Domestic Relationships

I've written this book to help you decide if you're with a controlling spouse because I know from experience the signs can be subtle, and if you have nobody close to you to talk to, getting validation and affirmation can be challenging. To help you better recognize a toxic relationship, I've compiled these red flag warnings of a controlling partner. Understanding this complex and often covert abuse in a relationship ensures that you're better equipped to deal with it.

Sex Offenses: Navigating Life After the Fall is an inside look at sex offenses and the men of commit them. It’s based on the author’s experience as a sex offender treatment provider.

Preventing Domestic Homicides: Lessons Learned from Tragedies focuses on the diverse nature of domestic homicides and what has been learned about the most effective prevention strategies from domestic violence death review committees in Canada, the US, the UK, NZ, and AU. Each chapter focuses on different populations—specifically older women, youth dating relationships, indigenous women, immigrant and refugee populations, rural/remote communities, same-sex relationships, and homicides with police and military.

Marriage doesn’t have to mean surrender. In Happy Wife, Happy Life: How to Keep Your Wife Happy Without Giving Up Your Manhood, readers are taken on a sharp, witty, and brutally honest journey through the unspoken compromises of modern relationships. From silent standoffs in Pottery Barn to the calendar politics of sex, dinner parties, and in-laws, this unapologetic survival guide for married men exposes how too many husbands are losing their voices—and their socks—in the name of peace. This isn’t another cheerfully neutered relationship manual or feel-good therapy session dressed ...

"One of the author’s best books!!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book is enthralling from the get-go and so relatable! The reflection of motherhood, sisterhood and relationships was intricate and so perfect because it touched on so many important issues and I could really see it all in my mind! I could not put it down. Would 100% recommend" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sisters Hannah and Harper share everything: a close bond, fierce rivalry, and unbreakable love. Hannah, fourteen months older, boasts a PhD in Mathematics, a high-profile tech job, and an enviable boyfriend—a seemingly perfect life she ...

When someone leaves an abusive marriage, life isn't instantly fixed. Women who have experienced domestic violence feel shattered. Because of the trauma they've been through, a bond with their abuser has formed that keeps them tied together long after they've physically left. Karen DeArmond Gardner understands these difficulties all too well. And she intimately knows what women in this situation need in order to gain freedom from the lies of abuse - to be reborn as the people God longs for them to be.

Break free from the chains of a narcissistic relationship, rebuild your self-esteem, and heal from the trauma the narcissist left behind.

The Gaslighting Effect is a book that delivers a powerful, yet easy-to-understand, compact read covering the whole scope of narcissistic abuse, as told from a survivor's perspective. Reva Steenbergen accomplishes this by combining her own personal experiences with thousands of other survivors, as well as psychiatrists, psychologists, scientists, professors, relationship experts, therapists, and so many more to validate a person's experience with any narcissist.

Two years ago, Fran’s sister, Jenna, disappeared on a wellness retreat in the Mediterranean that went terribly wrong. Tom Wade, the now infamous man behind Soul Shrink Retreats, has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for the deaths of two people. But he has never let on what happened to the third victim: Jenna. Determined to find out the truth, Fran books herself onto his upcoming retreat—the first since his release—and finds herself face-to-face with the man who might hold the key to her sister’s disappearance.

Somewhere between stealing cold cuts from stray cats and watching a stranger leave her mother's bed after breaking in through their bedroom window, Mary figured out that her family was dirt poor. Worse than her empty stomach, she was hungry for acceptance and love. She thought she found it when her baby sister was born and she became her "mommy", taking care of her needs as best she could at the age of seven. Then she had to say goodbye over a small white casket.

Narcissists are seemingly irresistibly charming people. They fill you with love and attention until you fall in love, and then they trap you in their darkness. Behind this fascinating façade, there is, unfortunately, almost always a ruthless manipulator who punishes you by taking away your affection and attention every time you disobey. This book warns against narcissists by teaching you to recognize them, recognize their subtle tricks, and showing you how to break this vicious circle. Your boundaries are not negotiable. This is the right book that can help you take back your life.

A psychological thriller novel set in a nameless city during the early 1960s. In the shadows of a crime-ridden city, fear grips the community as a vicious murderer stalks the streets, preying on vulnerable women. "Chain of Terror" dives into the lives of those caught in a deadly web of desperation and betrayal, exploring the limits of human morality amidst the chaos of a serial killer on the loose. With a gripping narrative and complex characters, this thrilling tale raises the stakes, forcing them to confront their darkest thoughts and choices. The story unfolds around Michael Quinn, a ...

The story is based on true events in the life of Stanley William Miller. It inspires the heart on how a young man’s devotion to his family pushes him beyond impossible odds and testifies to the perseverance of the human spirit. A murder mystery. An infamous scandal. A beautiful love story.

Some secrets are meant to be discovered. Yes, I'm odd. I'm pragmatic. I'm a perfectionist and a little neurotic. I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the age of eleven, and I can’t remember being any other way. Thankfully, with the assistance of medication and therapy, my life is well under control. Some might even say it’s perfect: a beautiful husband, our sons Trevor and Tristan, a fabulous condo, work I enjoy and great friends. Yet I'm still extremely fragile. It’s the reason I always guard my emotions very carefully. But unfortunately, nothing can help me when, by...

When Michael Clark was arrested for domestic violence and his wife moved out, he saw his world falling apart. He knew this was not the person he wanted to be. He was eager to change, but didn’t know how. Everything he’d tried in the past to control his behavior had fallen short. Part memoir, part how-to, From Villain to Hero is unique among domestic violence and domestic abuse books. Michael’s true story provides listeners rare, first-hand insight into a person’s journey from being a violent and abusive partner to becoming a safe and emotionally healthy one.

School teacher Ben is driving on the motorway, on his usual commute to work. A day like any other.... Except for one man who, in a final despairing act, jumps in front of Ben's car, turning the teacher's world upside down in a single horrifying instant.... Wracked with guilt and desperate to clear his conscience, he develops a friendship with Alice, the dead man's wife, and her seven-year-old son Max.

Kay Douglas is a registered psychotherapist. She specialises in abuse and trauma recovery and anger change. She has worked with women and men for over 27 years. She is the author of six books. Because Kay has worked extensively with both men using destructive behaviour, and women who live in abusive relationships, her writing is realistic and insightful.

This audiobook is a collection of real-life stories from victims of domestic abuse. As a survivor of domestic violence myself, I know that there's some comfort and strength to be gained from hearing about the events and situations that other people have gone through. To know you're not alone in how you're feeling whilst in an abusive relationship can feel like a God-send. This audiobook is for those who are in, or have been in, a physically abusive relationship. The stories in this short audiobook may sound familiar as you can likely see similarities to your own situation.

Discover the comprehensive guide to healing from narcissistic abuse and reclaiming your life. Dive deep into understanding the intricacies of narcissism, codependency, and the strategies to rise above toxic dynamics.

Fifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of the school – and to shelter herself and her son, Peter, from a painful secret she left behind. Then she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, and the prescribed life Vida has constructed begins to come apart.