Overcoming an Abusive Relationship

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. Today, we’re going to be talking about how to overcome abusive relationships.
The military is an intense duty for all who join. During war time, the focus is on being on the front lines and staying alive. During peace time, the focus is preparing for war. It’s a powerful and extreme time for anyone who serves. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the concentrated training and breaking down of the individual in order to create a cohesive unit, it’s too easy for a person to become abusive, and for them to take out their frustrations on their spouse. While there are many avenues for the military spouse, or even an active duty military member married to another active duty military member, to seek out help in overcoming this problem, far too many people connected with the armed services don’t seek out these groups. The simple reason for enduring abuse is that they don’t want to get the other person in trouble, even though they’ve been approached quietly and urged to request help.
Such is the case for Riona Sanders in Fröliche Weihnachten/Merry Christmas. A woman who has endured a lifetime of put downs from her family, she continues the tradition of remaining quiet about the physical and mental abuse her spouse puts on her, even while moving up quickly in her military specialty. Does she have a chance to find a better life after an accident leaves her a widow with four small children?


Fröhliche Weihnachten/Merry Christmas eBook on Amazon
Fröhliche Weihnachten/Merry Christmas print book on Amazon
Blurb
Riona’s life of self-doubt stranded her in an abusive marriage with four small children to raise. Her children and a successful career in the Air Force made her life bearable. She needed out—and Fate handed her a way.
Once, when she was younger, there was a man she thought good until he stood her up. She had no way of knowing that he had endured a bad marriage and a bitter divorce, leaving a teenaged daughter in the middle. He had never forgotten Riona.
Both their hearts were hurting. Fate would help them heal.


Excerpt
Hank Sanders sauntered through his house. Stubble on his chin gave him a good feeling when he rubbed it with his right hand. A cigarette dangled from the fingers of the left hand, the long ash tip scattering across what had been a pristine tile floor until that moment. Given that he wouldn’t stick around those stupid holy rollers any longer than he had to, he wore a pair of jeans that had worn nearly to the point of being obscene in certain areas. A checked flannel shirt with rolled up sleeves exposed the new tattoo he’d had done when he and some buds spent Halloween night in Landstuhl. Although it was not strictly within the damn codes the Air Force made everyone live by, he’d covered his, a growling bulldog with a spiked collar. Normally, his shirtsleeves were fastened tightly around his thick wrists, concealing what he knew could cause him issues with his uptight commander, a prick of a captain who was trying to get an assignment to the Pentagon.
Jerk won’t go anywhere except Turkey once I get my plan in motion.
Always one with a plan, never a person to let someone do better than he could, Hank had already contacted a buddy who swore he was getting that coveted Pentagon assignment. That friend had assured him that the captain in question would find himself at Incirlik, a base often referred to as “The Lick” and be stuck there until he resigned his commission.



About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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