Gripped Series New Illustrated Covers on Kindle

We are excited to share that the Gripped series has new illustrated covers, and they are now live on Amazon Kindle!

These updated editions feature a consistent hand-drawn style across all six books while keeping the core imagery that reflects each story. The goal was to create a cohesive look for the series that still captures the tone and themes of Gripped—the pressure, the consequences, and the personal battles at the center of the books.

If you’ve been waiting to start the series or recommend it to a teen reader, this is a great time to jump in. Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told is the best place to begin.

About Gripped

He was the golden boy. 

The one everyone watched. 

The one who was supposed to make it.

Taylor Dunkin had the talent, the grades, the scholarship, and a future that looked unstoppable. Then one injury changed everything. Painkillers took the edge off. Then they took more. Before long, the hometown hero was selling the same pills that ruined him—to kids from his own high school.

Gripped follows what happens next.

It is the story of a family watching their son and brother disappear in real time. Of a younger brother who refuses to look away. Of friends pulled into the same current. Of secrets that spread through a tight-knit Massachusetts town, and of the long, uneven fight to come back from the damage.

These books are raw by design. They show how addiction takes hold in ordinary, high-achieving teens—the pressure, the rationalizations, the progressive compromises, and the moment a person realizes they are no longer in control. They also follow the costly work of trying to break free: the reach toward sobriety, honesty, faith, and the people who refuse to give up.

This is not a simple cautionary tale. It is a series about consequence, loyalty, family, and the hard possibility of return.

Start with Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told. The rest of the story only deepens the question at the center of every book: once something has a grip on you—or on someone you love—how do you fight your way free?