Books On Trauma Bonding

Ashejan Araullo is the campus’ girlfriend. At a young age, she already had 11 boyfriends. She’s the type to give it all but it seems like the guys don’t really take her seriously. Because of that, her self-esteem goes down and she began questioning if there’s still the right man for her. Until she met Knighton Javier, a transferee who also happens to be her neighbor. He seems to be different from all the men she dated because he was actually a decent man—he likes books and studying. He was a model student, one that Ashejan isn’t. She thought of running away from him because he was different and he didn’t want him to be affected by her status. But Knight was adamant in getting close to her and eventually, fell in love with her. However, not to Ashejan’s knowing, Knight has a deep secret—something that would be a deciding factor in their relationship. Will they live happily ever after? Or will he just be another name on her long list of ex-lovers?

The 7 Gold Lifes are 7 Billionaires who rules America. Aaron Samuel, Sky Locason, Alexander North, Maximillion Cesantio, Luke Hastington, Sebastian Cesborn and lastly the leader, Kenneth Domanco. The work hard to get where they are. They have the money, the looks, the power and they can easily get women. They swore that they will never settle down but slowly one by one they're falling in love. Will they decide to settle down or just fool around? This series consist of 8 books in total. Prologue: Loving Blake Coster BLS #1: The Red String of Fate (Aaron Samuel and Sophia Celastio) BLS #2: Challenging The Billionaire (Sky Locason and Janet Stanmore) BLS #3: Dealing With Trouble (Alexander North and Angelia Selosvone) BLS #4: Stabbed by Rose (Maximillion Cesantio and Rose Hastington) BLS #5: Beautiful Nightmare (Luke Hastington and Hailey Anderson) BLS #6: Locking Her Heart (Sebastian Cesborn and Alexis Sierra) BLS #7: Breaking The Last (Kenneth Domanco and Chloe Regens)

Trauma masa kecil Kana yang terus menghantuinya serta kejadian menyesakkan berupa pengkhianatan oleh orang terdekat membuat perempuan penderita Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tersebut enggan membuka diri dengan orang lain. Beruntung, kehadiran sosok psikiater tampan dan baik hati mampu sedikit demi sedikit menutup luka lama di hati Kana. Namun, sejak Kana mulai kembali terbuka untuk urusan hati, masalah rumit perihal hubungan percintaan pun kembali datang. Sungguh, Kana hanya ingin sosok yang selalu ada untuknya, juga yang mau selalu mendekapnya erat ketika ia sedang merasa tidak baik-baik saja.

Kegagalan akan pernikahan membuatnya trauma untuk sekedar kenal seorang laki-laki. Tak jarang banyak lelaki yang ingin menikahinya, tapi hal itu tak mampu mengobati luka akan masa lalunya. Hingga setelah 4 tahun statusnya menjadi janda, ia tak sengaja berkenalan dengan seorang lelaki melalui media sosial. Tanpa mengenal satu sama lain, lelaki itu memberanikan diri mengajaknya menikah. Di saat kata "iya" sudah terucap, di saat itu pula sahabat kecilnya datang menyatakan niat serius kepadanya. Apakah ia akan memilih lelaki yang baru saja dikenalnya? Atau justru memilih sahabat kecilnya?

Winona Gayatri, si gadis lugu yang hanya fokus pada pelajaran, tertarik pada Marcello Atmaja, laki-laki incaran satu sekolah. Ketika mengetahui fakta tersebut, Marcello tidak tinggal diam dan memutuskan untuk mempermainkan Winona. Hal itu meninggalkan trauma yang memecut sesuatu dari dalam diri Winona sehingga selang beberapa tahun kemudian, si gadis lugu berubah menjadi perempuan luar biasa yang bisa membuat siapa pun bertekuk lutut di hadapannya. Di saat kebenciannya pada Marcello sudah memuncak, ia harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit bahwa orang tuanya menjodohkan dirinya dengan laki-laki itu.

Tidak punya pilihan lain untuk menyelamatkan usaha keluarganya, Levana Sullivan harus menjadi istri kedua dari Rave Maverick. Pernikahan yang tak terhindarkan tersebut akan berlangsung hanya tiga tahun saja, dengan tujuan mendapatkan penerus untuk keluarga Maverick yang mana Lilian-istri pertama Rave enggan memiliki keturunan. Terjebak dalam kehidupan baru yang membatasi kebebasan serta membuat hidupnya hancur, Levana mengalami trauma yang cukup berat. Demi utang keluarganya bisa terbayarkan, Levana berjuang melawan hidupnya yang penuh tekanan dan mengalami konflik batin dan cinta yang menghampirinya di tengah kesulitan yang harus ia alami.

Isabella Hart, the trauma therapist, is invited to take a checkup of the billionaire, enigmatic Adrian Blackwood. She sees this opportunity to be her biggest expose yet. In the heart of London's elite society, where secrets are currency and desire is power, Isabella Hart steps into a world she never imagined. Their relationship develops into a passionate and erotic affair, exploring themes of dominance, submission, and the complex interplay of desire and control. Isabella Hart discovers Adrian's secrets and explores her dark desires, leading to a relationship that tests their boundaries and explores their individual needs. She finds herself ensnared in a game of seduction, control, and dark secrets. As their worlds collide, Isabella must decide how far she's willing to go for the story... and for the love.

BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA MEN SERIES *** And the sweetest little angel couldn't keep her eyes off the devil. *** The strong, powerful, and ruthless Nikolai Costello ruled over the kingdom of the dark world he was born into, what he wasn’t supposed to do is to fall in love with someone so different from his world while he was betrothed to someone else. He was never supposed to fall in love with someone as sweet and innocent as Evangeline Bolton. Evangeline Bolton has spent her entire life in a single room locked away from the world. Her world was filled with books and movies as it was her window to the outside world. From a very young age, she was told that the world out there was filled with big bad wolves who were ready to tear her apart if she walked out. But what happens when one day, Evangeline's parents get brutally murdered leaving her alone at the mercy of Nikolai “The Devil” Costello, the most feared man in the entire country?

After her father had left them, Sofia Bryl dela Merced strives to be a good daughter to pay-off her mother's sacrifice in raising her alone. At dahil sa trauma ng ginawang panloloko ng kanyang ama sa kanyang ina, she build invisible walls to guard her heart from breaking — again. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil natagpuan niya na lamang ang sariling nahuhulog sa isang binatang halos isumpa na niya hanggang sa kadulu-duluhan ng mundo dahil sa sobrang yabang at antipatiko — si Cherro Clark Geronimo. By just looking at those ocean blue eyes, she knew she was in trouble.

Celine often experiences heartbreak. The pain she experienced taught her not to open her heart easily to men. She prefers to live alone even though she must endure the pain whenever people question her about when to get married. When the figure of Zack, who also has the same past wounds, comes into her life, Celine becomes in a dilemma. Should she maintain her principle of being alone or try to give both of them a chance to heal each other's wounds and create a feeling called love? It is a story about the self-healing of a woman who struggles to overcome her past trauma and finally meets her true partner wonderfully.