In Tormented Without A Trace, Valerie Clark explores the volatile moments of painful discovery, shame, and self-honesty where a woman confronts the past that torments her, revealing her confusion between love and abuse.

Natalie is on the fast track to success as an investment banker on Wall Street and about to marry one of New York's most prominent attorneys. Yet as she remains haunted by the memory of a brutal rape more than a decade before that shears her life of the love and passion she desperately craves. Then as Natalie sets out on a business trip, she meets Jeremy, a wealthy entrepreneur, on a flight to Paris. They spend a week together in the South of France as she falls deeply in love with him. But he suddenly disappears without explanation - without a trace.

These events peel back the curtain masking Natalie's secret desires and inner conflicts as she returns to New York, alone, reluctant to resume her life. Natalie plunges into a nightmare realm where love and abuse are intertwined and the dark mysteries of her past are revealed as a game of stalking becomes deadly serious.

With story-telling power of the first order, Tormented Without A Trace explores the bond between love and abuse, fantasy and denial that are more common to modern life and relationships than we dare admit. It is a novel in which a woman tests her deepest values to face her past and rediscover her soul.


       

What others are saying about the book:

"This is a book that deserves to be widely read and will, I'm certain, help salvage many lives and restore homes to peace and sanity, with its basic message, 'You've got to raise yourself before you can raise your children.'"

George H. Gallup, Jr., Chairman
The George H. Gallup International Institute

"Tough, honest, and to the point about how to take responsibility for your life and your kids, no matter what the damage, destruction, and dysfunction in your own upbringing."

Dr. Laura Schlessinger
The Dr. Laura Radio Program

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Everyone, including therapists, should read this down-to-earth book. It deepened my recovery and I believe will touch your heart.

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God is a Dancer is not just another book on religion. It is a heartwarming story of a spiritual journey and a homecoming in a profound sense. It is a confirmation that enlightenment is our natural state once we remember who we are in God and once we are awakened to the ecstasy in the Now.

It is different and refreshing. It reaches out with compassion. It is a testimony based on a very personal experience with a universal message, revealing the Oneness in creation in a touching and remarkable way.

Dr. Willem de Klerk

“Escape With One’s Life starts as the search for answers to hard questions for one survivor of a horrendous plane crash. But Curt Schaeffer’s research and writing of the book evolves into a journey of deeper learning catharsis. In the end, it is testimony to the interrelatedness of all human beings.”

Based on historical facts, Murder at Indigo Springs concerns the vicious, grisly murders of an elderly South Carolina brother and sister and the culprit's attempts to frame a black servant, Jeff David, with the crime. The year is 1877. Lawyer Jim Benet believes that Jeff is innocent and tries to solve the crime, even while placing his own life in danger. Given the brutal nature of the court system at the time, Jim must tackle many obstacle and actually put Jeff through a terrifying ordeal in order to save him. Anyone interested in history, the justice system and the nature of racism will be fascinated with this haunting, suspenseful story.

Based on historical facts, Murder at Indigo Springs concerns the vicious, grisly murders of an elderly South Carolina brother and sister and the culprit's attempts to frame a black servant, Jeff David, with the crime. The year is 1877. Lawyer Jim Benet believes that Jeff is innocent and tries to solve the crime, even while placing his own life in danger. Given the brutal nature of the court system at the time, Jim must tackle many obstacle and actually put Jeff through a terrifying ordeal in order to save him. Anyone interested in history, the justice system and the nature of racism will be fascinated with this haunting, suspenseful story. 

The stories in I Am A Father: Celebrating African-American Fathers that tell the effect of fathers are both inspirational and educational. They will inspire today's fathers to keep their children close to them and guide them down a path where they can become outstanding world citizens. They will also educate fathers on how to build the best relationship possible with your child as well as the significance of their job as a father.