Compelling & Heartfelt Stories: New in Literary Fiction

02 May 2025

Compelling & Heartfelt Stories: New in Literary Fiction

Dive into the world of literary fiction with these new releases that explore complex characters, rich storytelling, and profound themes. From poignant narratives to beautifully crafted prose, these books will stay with you long after the final page.


The Coal Miner: Canary in the Mine

by Ronald Pressley

Release Date: January 30, 2025

Heart-wrenching story of a shy WWII veteran returning to a life of coal mining in rural Kentucky. Meeting a young mother creates a sudden family of three. Despite mistreatment at home and falling prey to scammers, he continues. Sadly, a story of many trying to build a life with only physical labor, a sense of duty, and persistence for resources.

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Deeply Examined

by Lexi Davis

Release Date: April 24, 2025

She came in for a routine checkup. She left with a prescription for trouble. Jessica never expected her annual exam to change everything. But the moment she steps into Dr. Adam West’s office, the air between them crackles with unspoken tension, awakening forbidden desires she’s never dared to explore.

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All I Ever Wanted

by Kate Hewitt

Release Date: April 24, 2025

As I stare at the ultrasound, my eyes fill with tears. My husband squeezes my hand, thinking they are tears of happiness. How do I tell him they aren’t? When I meet the love of my life, Mark, I have everything I ever dreamed of. Our lives are perfect, until we find out I can’t give him the one thing he truly wants—a child.

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The Maid’s Secret

by Nita Prose

Release Date: April 8, 2025

Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. As the esteemed Head Maid and Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, two good things are just around the corner—a taping of the hit antiquities TV show Hidden Treasures and, even more exciting, her wedding to Juan Manuel.

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The Charlemagne Accord

by Andrew Clawson

Release Date: April 25, 2025

Harry Fox has nearly done it. The man who destroyed his family is now within Harry’s grasp, and all he must do to finish his personal crusade is find an artifact buried by history’s greatest conqueror, the man who created the empire that gave birth to modern Europe. Nothing to it.

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Hell or High Water (Mississippi Smoke Series Book 5)

by Abbi Glines

Release Date: April 30, 2025

Momma hadn’t been gone from the world for twenty-four hours before the first letter showed up. Blue paper, folded into an origami heart, left where the writer knew I’d find it. Dealing with my grief, I was able to put it out of my mind until the next one came, then the next. Each one more disturbing than the last. Until I woke up to find one beside me. He’d watched me sleep…

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