Books On Trauma Bonding

"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!

During the year when my relationship with my Alpha father was at its worst, he gave me the newly elected Beta of the Sunfang Pack to make me happy. After spending the night with him, I fell for him. Three months later, I mended things with my father. Four months later, I was pregnant. From then on, I became the most distinguished expecting she-wolf in the pack. Whenever it was time for a checkup, the Alpha and Beta of the pack would come with me. But when I was six months pregnant, neither of them was around. “I have something urgent to take care of in the pack.” My father patted my head. Scott stroked my pregnant belly. “I have to help too. I’ll prepare gifts for you and our pup.” I smiled as I sent them off, only to receive a video from an unknown number. My father was dressed as a groom, and beside him stood Jelena, the mistress who drove my mother to her death. Katie, their illegitimate daughter, was also pregnant. She wore a wedding gown as she leaned against Scott and smiled happily. “This is a doubly joyous occasion!” Someone in the video raised their glass. “Congratulations to our Alpha for bringing his first love back, and congratulations to the Beta for holding his bonding ceremony!” At the end of the video, my father said airily, “Your mate certificate with Claire is fake. Wouldn’t that make Claire’s pup illegitimate?” Scott chuckled and said, “Claire has had everything since she was born, but Katie has been an illegitimate child for most of her life. I can’t let her pup grow up bearing that shame as well.” At that moment, my heart shattered into pieces. I called my brother, who had become the Lycan Chairman, and cried as I said, “Hoills, I want to leave with you.”

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?

"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.

"I would rather die than become his wife, Father," I said, followed by the startled noise of the crowd. "Amber, please don't. You know that I have always loved--," "Love, you said?" I cried out. I could feel that my skin tighten and my breath flared. Then again, the recollection of that night flashing before my eyes. What had happened that day didn't kill me, but something inside me died that day.Amber Durant was born a girl in the wrong place and time. By the ages of 16 years old Amber was forced into some sick twisted fate that shatters everything she knows. Love, hate, trauma, desire to be free, and longing for revenge have led her to other shades of life. Will she survive the monster within her?

Seorang gadis bernama Nayla kehilangan seluruh keluarganya dalam satu malam karena dibantai oleh sekelompok pria utusan rentenir kejam bernama Surya Mahendra. Nayla kecil selamat karena disembunyikan oleh ibunya di atas lemari. Trauma dan dendam yang mengakar dalam membuat Nayla bersumpah untuk kembali dan membalas semuanya. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Nayla kembali dengan wajah baru dan rencana sempurna. Ia mendekati Arya, putra Surya Mahendra, tanpa peduli bahwa Arya sudah memiliki istri. Nayla menjadi orang ketiga, menggoda Arya, menghancurkan rumah tangganya, dan perlahan masuk ke dalam lingkungan keluarga Mahendra. Di balik senyumnya yang lembut, Nayla menyusun balas dendam berdarah satu per satu.

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.

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?

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.

Caily Galileo believes everyone can change, everyone can become an angel. Everyone except Pietro Giacometti. He is a damned monster who will never change. And not his devilishly charming smiles that are only ever directed to her can change her opinion of him. Pietro Giacometti knows what he wants and what belongs to him and Caily Galileo belongs to him. He has been away from her for years but it is now time Caily knows and accepts that she can only ever belong to one man, Pietro Giacometti... MINE PEACHES NOTE: If you have read any of my books in the past, then you'd know my male leads kill and things can get a little bit dark but this particular book might be darker than all my previous books. Pietro Giacometti is an obsessed man who will do anything and everything to be with Caily even if it's the most unhinged thing ever. He is dark and wild. This book, however does not contain non consensual sex or rape in any form. Thank you for choosing to read 'MINE, PEACHES'. Trigger warnings: Stalking, obsession, explicit violence, BDSM.