Convergence, SAMPLE

by Ginny L. Yttrup

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A psychologist paralyzed by fear.
 
A mother propelled by love.
 
A stalker bent on destruction.
 
Psychology professor Dr. Denilyn Rossi contends that the past is either a shadow that haunts us or a force that propels us. The choice is ours, she tells her students. What she doesn’t tell them is that her own past is a shadow she can’t seem to shake. Fear has immobilized her and is taking a costly toll.

Adelia Sanchez, however, has embraced Dr. Rossi’s teaching. She is ready to confront fear and render it powerless—using the trauma of her past to propel her to entrap the man who stalked and brutally attacked her.

As Denilyn’s past and Adelia’s present converge at the Kaweah River, a dangerous man bent on destruction threatens them both. Will he uncover the secret Deni and Adelia have fought so hard to protect?

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Ginny L. Yttrup is the Christy Award winning author of Words, and six other titles, the award-winning Mendocino Village Novels, Invisible and Illusion. She writes women's fiction and suspense. Ginny is also a sought after writing coach, developmental editor, and speaker. When not writing she loves to spend time with her adult children, and the circle of dear friends who enrich her life. She lives in northern California with the man in her life, her rescue pup Henry.

Reviews

[Vickie Sarmina · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an incredible psychological thriller this book was. The book starts out with a young student and her very close friends hanging out together at the Three River Village at the River Kaweah. However, one of the students, Adelia, is missing. The case is closed and she is never found on the River. Each of students were interested in various subjects, but the primary subject was psychology. As an adult, Denilyn Rossi, becomes a psychologist, and wrote a book on bullying. Due to stalking by a former student, Deni is forced to abandon her psychologist career. And her husband left her, because he couldn’t deal with her anxiety. She eventually starts a new career of teaching psychology at the Pacific Covenant University. Deni is still fighting with anxiety and is seeing a therapist, due to the past trauma of being attacked. The attacker was convicted and sent to prison awaiting parole. So who would be sending her packages then. There were only four people who would know anything about the items that were in the packages. Deni constantly feels like someone is watching her, but she can’t seem to see whoever it is. Who is doing this to her and why? Is it possible that the wrong person is in prison? Will they ever find out what happened to Adelia? What a great psychological thriller this book is. The plot was thought out in great detail and kept the reader in constant pursuit of the truth. The writers style was one that reverted back to the previous years of the protagonist’s youth, and then came full circle to the current day. This kept the reader up on what had transpired in the past and led into present day happenings. The character development was right on point, and the reader felt as if they were right in the middle of what was happening in the story. This plot kept me guessing through the entire book, and the mystery and intrigue was there until the final climax. There is so much within this book that is great, too much to mention, so read it. I enjoyed this book very much and am looking forward to the authors next book.

[Jane Carlile Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

A psychological suspense that keeps the reader unsure clear to the end.