You'll never guess what happens when a mother's love reaches its limit and simply can't be contained. Follow an unsuspecting family as they take on an uncommon challenge. A brother and sister duo must use their wits and creativity to save their parents from a rare and mysterious illness.

A Case of the I Love You's: A Tender Children's Story of Family and Belonging

Micah Lorenc

MDA Books

When Naomi Jensen is kidnapped, it takes her parents two days to realize she's missing. Escape isn't high on her list of priorities when all she has to return to is an abusive boyfriend and parents who never paid much attention to her. For the first time in her life she's part of a family -- even if it is a family of criminals. But she's still a captive. In a desperate attempt to regain some control in her life, Naomi embarks on a dangerous plan to make one of her kidnappers think she's falling in love with him. The plan works too well, and when faced with the chance to escape, Naomi isn't sure she wants to take it. What is Stockholm Syndrome? Stockholm Syndrome is an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival. The Breakaway takes readers on a suspenseful roller coaster through this psychological phenomenon. SEQUEL TO THE BREAKAWAY Find the sequel/companion novel here on Amazon. Pieces is now available.

The Breakaway

Teen & Young Adult

Argyle, Michelle D.

Literature & Fiction

Nick’s life as a CIA spy should be fulfilling, but it has only given him unhappiness—a wife who committed suicide, and two daughters who resent everything he has become. Now, stuck in the Amazon on the last mission of his career, he must track down Matheus Ferreira, a drug lord and terrorist the U.S. has tried to bring down for years. If he succeeds, he’ll have the chance to start his life over again. Just when Nick is on the brink of catching Ferreira, he’s framed for a murder that turns his world upside down. His only chance of survival lies in West Virginia where Lilian Love, a woman from his past, owns the secluded Monarch Inn.

Monarch

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

"This is the perfect book for a reader who might be interested in the New Adult genre, but may be reluctant because they don't want to read tons of sex scenes. While there are some steamy situations, they are 'tame' and tastefully done." -- Natalie Whipple, author of Transparent and House of Ivy & Sorrow "OUT OF TUNE has become my favorite YA/New Adult title this fall!" -- Sarah, Reviewer Twenty-year-old Maggie Roads' parents are legendary in the country music world. She wants nothing more than to follow in their footsteps, but the limelight isn't reserved for singers who can't carry a tune, let alone keep a rhythm. When her parents tell her they're getting divorced, Maggie decides it's time to leave home and take her future into her own hands. Moving in with Cole, her best friend and sometimes boyfriend, might not be the best of ideas, but she's got to start somewhere. Their off-and-on romance gets even more complicated when Maggie crushes on her new voice teacher, Nathan, who unlocks her stunning potential. A sensational music career of her own is finally within reach, but Maggie might need more than perfect pitch to find what she's really looking for.**Out of Tune is considered clean New Adult/Young Adult fiction appropriate for adults and young adults.**

Out of Tune

Genre Fiction

Two years after watching her kidnappers go to prison, Naomi Jensen is still in love with one of them. Jesse will be released in a few years, and Naomi knows college is the perfect distraction while she waits. But when her new friend Finn makes her question what is right and what is wrong, she begins to wonder if Jesse is the one for her ... until she discovers he's out on parole. Naomi must sort through her confusion to figure out where love and freedom truly lie-in Finn, who has no connections to her past, or Jesse, who has just asked her to run away with him.Pieces is a companion to The Breakaway and can be read independently, if desired. Stockholm Syndrome is an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival. The Breakaway and its sequel, Pieces takes readers on a suspenseful roller coaster through this psychological phenomenon.

Pieces: The Breakaway

Avery Hollister is a little more than absentminded. She has trouble remembering faces, names, and dates without her piles of lists and Post-it notes. When she heads off to college it takes her a week to realize the guy she's crushing on is, in fact, three different guys. With a faulty memory and three men who have no idea she's mixed them up, Avery doesn't know how to fix the mess she's made. But she knows she has to try, even if it means losing a love not even she could forget.   **If I Forget You is considered clean New Adult/Young Adult fiction appropriate for adults and young adults. It contains adult themes and issues.**

If I Forget You

Romance

Contemporary

Fourteen years after her kidnapping, Naomi has moved on from her traumatic past. She has a new last name, a career she loves, and nobody to hold her down. When she lands her dream job managing a restaurant in Italy, she resolves not to think about what happened in that country with Jesse eleven years ago.But Naomi's past won't let her go that easily.One by one, her former kidnappers are being released from prison. When Naomi runs into Evelyn at a local market, her perfect life is turned upside down and curiosity leads her step by step back to Jesse. She's looking for closure, but what she finds along the way changes everything, leaving her at one last crossroads with her former kidnappers.

Unbroken: A Breakaway Novella

Women's Fiction

Eighteen year-old Starry is destined to take over her father’s powerful drug syndicate. But when she finds out he has kept her only sister a secret from her, she can’t trust him anymore. Furious, Starry vows to find Emma, even though she knows her defiance could lead to losing the position she’s worked so hard to inherit. But Emma isn’t quite the sister Starry hoped for. She’s a straight-laced good girl who wants nothing more than to take down the syndicate that destroyed her family. Starry, willing to do anything to secure her place in the syndicate, accepts her father’s ultimatum to kill Emma and everyone helping her. But the more Starry gets to know Emma, and the more secrets she uncovers, the more she questions whether the price of saving the syndicate is too high—even for someone as cold-blooded and vicious as Starry.

Streets of Glass

Sidekick

Russ is tired of coming in second to his best friend, Garret. Whether it’s in sports, in school, or with girls, he can never get ahead. Something has to change, and when a new girl comes to town he sees his chance. He has to win her over before Garret does, but proving he’s not second best won’t be easy when Garret is a pro.Russ will do anything to beat Garret, including using his little sister to get closer to the new girl. He has to be careful, though, because if anyone at school finds out he attends anime night (and he might even enjoy it), it would ruin his reputation, just like his secret love for cooking and James Taylor.But pretending to be something he isn’t will catch up to him eventually, and Russ can only get away with living two lives for so long. As more than one friend reveals they aren’t who they seem, Russ must figure out what and who he really wants in his life. And more than that, he needs to find the courage to make it happen.NATALIE WHIPPLE has always felt like a sidekick, but has never actually been one. At least not to her bestest friends. Which are the ones that matter. She lives in Utah with her husband and kids, and they spend most of their quality time playing video games together and being proud "freaks" in general.

Whipple, Natalie

Now that he's graduated high school, Alex Winzelberg can finally move to New York to start his acting career. Problem is, his parents need his help in their shipping warehouse, and between his dad's mental illness and his mom's endless to-do lists, he's convinced he'll never travel farther than the movie theater on the weedy outskirts of his Idaho hometown. It isn't until Alex receives an email from an old pen pal that he sees a spark of the future he's always dreamed about. What ensues is a series of correspondence between him and an eccentric girl named Ina, who tries to convince him that he can leave his needy family and meet her across the country in New York. But with his dad's mental illness getting worse, and his mother's worries rising higher than ever, Alex decides to stay for a year in order to help out. He believes everything is fine until Ina's messages turn more and more cryptic--to the point that Ina has already set up a time and place for them to meet in the middle of Queens. She says she's in danger, and Alex knows nothing can stop him from helping her. Only, once the two finally come face to face, Alex realizes he's going to have to give up something almost impossible in order to help Ina and take care of his family.

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