The much-anticipated sequel to Finding Emma is here–introducing, Emma’s Secret by Steena Holmes! For two years, Megan, Peter, and their two older daughters dream of nothing but being reunited with the family’s youngest child, Emma, who was kidnapped just before her third birthday. When Emma is miraculously found, they are hopeful that her return will heal the wounds her disappearance created. But Emma is vastly different from the sunny toddler they remember. In honor of her publication day, Steena Holmes has returned to share five of her favorite tear-jerker books that will leave you reaching for the tissue box:

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

In this riveting and deeply felt novel, Jodi Picoult explores the lengths we will go to protect our families and keep the past from dictating the future.

Save Me by Lisa Scottoline

An emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice.

Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand

A novel that delves into the circumstances surrounding a horrible accident, the roots of which lie deep in the past, with the first interactions between four friends and their parents.

Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally

This is the story of Oskar Schindler, an Aryan who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland, who continually defied and outwitted the SS, and who was transformed by the war into an angel of mercy.

I Couldn’t Love you More by Jillian Medoff

A book that illuminates the unbreakable bonds of family and reveals the lengths we’ll go to save each other, even as we can’t save ourselves.

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