Books On Trauma Bonding

"Sold to pay off a debt to the rich owner of a casino. He locked her up in his penthouse for his exclusive use. He held her captive, and punished her when she resisted. She knew he was a bad man, who did bad things. She had to get away before he took more than she could give.Khalid was used to taking what he wanted and walking away without regrets. Until he met Shania. Beautiful, sweet and uncorrupted by his world, he would protect her, cherish her, force her to submit. He would keep her locked away from the world and teach her to love him, in spite of her misgivings. Book through three of the Fire & Vice series. All books are standalone and can be read in any order. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. These are dark romance, please read at your own risk.Fire & Vice: Prisoner of Fortune, Fight or Flight, King's Command is created by Nikita Slater, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Angela currently plunges into poverty that forces her to went into prostitution where she sells her body to keep her two younger siblings alive, paying their school fees and put food on their table at least twice a day. Despite experiencing the whip of life, she didn't lose hope. She believes one day she will be freed from prostitution, she will feel loved, respected and cared for. She still believes there's someone who will come to hold her hand and help her to get out of the mud. And the person who's going to save her is her childhood friend who went abroad to study way back seven years ago. What if her childhood friend came back all of the sudden? Is she will going to reveal her secret as a prostitute just to make her save by him? Or hide it just to make her man stay in her life? Is it possible for a prostitute like her to have a happy ever after to a knight shimmering shining armor like in books and fairytales? Let's find out in Magda.

"He is no hero, but he is willing to fight for her..." Abigail fucking Howard! Typical sweet girl, a nerdy girl who always has that cute button nose of hers buried inside a book. She wants to be an author and she's got what it takes. She has also got her whole life planned out. Study, get her degree, then get an internship in some publishing company and work her way to becoming the best selling author. I could also see her getting married to some preppy rich guy who is going to be a lawyer and then they'd have two kids and live happily ever after, cool story right? Wrong! I was wrong because Abigail wants me and the crazy thing is I want her too! I have for a long time but the problem is I am not good enough for her and I am mixed up in too many fucked up shits to be the man she wants me to be. I am not the hero she reads in those romance books of hers, I am no hero and I'll never be!

Andrea was your average girl who was very sweet and hardworking. Only things took a turn when she witnessed her father being killed by an unknown creature. Only it didn't end there she was introduced to a world one would think only existed in the story books and movies. When it seemed like her life couldn't get any worse, she found herself at the wrong place at the wrong time. She was taken and locked up. One look at at Andrea and Alpha Logan knew. 'Mate' Alpha Logan was not one to be messed with, he was the Alpha of the most dangerous pack in the country,he was ruthless, arrogant and heartless. He would stop at nothing to have what is his, Andrea even if it means keeping her locked up. Not because he wanted her but because his pack needed a Luna. Only one little problem Andrea had no intentions of being his Luna and it looked like this fallen angel was fallen for a reason he was anything but sweet or loving. He also was harboring one secret that could ruin Andrea.

Just one week into my new job, I was wrongfully accused of cooking the books, and it cost me five years behind bars. After that, my wife found out she was pregnant. She insisted on having the baby and promised to wait for me to come home. Out of gratitude, I threw myself into work after my release. I did everything I could to give them a good life. It was until one day, I overheard a conversation between my wife and our son. “Mom, don’t let Dad come out with us. It’s embarrassing! Why did you pin Mr. Scott’s crime on him back then?! And now, the girl next door keeps making fun of me, saying my dad’s a criminal!” My wife gently pulled our son close and comforted him, saying, “I promised Mr. Scott I’d help him. Your dad’s so naive. He’ll never find out.” It turned out that my supposed happy life was nothing but lies and betrayal!

"Kok kau diam aja dia menyerobot antrianmu?" ujar Dira dengan tatapan berang. "Sudahlah, dia hanya_" Tanpa meragu Dira dengan berani menghampiri pria yang berani merusak antrian. Melayangkan pukulan dan mengenai pipi lawan. Namun, saat pria itu berniat membalas Daffin datang dan menangkisnya. Dengan penuh kemarahan Daffin berkata, "Jangan menyentuh istriku!" Apa jadinya jika dua insan yang takut menikah harus terikat dalam pernikahan? Dira dan Daffin terjerat sekandal yang memaksa keduanya untuk menikah. Pria yang bersikap kalem dan lembut itu harus memiliki istri yang super aktif dan terlalu pemberani. Keduanya saling bergelud dengan hati untuk menghadapi trauma di masa lalu.

Kania sangat terkejut ketika tahu kalau Athar--lelaki yang melamarnya di pernikahan mantan suaminya yang bernama Hans adalah adik dari Anita si pelakor. Kania tentu saja menolaknya, dia tidak mau menikah sementara waktu karena trauma pada pengkhianatan yang Hans dan Anita lakukan. Namun, meski begitu Athar tidak menyerah. Athar yang tampak santun, melindungi dan perhatian hampir saja membuat Kania jatuh cinta tapi suatu ketika masalah terjadi. Siapa sangka di saat Kania mulai menaruh rasa, rahasia masa lalu kelam tentang Athar tiba-tiba terbongkar. Dapatkah Kania dan Athar bersatu untuk membalas kebusukan Hans dan Anita? Dan bagaimanakah perjuangan Athar dan Kania untuk saling menyembuhkan trauma-nya masing-masing?

Twenty five years ago, Kevin's parents were brutally murdered. Two decades later, Kevin is forced to watch helplessly as his fiancée suffers torture at the hands of the same murderer. Never fully recovering from the trauma, he moves into a new city, hoping to start his life anew, leaving his devastating past behind. But things doesn't go as planned when he meets Natasha—the daughter of an officer hunting for his kind. They soon discover the battered corpse of a missing detective assigned to investigate the murder of his fiancée, which signalled a new danger. However, when the horror from his past returns, Kevin is forced to stay away from Natasha—or watch her fall victim to a ghoul who takes pleasure in tormenting him.

Cerita romans berpadu dengan misteri tahun 70-han. Ketika mistis dan benda keramat masih dipercaya. Salah satunya Tubo (racun yang ditunggui jin), yang digunakan oleh orang tertentu untuk sarana balas dendam. Saat Rayya, gadis 23 tahun itu ingin menghancurkan racun tersebut, setelah besar dengan keluarga yang memelihara barang tersebut. Namun, ia kesulitan menumpasnya karena cara yang tak lazim. Yaitu dibakar hangus bersama harta benda yang didapat dengan menggunakan racun itu. Tambah lagi, trauma masa kecil yang dialaminya membuat dia enggan berhubungan dengan mitos, tetapi kondisi membuat ia terpaksa kembali, setelah pernikahannya terancam dengan orang yang dicintai. Bagaimanakah perjuangan seorang Rayya? Akankah ia berhasil?

Takut dengan yang namanya pernikahan membuatku sampai hari ini memutuskan untuk sendiri, bahkan ketika saudara sepupu yang seumuran denganku saling bertukar cerita tentang anak-anak mereka, aku hanya bisa menjadi seorang pendengar dan mengulas senyum tipis sekadar membalas pertanyaan "kapan nikah?". Aku bahkan tidak bisa mengatakan pada siapapun tentang ketakutanku, tidak pada ayahku, apalagi ibuku. Ada apa denganku? Apa yang selama ini ku terima dari sikap kerabat ayahku lah yang menjadi salah satu alasan kuat trauma tentang pernikahan yang bahkan sejengkal pun belum ku tapaki. Kejadian demi kejadian membuatku semakin enggan menjalin komitmen dengan siapapun, mungkin sampai aku menemukan rumah yang tepat untukku pulang.