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Sunday People

Every Sunday, Savannah watches life go by from her favorite café corner—same cappuccino, same seat, same cute guy with a dog she’ll never talk to. Until one day, he does. Now Derek—model, dog dad...

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No Fixed Address

Frederico Hoffman has never washed his own laundry, never held a real job, and definitely never slept on a park bench... until now. After one scandal too many, his parents cut him off cold. No cred...

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Cabin Fever

Barrett “Grizz” Young, a veteran, settles in central Alaska. He ventures off to his cabin, avoiding all interaction and people. He’s getting ready to settle down for the winter when he stumbles acr...

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Broken Threads: Curse of Mates

“Hey, Sera,” Catherine says, poking me in the back. I turn and glare at her. “What?” “Is your life like Alice’s? Boring and dumb with nothing to do because nobody likes you?” she asks, grinning. “Y...

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Full Volume

Harper has spent most of her life on mute. At school, she keeps her head down. Online, she dominates leaderboards in a world where no one knows what she looks like, and where her voice is the only...

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Letters to the Lieutenant

Ollie Davies never expected a care package to change his life. Serving overseas with the British SAS, the last thing he planned on was exchanging letters with a veterinarian from a small Texas tow...

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Across the Hall

Maggie doesn’t need saving. She’s twenty-two, broke, exhausted, and fiercely self-reliant—the kind of girl who left home at fifteen and never looked back. Her apartment’s a dump, the neighbors suck...

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SEVENTEEN FLOORS APART

She liked quiet things - the hum of her office, the comfort of routine, the safety of being unseen. He was built for the spotlight - decisive, confident, admired by everyone but understood by no on...

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Kissed by a Billionaire

It's got everything - a brooding rich guy with a heart of gold, a strong woman who doesn't need saving but deserves love, a cute kid, gorgeous farm setting, and lots of delicious food descriptions....

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Romancing the Cookhouse

Katrina was ready to own her own restaurant. Little did she know that it would bring her face-to-face with an old schoolmate. He had never known how much she had done for him growing up, how protec...

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Something Better

There is a saying: those who are destined to meet, will, even if they start out thousands of miles apart. Different countries, different cultures - but they came to meet. And that was the beginning.

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The Burgundy Paint Chronicles

Scarlett is living the only life she's ever known, even though it's full of bruises and pain. But when she's suddenly pulled out of that life and thrust into a new one, can she adjust? What's a lif...

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College Cutbacks Book I

What happens when the college you planned to attend take on more students than they can house. Send students packing, right? That's not the case in Pennbrook University. Six students. One house....

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Friday Night Lights

When Charlene Billows returns to a small West Texas town to right a twelve-year wrong, she arouses more than just old memories for Sheriff Roy Slater. Will he forgive her, or will it be too late?

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From the World to Us

One night. No names. No promises. Just two strangers pulled together by a city that never sleeps— and a spark they can’t forget. Evelyne Shamma is a journalist who lives by one rule: never fall fo...

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INKED MY SINS

Iris jumped from the rooftop and survived. But survival doesn’t mean healing. Once a gifted art student, Iris now drifts through life numb, silenced by trauma and a past no one dares to name. Home...

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Your voice

Inspiration is hard to come by. Some discover it in music, while some in nature. Taera found hers in the voice of a mute boy.

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Carl's Flower

After a decade of being away, Lily, now a prestigious journalist, returns to her dilapidated childhood home, stirring up painful memories and confrontations with her past. Reuniting with her estran...

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Finding Purpose

Identical twin sisters, Riley and Reia Morgan couldn't be more different. Riley loves living a freespirited lifestyle, moving from job to job on a whim, choosing a different path at the drop of a h...

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Broken Wings

Julia Curtis is damaged, her opinion, not others. She manages to hide her inner demons from everyone, but that means that she's often unpredicatble, erratic. When the opportunity of a lifetime seem...

What is literary fiction on Inkitt?

Literary fiction focuses on deep character exploration, style, and emotional realism.

Can I share reflective essays or narratives here?

Yes personal and thought-provoking storytelling fits well within literary fiction.

Who writes literary fiction on Inkitt?

Writers interested in prose style, inner conflict, and philosophical themes.

Are literary fiction stories slower-paced?

Often yes they prioritize introspection and language over action.

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