Books On Trauma Bonding

Arjuna Barathawardana memiliki trauma masa lalu. Perceraian serta pengkhianatan mendiang ayahnya, membuat pria itu tak mempercayai cinta sejati. Namun demi perebutan tahta, Arjuna mengajak Anjani Samitha menjalin pernikahan bisnis untuk mendapatkan aset keluarga Barathawardana, lalu menyingkirkan adik serta ibu tirinya. Di sisi lain, demi melunasi hutang mendiang kedua orangtuanya. Anjani menerima tawaran itu tanpa ragu. Sebab, Anjani menyukai pria itu sejak pandangan pertama. Dengan masa lalu yang tak diketahui gadis itu, serta trauma yang sulit dilupakan Arjuna, akankah keduanya bisa berdamai dengan masa lalu dan hidup saling mencintai?

BOOK SIX (MATE SERIES) Previous books mentioned inside: He was silent; a brooding stranger basking in the darkness as if it were an old friend. The logical part of me wanted to run away screaming and some other part of me that I never knew existed wanted to learn more about him. He looked deadly but his touch was a gentle caress. He looked rude but he was the most easy-going guy I had ever met. We clicked the moment our eyes met and that was when my world turned from all things logic and science related to something mythical and supernatural. I thought it was magic but he laughed, the only sound I'd ever hear leave his perfect lips, and called it a mate bond. ____________________ Dea Kelly is as human as it gets. She doesn't believe in the divine and she most certainly doesn't believe in the supernatural. What she does believe in is science because everything must have a logical explanation. At the age of thirty, she had her entire future planned out. Marry Jason Yates, a fellow scientist who believed in everything she did. Have children ASAP. And live till a hundred (at least she would try to.) But then something happens that she suddenly can't explain. A handsome yet silent stranger that bumped into her while walking on the side walk and the moment their eyes connected, electricity passed between them. It was in that very moment that Dea's life turned inside out.

Olive came home one day to find her one and only long-term boyfriend balls deep inside her roommate. With her heart crushed, her fighting spirit from hell, and her best friend at her side, she sets out to prove a point. She can be with anyone, if she wants to be. She finds the hottest guy at the nightclub, and has her one night stand with a stranger. In a turn of events, Liv meets Leo, Lucas's best friend, on campus through an accidnet. unaway of the relationship between the two Liv agrees to hang out with Leo and a group of friends unexpectedly running into Lucas again. Lucas, the billionaire playboy, is determined to make her his, but so is Leo, the sweet and innocent billionaire. How will these best friends handle fighting for the same girl? With the trauma of the past sneaking into their lives who will Liv choose? Only one of them gets the girl.*********"If you keep biting your lip like that I won't be able to contain myself." I could feel the warmth of his breath fan over my lips, making me hungry to feel them against me. I bit my lip again as my way of giving him permission. He gave me a sexy smirk before he crashed his lips against mine. His hands gripped at my hips, lifting me up and placing me on the kitchen island. I parted my legs allowing his torso between them as he grabbed my bottom, while parting my lips with his tongue. I let him explore my mouth with a soft moan. His hands left my rear, traveling up my thighs, pushing my dress up along the way. He ran his finger over my dampening slit. "I want to know what you taste like, Rose."

Anya adalah seorang mahasiswi, sekaligus anak dari Mira. Gadis itu terkejut setengah mati saat pria yang akan menjadi ayahnya dan ibunya datang ke kamar malam-malam. Harusnya ini adalah hari pernikahan, tapi pria yang hendak menikahi ibunya itu malah ingin tidur dengannya sekarang. Anya sungguh takut, ada amarah berkobar dalam tatapan Arga, juga ibu yang memohon-mohon agar om Arga tidak memalami putri tunggalnya. Kisah Anya tak berhenti sampai di situ, setelah menikah paksa dengan Om Arga, datang lagi keluarga baru, seorang kakak ipar yang hidup dalam trauma. Pria tampan bernama Arya. Karena trauma itu dia menyebut dirinya 'Psychoman'. Arya hadir menawarkan cinta, begitu dia melihat ada kesempatan. Dia bersimpati pada Anya, sebab sikap Om Arga yang dingin dan kejam pada Anya. Arga dan Arya yang sedari awal sudah perang dingin, kini permusuhan mereka semakin sengit karena keberadaan Anya di antara mereka.

Takdir mengharuskan seorang gadis bernama Hafsah Laila Azzahra merelakan mimpinya hanya kerena seorang lelaki yang terkenal kasar di kampusnya. Dia —lelaki itu— Praditya Albara Arseno, seorang lelaki bengis dengan kepribadian yang sering mempermainkan para gadis lainnya. Malam itu, malam di mana acara kampus diadakan menjadi acara tragis sekaligus trauma bagi gadis bernama Laila. Ya, tepat malam itu, lelaki yang bernama Bara mencoba melecehkannya dengan merebut paksa kesuciannya yang selama ini ia jaga. Karena tidak ingin melakukan zina, dengan keinginan pasrah, Laila menawarkannya agar menikahi dirinya saja. Kerana sungguh, ia lebih baik merelakan mimpi dan kebahagiaannya dari pada harus merelakan kesuciannya tanpa status pernikahan. Tapi, bagaiman jika jadinya sesuatu yang dipikirkan malah mengungkap rahasia-rahasia yang tidak terduga? Dan... Disitulah takdir mereka bekerja, dengan semesta yang mengambil alih segalanya. Semuanya tertulis apik dalam sebait kalimat "Rahasia"

*Book 3* Yildiz was created by the Goddess Zarseti for one purpose: to uphold truth and justice in the supernatural world. Unlike her sisters, Yildiz came into being blind, but she sees beyond what others can. For tens of thousands of years, she and her sisters continued their duties as the Delegation, but life just got more interesting for Yildiz. She learns her creator blessed her, of all people, with a soulmate – an unwilling soulmate at that. Darkness surrounds this mystery man, but he is far more than he seems. Yildiz finds herself pushed away at every turn, but she's never been known to give up her pursuits. Will she capture his heart and unravel his secrets? Or will she be consumed by the darkness and left heartbroken? *Excerpt* "Is this the part where you say you'd die for me?" "Death is easy. It's brief and over in an instant, but living? Living is hard and living for eternity is even harder. So no, I won't die for you… I'd live for you." A Queen Among Blood is the third book in the Queen Among series. Each story is set up in the previous book, so reading the books in order is recommended. Here are the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Invocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7

Setelah mengalami perundungan yang menyebabkannya trauma berat, Aidan mencari dan membalas seluruh pelakunya, termasuk seorang gadis bernama Malikha. Aidan ingin membalaskan dendamnya pada Malikha dengan cara menikahinya. Tak disangka, karma itu malah berbalik pada Aidan. Apa yang akan dilakukan Aidan saat ia menyadari bahwa dirinya mencintai Malikha? Sanggupkah Malikha menerima Aidan yang ingin balas dendam padanya?

At 15, Valeria Startam finds herself in the midst of two handsome and wealthy sons of a billionaire. . Ergon Mickelson is the youngest of two brothers, who Valeria fell in love with. Noah Mickelson is the elder brother of Ergon who hate Valerie's guts for no good reason. Things got ugly when Valeria is to work as the assistant maid in the home of her boyfriend, Ergon. Valeria, though was a maid did not get the treatment deserving of a maid all because of Ergon. This further aggravated Noah's hate for Valeria. He went as far as humiliating her in public and calling her a gold digger. But one night, something strange happened in her bed in the house of the Mickelsons. Ever since that night, it became a regular routine until the day doom knocked on her door in the form of an unwanted pregnancy. Valeria faced the worse part of life when she is rejected by her very own boyfriend who denied ever having sex with her. Would Valeria be able to face the trauma and birth an unwanted child whose father she knows nothing about?

Shanala Arunika adalah gadis dengan hidup yang mengerikan. Di balik senyum ramahnya tersimpan pikiran yang kusut dan rumit. Dia tak akrab dengan ibu kandungnya. Sang ibu membencinya, lebih sayang pada kakaknya. Dia dapat trauma fisik dan mental semenjak kecil. Dia mencoba baik-baik saja meski hatinya runtuh setelah diusir sang ibu di usia 18 tahun. Dia hidup menyambung napas dari hari ke hari. Saat usianya 19 tahun, dia berhasil menjadi pramugari maskapai nasional, Nusantara Airlines. Hidupnya mulai terasa indah dan bermakna. Bahkan, dia memiliki kekasih seorang pilot bernama Ganta. Namun, semua berubah saat orang-orang dari masa lalunya mulai muncul lagi. Sang kekasihpun mulai berubah. Sanggupkah dia tertabrak badai kedua kehidupannya? Seberapa kusut dan mengerikannya hidup Shanala? Bagaimana jati dirinya sampai sang ibu membenci Nala mati-matian? Adakah seseorang yang menolongnya? Adakah pahlawan yang akan mengentaskan kesedihannya?

*This book contains trigger warnings. Mentions of rape and abuse in this story. Read with caution.* •••••• *2 books in 1. "You Belong To Me" is added at the end of the book.* •••••• Violet is a small-town girl from Ohio. Little does she know her father is a well-known Capo in the Mafia world. He has kept her hidden from his enemies, and only those in his inner circle know about her. That is why he moved to such a small town to keep from being found. Her best friend and secret crush, Mike, has grown up with her and was tasked by her father to be by her side once they were old enough. As a teen, Mike began to learn the inner workings of the Mafia world and business. When a business opportunity opens up in Florida, Mike is sent to oversee it. With his right-hand man, Alex, by his side, they take Violet and Nicole with them to keep them both close. Little do they know: danger is lurking nearby. Another Capo, Ted DiBiase, has his eyes set on Violet when he sees her in a club one night, a club owned by her father and Ted's rival. Ted has no idea Violet is his rival's daughter. He wants her, and he will stop at nothing to have her. What will happen when Ted puts his plan into action and takes Violet? Will Mike be able to save her in time? How will Violet react to the fact that her father is a well-known Capo?