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Amores que matan Amores que matan Vicente Garrido Genoves En Amores que matan el autor analiza en detalle la violencia física y emocional contra la mujer, así como el acoso, una experiencia de terror psicológico que en muchas ocasiones puede quedar impune. … OL10288408W
Dance Upon the Air Dance Upon the Air Nora Roberts When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband--and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months a… OL111597W
Helping children thrive Helping children thrive Alison J. Cunningham,Linda L. Baker This 76-page resource is written for service providers assisting mothers who have survived woman abuse. Material addresses the needs of abused women as mothers, how abusive men parent, how abusive me… OL12770269W
No place like home No place like home Mary Higgins Clark I cannot believe I am standing in the exact spot where I was standing when I killed my mother...When she was ten Liza Barton shot her mother dead, trying to protect her from her violent stepfather. T… OL13066W
Promises Promises Katherine Stone Some promises are made to be broken... but those are not the promises of love. Dr. Elizabeth Jennings is a dedicated trauma surgeon. That’s her dream, her passion. And it’s more than enough u… OL14852531W
Disquiet Disquiet Julia Leigh "When Olivia arrives at her mother's chateau in rural France with her two young children in tow, it is the first time she has come home in more than a decade. Soon the family is joined by Olivia's br… OL16071023W
A thread of truth A thread of truth Marie Bostwick At twenty-seven, fleeing an abusive marriage with little more than her kids and the clothes on her back, Ivy Peterman figures she has nowhere to go but up. Quaint, historic New Bern, Connecticut, see… OL16466772W
McKenzie McKenzie Penny Zeller "McKenzie Worthington heads west as a mail-order bride with plans to return to Boston as soon as she finds and rescues her sister, Kaydie, from an abusive marriage. What she didn't count on was falli… OL17677551W
Wings of glass Wings of glass Gina Holmes From the best-selling author of Crossing Oceans comes a heartrending yet uplifting story of friendship and redemption. On the cusp of adulthood, eighteen-year-old Penny Carson is swept off her feet b… OL17824433W
Day one Day one Bill Cameron "Born and raised in southern Oregon farm country, Ellie Spaneker flees her home and abusive husband, her trail dogged by a brutal ex-cop in the hire of her vengeful father-in-law. In Portland, retire… OL17872276W
Daughters of Shame Daughters of Shame Jasvinder Sanghera 'I listen to those stories ' told by women who have been drugged, beaten, imprisoned, raped and terrorised within the walls of the homes they grew up in. I listen and I am humbled by their resilience… OL18202204W
Hush little baby Hush little baby Suzanne Redfearn "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 re… OL19974073W
I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm Kelly Bowen "Calm. Cool. Collected. Gisele Whitby has perfected the art of illusion--her survival, after all, has depended upon it. Years ago, to escape an abusive husband, Gisele "disappeared." Now she must ris… OL19992119W
Everything I left unsaid Everything I left unsaid Molly O'Keefe "When Annie McKay hears a mysterious phone ringing in the trailer she just moved into, the last thing she expected was to be tempted--awakened--by the low, deep voice on the other end. The stranger w… OL20009761W
Intimate partner sexual violence Intimate partner sexual violence Louise McOrmond-Plummer Offers advice to professionals working with individuals who have experienced sexual violence, covering key issues such as the impact of intimate partner sexual violence, reproductive coercion, and be… OL20548033W
Terrified Terrified O'Brien, Kevin Megan Keeler died years ago--or so everyone believes. In fact, she disappeared to escape from her sadistic husband, Glenn. When dismembered body parts were found near their home, Glenn was convicted … OL22426226W
Spencerville Spencerville Nelson De Mille,Boyd Gaines The Cold War is over, and Keith Landry, one of the nation's top intelligence officers, is forced into early and unwanted retirement. Restless, Landry returns to Spencerville, the small Midwestern tow… OL22900W
La historia de Nancy La historia de Nancy Nancy Salamone The author describes her experiences as a domestic abuse survivor. OL24428907W
Dangerous abduction Dangerous abduction Rhonda Brewer "Widower James O'Connor has been fighting his attraction to his brother's sister-in-law for four years, but when someone breaks into her house, destroying everything, James takes her and her son into… OL27715683W
Sin City Sin City Frank Miller This volume was published as an original graphic novel in October 1997 (vol. 5). This volume collects Sin City stories originally published from 1994 to 1998 in The babe wore red and other stories; … OL3577240W
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