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83) Hush little baby
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c2013.
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"If I stay, he will kill me. If I leave, he'll destroy Addie and Drew." Jillian Kane appears to have it all--a successful career, a gorgeous home, a loving husband, and two wonderful children. The reality behind closed doors is something else entirely. For nine years, she has hid the bruises and the truth of her abusive marriage in order to protect Addie and Drew, knowing, if she left, Gordon would destroy her--destroy them. When, in an act of desperation,...
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"After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply can’t believe that her sister would ever willingly vanish without her children. But with limited support from the town’s police department or media resources, Shelly fears that Marla’s disappearance won’t get the attention it deserves,...
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[2009]
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"Mildred Muhammad, the former wife of convicted "D.C. sniper" John Muhammad, breaks her silence about the domestic violence she suffered during their marriage and the tragic events that occurred after their divorce, which led up to the October 2002 sniper killings in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area"--Dust cover.
90) A friend indeed
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2024.
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When single mom Jo Dykstra was at her lowest, her childhood friend Dana McFarlane helped her out big-time. So, when Jo gets a frantic late-night call from Dana, sobbing and desperate for help, it feels like a chance to help her friend in return. The last thing Jo expects to see when she arrives at Dana's oceanfront mansion is her friend's husband dead, sprawled face down on the floor. Dana admits to killing her husband following years of secret abuse...
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2022.
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"The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt. Ruth M. Glenn wasn't surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. After all, this was just the way things were, right? It was only after...
95) Exhume: a novel
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Dr. Schwartzman volume 1
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[2016]
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"Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman has finally found a place to belong. As the medical examiner for the San Francisco Police Department, working alongside homicide detective Hal Harris, she uncovers the tales the dead cant tell about their final moments. It is a job that gives her purpose-and a safe haven from her former life at the hands of an abusive husband. Although its been seven years since she escaped that ordeal, she still checks over her shoulder...
96) Grace Notes
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2002
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After escaping with her daughter from an abusive marriage, Grace Loring becomes a respected author. Grace is sympathetic when she is contacted by email by a troubled young woman named Stephanie who reveals details of the abuse she is suffering. The emails stop suddenly only to resume later on and Grace is now unsure of who Stephanie is and whether or not she has been truthful to Grace
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p2002
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Presents three novels about three young women united by a common magical legacy to battle an ancient evil. Dance upon the air--After a year on the run, Nell Channing feels that she can make a home for herself on Three Sisters Island and, aided by Mia, the proprietor of the Island's small book store and Ripley, the town's assistant sherriff, she finally dares to envision a brighter future. Heaven and earth--Mia, the proprietor of the island's small...
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[2021]
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"David Clarke, a psychologist specializing in marital therapy, wants to help you find refuge from your abusive relationship. You need to get out so you can sort it out. Because only with some distance will you be able to see what your loving, ever-faithful God has in store for you"--
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1985
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Si eres una latina en una relacion donde hay abuso emocional o fisico, este libro es para ti.Mejor sola que mal acompanada ofrece apoyo, entendimiento, e informacion practica tocante a varios temas y preguntas incluyendo: Que es el abuso, las esperanzas de la familia y la cultura, obteniendo la asistencia de la policia, de servicios medicos y legales, adonde puedes ir si te sales de tu casa, que puede decir la iglesia, portegiendo a tus ninos, tratando...
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