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Ties That Bind: Part 1
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Expected 1 Apr 26Some longings don’t shout.
They wait.
Ties That Bind is a quiet, intimate novella about a woman who has done everything right—built a life, honored her commitments, learned how to be steady—and who discovers that wanting doesn’t disappear just because it’s been managed.
Clara is capable, respected, and deeply fluent in the language of care. Her days are full. Her relationship is solid. Nothing is wrong. And yet, in the pauses between routines—in the weight of folded laundry, in a glance held a moment too long—something stirs that she hasn’t given words to in years.
When an encounter offers her nothing more than recognition—no promise, no betrayal, no action—Clara is forced to confront a question she has what happens to desire when it has nowhere to land?
This story is not about escape or disruption.
It is about attention.
About restraint.
About the dignity of wanting without demanding.
Written for grown women who understand complexity, Ties That Bind explores intimacy, loyalty, and the quiet ache of being unseen—with subtle erotic charge and deep emotional realism.
No fixing.
No instructions.
Just a mirror held steady long enough to feel.
They wait.
Ties That Bind is a quiet, intimate novella about a woman who has done everything right—built a life, honored her commitments, learned how to be steady—and who discovers that wanting doesn’t disappear just because it’s been managed.
Clara is capable, respected, and deeply fluent in the language of care. Her days are full. Her relationship is solid. Nothing is wrong. And yet, in the pauses between routines—in the weight of folded laundry, in a glance held a moment too long—something stirs that she hasn’t given words to in years.
When an encounter offers her nothing more than recognition—no promise, no betrayal, no action—Clara is forced to confront a question she has what happens to desire when it has nowhere to land?
This story is not about escape or disruption.
It is about attention.
About restraint.
About the dignity of wanting without demanding.
Written for grown women who understand complexity, Ties That Bind explores intimacy, loyalty, and the quiet ache of being unseen—with subtle erotic charge and deep emotional realism.
No fixing.
No instructions.
Just a mirror held steady long enough to feel.
7 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication April 1, 2026
About the author
Audrey Hart
22 books118 followersAudrey Hart, author. Came up with the idea for The Dig while visiting the Minoan ruins in Crete. The Dig: Zoe and Zeus is the first book in a trilogy.
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