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AN ACT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE OCCURS EVERY 12 SECONDS IN THE U.S.
It wasn’t my intention to present a classic case of Domestic Abuse when I wrote Karma Visited, but Annie Furman is in a BAD marriage where her husband keeps her from friends and family, monitors her moves, doles out only enough money to purchase groceries, berates her verbally, and forces servitude on her.
Annie Furman is a classic case of an abused wife
from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center:
Domestic abuse, or “battering”, is a pattern of abuse by one partner against the other, for the purpose of maintaining power and control…
Psychological battering: The abuser’s psychological or mental abuse can include constant verbal abuse, harassment, excessive possessiveness, fault-finding, isolating the woman from friends and family, deprivation of physical and economic resources, and destruction of personal property.
I am so happy to say that 3 of my novels were
just featured on the fantastic
Courage of the Heart by Chelle Cordero
Common Bond, Tangled Hearts by Chelle Cordero
Hostage Heart by Chelle Cordero
~~~ & previously featured ~~~
Bartlett’s Rule by Chelle Cordero
My many thanks to the blog owner for featuring my books!
Common Bond, Tangled Hearts
by Chelle Cordero
Layne Gillette’s world is turned upside down when a man she has never met shows up to lay claim as the father of her 6-year old son.
When Layne’s abusive “ex-husband” shows up, they are torn apart by danger, kidnapping and lies.
