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The Circle
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 18 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Eight weeks.
Sixteen sessions.
A clear beginning. A clear end.
When Sarah joins a free community wellness program, she expects breathing exercises, light self-reflection, maybe a few new friends.
What she doesn't expect is time to behave differently inside the room.
At first, the program offers structure. Routine. Belonging.
The calendar says eight weeks.
Her spreadsheet says seventeen sessions.
The difference is small.
The implications are not.
As the group grows more devoted and the program's timeline quietly shifts around her, Sarah must decide whether the comfort of the circle is worth the cost of losing pieces she can't get back.
The Circle is a slow-burn psychological thriller about compliance, community, and the subtle systems that ask us to surrender more than we realize.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
Cult-adjacent psychological fiction
Subtle corporate or institutional control themes
Character-driven suspense
Stories in the vein of restrained psychological horror
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