"These Are Our Stories is a collection of women's stories, thoughts, and poems about the domestic abuse they have experienced throughout their lives. Transcribed directly from Jan Rosenberg's interviews with eleven women in the Florida panhandle, their histories embody the epidemic of domestic violence in America.The eleven survivors are lower to middle class women of various ethnic orientations, and range in age from their late twenties to mid-sixties....

'It had definitely been a disaster, those two years and three months of involvement with her. The exact nature of the disaster however - that was a matter of some considerable confusion. I felt as though I'd spent those couple years tied to a cactus tree. And I was still pulling out the barbed spines.'It's not easy to spot a narcissist. At the beginning of a relationship, they are charming and eager romantic partners, showering the new object of their...

Dreams do come true. The year 2014 held the record for roller coaster rides. After being estranged too long, the year started off with a farewell letter to my adult kids. I surrendered and was done. But, my mother had a better plan. Several months later she passed. Her funeral was the first time I had seen my kids in 4 years. Certainly it was not easy for any of us at such an emotion event. But in just 6 hours of that day it was amazing what transpired....

Sometimes the only thing worse than revealing a painful secret is keeping it from the one who wants to save you. In time, fractured bones mend and torn flesh heals. But what about a fractured soul? Years of abuse have left Leah scared and broken, in solitude with the only symbol of the person she used to be-her violin. While in hiding, she never expected to meet the handsome and alluring Asher. Can he save her before all is lost or will her secrets...

"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson presents an emotionally compelling story about the hard as nails, fiercely loyal Harrigan family.
Faking her own death to escape her murderous husband, Rainie Hall takes refuge in the rural community of Crystal Falls, Oregon, where she starts work as a bookkeeper on a horse ranch run by rugged, dangerously good-looking Parker Harrigan.
  
Parker’s word is...

When Bobby Dodge, a sniper with the Massachusetts State Police SWAT team, saves a woman and her young son from her armed husband, he finds himself investigating the shooting of a man who had accused his wife of poisoning their son.

Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into...

Provides a guide for those who have experienced betrayal, abuse, deceit, or infidelity in a relationship, featuring tips for overcoming trauma, resentment, dishonesty, and financial betrayal.

Gaining courage from Joan of Arc, fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy navigates the waters of Chesapeake Bay in a submersible built with her friend, Kip, escaping the home where her violent father has just returned from prison. Includes facts about domestic violence and submersibles.