Emotional Gripping

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-...

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.

Eliza thought she came to The Haven for answers—but the mansion’s secrets are more dangerous than she ever imagined. What begins as a search for the truth about her sister Claire’s death quickly turns into a sinister game of cat and mouse. At The Haven, a luxurious yet eerie retreat, whispers of missing guests, hidden passageways, and buried scandals haunt every corner. When Eliza discovers Claire’s journal, detailing cryptic clues and paranoid warnings, she realizes her sister’s death was no accident—and the same unseen enemy is now watching her. As Eliza uncovers a web of lies...

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.

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?

You can follow every rule and still lose your way. For fifteen years, Carmen Reyes and Ben Keller have been co-owners, trail guides, and best friends at Desert Rules, the premier outdoor adventure company in the Coyote Mesa high desert. They’ve crossed arroyos, argued over fire-building techniques, and weathered every storm—literal and emotional—side by side. And they’ve never crossed the line. Because Carmen has rules. Rule #1: Don’t complicate the business. Rule #2: Don’t get too close. Rule #3: Never fall for your best friend. But when Ben’s long-time girlfriend walks away,...

Tessa Monroe was never supposed to come home. But Salt Haven, New Jersey has a way of pulling people back—especially in the fall, when the tourists leave, the boardwalk quiets, and the ocean breathes a little slower. All Tessa wants is to clean out her aunt’s crumbling Victorian and get gone. What she doesn’t expect? Luke Carver. The one who got away, kind of. Her sister’s childhood best friend. Now a widower, a dad, and the town’s most dependable handyman. They’re both older. Both a little broken. And both wondering if missed chances can come back around. Late Fall is a warm, ...

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.

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.

Hotel Guest Part 3 plunges even deeper into the hotel’s nightmarish world, where the line between reality and madness is completely blurred. In this spine-tingling third installment, survivors from the previous books are determined to escape the hotel’s dark grasp once and for all, but the malevolent forces within the walls have other plans. As new characters arrive, they quickly find themselves trapped in a deadly game orchestrated by the hotel's ancient and sinister power. With the hotel's secrets unraveling at an alarming pace, the group discovers that the building itself is alive, ...

It’s George and Mara Spencer’s 25th wedding anniversary, and the Spencer daughters are finally back under the same roof again: Lottie, the youngest, Mara’s adored only child, and Lottie’s two older half-sisters, Dinah and Vaughan, the daughters of George’s first marriage - a marriage that ended in a terrible tragedy, with the death of his beautiful young wife. In the years since, their father has found happiness again...but on this hot summer day in Birch Bend, when catastrophe strikes at the anniversary party.

Based on a remarkable true story. Winter, 1969. Since she was a little girl, Catarina learned not to ask for much. Born to a family of corn farmers in rural south Brazil, she was happiest when she was surrounded by sprawling fields and burly, familial farmhands—until her family was driven out of the land they had worked diligently for years, and Catarina was sent to work for a wealthy family in São Paolo. Only ten years old, Catarina becomes a housemaid—and the lifeline of her family. Far from everyone and everything she’d ever known, she discovers the shocking gap between her life ...

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.

I used to wonder, what's the purpose of healing ourselves? There was only one answer I could come up with: To live more fully and enjoy each moment. This is something everyone deserves and what makes the journey completely worthwhile. In our modern society we are seeing a rise in the number of people who are unhappy or struggle with any number of psychological conditions. Terms such as lacking confidence, low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression have all become normal. Any such negativity sends our consciousness into a state where our lives feel like a continuous cycle of unhappiness.

Retroactive jealousy, the relentless fixation on a partner's past, can cast a shadow over even the most loving and committed relationships. In this audiobook, we explore the intricate web of emotions and insecurities that underlie this distressing experience and provide you with the tools to break free from its grip.

England, 1940. When Rose sees a parachute crash into the woods behind her house she rushes to help. Finding an injured young soldier, Rose’s first instinct is to care for him. As she pushes the hair back from his handsome face, Rose feels an instant connection. But when he speaks, her blood turns to ice. His name is Walter, he’s German and he’s an involuntary spy. He wants to turn himself in, even if it means he’ll be executed.

Big-city ambition meets small-town heart. Sparks fly amid cinnamon-scented streets. Acquisitions ace Sloane Avery has one goal: close the deal on the historic Hollow Inn in Bluff City, Nevada, and be back in the boardroom by Monday. But the town’s 43rd Annual Cinnamon Festival—and its most stubborn craftsman—are about to derail her plans. Dean Maddox is Bluff City’s master carpenter and unofficial guardian of the inn’s original charm. When Mayor Holloway insists Sloane and Dean pose as a couple to win the town’s approval, their staged courtship ignites real chemistry neither ...

When a powerful hurricane sweeps across the Outer Banks, field researcher Riley Thorne finds herself stranded in a battered cabin — and in over her head. She's used to studying migration patterns, not surviving natural disasters. As isolation threatens her research and safety, unexpected help arrives in the form of Micah Boone, a local carpenter with a knack for fixing broken things — cabins and hearts alike. Micah is no stranger to storms or stubborn outsiders. Riley's fierce independence draws him in, but her guarded heart might be harder to mend than the storm-damaged porch. Forced ...

Ava’s daughter, Carly, is everything a 10-year-old should be: energetic, creative, and the light of her parent’s lives. But when she starts stumbling down stairs and walking into doors, Ava wants to rush to the doctor. Her husband, Rick, is sure she’s fretting over nothing - kids can be a little clumsy sometimes. But Ava’s instinct is telling her something is seriously wrong. Ava takes Carly to see a specialist and is given a devastating diagnosis: a rare genetic condition that will change her future forever.

“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 ...