Emotional Love

We all know love matters, but in this groundbreaking book positive emotions expert Barbara Fredrickson shows us how much. Even more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people - even strangers.

A tender, emotional romance about rescue, redemption, and the love that heals them both. She’s spent her life surviving. He’s spent his trying to save everyone else. When their paths cross, both will learn that love can be the most dangerous — and most beautiful — act of all. At twenty-three, Bethany Anderson has no one left to depend on. Between her double shifts at the hospital and her lonely attic room, life is a constant struggle just to stay afloat. But when illness and exhaustion finally bring her down, fate steps in — in the form of Dr. Smith Barington, a brilliant but ...

She begged to be seen. He looked right through her. In the raw aftermath of unreciprocated love, one woman begins a tender, brutal journey back to herself. “I Begged You to Love Me, Then I Begged Myself to Let Go” is a soul-stirring exploration of what happens when you love someone more than they ever asked—and how you finally stop waiting to be chosen. Through poetic storytelling, piercing reflections, and quiet revelations, Lena Hartley holds your hand as you walk away from what hurt and walk toward who you were always meant to be. 💔 If you've ever: • Mistook crumbs for love ...

You loved them deeply. You waited. You stayed. But they didn’t even try. This book is for the quiet hearts — the ones who kept giving, even when love wasn’t returned. It’s for the ones who confused distance with mystery, silence with depth, and absence with love. I Loved You More, But You Didn’t Even Try is not just a breakup book. It’s a journey back to yourself. Through raw reflections and healing prose, Sienna Thorne walks with you through the pain of one-sided love — and shows you how to stop begging for effort, start reclaiming your worth, and finally love yourself the ...

Zora Collins is done playing nice. Her family says romance novels are a waste of time. Her mother says Black stories don’t sell. And her bank account? Well, it’s saying eviction. All Zora wants is to meet her deadline and prove that her voice—unapologetically Black, bold, and full of heart—deserves to be heard. But when a billionaire in an expensive suit steals her favorite café seat, her peace, and eventually… her breath, she’s forced to confront more than just writer’s block. Harrison West is powerful, magnetic, and carrying secrets of his own. Their chemistry is instant. ...

Were you raised by rules, but never felt safe? Raised by Control, Not Love is a healing guide for those silently carrying the emotional wounds of having emotionally immature parents. If you grew up in a house where affection felt conditional, where silence was punishment, and where being "the good child" meant losing touch with your real self—this book is for you. In these deeply validating pages, Sienna Thorne walks with you through the quiet trauma that shaped your identity, and shows you how to finally: – Set boundaries without drowning in guilt – Grieve the childhood you never had...

You're a ghost to your own father—and that emptiness follows you into every room, every relationship, every mirror you've ever looked into. You know that sick feeling in your stomach when you watch other girls get actual affection from their dads? When you realize you've been emotionally starving your entire life and thought it was normal? When you understand that ‘provider’ and ‘parent’ aren’t the same thing—not even close? Yeah. That feeling. Maybe you learned early that your feelings were inconvenient. That needing comfort made you "difficult." That love had to be earned ...

*#1 Amazon Bestseller in Romantic Suspense & International Bestseller* A marriage of convenience billionaire romance full of obsession, secret love, and betrayal, from International Bestselling Author Ava Selwyn. He pushed her away for someone else, now he’s desperate to bring her back. “What exactly does it benefit me to announce an orphan as my wife?” When he is married to Ana Cross, Mason Nightingale always cold-shoulders her. Ana has been in love with Mason since she was a little girl and he held her hand to bring her inside his home. She loves him unconditionally, that is, until ...

He came to the mountains to disappear. She refuses to let him stay invisible. After losing the love of his life and the will to write, bestselling author Daniel Reed escapes to the quiet town of Willow Creek in the North Carolina mountains. His plan? Hide out above a little bookstore, avoid the world, and never pick up a pen again. Except Callie Mae Harper—the bright, big-hearted owner of The Book Nook—has other ideas. With her southern charm, irresistible optimism, and faith that never quits, Callie gently nudges Dan back toward the light he’s been running from. But when his identity...

A small-town cowboy romance filled with heat, heart, and hard-won love. Francina Brown came to Sunset Springs, Texas, for a wedding and the holidays—not to fall for a cowboy with a dangerous smile and a habit of saying exactly what she’s trying not to hear. Travis Garland came home to Texas to rebuild his life, take a job at Stanley Ranch, and finally put distance between himself and the Windgate name—a family legacy rooted in cruelty, entitlement, and violence. Love wasn’t part of the plan. Then Francina walked into the ranch kitchen. She’s brilliant, guarded, and heading back to...

The Book That's Transforming How We Heal Our Most Fundamental Relationship Have you ever felt that, despite your mother's love, something essential was missing? There are truths we whisper, uncomfortable secrets we keep. Perhaps none is as difficult to voice as this: sometimes, our mothers didn't know how to love us in the ways we desperately needed. For many of us, questioning maternal love feels almost sacrilegious. But if you've found yourself here, you likely sense that something fundamental was missing from this core relationship – and that recognition, however painful, is your first...

Branded by betrayal, fueled by revenge—I’m back to destroy the brother who banished me. The Castiglione name once ruled the Midwest mafia, but Saverio erased me like I never existed. Five years in exile only sharpened my hunger for vengeance. Now, I’ll burn his empire to the ground—but I need the most dangerous weapon I can find: Raiden Drake. Raiden’s the Destroyers’ enforcer, a ruthless man who bends rules and breaks bones. He doesn’t take orders, but he does take control—of everything. My body. My mind. My soul. And once he claims them, there’s no turning back. They say...

She swore she’d never come back to Sunset Springs. He never stopped waiting. When aviation mechanic Maribel “Mari” Hernandez is forced to return to the Texas town she fled years ago, the last thing she expects is to be face-to-face with her first—and only—love. Dwight Hayes, the rugged cowboy with storm-blue eyes and a past that drove them apart, is still working the Stanley Ranch... and still igniting every spark she buried long ago. Sent to inspect a ranch-owned helicopter, Mari plans to do her job and leave quietly. But when secrets from the past surface—about love, betrayal,...

One grieving heiress. One guarded single father. One unforgettable summer in New Orleans. Philip doesn’t do messy. At forty-one, he’s a disciplined consultant, a devoted single dad, and a man who believes control keeps life predictable until a deathbed promise pulls him to New Orleans to save a failing family business. The plan is simple: fix the books, honor the promise, go home. Then he meets Melissa. At twenty-five, Melissa is drowning in grief. Her father is gone, her family’s coffee empire is crumbling, and the weight of legacy rests squarely on her shoulders. She doesn’t need ...

“I’m busy. Solve your matters on your own.” Every time James Sinclair said those words, the light in Mia’s eyes dimmed a little more. For five years she was his wife. Sweet. Obedient. Devoted. He believed she wanted his money and status. That was why she married him at nineteen. Why she would never leave. Until one day, a call came… “Miss Mia Bennett, your parents died in a car crash. Please come to collect their bodies.” Shattered, she reached out to her billionaire husband. His only reply was, “I’m busy. Solve your matters on your own.” “Okay,” she whispered. That ...

Childhood friends. Summer house neighbors. Destined for forever. But that was before the boy who once held me under the stars, started tearing me apart in the halls of our elite prep school. I thought I’m just the girl he loves to break. What I didn’t know? Is that behind the cruel smirks and cutting words… are old wounds, darker secrets, and a desire he never stopped hiding. He says I’ll beg. He says I’ll break. But he has no idea, I’ve already shattered. EVERY QUIET BREATH is a dark, emotional enemies to lovers romance for mature readers. Features: obsession, mental health ...

Tender-Hearted Cowboy - He was her risk. She became his reward. Sierra Jackson never believed in true love. Raised on broken promises and hurtful betrayals, she swore off romance as nothing more than a trick of the mind. But when her search for answers about her father leads her to Sunset Springs, Texas, she finds more than family—she finds Cody Hardin. Cody is everything Sierra told herself she didn’t need. Rugged, charming, and persistent, the rodeo cowboy sees past the walls she’s built. Beneath her sass and guarded heart, he discovers a woman worth waiting for—and he’s ...

I told her to leave. She stayed, and now I can’t breathe without her. They call me the mad Duke of Penrose, a beast locked away in a house as broken as my soul. I wanted silence. I earned it in blood and war. But then she arrived in the storm—small, stubborn, soaked to the bone, claiming she came to restore my mother’s gardens. tried to banish her. Yet every time I see her hands in the soil, coaxing life from death, something inside me cracks. She speaks to the roses like they can still be saved. And God help me, I start to believe her. Her laughter haunts these empty halls. Her ...

Love wasn’t part of LaRiah's plan when she left Chicago for a fresh start in Texas. She came searching for purpose, for something real—she never expected to find Wyatt. Rugged, brooding, and carrying a past scarred by tragedy, Wyatt isn’t the kind of man people fall for easily. But from the moment their paths cross, the connection between them is undeniable. Wyatt has spent years running from his demons, haunted by a past he never chose. When LaRiah walks into his life, she sees past the pain, past the whispers of his past sins, to the man he truly is. But when secrets resurface—...

💡 What if the chaos in your relationships wasn’t your fault , but the imprint of a survival pattern you were never taught to heal? If you feel torn between craving love and pushing it away… If you cycle through emotional highs and lows in your relationships… If you’ve ever said, “Why do I always sabotage the good ones?”, this book is for you. In Disorganized Attachment: You Are Not Broken, you'll discover how disorganized attachment forms in childhood and plays out in adulthood — and how to finally break the cycle. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, the author — a...