Ties That Bind

By: Vanessa Aprilliano

Published by Ridge and Root Publishing, 2025-06-27

In the second book of this Vermont based thriller series, a kill or be-killed situation forces twenty-something, Amelia Birch, into the office of psychiatrist, Isabella Rossi. Fully convinced she's on the fast-track to straitjacket land, Amelia dances with the skeletons in her closet. On a perpetual journey to heal her past and present wounds, she grasps at any opportunity for connection. Amelia becomes entwined with the local mob boss, and her judgmental mother offers assumptions about why he keeps her around. A new career opportunity puts a bounce in her step, as she rubs shoulders with rich men who can have any woman they want, and a harsh reprimand triggers Amelia's rage toward the one person who understands her. During the grand re-opening of Giuseppi's Italian Ristorante, another near-miss forces Amelia to consider moving out of Bunman.