5 Great Books Publishing in March 2022

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Every month dozens of books are published and many I’m interested in reading. It’s difficult to pare this list down to a more manageable level, but alas I have. Today I’m featuring 5 Books that will be published in March 2022 that are on my list of books to read.  I hope that you can find one or more on this list for you to enjoy as well.

From The Publisher:

Violet Covington pens Dear Sweetie, the most popular advice column in the state of North Carolina. She has an answer for how to politely handle any difficult situation…until she discovers her husband, Sam, has been cheating on her. Furious and out of sensible solutions, Violet leaves her filter at the door and turns to her column to air her own frustrations. The new, brutally honest Dear Sweetie goes viral, sending more shock waves through Violet’s life. When she burns Sam’s belongings in a front-yard, late-night bonfire, a smoking-hot firefighter named Dez shows up to douse the flames, and an unexpected fling quickly shows potential to become something longer lasting.
A lot of people want to see the old polished Violet return—including her boss, who finds her unpredictability hard to manage, and Sam, who’s begging for another chance. But Dez appreciates Violet just the way she is—in fact, he can’t get enough of her. The right answers don’t come easily when Violet finds herself at her own personal crossroads. But maybe, by getting real, Violet can write her own happy ending.

Why I Decided To Read If You Ask Me:

After reading the author’s book last year, Meet Me in Paradise I’m looking forward to reading her newest book. An advice columnist with a failing marriage sounds like the perfect recipe for an entertaining read.

Genres: Romance

Publishes: March 8, 2022, by Berkley, 368 pages

Add If You Ask Me to your Goodreads shelf

From The Publisher:

Single mom Robyn Caldwell needs a new plan for her future.  She has always put her family first.  Now, with her kids grown, she yearns for a change. But what can she do when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son won’t even consider college, her best friend is on the brink of marital disaster and her ex is making a monumentally bad decision that could ruin everything?
Take a vacation, of course. Press reset. When her great-aunt Lillian invites her to Santa Barbara for the summer, Robyn hops on the first plane to sunny California.
But it’s hard to get away when you’re the heart of the family. One by one, everyone she loves follows her across the country. Somehow, their baggage doesn’t feel as heavy in the sun-drenched, mishmash mansion. The more time Robyn spends with free-spirited Lillian, the more possibilities she sees—for dreams, love, family. She can have everything she ever wanted if only she can muster the courage to take a chance on herself.

Why I Decided to Read The Summer Getaway:

Susan Mallery is an auto-read author for me and this book sounds like the escape read I need to chase away the winter blues.

Genres: Women’s Fiction

Publishes: March 15, 2022, by Harlequin, 416 pages

Add The Summer Getaway to your Goodreads shelf

Other Books I’ve Reviewed by Susan Mallery:

Sisters by Choice

Sisters Like Us

The Friendship List

Happily this Christmas

The Vineyard at Painted Moon

The Stepsisters

The Christmas Wedding Guest

From The Publisher:

Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favourite silk dress to ruins, and now she’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can’t get away from her fast enough.
Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knight-in-couture, Hayes Montgomery III, are the newest social media sensation, and all of New York is shipping #SubwayQTs.
Only Franny and Hayes couldn’t be a more disastrous match. She’s fanciful, talkative, and creative. He’s serious, shy, and all about numbers. Luckily, in a city of eight million people, they never have to meet again. Yet somehow, Hayes and Franny keep running into each other—and much to their surprise, they enjoy each other’s company. A lot. But when Franny’s whole world is turned upside down (again!), can she find the courage to trust in herself and finally have the life—and love—she’s always wanted?

Why I Decided to Read In a New York Minute:

I enjoy reading novels set in New York City and this synopsis sounded like the makings of a great read.

Genre: Romance

Publishes: March 15, 2022, by Forever, 304 pages

From The Publisher:

The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, but in some ways, they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family’s orbit, for reasons none of them understand. Yet, as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts’ influences on one another ripple ineffably but unmistakably through each generation.
Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humour that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how close–yet how unknowable–every family is to itself.

Why I Decided to Read French Braid:

I love books set in the 1950s and 1960s particularly those about family.  Her book Redhead by the Side of the Road has made me want to read more from this author so I can’t wait to start this one.

Genres: General Fiction, Women’s Fiction

Publishes: March 22, 2022, by Knopf Publishing, 256 pages.

From The Publisher:

Four women. One family heirloom. A secret connection that will change their lives—and history as they know it.
Present Day: Julia Baxter’s wedding veil, bequeathed to her great-grandmother by a mysterious woman on a train in the 1930s, has passed through generations of her family as a symbol of a happy marriage. But on the morning of her wedding day, something tells her that even the veil’s good luck isn’t enough to make her marriage last forever. Overwhelmed and panicked, she escapes to the Virgin Islands to clear her head. Meanwhile, her grandmother Babs is also feeling shaken. Still grieving the death of her beloved husband, she decides to move out of the house they once shared and into a retirement community. Though she hopes it’s a new beginning, she does not expect to run into an old flame, dredging up the same complicated emotions she felt a lifetime ago.
1914: Socialite Edith Vanderbilt is struggling to manage the luxurious Biltmore Estate after the untimely death of her cherished husband. With 250 rooms to oversee and an entire village dependent on her family to stay afloat, Edith is determined to uphold the Vanderbilt legacy—and prepare her free-spirited daughter Cornelia to inherit it—in spite of her family’s deteriorating financial situation. But Cornelia has dreams of her own. Asheville, North Carolina has always been her safe haven away from the prying eyes of the press, but as she explores more of the rapidly changing world around her, she’s torn between upholding tradition and pursuing the exciting future that lies beyond Biltmore’s gilded gates.

Why I Decided To Read The Wedding Veil:

Kristy Woodson Harvey has a way of telling a story that wants me to read more from this author.  I love stories told in dual periods and I love the fact that the book focuses on a family heirloom.

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Publishes: March 29, 2022, by Gallery Books, 416 pages

Add The Wedding Veil to your Goodreads shelf

Other Books I’ve Reviewed from Kristy Woodson Harvey:

Under the Southern Sky

Feels Like Falling

So there you have it!  5 New Books that I’ll be reading in March 2022.  I’ve included reviews of other books by these authors in the hyperlinks, so be sure to check them out!

Did I help you find a book or two to add to your March 2022 reading list? Let me know in the comments.  As always, I hope that you have a wonderful day.