Bold and Beautiful Literary Fiction Discoveries

18 Jan 2026

Bold and Beautiful Literary Fiction Discoveries

Find Literary Fiction books that challenge ideas and capture raw human emotion. These stories bring fresh perspectives on family, culture, and the search for meaning. Great for readers who enjoy thoughtful, artful narratives.

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Brooklyn Motto

by Alex R. Johnson

Release Date: March 11, 2025

“Brooklyn Motto” is a gritty, street-smart noir thriller set in 1998 NYC. It follows Nico, a reluctant young PI, who records a murder while investigating insurance fraud. Bodies pile up as he navigates the dangerous, pre-digital city, all under the shadow of Rudy Giuliani’s administration. A love letter to a forgotten New York City.

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The Life & Times of Sarah Good, Accused Witch

by Sandra Wagner-Wright

Release Date: November 14, 2025

In 1672, Sarah Solart and Ann Carr each contemplate a secure future. But Ann’s husband loses social status to his brother, while Sarah’s life devolves into homelessness until twenty years later, Ann’s husband charges Sarah with witchcraft, and the terror begins.

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A Fortunate Miscalculation

by Karen Thornell

Release Date: January 8, 2026

Andrew Langford is an honorable man. So it is deeply inconvenient when Sophie Renard, the woman he loved, appears at his door on the very day he’s reminded of a youthful wager that will cost the last unwed man a small fortune. She is beautiful, desperate, and, Andrew believes, married.

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Skylark

by Paula McLain

Release Date: January 6, 2026

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

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A Promised Lady for a Disguised Duke (Vexleys Book 5)

by Emily Barnet

Release Date: January 4, 2026

Lady Eliza Vexley has accepted a sensible engagement, one her family approves, and society applauds. Yet as her wedding approaches, a quiet certainty troubles her heart: something essential is missing.

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The Duke’s Architect (Black Sheep Book 1)

by Mary Kingswood

Release Date: January 16, 2026

At eight and twenty, Miss Sophia Merrington is the youngest of four sisters, not one of whom has yet found a husband. When her brother becomes heir to the Duke of Brinshire and moves to the vast country house of Staineybank, Sophia is the only one not happy to be there.

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