These literary fiction stories confront uncomfortable truths with clarity and depth. From gilded privilege hiding secret pain to poems that turn memory into music, each book explores the cost of survival, friendship, and unexpectedly tangled relationships. Ideal for readers who appreciate fiction and verse that feels vivid, unvarnished, and real.
The Fern Flower
by Kathleen Shoop
Release Date: August 1, 2026
1908: Born into privilege, Mila appears to have everything: wealth, status, and a household devoted to her happiness. But behind the gilded doors, she is trapped by her stepmother's cruelty. With Russian folklore, imperial grandeur, and the fierce beauty of ballet, The Fern Flower is a sweeping tale of ambition, friendship, and sacrifice.
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Underwear Hat: Poetry (Life's Tree Spins On...)
by Aubrey E. Drummond
Release Date: June 27, 2026
Underwear Hat cuts deep: 159 poems of love, loss, rage, and survival. A widower, a Black elder, and a lifelong witness, Aubrey E. Drummond turns memory into fire, grief into grit, and endurance into song. This is a life told without flinching.
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Quintessentially Outfoxed: An English Summer Read
by Honey Thistleby
Release Date: June 30, 2026
Maiya is called to the English countryside to help a friend at the beautiful Blackwood Manor Estate. As summer heats up, however, she is drawn into a rivalry involving more than one type of stud. Romantic comedy drama with a maypole plot. Includes a quintessential village map.
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How to Ruin a Wedding
by Elba Luz
Release Date: August 1, 2026
When a professional wedding crasher storms the wrong party, an irresistibly charming man enlists her services for a job that's about to give her outlook on love a run for its money. Lucy Delgado knows all about things that don't work out. Between two failed marriages and losing her job, "meant to be" doesn't seem to mean much anymore.
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A New World for the Irish Daughter (Maggie O'Halloran Book 3)
by Kate Hewitt
Release Date: July 27, 2026
San Francisco, 1893: When Maggie O’Halloran steps off the train in California, she knows she must be brave for her friend Brendan and her brother Danny. Having fled both New York and Chicago, they all have broken spirits and fear having to start again. Can Maggie find courage and strength for them all?
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summer in dooley
by greyce huffington
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He wants her. And has for a very long time. Her wittiness. Her forwardness. Her sassiness. Her style. Her laughter. Her smile. It made dark days in Dooley feel something like heaven. But stepping to Hyphen Stone required pockets deeper than his. While he stretched the threads of his favorite jeans with hopes of becoming a contender, tragedy struck.
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