Domestic abuse Books

In the heart of the lush countryside, nestled among fields of vibrant lavender, lies a story of resilience, healing, and the redemptive power of love. "Shadows of Lavender" is a poignant tale of Elise, a woman who, fleeing the shadows of an abusive past,...

Comment sortir d'une relation toxiqueIdentifier les pervers narcissiques, étapes pour s'en séparer et se reconstruire Vivre avec la peur au ventre, ne plus avoir confiance en soi, avoir perdu la joie de vivre, ressentir souvent...

All you need to know to deal with narcissistic personalities and rebuild yourself To live with fear in your stomach, no longer having confidence in yourself, having lost the joy of living, often feeling sadness and misunderstanding … is...

Can He Pray for Me (Instead of Preying on Me) explores the influence of over 20 different spirits on relationships, urging readers to adopt a spiritual perspective. Author, Brandi Payne reveals how being entangled with certain spirits lead to unnecessary...

Is your behaviour affecting those around you? Are there times when you think your partner may be frightened of you? Does she walk on egg shells around you? Do you sometimes notice that your kids avoid you, don’t want to be near you? Do you have...

Living on the streets is terrifying and exhausting. Grace’s only comforts are a steady stream of vodka, and a strange little boy who’s following her around.At nineteen, Grace has already had a child and endured an abusive marriage. But...

Everyone goes through experiences in life that they would like to forget. In our attempt to separate ourselves from those experiences, we tend to bury the emotions associated with them. The problem is that those emotions tend to resurface days, weeks,...

Keisha finds love in Tyler and Tyler finds something special in Keisha. Their hearts crossed paths at a beautiful moment and they became one. They built a beautiful family together but Tyler wanted more. Keisha did too. They wanted two different things...

How do you heal after being traumatized by someone you trusted?What do you do when someone you let into your life betrays you and wounds you—leaving you to pick up the pieces? How do you learn to trust again when the person who violated your heart...

  All Grace ever wanted was the normal things in life: a happy marriage, a big house, and a loving family. She never imagined her life would turn out so differently.          The submissive Christian life...

This textbook provides practical guidance to enable health professionals to support survivors of sexual violence. It gives insight into the complex and wide-ranging nature and experience of sexual violence, barriers to disclosure, and explores the...

Supriya Singh tells the stories of 12 Anglo-Celtic and Indian women in Australia who survived economic abuse. She describes the lived experience of coercive control underlying economic abuse across cultures. Each story shows how the woman was trapped and...

Hunter Miller has a secret.He can read and manipulate the auras that surround everyone.Having used his talent to dethrone the reigning school bully, thirteen-year old Hunter finds himself thrust into a new quest after hearing screams in the aura of a...

‘People congratulated me when I left my abusive marriage, but I didn’t feel like celebrating. I felt loss, grief, shame, anger, resentment, regret, uncertainty, relief and excitement. How can one person feel so many emotions at once? Where...

My first book "Snippets of Heaven" was a joyful retelling of stories on my grandparents' farm. We were loved, protected and encouraged by our grandparents and their faithful teachings of God. When I was a child under the "care" of my parents, my sister...

A story of silence that must be told.Shy, petite Daisy Croucher lives in other people’s shadows and is practically invisible, even in her own family. She is surprised and flattered when popular pub local Jeff Singleton looks her way. ‘Skinny...

The five signs and nine filtering patterns are your tools to assist you in breaking the habit of dating your past. Your old patterns no longer need to attract your romantic partners.We are all on a journey where teaching is constant, and learning is...

Three women, two generations, one family-a story of trauma, resistance, healing, and loveIn 1959, in Garrison, Minnesota, a twenty-six-year-old woman shot and killed her abusive husband. A few years earlier, her sister had fled with her young daughter...

This book is designed to help guide women with a step by step process of holistic healing after leaving a domestically abusive relationship. The author uses personal anecdotes with vivid details of how she escaped domestic violence and explains her...

"Reading Kelly Sundberg's writing--fresh, luminous, spirited--is a pleasure second only to witnessing her decision to survive. Goodbye Sweet Girl is a meditation on what it takes to save your own life." --Ariel Levy

In this ground-breaking book, author Liz Atherton explains the difference between healthy relating versus unhealthy, toxic and abusive relating. Every relationship has its ups and downs, but toxic and abusive relationships have distinctive patterns and...

Are you a victim of domestic abuse? Or do you desire to stop abusing your intimate partner? Do you simply want to understand what motivates an abuser to reoffend? If so, this ground-breaking book is for you.With their innovative approach, clinical...

One Woman's Path to Liberation and Personal EmpowermentShahpar, a naïve and spirited thirteen year old in westernized Iran, agrees to marry her mother's music tutor, a man eleven years her senior. She comes of age with her innocence lost and dreams of a...

Good Christian girls are friendly. Good Christian girls obey authority. Good Christian girls are happy...Except when they're not...This is the story of my life: how I've had a beautiful upbringing, with a great family, but also how I've suffered abuse at...

Do you feel trapped between your love and your pain, long for peace but feel exhausted, belittled, and confused by a narcissist?If you're in an abusive relationship and either don't want to leave or are having difficulty doing so, Dating, Loving, and...

"Confidence Unlocked" is based on a true story that weaves through accounts and incidents of one's journey to finding and fulfilling a purpose. This novel shares Kiawana Leaf's testimony of surviving domestic violence, the difficult journey of finding...

The brave raw courage of the internationally bestselling authors featured in “A New Day Dawns: Breaking Up with Abuse” will give you strength. Ask new questions today, ask for new choices. What if the impossible was possible? Witness this...

Growing up within the Christian Church I learned about God’s order for marriage. Then when I grew up I met a Christian man who was taught the same standards of marriage as I was and we quickly began our new life together. However, when my husband...

Coercive Relationships provides a beacon for survivors of partner abuse. Parker's nonjudgmental, empathic voice offers knowledge gleaned from years of experience. Survivors gain answers to frequently asked questions: •Am I being abused?•Why do they...

Compelled by a mysterious force to doggedly investigate her chronic pain, dysfunctional sex life, and relationship failures, Evelyne eventually uncovers the handicap that was holding her back from living the fulfilling life that she always knew was...

Do you enjoy controversy, talk shows and reality shows? Are you one that read books on romance, love, and sex?...Or are you just caught up on the word? ...Well If you answered yes to any of these questions you must read..."Ooh Girl Read This...The man...

Early in Leo Ryan’s career as a counsellor he became aware of the number of female clients being abused by their husbands/partners/boyfriends and was determined to help. This book highlights his conclusions, making it possible for most people to...

How to rebuild yourself and move on from your narcissistic relationship so you can be whole and happy once againRecovering from the trauma of a toxic narcissistic relationship can be a difficult journey...It's a complicated mess of anger, anxiety,...

If you want to break free from being the narcissist's scapegoat and restore your self-respect, then keep reading...Are you constantly targeted by abusive individuals who exploit your kindness?Do you find yourself in a maze of confusion and conflict after...

In Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence: A Holistic Perspective, Delia Marie Franklin, RN provides readers with a comprehensive viewpoint on domestic violence that examines abuse through the lens of a multifaceted strategy. The book provides an...

You are not alone. As many as 40% of police officers have abused their intimate partner or child. Authorities mostly ignore the widespread violence. But help is out there. My award-winning book "Police Wife" explains why so many officers are abusive,...

The Life of Little Nakita, is a powerful and inspiring poetic story. It traces the transformative coming-of-age journey of Little Nakita, a young girl who triumphs over adversity to become a successful woman.  Born and raised in a small town, Little...

"I don't understand! Why are you doing me like this! I don't deserve this and you know it!"It pissed me off how you could make so many plans with a man, then when he get with someone else he acts like those plans never existed. "My heart felt like...

It is a rare privilege to be allowed inside someone's mind and a huge responsibility - especially so when that mind has been battered almost into submission. To those who have no personal experience as victims of spousal abuse, those who read to...

Abuse has many forms. Some abuse is overt and can be seen. Other abuse lies hidden under the surface, waiting to spring out and sink its fangs unknowingly into its victims…Psychological warfare is real. It is pervasive, insidious, and can have...

Relationship abuse can happen to anyone.Through the stories of six survivors, learn more about intimate partner violence, the number one cause of injury to women.• how to know if you are in danger• how to escape• what communities can do to...

This book goes beyond Albert's journey through adverse childhood experiences and explores a firsthand account using records obtained from social services and knowledge gained working in this field. As a Guardian ad Litem and former social services...

Have you started a romantic relationship and realized that something is wrong with your partner's behavior?Did you think he was a charming person and instead you discovered his unaffected and anything but empathic nature?If yes, then keep reading.Covert...

Book 3 in Maya's Journey, "Back Together Again," deals with the emotional journey that a child faces being a witness to domestic violence. In this book, Mommy and Maya are moving back home with Daddy. Daddy has apologized for his actions and he has...

“Around every bend, twist, and turn of life, there’s a new lesson in love. Some of those lessons leave us exuberant and breathless; while others leave us devastated and frazzled. But no matter what, we learn that we are stronger and more...

Yolanda Trevino's writing debut chronicles the painful tragedies of her life that began in her adolescence. As she struggles with self-worth and validation into adulthood, she finds herself in abusive relationships and one would alter her life forever...

The Secret Lives of Ministers' Wives.Beyond the hidden walls of the men after God's own heart.Discover the heartfelt stories of minister's wives that have shocked many readers of the immoral and distasteful behavior of so many ministers that says, they...