Welcome to March! It’s getting warmer, staying light later, and spring is just around the corner. Better days are ahead, but we kick the month off with a lazy Sunday. If you’re looking to stay in and read, we have quite a few new books coming out today for you to enjoy.
Kissing the Sky by Lisa Patton
In the summer of 1969, Suzannah feels trapped between the changing world and her strict Southern upbringing. Home from college, she lives under the watchful eye of her domineering father, who condemns rock music and controls every aspect of her life. When her free spirited best friend Livy suddenly reappears with an invitation to attend Woodstock, Suzannah seizes the chance to escape. Worried about her brother serving in Vietnam and desperate for freedom, she sneaks away on a journey that will change her forever.
At the festival, Suzannah is swept into a whirlwind of music, rebellion, and awakening. She falls for Leon, a boy who embodies the promise and risk of first love. Yet beneath the euphoria lie betrayal and painful truths, including revelations about Livy’s reckless choices. In Kissing the Sky by Lisa Patton, one young woman’s search for independence unfolds against the backdrop of a generation on the brink of transformation.
Shifting Shadows by Tricia Barr (Dark Shifter Cartel Series)
A top criminal defense attorney in a cartel controlled border town, she has fought hard to outrun the trauma of her childhood. Her carefully built life unravels when three dangerous men enter it: a rogue werewolf mafioso, a disgraced dragon royal, and a Hunter sworn to eliminate shifters. When a jailbreak leaves her scratched and marked, she becomes a target of the shifter cartel. Forced to rely on men she cannot fully trust, she must confront buried secrets and decide whether survival will cost her more than her life. Shifting Shadows by USA Today bestselling author Tricia Barr is the first book in the Dark Shifter Cartel Series.
Stone and Flesh by Tamara S. Harker (The Fruit of War Series)
Years after the War of the Six and a devastating plague shattered Ícalar, the last hero of the Hidden Company dies, leaving behind a cryptic message. In Stone and Flesh by Tamara S. Harker, Shepherd Fîeron Eburos is summoned to release Iknaïs’ soul, only to uncover clues about the artifact that sparked the war. Even more troubling, the message claims the enemy once entrusted it to Iknaïs. Seeking answers, Fîeron turns to Devatska, a reclusive engineer with her own tragic past. Together they unravel secrets that challenge everything they believed about the war and their world.
Here is a list of all of the new books releasing today:
New Book Releases for March 1st, 2026
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vince is the Entertainment Editor at Book Notification. His first book was Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss, and his passion for reading took off from there. He'll read just about anything, but can usually be found re-reading his favorite Pynchon novels and Seattle Mariners box scores.