The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2026, Week 13’s New Books
My choices for this week include Young Adult Fairytale and Folklore, Political Thriller, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Middle Grade Historical, Cozy Historical Mystery, Sweet Sports Romance, Cozy Culinary Mystery, and Romantic Fantasy.
It’s the second day of spring, and I love the nice warm weather! Granted, here in Texas, we’ve been switching between warm and rainy. I have been reading a lot, or at least trying to, in between working and my other responsibilities.
I got some middle grade books this week! Along with books for everyone else!
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 13 of 2026!
Captured Crimes by Anabelle Raven
Displaced Fairytales #7
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Young Adult Fairytale and Folklore
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A chaotic thief.
An organized prince.
And a bargain that forced them together.Auria needed a safe place to hide from soldiers—she did not expect to find refuge in the fae realm with a bear.
Bylur only wanted to save his kingdom, but when a solution to his curse appeared, he had to take advantage of it.
Now Auria’s lawless tendencies threaten to destroy everything Bylur has worked for while his traitorous heart falls for her unorthodox loyalty. How can he create the structure to save his people while still protecting her, her strange value system, and the unpredictable maelstrom that follows in her wake?
Torn from one fairytale and trapped in another: the Displaced Fairytales is a multi-author fairy tale retelling series of standalone stories from your favorite no-spice fantasy romance authors, perfect for adult and young adult readers.
Captured Crimes is a wildy reimagined Goldilocks meets the Norse East of the Sun, West of the Moon story with cozy, no-spice fantasy romance, a marriage of convenience, magic, fae, life and death stakes, and a collection of crimes to charm your heart.
Chaos Man by Andrew Mayne
Specialists #3
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Political Thriller
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A blackout, a derailment, a flood―when disasters align with a mysterious countdown, Theo Cray, Jessica Blackwood, Brad Trasker, and Sloan McPherson hunt the engineer who scripts chaos.
A train derails in Idaho, nearly causing a nuclear disaster. An inferno at a battery facility in Florida disrupts the electrical grid for days. A potentially devastating failure is discovered at Virginia’s Mud River Dam. To computational biologist Theo Cray, these aren’t mere infrastructure accidents. They are virtually undetectable acts of sabotage.
Theo sees a mathematical pattern to the madness that few others can comprehend―except for his associates: rogue FBI agent Jessica Blackwood, private security specialist Brad Trasker, and Florida underwater investigator Sloan McPherson. If Theo’s intuition and calculations are correct, the disasters are just a warm-up. The worst is yet to come―a catastrophe that could trigger the deaths of millions across the country.
Now Theo and his team are on the hunt for a mysterious saboteur whose only motive is to spread panic and chaos. And with every tick of the clock, his unthinkable endgame is getting closer to becoming a terrifying reality.
Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence
Academy of Kindness #1
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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The survivor of a brutal academy must exhume her own past in the first book in a new series from the international bestselling author of the Library Trilogy and the Broken Empire series.
Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters.
The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies—known as the kindly ones—against whom even the gods hesitate to stand. Each year a hundred girls are sold to the Academy. Ten years later only three will emerge.
The Academy’s halls run with blood. The few that survive its decade-long nightmare have been forged on the sands of the Wound Garden. They have learned ancient secrets amid the necrotic fumes of the Bone Garden. They leave its gates as avatars of vengeance, bound to uphold the oldest of laws.
Only the most desperate would sell their child to the Kindnesses. But Rue … she sold herself. And now, a lifetime later, a long and bloody lifetime later, just as she has discovered peace, war has been brought to an old woman’s doorstep.
That was a mistake.
Most Likely to Murder by Lish McBride
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Young Adult Thriller
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Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller.
The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar.
That is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths. Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted Most Likely to Succeed . . . but Homecoming’s Cutest Corpses? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse.
At first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, Most Likely to Sleep with the Fishes, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time.
Now Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before their vicious superlative comes true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive.
For fans of Holly Jackson, Karen M. McManus, and Danielle Valentine!
Terror in Taffeta by Marla Cooper
Destination Wedding Mysteries #1
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Wedding planner Kelsey McKenna is just a few hours away from wrapping up her latest job: a destination wedding in the charming, colonial Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. The reception is all set up, the tequila donkey is waiting outside, and the bride and groom are standing on the altar, pledging their eternal love. But just as the priest is about to pronounce them husband and wife, one of the bridesmaids upstages the couple by collapsing into a floral arrangement… a definite wedding “don’t.” Kelsey soon discovers that the girl hasn’t just fainted—she’s dead.
Losing a bridesmaid is bad enough, but when the bride’s sister is arrested for murder, the demanding mother of the bride insists that Kelsey fix the matter at once. And although Kelsey is pretty sure investigating a murder isn’t in her contract, crossing the well-connected Mrs. Abernathy could be a career-killer. Before she can leave Mexico and get back to planning weddings, Kelsey must deal with stubborn detectives, a rekindled romance, and guests who didn’t even RSVP.
The Queen’s Granddaughter by Diane Zahler
Publication Date: March 24, 2026
Genre: Middle Grade Historical
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Embark on a sweeping journey of self-discovery in this adventurous historical middle grade novel perfect for fans of Karen Cushman and Gary Paulsen.
Twelve-year-old Blanca of Castile is the granddaughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, once the wife of both the king of France and the king of England. When Eleanor comes to select the girl who will marry the prince of France, all expect her to pick Blanca’s much older, and much prettier, sister. But Queen Eleanor has always loved surprises.
To meet her destiny, Blanca, along with her best friend Suna, must set out over the Pyrenees Mountains for France. But the journey there is not easy. The group, which includes knights, attendants, and Queen Eleanor herself, faces blizzards and hunger, treacherous roads and even a kidnapping.
As Blanca overcomes the many perils of the journey, she will need to learn how to protect herself and those around her — and discover what it takes to follow in the footsteps of a queen.
Arson, Old Lace and Murder by Michele Pariza Wacek
Charlie Kingsley Mysteries #8
Publication Date: March 25, 2026
Genre: Cozy Historical Mystery
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Charlie Kingsley is not a private investigator. She makes and sells custom teas out of her home. Which is why she initially refused to look into a recent case of a bar that had burned down.
Yes, it was tragic that the owner’s body was found inside. But this is an arson case, and what does she possibly know about arson?
Except…one of the waitresses is missing.
Who’s pregnant.
Who everyone thought was having an affair with the owner of the bar.
How can Charlie say no to the owner’s widow? And when Charlie accidentally finds the pregnant waitress, things start to take a strange turn. And suddenly, Charlie finds herself thrust into a decades-old mystery that haunts Redemption to this day.
A mystery that could very well cost Charlie her life.
Meet Charlie. Also known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.
Could’ve Fooled Me by Jenny Proctor
Georgia Jaguars Hockey #1
Publication Date: March 26, 2026
Genre: Sweet Sports Romance
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She married him to stay in the country. She didn’t expect him to feel like home.
Sarah Stone never meant to marry a hockey player.
She doesn’t even like hockey—too loud, too violent. But when her visa runs out and going home isn’t an option, marrying one of her brother’s teammates becomes the fastest way to stay in the country.
Carter Williamson is boyishly handsome, charming, and exactly the kind of man who makes a temporary marriage feel dangerous in all the wrong (right?) ways. He respects the rules, takes the pretending seriously, and somehow manages to make her feel safer than she has in years.
Which is inconvenient because he’s also determined to keep things strictly business.
Or so he says. Something about the way he looks at her makes Sarah think he’s struggling as much as she is to remember their marriage is fake.
But when a crisis on the ice forces Sarah to confront the fears she thought she’d buried, one vulnerable moment threatens to unravel everything they’ve built—real or not.
This was supposed to be paperwork. Not feelings.
Definitely not love.
Could’ve Fooled Me is a marriage of convenience, low-spice hockey romance with chemistry, tension, and steamy kisses…but only kisses on the page.
Danish and Deceit by Wendy Meadows
Snow Falls Alaska #12
Publication Date: March 26, 2026
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Snow Falls, Alaska is small, quiet, and easy to forget—until the governor decides no one gets in or out.
When acting chief Sarah Spencer learns a notorious killer’s heir has set his sights on her, the town is abruptly sealed: state police roadblocks, disabled cell service, and a storm moving in like a lid slammed on a coffin. Sarah’s officers are sick. Backup is a fantasy. And the killer knows exactly how to use isolation as a weapon.
Bethany Lights should stay locked in her cabin. Instead, she arms up and drives straight into town, because she knows what Sarah won’t say out loud: this is the final stage of a long hunt, and the hunter has been planning it for years.
From the station to the coffee shop, from whispered strategy to sudden hostage threats, every hour becomes a contest of nerves. The enemy doesn’t need an army—he has weather, politics, and fear on his side. And as the snow deepens, Bethany and Sarah realize the next move could decide who sees morning.
How to Negotiate With a Nightmare by Amy Boyles
Seven Suitors For Seven Witches #3
Publication Date: March 26, 2026
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
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I have three problems:
One: The hot guy I met in the bushes (don’t ask) has magic so cold and dangerous it should come with a warning label.
Two: My family’s dragging me to a ball hosted by the Nightmare King—you know, the cruel monster who rules the dark half of town where the sun literally never rises.
Three: Turns out Hot Bush Guy and Nightmare King are the same person. And when our magic touches? We make flowers. Which would be romantic if I wasn’t supposed to be terrified of him.
Eryx Nightshade has spent ten years alone in his castle, haunted by a voice in his head that demands blood and revenge. Until I walked into his spell and the voice went from “destroy everyone” to “she’s pretty, don’t mess this up.”
Now he’s thrown a ball to find me. I’m trapped in pink tulle and sparkly sneakers. And every time we touch, our magic does things that shouldn’t be possible.
He thinks I’m his salvation.
I think he might be mine.
But I’m supposed to marry someone to save my family’s dying magic, and he’s got a revenge plot ten years in the making.
Falling for the Nightmare King wasn’t part of anyone’s plan.
Especially the nightmare’s.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 13 of 2026
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have a recommendation.
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Happy Reading!
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