New Literary Fiction Book Recommendations | November 2021
Looking to add to your literary fiction list this November? Check out these new novels by indie bestselling authors Mercedes King, Michelle G. Stradford, Patricia Dixon, Jennifer Millikin, Lily King, and Dinah Jeffries. Enjoy your new literary fiction book recommendations!
Jackie’s Paris (The Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Collection Book 1)
by Mercedes King
Release Date: July 28, 2021
She longed for freedom and adventure…but was she truly ready? 20-year-old Jacqueline Bouvier is anxious to leave her overbearing family for the chance to study in Paris. Aching for freedom from difficult family relationships–and the constant pressure to find a husband—she wants to submerge herself in academics, the arts, and all Paris has to offer.
Buy on AmazonSelf Love Notes: Uplifting Poetry, Affirmations & Quotes
by Michelle G. Stradford
Release Date: November 9, 2021
Self Love Notes is a collection of uplifting poetry, affirmations, and quotes celebrating unconditionally loving ourselves. It not only inspires but also invites the reader to nurture their hearts with accepting compassion and gratitude.
Buy on AmazonComing Home
by Patricia Dixon
Release Date: November 2, 2021
For a mother and her three daughters, this Christmas is a time to share secrets—and find hope for the future… As a young girl, Carmen Appleton loved Christmas, but a simple knock at the door was all it took to change things. Her father left home that fateful Christmas Eve and all that was left in his place were painful memories. Now, for the first time in years, Carmen is ready to embrace Christmas again.
Buy on AmazonThe Calamity
by Jennifer Millikin
Release Date: October 28, 2021
I’ve made a mess of things again. Not that anybody is surprised. After I’m politely asked to withdraw from college for my antics, I return home to my family’s cattle ranch. The sweeping views, the towering pine trees, and the whisper of the wind remind me I belong on this land. My heart is in the alpine air, my soul mixed into the soil. All I’ve ever wanted is to run the ranch alongside my oldest brother, but my family refuses to see me as anything but a walking disaster.
Buy on AmazonFive Tuesdays in Winter
by Lily King
Release Date: November 2, 2021
Told in the intimate voices of complex, endearing characters, Five Tuesdays in Winter intriguingly subverts expectations as it explores desire, loss, jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A reclusive bookseller begins to feel the discomfort of love again. Two college roommates have a devastating middle-aged reunion. A proud old man rages powerlessly in his granddaughter’s hospital room. A writer receives a visit from all the men who have tried to suppress her voice.
Buy on AmazonDaughters of War
by Dinah Jeffries
Release Date: September 16, 2021
In an old stone cottage, on the edge of a beautiful French village, three sisters long for the end of the war. Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer her family to safety, even as the Nazi occupation becomes more threatening. Elise, the rebel, is determined to help the Resistance, whatever the cost. And Florence, the dreamer, just yearns for a world where France is free. Then, one dark night, the Allies come knocking for help.
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