If the excitement of a new year is slowly dying down as March rolls around and routine falls upon us, we have a few new LGBTQIA titles that will bring some joy, love, and adventure back into your life. Stories that resemble those that we daydream about, bringing you a little bit closer to a happy place.
If you have read the books in our LGBTQIA picks for February, we have 7 new titles to add to your TBR list. Bill Wood, Kirsten King, and T.A. Chan are among the authors we highlight this month.
In order of release date, here are 7 LGBTQIA books we are looking forward to reading this March:
1. Be Right Back by Bill Wood – March 3
Be Right Back finds the characters from Let’s Split Up a year later and back in their hometown for a Halloween festival. Even though the last year has sent the gang in different directions, they reunite at the festival for a commemorative event. However, Cam is thrown back into the past when he sees the Carrington Ghoul roaming around.
Turns out someone is disguising themselves as local legends to commit murders. The gang must work together to find out who is behind this new mystery. This task might become a bit more complicated than expected when tourism and the gang’s fame interfere with their investigation.
Book Description: A year after the events of Let’s Split Up, the gang returns to their hometown of Sanera for a Halloween festival, only to be drawn into a chilling new mystery when a figure from their past reemerges, turning a nostalgic reunion into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
A year after solving their last mystery, the Sanera gang has split up to pursue college life, leaving their detective days behind-except for Cam, who struggles to move on. Now an assistant coach for the Sanera Sabretooths, Cam feels adrift until the Halloween festival brings the gang back together for a commemorative event. But when Cam sees the Carrington Ghoul-a figure tied to their final case-he’s thrust into a new mystery.
As Sanera’s Halloween festival descends into chaos, the gang discovers that someone is using local legends to commit gruesome murders. The killer’s obsession with their past exploits becomes clear as each murder echoes the myths they once debunked. With the town’s history exploited for tourism and the gang’s fame drawing unwanted attention, they must unravel the clues before the killer strikes again-this time targeting one of their own.
Facing familiar fears and new terrors, the gang must rely on their wits and each other to survive a twisted plot that threatens to make their past case the stuff of legend-for all the wrong reasons.
2. Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian – March 3
Simon and Charlie have spent nearly a decade as co-stars on a very popular sci-fi show. Now that the show is coming to an end, Simon is happy to leave Charlie behind and move to New York. However, he is afraid that his move and Charlie’s charismatic persona may end up labeling him as the hard-to-work-with star. To avoid this, he and Charlie come together to play pretend on a very public friendship.
As their new plan sets in motion, Charlie needs to leave town to deal with a family emergency. To keep up with appearances, Simon joins him on a road trip that takes him to places he never even considered visiting. As the road trip comes to an end and reality sets in, Simon begins to wonder if his feelings for Charlie have changed.
Book Description: Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series.
Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can’t stand one another. Charlie is impetuous, outgoing, and basically feral, and Simon thinks he should have stayed in reality television where he belongs. They’ve spent the better part of a decade quarreling over the spotlight and pretty much everything else, and everybody in the industry knows it. Now that Simon’s contract is finally done, he can move to New York, start fresh with work he actually likes, and get away from Charlie.
Simon’s only problem is that people might assume he’s been pushed off the show due to being impossible to work with. And he is kind of difficult to work with. He doesn’t get along with people—unlike Charlie, who somehow tricked everyone on the show into adoring him despite some outrageously bad on-set behavior during the show’s first season. Simon would rather never have to see Charlie again, but reluctantly agrees to stage a very public friendship during the short time before he moves. When Charlie has to leave town to deal with a family emergency, this means Simon comes along. Their road trip brings Simon to places he would never have willingly chosen to visit—and he finds he’s actually not having a terrible time.
The more he gets to know Charlie, the more Simon suspects he’s underestimated his former coworker. Simon also realizes that after seven years, Charlie might know him better than anyone ever has. Even stranger, Charlie seems to be starting to actually like him, despite knowing him so well. Still, Simon is about to move three thousand miles away, so whatever’s starting between him and Charlie can’t really amount to anything… right?
3. How (Not) to Conjure a Boyfriend by Jordon Greene – March 10
If you ever wondered what While You Were Sleeping would look like from a queer retelling standpoint, How (Not) to Conjure a Boyfriend is the perfect read for you. Our main character finds themselves playing Hayden’s enybfriend after Hayden suffered an injury that landed him in a coma. In order to be let into his room, they had to pretend they were dating.
However, this leads Hayden’s family to get to know them, invite them over for Thanksgiving, and truly believe in their relationship. The only complication? Hayden has a cuter brother who our main character may be falling for.
Book Description: Standing at the foot of my comatose crush’s hospital bed is not how I envisioned becoming Hayden’s partner. First I needed to find out if he’s even into the theys, then hopefully some flirting, a cute date up in the valley or at Taco Bell, a kiss. The normal cutesy stuff, but this? No! Hayden wasn’t supposed to get hurt, especially not a trauma-induced extended nap from slipping on a wet floor at my job. On top of that, one of the nurses told his family we’re dating. Sure, it might have been because that’s what I told her when I was trying to get to his room to see him…but it’s not true.
The wild part is his family believes it! They really think I’m the Hayden Marcus’s short little curly-haired enbyfriend. His partner! With one little lie, now they think he isn’t straight, and I’m terrified he actually is.
So now I’m having Thanksgiving with a family I barely know because, as far as they’re concerned, I’m “dating” their son. I can’t tell if this is a sign my love spell worked, or if I royally messed up and I’m being punished. I mean this family is amazing. It’s everything I wish I had, and honestly more. But it’s all based on a lie.
Oh, and as if all of that wasn’t bad enough, my comatose crush has an even cuter brother who I think I might be falling for…
4. Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page – March 24
Monroe Bennette is a junior recruit at the Bureau of Mystical Affairs who is trying to prove herself. Her first task is to track down the source of a rogue love charm. As she is trying to keep her classmates safe from the charm, Monroe crosses paths with her boss’s daughter, Iris.
Iris asks Monroe to play the role of her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, but this only complicates Monroe’s task further. As she tries to find the rogue love charm and pretend to be Iris’s girlfriend, Monroe begins to wonder how fake the relationship truly is and how she can succeed at the bureau.
Book Description: A teen mystic will do anything to solve a series of love-related magical mishaps plaguing her high school, including fake dating her boss’s daughter, in this charming sapphic romance.
Magic lingers in the cozy town of Fair Glen, Illinois, and it’s up to the agents at the Bureau of Mystical Affairs to keep it in check. Monroe Bennett, a junior recruit at the Bureau, is ready to ace her first tracking down the source of a rogue love charm.
Protecting her charmed classmates, including the bureau director’s daughter Iris James, is top priority. But when Iris asks Monroe to fake date her to make her ex jealous, things get complicated.
Monroe believes in duty, not romance. Yet the more time she spends with Iris, the harder it is to ignore the very real sparks flying between them. Can Monroe protect herself from love long enough to solve this case, or will her growing feelings get in the way?
5. Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford – March 24
Natalie Nielsen never wanted to be one of those teenagers in love with a member of a boy band, but she couldn’t help herself. However, she chooses to focus all her attention on honoring her late dad’s legacy and revamping their family Deaf Center. That is when Felix Song, famous boy band member, comes into her life.
Felix offers Natalie a job that could help save her family’s center. She must spend the summer on tour with him, teaching him ASL, as his sister’s hearing loss has begun to accelerate. As they begin to spend time together, Felix and Natalie develop feelings for each other, but can their lives truly merge?
Book Description: For fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Alice Oseman, this swoony, fast-paced romance stars a teen who falls in love with the lead singer of America’s most popular boy band during a whirlwind summer tour.
This is what dreams are made of.
Every teenager in America knows eighteen-year-old Felix Song, the lead singer of the most popular boy band since One Direction. Unfortunately, Natalie Nielsen is no exception. Though she thinks of him more as an annoying rich kid from her hometown than a heartthrob.
Uninterested in stardom, Natalie dreams of honoring her late dad’s legacy and making a positive impact on her beloved Deaf community by revamping her family’s run-down Deaf Center. The issue? She has no money. When Felix’s little sister’s hearing loss begins to accelerate, he gives Natalie a generous job offer that would help secure the Center’s future: but she must accompany him on tour this summer to teach him ASL.
What begins as a professional arrangement soon morphs into stolen kisses and late-night rendezvous. But as their connection deepens, so do the risks—and when their relationship suddenly takes center stage, it’s not only their hearts, but Felix’s career on the line. Between relentless public scrutiny, contractual obligations, and meddling band members, Natalie must decide if their dreams can co-exist in the spotlight.
6. A Good Person by Kirsten King – March 31
Lillian wants to believe Henry is more than a situationship, but Henry isn’t on the same page and breaks up with her. To get him back (or get her revenge), Lillian puts a hex on him. She never expected the hex to work the way it did, and now Lillian is being accused of murdering Henry.
What’s even worse (in her mind) is that after his death, Lillian discovers Henry had a long-term girlfriend. Now, she must do everything in her power to avoid the accusations and come to terms with what happened between her and Henry.
Book Description: Gone Girl meets Big Swiss in this electric, binge-of-a-debut about a millennial antihero who seeks revenge on her ex-situationship with a hex, only for him to actually, literally die.
Lillian and Henry have been enjoying each other’s company, especially in bed. Even though Lillian’s best friend calls it “situationship,” Lillian is determined to lock Henry down—and she has a plan. She’ll be the best, most accommodating version of herself until he falls in love with her. But when Henry blindsides Lillian with a breakup, Lillian exacts revenge by performing a drunken hex on him.
Lillian expects Henry to come crawling back to her. What she doesn’t quite anticipate is becoming a prime suspect in his murder case when he’s found dead. As Lillian grapples with the loss of her sort-of-boyfriend, she’s hit with another That Henry had a long-term girlfriend he also left behind.
Desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry’s mourning girlfriend, Lillian’s pursuit of the truth will throw her into a dangerous tailspin. A deliciously addictive novel that explores our darkest, most human impulses, A Good Person heralds Kirsten King as a striking new voice in the canon of celebrated fiction.
7. The Celestial Seas by T.A. Chan – March 31
Ishara Ming survived the attack by the Ballena that killed everyone on the Essex. The attack left her with a damaged memory chip, a missing arm, and a thirst for revenge. Vowing to avenge everyone who died, Ishara assembles a crew of misfits who can help her. Among them is Quinn, the girl Ishara cannot stop thinking about, and who truly believes the Ballena happened and Ishara isn’t just making it up.
Things seem to be working until Ishara adds Augustus to the crew because he has a tracking system she needs. Even though something seems familiar about him, she can’t quite place him. Things get complicated when Quin cautions Isarah about her actions, and Augustus encourages her to give risky orders.
Book Description: A tale of identity, love, and the hunt for vengeance in the darkest corners of space—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Aurora Rising!
Ishara Ming is the sole survivor of the Essex, a spacefaring whaler destroyed by the legendary Ballena. Left with a damaged memory chip and a missing arm, Ishara has vowed to avenge the twenty-three lives lost to the rogue Mech-Operated Bio-Integrated Spacecraft (MOBIS), an autonomous spacecraft containing an intricate blend of mechanical hardware and code-controlled bacteria.
To take on the Ballena, Ishara assembles a crew of capable misfits, including her first mate, Quinn, the girl who makes Ishara’s heart stumble over its own beats. Quinn has always believed in her, even when the rest of the system thinks she’s a delusional captain who hallucinated the Ballena.
That is, until Augustus, a handsome ship mech with his own reasons for revenge, convinces Ishara to let him join the crew. He’s armed with a specialized tracking system Ishara can’t refuse, but there’s something familiar about him she can’t quite shake. Torn between Quinn’s cautious guidance and Augustus’s encouragement, Ishara issues increasingly risky orders. But one too many brushes with death will force her to choose between her newfound family or the vow to avenge her old one—and the two closest to her she can’t help but fall for.
Inspried by Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, this retelling brings a much-needed modern update to a beloved classic.
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Lara Rosales
By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature known as a Media Relations Expert. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). In addition to Eulalie Magazine, you can find her work published on Tell-Tale TV, Geek Girl Authority, W Spotlight, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.