Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of March 29 – April 4, 2026 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

MARCH 29
Murder in the Green Room by Dianne Harman Pryor (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Gwen Harper never planned on becoming a stand-up comedian at fifty-three. She planned on growing old with her husband, watching her kids find their way, and living quietly in their small Kansas town. But Tom is gone, and the one promise she made him—to finally chase the dream she’d always talked about—is the thing keeping her moving forward. Format: Digital

MARCH 30
Cash Mountain by Dan Ames (Financial Thriller)
When a seemingly routine assignment spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse, Reacher finds himself in the crosshairs of ruthless enemies with secrets worth killing for. Armed only with his wits, instincts, and an unwavering sense of justice, he must navigate a maze of betrayal, corruption, and violence—before the body count rises. In a world where danger hides behind every door and trust is a luxury he can’t afford, Reacher must confront a conspiracy that reaches further than he ever imagined. One man. One mission. No rules. Format: Digital, Print

MARCH 31
Scorched Line by Shannon Baker (Traditional Mystery)
Three years after vanishing without a word, the woman who shattered Kate’s family has returned to the Sandhills—and this time, someone wants her dead. A shot fired. A chase through open country. Suddenly, Kate is forced to do the unthinkable: face a past she thought was buried. With her siblings on edge, threats circling closer, and trust wearing thin, protecting her family might mean protecting the one person she can’t forgive. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Built on Lies by Hannah Ellis (Cozy Mystery)
When amateur sleuth Lily Larkin visits London, she has two things on her mind – spending time with her boyfriend, PC Flynn Grainger, and digging deeper into the mystery of her parents’ deaths. She doesn’t expect her trip to involve murder. But trouble has a way of finding Lily… even in the big city. The residents of Flynn’s apartment block are shocked when their landlord, Jeremy Latham, is found dead – crushed beneath his own bookcase. At first, it looks like a tragic accident, until Lily notices inconsistencies among the scattered shelves… and starts hearing unsettling stories about Latham’s so-called generosity. Format: Digital, Print

Ruff’d Up by Christine Falcone (Cozy Mystery)
As she looks forward to the return of warm summer days in her native Connecticut, visiting nurse Melanie Bass has more than difficult patients to contend with. She is haunted by guilt over a home invasion she feels she could have prevented, struggles to reconnect with her difficult—and until now distant—older sister, and faces complications in her personal life when an attractive new veterinarian seems to have designs on Melanie’s boyfriend. Format: Digital, Print

Truffle Trouble by Amanda Flower (Cozy Mystery)
Summer is finally upon the village of Harvest, Ohio, nestled in picturesque Amish Country, and folks are abuzz over their very own Bailey King’s upcoming June wedding. The Amish Candy shop owner and star of TV’s Bailey’s Amish Sweets is marrying Holmes County Sheriff Aiden Brody. To sweeten the occasion will be a scrumptious giant chocolate truffle wedding cake, made especially for the happy couple by Bailey’s New York City mentor, Jean Pierre. Other than the risk of the ring bearer, Jethro the pig, taking a bite out of the confection, what could go wrong? Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Amish Country Homicide by Susan Furlong (Romantic Suspense)
Returning home after years away, Alena Walsh is devastated to find her grandfather shot by a disguised gunman—and now someone wants her silenced next. Sheriff Caleb Mast, her former Amish childhood friend, is tasked with keeping her safe. Soon Alena and Caleb uncover key evidence that reveals a link between her grandfather’s cryptic final words, her mother’s decades-old murder and the recent death of a young woman in town. Format: Digital, Print

A Crushing Walk in Cornwall by Nicholas George (Traditional Mystery)
Chase is disappointed that his partner Mike won’t be joining him on his tour of the rocky Cornish coast—but like long-distance walks, long-distance relationships can require an occasional break. He still has his friend Billie for company, though, and a few more fellow Americans, from a New Orleans restaurateur to a New York travel writer, joining them on their jaunt. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Killing Me Softly by Sandie Jones (Domestic Thriller)
Charlie and Freya used to be the picture-perfect couple. Happy and in love, Freya enjoyed a rewarding job heading up a charity’s fundraising efforts, and Charlie was fast becoming one-to-watch on the London culinary scene—if you couldn’t be them, you wanted to be with them. They had it all . . . until one night a devastating accident tears their lives apart, and they’re awoken by police at their door, asking whether they are aware that their car had been involved in a hit and run. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Barn Identity by Diane Kelly (Cozy Mystery)
In Nashville, carpenter Whitney Whitaker is ecstatic when the owner of an antebellum livery stable approaches her about rehabbing the barn and offers Whitney free rein with the design. While unproven, it’s rumored that the building once served as part of the Underground Railroad. The project presents a unique opportunity to work on a site of significance and help preserve history, and she convinces her cousin to take a chance on the old property. Format: Digital, Print

A Blue Ribbon Murder by T.C. LoTempio (Cozy Mystery)
The Kitty Club Cat Show has come to Fox Hollow, and everyone from casual cat lovers to competitive breeders has shown up for the contest. Pet shop owner Shell McMillan has two cats entered, and like everyone else she has her eye on the grand prize, a vibrant red leash with a solid gold cat-head figurine attached. As the judging begins, cat owners clash and the fur flies, until a power outage throws the whole arena into darkness. But when the lights come back up, the event’s organizer is found dead and the grand prize is missing. Format: Digital, Print

Sorry for Your Loss by Georgia McVeigh (Psychological Thriller)
Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief group to keep her grounded and out of trouble. And now meet Jack: a cagey widower who shows up at a meeting one night and jolts both of them back to life. From the moment Jack first takes a shabby plastic chair in the circle, he is positively dashing. And Iris can’t help but feel that fate has brought them together. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Vengeance in Venice by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Historical Mystery 1920s)
As romantic as it is mysterious, the Floating City is a dream destination for the newlyweds, but they’ll soon discover the twisting canals hide more mystery than they expected. It begins when they are invited to an elaborate party at Clara Morton’s stunning palazzo on the Grand Canal. The affair is as eccentric as the hostess, who is dressed as Medusa, and features everything from snakes to her pet cheetah to tarot card readings. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Dangerous Game by Sandra Owens (Romantic Suspense)
Within moments of discovering that his unforgettable one-night stand years ago resulted in a baby, Cooper Devlin learns his daughter has been kidnapped. Cooper and his two friends are the Phoenix Three, an organization specializing in finding missing children. Kendall Hart has contacted him because she needs his expertise to save their child. Then the kidnapper communicates that Kendall is the next target. As Cooper’s love for Kendall and their child deepens, his mission to capture the kidnapper and keep his family safe becomes the most important one of his life. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Two Purloined Pillows by Allie Pleiter (Cozy Mystery)
It’s been a little over a year since Shelby started managing Nina’s Nimble Needle following her office-romance and career implosion, and Shelby’s mom has finally handed her the reins—technically, at least. Next, Shelby is excited to oversee two well-known needlepoint designers who will be participating in the town’s first two-week-long arts festival . . . Laura Bitters and Paul Bardo have each stitched up one-of-a-kind pillows that should be big wins for the Nimble Needle at the festival’s auction . . . until the pillows vanish amid a sudden string of shoplifting incidents. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Most Mysterious Bookshop in Paris by Mark Pryor (Private Investigator Mystery) *first book in a new series*
F Hugo has led an exciting life as an FBI profiler and the US embassy’s head of security, but now he’s ready to embrace a quieter existence as a bookseller in the Marais district of Paris. His former employer, however, has other plans for him. A prominent American citizen is the COO of a boutique chocolate emporium in Paris, where they’ve received a mysterious and threatening note. A blackmailer who goes by the name The Shadow wants half a million euros or else their “darkest secret will be revealed.” ormat: Digital, Print, Audio

If Books Could Kill by Karen Rose Smith (Cozy Mystery)
Town librarian Mathilda has a troublesome new emplROSEoyee, and after Jazzi spots the two of them arguing at the ice-sculpture festival, Mathilda asks Jazzi if she’d mind discussing her workplace woes over a cup of tea. During the visit, Jazzi also finds out about Mathilda’s top-secret stash of valuable first editions. Soon afterward, those rare books have vanished—and Mathilda is dead. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up by Kate Solly (Cozy Mystery)
Something is amiss at the Paradise Heights Miniature Railway. And this suits Fleck Parker just fine – she’s on the hunt for a new puzzle to solve. Expensive equipment and supplies have disappeared and nobody knows why. Who could possibly wish harm on a community group delivering Sunday afternoon fun on a fleet of jolly little engines? Fleck is frenetic as ever as she feeds a hungry baby, placates a cranky toddler, executes an (almost) on-time school run and investigates crime – all without losing her Wordle streak. Her best friend, Trixie, is scrambling to manage the Many Hands Society Craft Shop, where volatile volunteers are becoming a real problem. Format: Digital, Audio

APRIL 1
What Happened Next by Edwin Hill (Psychological Thriller)
Charlie Kilgore was too young to remember anything, really, about how events on the lake unfolded twenty-five years ago. He just knows what he’s been told: that his father stabbed a man to death, left Charlie’s mother critically wounded, and then disappeared, never to be seen again. Now Charlie believes there must be more to what happened. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

APRIL 2
The Masked Bauble by Sue Hollowell (Cozy Mystery)
When a silver mask turns deadly at Cedarvale’s charity ball, jewelry artisan Maggie Bellamy smells magic — and murder. The sheriff calls it a heart attack. Maggie, her sassy cat Pippa, and mischievous dog Topaz know better. The deeper Maggie digs, the messier it gets: cursed heirlooms, society scandals, and a sheriff who seems too eager to shut her down. With the town whispering and danger closing in, she’ll need every charm — magical or not — to catch a killer. Format: Digital, Print

Dead at First Bark by Cindy Kirk (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
When a scruffy stray with a habit of finding trouble leads her cousin straight to a dead body, loom shop owner Penelope Penrose knows life in the quiet town of Cornwall is about to get complicated. Known as the town dog, Jory has a knack for turning up where he shouldn’t. So when a young barista is found dead and Penelope’s cousin becomes the prime suspect, Penelope can’t help but start asking questions the police would rather she didn’t. Format: Digital, Print

Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.