Emotional Gripping

Life's fulfillment isn't based on titles, figures in your bank account, or the number of likes you get. Strip all that away and your happiness depends on the quality of your relationships—or lack of! How is it that in the office, there is always that person who gets on with everyone, who motivates the team, and achieves their goals? Why does it seem there's always a friend who knows how to make you feel better after a rough day but when it comes to doing the same for them, you have no idea how to offer words of support and comfort?

In Break the Grip of Past Lovers, author Jumana Sophia teaches women how to move beyond the lingering betrayals of past relationships to reclaim their personal power, reestablish healthy boundaries, and move forward into deeper and more intimate relationships with a renewed sense of sensual receptivity and emotional balance.

When environmental consultant Quinn Hale is forced into a corporate acquisition, she expects backroom politics and condescending handshakes—not an invitation to spend two weeks at a billionaire’s remote New Hampshire estate for “strategic alignment.” Elias Ward isn’t what she imagined. He’s worse: poised, brilliant, unshakably cold—and convinced Quinn’s passion is getting in the way of progress. He wants clean data, sleek automation, and scalable profit. She wants people-first sustainability, meaningful impact, and autonomy. They agree on nothing. Except the attraction. ...

When Louise Taylor is hit by a car as she cycles home in the rain following a fight with her boyfriend, she’s left hurt, frightened, and confused. And worse, something tells her it wasn’t an accident. Housebound in her cramped apartment while she recovers, flashbacks to her traumatic childhood begin to resurface. Desperate to keep busy and distract herself, she hires Edward - a friend of a friend - to repaint her shabby living room and, hopefully, keep the past at bay. When Edward arrives - quiet, considerate, and handsome - Lou instantly feels like they’ve met before.

Ivy Ross left Rivers End ten years ago, vowing never to return. Her heart broken, her trust gone, the father she adored behind bars. But when her sister Jody begs Ivy to return to finalise their inheritance, the majestic Fairview House, she is drawn home. And when she finds a collection of heartfelt letters hidden in her father’s library, everything she thought she knew is called into question. The anonymous letters reveal a heartbreaking love story that force Ivy to rethink the terrible night that tore her family apart.

Everyone in the village admires Anna because she’s a wonderful mother. Juggling family life with a small sewing business, she’s the one they turn to for a warm hug after a hard day. Her kind, polite daughters are a credit to her - even Bay, her stepdaughter, whom Anna loves as much as her own two girls. But normal family life changes overnight when Anna’s middle daughter’s beauty catches the eye of a stranger in a café. As jealousy erupts between the siblings, Anna’s perfect blended family begins to unravel around her.

Imagine a world where your present is haunted by the ghosts of past relationships, where the air is gray with unspoken anxieties and the stress of others' burdens. You carry their traumas like invisible scars, their experiences bleeding into your own, staining your perception of reality. This book explores the dangerous nature of gaslighting, a form of manipulation that slowly erodes your sense of self, making you question your sanity. It roots into the paralyzing grip of fear, the way it steals your breath and whispers threats in the quiet moments. And it examines the devastating loss of ...

Sicily, 1939. Seventeen-year-old Concetta has just received life-changing news: her family is leaving their sun-drenched Sicilian village and moving to America. Desperate to stay with her secret love Gaetano—a fisherman's son her father would never accept—Concetta spends one last night with him beneath a blanket of stars. There, among the citrus-scented air and cricket song, he hands her a leaving gift: a fountain pen, with a promise to keep their love alive through letters – and return to one another one day.

Ali turned towards the cottage, anger flooding through her. She’d believed she and Meg were friends; that they’d bonded over a vision of motherhood...a world where your baby deserved everything you could give it. She’d pulled Meg’s words - Meg’s life - around her, like a comfort blanket. But that shared vision had never existed. And Ali was alone now, with nothing to protect her.

Kyle Pearse kept his head down in the driver seat behind the dilapidated warehouse next to a dank lake with a broken fountain in the middle as bullets flew all around the stationary getaway car. Then, he raised his head for a peek, and a bullet zinged him above the right eye. Kyle ducked down, nursing the bloody wound, lamenting his regrets…” So, I’ll never get to see either Billy or Sylvia again…Jesus…,” as Kyle passed out. Kyle hadn’t seen his siblings for over two decades after the El Cajon, San Diego incident. Two hours later, he awoke in the dark to a sullen streetlight-...

When Murder Gets in the Way of Love From the quiet tranquility of the Pacific Northwest to an unimaginable conspiracy, Sheriff Maxwell Wilcox must fight to protect his new home and confront the ghosts of his past in The Good Sheriff. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Southern Oregon, this gripping mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. After losing his wife to cancer, Wilcox searches for meaning and solace in the rugged beauty of Southern Oregon. Accepting a temporary role as Sheriff in the close-knit communities nestled in the Rogue Valley, he finds ...

Renowned for her captivating storytelling, USA Today Best-Selling Author Kathleen Ball delivers a poignant tale of redemption and second chances in this sweet and wholesome Contemporary Western Romance. Winter James, nursing a heart still scarred by a decade-old breakup, finds herself unexpectedly reunited with her past when her ex-lover appears as a passenger on the Alaskan cruise she's guiding. Despite the lingering pain, Winter's emotions stir anew in the presence of the handsome man who once held her heart. Stone McCoy, a Texas rancher whose life took an unforeseen detour after a ...

“AMNESIA” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A gripping tale of love and deception that kept me on the edge of my seat! Madison and Harper’s journey is both heart-wrenching and beautifully transformative.” — Emma. It is a story of romantic deceit, acceptance, and then love. In a world where shadows dance with secrets, Madison finds herself entangled in a dangerous game. Tasked with infiltrating the criminal empire of the notorious Ed Zwick, she must navigate a labyrinth of lies to bring him down. With her exceptional physical prowess and razor-sharp wit, she slips seamlessly into Zwick's inner ...

Italy, 1943. For Carmela del Bosco, a farm girl in a remote Italian village, sheltering an English spy is the most dangerous thing she could do. If she’s caught by the fascists, it would be the end, especially for her beloved grandmother sleeping soundly upstairs. But taking in the pleading brown eyes of the man calling himself Sebastiano slumped at her door, and his terrible injuries inflicted by the Nazi occupiers, Carmela remembers how Nonna always taught her right from wrong. Risking everything, she hides him in a ruined tower on the edge of the farm.

Molly Dawson, now a respectable married woman, lives with her husband, head gardener Charlie, on the Woodchurch Manor estate, where they have brought up three delightful daughters. Her life appears idyllic...but she has suffered the torment of a secret since she was 18 years old. When George Smith - a young stranger fresh out of the Navy - appears at the estate's annual garden party, Molly's life is set to change again....

Renowned for her compelling narratives, USA Today Best-Selling Author Kathleen Ball delivers a captivating tale of love, redemption, and second chances in this sweet contemporary Western romance. Holden O'Leary, a devoted veterinarian, finds himself grappling with the responsibilities of caring for his younger brothers following a move to Montana to escape past heartaches. Determined to prioritize their well-being, he resolves to steer clear of romantic entanglements. However, when the need for a nanny arises, Holden's resolve is tested with the arrival of Summer Fitzgerald, whose troubled ...

SHADOWS BY THE STREAM. Where seduction meets revenge and greed weaves a chilling tale. A psychological thriller that reminds us that some shadows are best left unexamined! May's life is about to change, as she returns to her family home. A home full of memories and secrets, a home full of a history best forgotten. But, she's going back anyway. Is that a mistake? Greeted by a chilling atmosphere in the neglected rooms and an overgrown garden the past resurfaces and the memories come flooding back. But there's something more, something isn't quite right, a ringing phone that can't be found, ...

"A romantic drama that pulls you in right from the beginning!" Amazon reviewer , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ During her summer vacation, sixteen-year-old Californian surfer Dylan Rice thinks she has found the love of her life in gifted blond surfer Reef Taylor. But their fiery relationship is put on hold after her family suffers a tragic event, and when Reef finds love with Dylan’s best friend, Emmy, she understands that she must move on. But when Dylan and Reef lose Emmy in a terrible accident, they are pushed even further apart. Dylan leaves her hometown, hoping to put the past behind her. Eight ...

**Just One More - that's all Ruby wants - Just One More Moment - That's all Grace needs** Grace lives for the little moments with her spirited five-year-old daughter Ruby. But when Ruby falls ill, their precious time together becomes devastatingly short. Each "just one more" bedtime story and playground visit takes on new meaning as Grace races against an unforgiving clock. Then Logan, a virtual reality pioneer, enters their lives with an impossible gift: technology that could give them a lifetime of memories in a digital dreamscape. As romance blooms between Grace and Logan, she discovers ...

Detective Inspector Matt Lockyer has been side-lined to working cold cases, following a bad decision he made in a recent investigation in order to support a friend. Lockyer isn't too bothered though, as it gives him the chance to review some of the cases that keep him up at night and to look into his own brother's senseless killing, which still remains unsolved. On a quiet afternoon, Lockyer receives a phone call from prisoner Hedy Lambert—a woman he put inside for murder 14 years ago. She informs him that the man she was originally accused of killing has turned up alive and well.