Soul Toll (Paperback)

"Gillespie's supernatural tale mixes motivational ideas with fantasy elements...an imaginative, genre-blurring novel." —Kirkus Reviews

For fans of Eat Pray Love and The Midnight Library, a journey of awakening wrapped in an electrifying adventure.
What if the path you’re on is leading you away from who you’re meant to be?

Soul Toll is a heart-opening and motivational story about waking up, fighting back, and remembering who you were before the world told you who to be.

★ “I was completely immersed—the story is so well written, it felt like a hug for my soul that I didn’t know I needed.”
—Jennifer Riggs, Author of The Ripple Squad (United States)

★ “I am looking forward to the film…”
—Sian O’Neill, Managing Director, Globe Law and Business (United Kingdom)

★ “For anyone feeling stuck, questioning, or searching—this is your invitation to wake up.”
—Anna Lozynski, Fractional General Counsel and Yogi (Australia)

★ "In this genre where magic often overshadows meaning, Soul Toll delivers both—brilliantly. The novel blends current reality with the surreal in a way that feels revelatory."
—Andrea Hurst, President of Andrea Hurst Literary Management (United States)

Ember Brooke is sharp, ambitious, and determined to climb the ranks at her prestigious law firm. But beneath the polished surface, something is unraveling—an inner pull toward spiritual awakening she can’t ignore.

A chance encounter with her mother’s old yoga mat pulls Ember into Resonance—a hidden world where she uncovers a disturbing truth: her parents’ relentless pursuit of success wasn't just ambition, it was engineered.

With an unlikely but unbreakable team by her side, Ember must confront more than the ruthless industry titan NP Dunn to dismantle a powerful empire—she must face the forces inside that keep her tethered to the life she thought she wanted.

As Ember begins her journey of personal transformation, she must decide what success really means and whether she’s willing to trade comfort for freedom.

Set in a vivid, emotionally rich landscape, Soul Toll blends contemporary fantasy with meaning, inviting readers into a story of self-discovery through fiction.

Anusia Gillespie is a lawyer-turned-novelist and RYT-200 certified yoga instructor whose debut novel, Soul Toll, blends corporate ambition with personal awakening. Her writing is shaped by a career spanning global law firms, legal tech startups, and Harvard Law School Executive Education-offering a sharp, insider perspective on high-performance culture and the hidden costs of success.Anusia has published nonfiction through traditional outlets, spoken globally on the business of law, and is well known for her work on leadership and transformation. She earned her JD and MBA from Boston College, where she was awarded a seat on the academic law journal and inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. She also holds a BS in Management from Tulane University. Anusia lives north of Boston with her husband, young son, and old dog.