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Gripped Part 3: The Fallout

by Stacy A. Padula

Recovery under pressure

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Recovery under pressure

Set in Montgomery, Massachusetts, the third installment links Chris Dunkin’s attempt at sobriety with his brother Taylor’s effort to recover from opioid addiction. A party planned before the start of school becomes a turning point for Chris, while Taylor’s involvement with police and criminals places the family amid escalating danger. Marc’s role as intermediary connects the brothers’ separate struggles, bringing substance use, fractured loyalties, and family risk into the same story. The description positions this installment around the fragile work of rebuilding after addiction and the consequences of choices made under pressure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction about substance use and recovery
  • Readers following the Gripped series and its Dunkin family storyline
  • Readers interested in stories involving family conflict, loyalty, and danger

Themes

Addiction and recoverySobrietyFamily relationshipsLoyalty and betrayalConsequences of risky choices

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Book overview

Now being adapted for TV by Emmy-winning producer, Mark Blutman!

 

Gold Medal Winner in the 2025 Readers' Choice Book Awards: Teen Book Category

 

One choice. One betrayal. Total chaos.

 

In Montgomery, Massachusetts, redemption hangs by a thread-and one reckless party could snap it for good.

 

After a brush with death, Chris Dunkin vows to turn his life around, ditching the drugs and chaos for positive vibes and sobriety. But when his best friend Jason talks him into hosting an epic bash the night before school starts, Chris uncovers truths about himself that hit harder than any high.

 

Meanwhile, Taylor Dunkin fights to rebuild from his opioid nightmare, only to get tangled in a deadly game with cops and criminals. His brother Marc steps in as the go-between, but the "help" offered could cost their family everything-putting lives on the line in a web of danger and deception.

 

As addictions resurface and loyalties fracture, who will escape the wreckage?

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