March 2026 list by K. Pearson |
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16 Forever
by Lance Rubin
It's the morning of Carter Cohen's 16th birthday, and everything's going his way. He's psyched and ready to get his driver's license, his little brother's not hogging the bathroom, and, man, something smells good for breakfast...But when Carter bounds downstairs, Mom bursts into tears. It happened again. It's Carter's 16th birthday--for the sixth time. Every time he's supposed to turn 17, he loops back a year. His memory gets wiped clean, his body ages backward--the rest of the world moves on, just not him.
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Beth Is Dead
by Katie Bernet
Told in multiple perspectives, the March sisters discover Beth's body in the woods and work together to identify her killer, until they start to suspect each other.
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Usurper from the Wilds
by Yana Toboso
Yuya Kuroki and the creature known as Grim are the newest students at the magical school known as Night Raven College. When a series of accidents plague the participants in the upcoming interdormitory Spelldrive tournament, Yuya, Grim, and their friends from the Heartslabyul dorm take it upon themselves to investigate!
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Dragon Cursed
by Elise Kova
Since the dragons emerged-along with the scourge that ravaged our lands and people-there's only one human city that remains standing: Vinguard. But the hellfire from above is nothing compared to the threat from within. For there is no worse fate than being dragon cursed. Slowly and excruciatingly, you'll be transformed into a mindless beast who destroys everything-and everyone-you love. Any of us could be tainted. Any of us could be lying. Any of us could be caught and killed by the authorities. And I'm terrified that I might be next. There's only one other person who might suspect my secret.
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Gaslit
by Megan Davidhizar
When a night of babysitting turns fatal, a girl burdened with survivor's guilt becomes increasingly convinced that someone is responsible for the gas leak that killed her family member--and that she was the intended target all along.
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House of Shadows
by K. A. Linde
A half-Fae outcast. A forbidden prince. A world teetering on the edge of collapse. Kerrigan Argon was never meant to be chosen. As a half-human, half-Fae pariah, her admission into the Dragon Society breaks every law of her world. Now she's bound to a dragon--and to a brutal year of training that could claim her life. But first, she must survive a journey into the infamous House of Shadows, led by the dark Fae prince Fordham Ollivier. No half-Fae has ever returned from its halls. In a place built on cruelty, secrets, and absolute power, Kerrigan must battle not just enemies--but centuries of prejudice and the slow unraveling of magic itself.
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It Lurks in the Night
by Sarah Dass
Maya and her best friends' final Caribbean boat trip before graduation takes a dark turn when they are stranded on a mysterious island, and after one friend is found dead, they must confront dark secrets, betrayals, and the rumored supernatural forces tied to the island.
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Love Goes Viral
by Alexander Berman
An aspiring pop star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image, until her ex and her real feelings get in the way. Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it all--fifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she's always dreamed of--until...she doesn't. After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend's mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she's already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown.
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Night Terror
by Vincent Ralph
When masked assailants hold up a book store in search of The Burning Book, an urban legend said to hold the souls of the town's dead, seventeen-year-old Noah must use his knowledge of Bleak Haven's terrifying and bloody history to help his fellow hostages escape without causing another bloodbath.
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Oxford Blood
by Rachael Davis-Featherstone
High-achieving Eva dreams of attending Oxford, but her dream turns into a nightmare when her friend George dies during interview week and suspicion falls on Eva.
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Room to Breathe
by Kasie West
When her father is investigated by the FBI, Indys life begins to fall apart including her friendships. But when she finds herself locked in her schools bathroom with one of her ex-best friends, Beau, the two have one final chance to understand what went wrong.
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The Roommate Arrangement
by Samantha Markum
When eighteen-year-old Blair's housing plans fall through and she unexpectedly ends up rooming with her brother's best friend Jamie during a summer coding program, she strikes a deal to keep their living arrangement secret in exchange for coding help, all while trying to ignore her growing crush.
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Sparking Fire Out of Fate
by Brigid Kemmerer
Callyn has grown closer to Queen Lia Mara in Syhl Shallow, bonded by the secret magic they share. But their magic can stay hidden only so long, especially when a dangerous plot on the Queen's life forces Callyn to work with the man who betrayed her. In Emberfall, Tycho and Jax are struggling to rebuild their connection after months apart, complicated when they learn of Truthbringers causing trouble at the borders. Sent to investigate together, Jax and Tycho soon discover that the rebellious faction has formed a devil's bargain with the magical scravers to destroy human magic once and for all.
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A Stage Set for Villains
by Shannon J. Spann
The gods are dead. All that's left are the Players... The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her own encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her. When the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime--a chance for one mortal to steal a Player's immortality--Riven sees her last chance to live.
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Stolen Midnights
by Katherine Quinn
In the city of Andalay, the ruling Fates bestow gifts among society’s most favored. When Damien, a cold and hardened thief, is hired to steal one of those gifts—meant for the “princess” of Ward One, Wren Hayes—he finds himself entangled in a web of secrets. The gift? A locket containing his own photograph.
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The Swan's Daughter
by Roshani Chokshi
Eighteen-year-old Prince Arris hopes to escape the cursed fate of his predecessors, each of whom dies shortly after marriage, so he strikes a deal with Demelza, a seventeen-year-old veritas swan maiden who can separate truth from lies.
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They All Had a Secret
by Michele Leathers
A betrayal. A deception. A tragedy. A murder.Charity has a past full of dark secrets that she keeps buried deep inside her cold heart. Samantha didn't used to have any secrets, but that's all about to change. And Roy, who seems to be caught in the middle, may have a haunting past of his own. All three of them were never supposed to survive.But when the small town they live in is hit with a devastating flood, the isolation and danger of the rising waters will lead the three of them down a path they can never return from.How long will it take the three of them to realize that one will have to go, for the others to survive?
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Tidespeaker
by Sadie Turner
A girl with the power to command the tides has her life changed when she secures a job serving a wealthy noble family--only to learn upon arrival that the last person to fill her post mysteriously died, and her new employers are hiding dark secrets. Corith Fraine is a Floodmouth - her words can control water. Yet for those born with her rare elemental ability, paths forward are few, and Corith is one of the lucky ones.
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A War of Wyverns
by S. F. Williamson
Who is Vivien Featherswallow? It's the question on the lips of every human and dragon in Britannia, and even she doesn't know the answer. Is she the Swallow, the face of the rebellion against the corrupt government and invading Bulgarian dragons? Is she a brasstongue, a translator on the cusp of discovering a new dragon language? Or is she just Viv, the girl who lost the love of her life after playing spy? Viv isn't sure, but she knows she has to fight back.
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