These literary fiction novels focus on the moments that quietly reshape a life. Through layered characters, emotional depth, and beautifully crafted prose, each story explores identity, relationships, and the choices that define us. Perfect for readers who appreciate thoughtful storytelling that lingers long after the final page.
Coffee with Vodka
by Lisa Shiroff
Release Date: March 2, 2026
Thanks to a childhood traumatic brain injury, Dee Dee Bremen’s life runs on a cocktail of ADHD, a temperamental memory, and anxiety attacks that arrive uninvited and overstay their welcome. Somehow, she was able to pull herself together and, with her best friend, Maxine, she is on the brink of launching Altered States, a combo art gallery and gift shop that feels like a real, adult step forward.
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Fall River
by T.J. Brown
Release Date: March 3, 2026
What if the best Lizzie Borden story isn’t about Lizzie at all? Fall River is a Gothic reimagining of the Borden legend, following Clara Lodge, an orphan haunted by a childhood spent in Lizzie’s oppressive home. When the murders pull her back to Fall River, buried secrets surface, forcing Clara to face her past in order to move into her future.
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The Unwalled Fortress (The Core Series Parable 1)
by Paul Betts
Release Date: February 13, 2026
The Unwalled Fortress is a testament to intellectual courage. It is a book that refuses to look away from the contradictions of faith or the messiness of the human condition. It dismantles the cage of dogma with the scalpel of reason and offers a new home built on the foundation of intrinsic belonging.
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Kissing the Sky
by Lisa Patton
Release Date: March 1, 2026
It’s the summer of ’69. While her peers revel in free love and rock and roll, Suzannah is home from college, sequestered inside her conservative Southern home. Her domineering father has condemned rock music and driven away her best friend. She’s counting the days until fall.
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First Witches Club
by Maisey Yates
Release Date: March 1, 2026
When three betrayed wives stumble into a magical apothecary shop, they discover that revenge is sweet—but finding true love and their own power is even sweeter in this witty, romantic novel about second chances from New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates.
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Kenzo Steel: An Urban Thriller
by Kyiris Ashley
Release Date: February 27, 2026
The night Kenzo Steel lost his sister, he lost the only reason he ever chose to be legitimate. After their mother was murdered, Kenzo and his sister Kennedy were thrown into foster care with nothing but each other. Kenzo promised she would never suffer again—and he kept that promise.
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