Literary Fiction Novels That Blend Beauty and Emotion
Perfectly balancing gorgeous writing with emotional resonance, these books remind us why literary fiction is so powerful. These upcoming literary fiction books are already generating buzz among critics and readers.
Water Memory (The Dog Logic Triptych Book 2)
by Tom Strelich
Release Date: June 17, 2025
That dystopian future they warned us about? It turns out we’re already in it. The magnetic poles reverse, civilization’s clock is reset to the cosmic flashing 12:00 am from a million years ago, and everybody is forgetting everything they learned since—everybody except Hertell Daggett, who decides to start civilization over again. What could go wrong?
Buy on AmazonThe Blackest Time
by Ken Tentarelli
Release Date: September 25, 2025
A story of compassion, love, and the triumph of the human spirit set in the most horrific time in our history – the time of the Black Plague. Told through the experiences of Gino Liani, a young man who moves to Florence from his family’s farm.
Buy on AmazonScorned Beauty (Scorned Fate)
by Victoria Paige
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Sloane Scott has a reputation. She’s the go-to cleaner for the New York mafia. Discretion is unspoken if not written in blood. No sleeping with my clients is her unwritten rule, so why the hell does the arrogant boss of the De Lucci crime family play a starring role in her steamy dreams?
Buy on AmazonNo Knight (My Kind of Hero Book 3)
by Donna Alam
Release Date: September 15, 2025
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And there’s nothing more desperate than turning up to my ex’s wedding alone. My cheating ex. My current boss. The reason I hired a professional to be my plus-one. When I spot Mr. Temptation-in-a-Tux at the hotel, I assume I’ve found my man. Charming, attentive, and protective, he’s the perfect boyfriend experience. The way he looks at me has even me fooled.
Buy on AmazonLove, Second Chances and Other Nonsense
by Katie Ivey
Release Date: September 15, 2025
Moving to my fiancé Adam’s hometown was supposed to be an adventure, the beginning of our life together. Instead, I’m met by his unwelcoming family and an old friend who wants more than friendship from Adam.
Buy on AmazonI Dreamt That You Loved Me
by Emery Rose
Release Date: October 2, 2025
The first time I met my best friend’s boyfriend, he was rude to me. Sure, Gabriel Francis was all cheekbones and dishevelled hair with a voice that made women swoon and incited bidding wars with record labels. A pure drop of light in a sea of grunge. The soul of a romantic poet. None of that swayed me, though.
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