“Gripping!
           “I wish I had had access to this information before my marriage. This book would have given me the information I needed to be able to see the red flags in my life at that time and to understand what they meant. It would have enabled me to act sooner, and by so doing, saved the lives of my beloved pets as well.
          “As an educator, I strongly feel that this is a “must read” for all young women today—especially in light of the increasing rate of abuse being reported in the news.
          “It is time for all of us to take our heads out of the clouds and face this reality in our society. I give this book 4 stars for its important message and incredible timing.”
     
                                                                            Joyce E. Dooley, MEd; Florence, Kentucky

          

           “Real, insightful, compassionate, powerful, personal, moving, inspiring, practical, clear, needed, eye-opening.”

                                                                                Emily Lowndes; Addison, Texas

           “Deception is insulting. Exploitation is ruthless. In combination, they are totally unacceptable and unforgivable. An important read about the slippery slope of relationships from first-hand experience. A hand up to the abused and a wake up call to all.”
     A Dad; name and location withheld
  
           “Anna writes knowingly and brilliantly about what it is like to be in a relationship with an abusive male. Unfortunately for her, Anna was unsuspecting of the radical painful life change this would bring her. Fortunately for both her and the world, she had knowledge of what a quality, loving relationship should be like. This allowed her experience to be shortened over the usual protracted tangle of emotions, spiritual despair and shipwreck of dreams. Thus, she is able to draw on an almost pure experience of this living hell, while giving a crisp perspective of ways to extricate oneself from the maze.
            “Would that all women in these circumstances could be such ‘a force to be reckoned with’.”
     Linda C Thiering, PhD; Austin, Texas


            “Brilliant! It made me cry and gave me hope and educated me all in one. This book needs to be read by EVERY woman.”
     Tammy Rosales; Walton, Kentucky
  
         
            “Don’t be fooled by the size of this book. It’s big medicine and deserves a careful read. Anna Moss didn’t think it could happen to her. We all think that. But it does, and in alarming numbers. The gift of discernment in these pages will change lives for the better, and thereby save untold private suffering and public resources.”
     N C Jules; Denver, Colorado


          “The warning signs of abuse revealed by the gleanings of an unflinching look back at a savage marriage. The dots she connects between childhood experience and adult pathology should give us all pause. If every reader took this information to heart, we could waken to a better society in this lifetime. I wonder if Anna Moss realizes what she has done here.”
     Jayne Layne, MFA; New York, New York
         
          “A safety manual for thinking people. Not melodrama or soap opera, but real facts from real life. Logic and reason do not apply in the world of abuse—it IS like being on another planet. I wish this had been written long ago. It would have spared me. But it still gives solace and understanding, even now. A must read.”
     Denise Enright; Washington, Indiana


           "Very thought-provoking and comprehensive. Provides the reader with detailed behaviors that can be utilized to assess relationship dynamics. Appropriate for individuals assessing their personal relationships and professionals providing case management or therapeutic services."
     Angela R. Ausbrooks, PhD, LMSW; Texas State University, San Marcos
          

          “The last thing I expected was to be uplifted by a book on this subject, but I was. We can only imagine what Ms Moss went through because she doesn’t tell us. Instead she has sifted her experience to produce a map to keep us safe on the sometimes rocky road of relationships. A valuable work of uncommon insight and great compassion.”
     Smith Varner; Chicago, Illinois