It’s March, which means Spring Break is just around the corner. Whether you’re flying overseas or enjoying a staycation at home, we’ve got the perfect book for every trip.

If you’re traveling abroad…
…read The Absence of Evelyn by Jackie Townsend
On your long international flight, this book will be a delightful companion. The suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat (as much as you seatbelt will allow), and Rhonda and Olivia’s adventures will have you dreaming of exotic locations like Rome and Vietnam.

…read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
While stretching out enjoying the rays, imagine life as a local with this light read in picturesque Porto Vergogna, Italy. After taking over his father’s hotel, Pasquale is desperate to turn the mediocre business into a lucrative one. The town is devoid of any tourists—until an American actress starring in a highly publicized movie makes her way there to recover from an illness.

If you’re headed to the beach…
…read Running for Water and Sky by Sandra Kring
While not a traditional beach read, this rush of a book will still give you exactly what you need for an escape within your mind: A beachfront location, a little bit of romance, and enough action to get your heart beating. When Bless’s friend convinces her to visit a local psychic, Bless learns that Liam’s life is in danger. Hoping to save the one person who’s made her feel alive, she races to find him before it’s too late.

…read The Vacationers by Emma Straub
The beach is a place to forget about your problems. What better way to do that than to immerse yourself into someone else’s? Franny and Jim have been married for thirty-five years, but he’s just been dismissed from his job for sleeping with an employee only a few years older than his daughter. What should be a perfect vacation soon turns sour when jealousy, rivalries, and secrets come to light.

If you’re planning a road trip…
…read Satisfaction by Andee Reilly
While embarking on a road trip, why not read about just that? Follow Ginny as she gets back at her cheating husband— by following the Rolling Stones on tour from Los Angeles to Oklahoma, with all tickets purchased on their shared credit card.

…read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
While on your cross-country trip, journey with Santiago, a young shepherd living a simple life in Spain. Yearning for more, he keeps dreaming about a mythic treasure hidden near the ancient Pyramids in Egypt and soon sets out to find it. The further he journeys, Santiago discovers that the treasure he seeks may be much more grand—and transformative—than the piles of gold he envisioned.

If you’re enjoying a staycation…
…read Found by Emily Brett
Just because you’re not travelling doesn’t mean that your mind can’t. Natalie Ulster, a young ICU nurse, wants to travel the world. Afraid she’ll die young like her mother, she’s desperate to see as much as she can. When her coworker’s husband dies under odd circumstances, she decides she’s ready to leave and soon takes on assignments across the globe.

…read Above the Star by Alexis Marie Chute*
If a staycation isn’t your ideal spring break option, distract yourself by traveling to a fantasy world. Senior citizen Archie is searching for his missing son in the Spanish Canary Islands when he’s transported along with his granddaughter Ella and her mother Tessa to an island called Jarr-Wya located in a different realm. With the island in a state of war, Ella is captured by strange creatures known as the Bangols and must fight for her survival.

*not out yet, but available for preorder now