Partner Violence

These pages rescue you from an abusive relationship. When Sarah met Luis he was charming, funny, and smart. He doted on her and wanted to spend every waking moment with her. She felt seen, loved. With each day they spent together, Sarah fell deeper into his web. As their relationship progressed, Sarah realized Luis wasn’t the man she thought he was. As Luis settled into a career in law enforcement, he became more and more abusive to her and his family. Luis’s behavior began to escalate. Sarah struggled to protect herself and her children from the monster in her home. When Sarah left him...

The family court system is meant to protect domestic violence victims, yet too often, it becomes an endless labyrinth that traps them inside. Abusers weaponize our judicial system to instill their revenge, from long, drawn-out divorces and custody battles to forcing their victims to spend thousands of dollars and endless time in court. In her new book, Kaytee Gillis tells the story of those victims trying to defend themselves against the revenge of post-separation abuse while navigating that legal labyrinth. When our judicial system fails to protect victims from this abuse, they give ...

Loyalty is what the Carmichael empire was built upon, and it’s the very thing that has everything they love in jeopardy. Aniqa has everything she ever wished for, but at a cost she never expected to pay. A ghost from her past has her looking at life and love in a new light, and it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself questioning whether loving Linc is worth the fight. Will she choose love over everything, or will she be loyal to herself in advance? Linc has proven time and time again that he’s just the cure for Aniqa’s bruised and battered heart, but when the Carmichael ...

They say love is blind. Abandoned when her mother chose the streets over motherhood, Aniqa’ is a young woman who’s had enough of no love. She loved her first love, Je’Marcus, past his flaws; even stayed loyal each time he failed to put her first. Giving her all to love him past his pain, Aniqa allows Je’Marcus to become her lifeline-her everything. But when the smoke clears and those blinders come off, Aniqa finds herself living a heart-breaking nightmare. Hoping to give her baby girl, Essence, the world, Aniqa is faced with a tough decision: move on from Je’Marcus’ abusive love...

We call it domestic violence. We call it private violence. Sometimes we call it intimate terrorism. But whatever we call it, we generally do not believe it has anything at all to do with us, despite the World Health Organization deeming it a 'global epidemic'. In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths....

Self-defense expert Tim Larkin presents an important book examining how to think about violence in order to defend ourselves and those we love. In a civilized society, violence is rarely the answer. But when it is, it's the only answer. The sound of breaking glass downstairs in the middle of the...

Just when Aniqa was ready to throw in the towel and say phuck love, Linc walks into her life and she finds herself crushing on every ounce of him—way more than she wants to admit. Never has she met a man like him, and though neither of them knows what the future holds, Aniqa is sure of one thing: Je’Marcus must go. A man always wants that old thang back, though, and when Je’Marcus makes good on his promise to love her to death, Aniqa’s locked in the fight of her life, chasing the kind of love only a boss can give. Linc is a hitta in every sense of the word, and he’ll go to war ...

Aniqa is right on the edge of a living a love like no other, but there’s no such thing as a perfect love, right? No matter how much you stay in your own lane and keep your eyes on your own paper, life will find a way to knock you down and dare you to bounce back. Aniqa learns that first-hand when she tries to put Je’Marcus in her rearview, only to come face-to-face with a mother’s worst fear. Linc has just enough reach and rule to dead even the most powerful foe, but will it all be enough to end Aniqa’s nightmare? There’s a leak somewhere in the Carmichael operation, and when a ...

Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Having just left a dysfunctional marriage, Kat thought she'd found the man of her dreams in Pete. He was handsome and kind, proudly sharing details of a picture-perfect life. But, as time went on, this instant soulmate connection and his declarations of love disappeared and were replaced by a hateful and sadistic man- one who terrorized Kat for years. "Surviving a Psychopath" intimately chronicles this abusive relationship, revealing what it's like to love a psychopath, and how difficult it is to escape one. Part 2 release date 09/30/2024

A drunken game. A man trapped inside a suitcase. Two cellphone recordings that would expose what happened before his death. On February 24, 2020, Jorge Torres Jr. was found unresponsive inside the Winter Park townhouse he shared with Sarah Boone. Sarah told investigators that the couple had spent the previous day drinking wine, painting, completing a puzzle, and playing hide-and-seek. According to her, Jorge climbed into a suitcase voluntarily, she zipped it closed, and she went upstairs believing he could free himself. Then detectives examined her cellphone. The videos showed Jorge ...

Brought back for one final mission, Paul Brenner is dragged out of a forced retirement to solve a thirty-year-old murder in Vietnam in this thriller from the #1 bestselling author of Plum Island. "Much more than a blood-and-guts thriller... An insightful, moving, and sensitive look at what the...

In this exciting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, the 6:20 Man is leaving U.S soil—this time drawn into a storm of billion-dollar secrets and international power plays that could shatter the world order. When fearless war correspondent Theresa Lee is shot on a...

You deserve respect. In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and...

Equip yourself with trauma-informed strategies to confidently manage intimate partner violence in the therapy room. Whether you are listening on your daily commute or preparing for a complex clinical session, this grounded audio guide acts as an experienced supervisor in your ear. It replaces...

Bloomsbury presents Every Man, written and read by Jackson Katz. A paradigm-shifting book about men's violence against women, how it affects us all, and what men especially can do to stop it. Pervasive misogyny—magnified by “manosphere” figures like Andrew Tate and his many imitators—is...

The Nashville Thunder Prix promises speed, spectacle, and a rare weekend off for private investigator Hattie Leiper and Detective Bo Beckett. What it delivers instead is a body, a wrecked car, and a killer who knows how to hide in plain sight. When rising star Brad Cruise dies in a crash quickly ruled no accident, Hattie can't stay on the sidelines. Brad was a client of Tim, Gracie's boyfriend, and that's reason enough to get involved. She trades her VIP pass for a pit pass and faces a suspect list as long as the racetrack itself: a vengeful ex-agent, a bitter rival, and a team owner with ...

Are you reading this in secret? Are you checking over your shoulder, feeling like you are losing your mind, or wondering how your life became so small? If so, please know this. You found this book for a reason. And you are not alone. Domestic abuse does not always leave bruises you can see. Sometimes it lives in the way someone speaks to you, the way they control your money, isolate you from the people you love, or make you question your own reality. It is quiet. It is hidden… and it is devastating. The Hidden World of Domestic Abuse was written by Kel, a survivor herself, and one of the ...

From Denise Brown—older sister of Nicole Brown Simpson—comes a vital, trauma-informed book that illuminates intimate partner violence and the systems that enable it. About one in three women in the US experience domestic violence, and many incidents are never reported. Drawing on decades of...

In June 2005, Kristin Mitchell was killed by her ex-boyfriend 20 days after her college graduation. Kristin’s family was faced with a decision: Concentrate on healing themselves - or take their experience and help others who might face a similar situation. When Dating Hurts is the detailed account of what the Mitchell family learned the hard way, beginning with a call from detectives.

Please Note: This book was previously published as Things We Do For Love: The Secret Diaries - Book One - A Memoir of a Domestic Violence Survivor by Richards, Kara (Author Pen Name). The author has now republished this book using her own name. An Inspirational True Story of Reclaiming Your Power to Break Free from Toxic Love and Domestic Abuse Things We Do For Love is the first book in the series and describes the incredible and unfathomable string of circumstances Karen Cyniata found herself in during the first 12 years of her relationship and marriage. The three-book memoir, “The ...