, and Once More, My Darling Rogue. Does a month go by without me rereading at least one Lorraine Heath book? I don't think so. I broke from my comfort historicals for a dip into KU with Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver and Little Deaths by Nenia Campbell. Then I dove into my Kindle library for an old ARC of Sins of a Virgin by Anna Randol. I stayed in backlist territory with Gentle Warrior, Julie Garwood's 1985 debut, and A Baby to Bind His Bride by Caitlin Crews. I've heard a lot over the years about the latter book and finally gave in to curiosity. How long can you possibly resist a European tycoon who is introduced as an amnesiac cult leader? That's a question for readers and the titular pregnant bride.

Currently reading: The Seventh Veil of Salome by Siliva Moreno-Garcia and a reread of The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary.

On the TBR/wish list
An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong
Well Versed by Jen DeLuca
How Simi Got Her Groom Back by Sonali Dev
Captive Traitor King by Brigid Kemmerer
The Lines We Cross by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
Enemies to Lovers by Alisha Rai
Score by Kennedy Ryan
Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite