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by Stacy Maretic (Author)
DIABOLICALA Memoir of Love, Lies, and LiberationBook Description
It started with a cartoon goat on Twitter.
A friendly comment. A shared joke about baseball. A connection that felt easy, natural, meant to be.
Within months, Tracy-a divorced nurse and single mother of two-had uprooted her entire life, moving from Georgia to Tennessee for a man who promised her everything: marriage, family, a fresh start. A man who said his divorce was already in progress. A man whose famous friends and successful business made him seem larger than life.
A man who was lying about everything.
What Tracy didn't know: Grant was still married. The "temporary" apartment he rented to appease his kids? A staging ground for his relationship with another woman. The business lunches, the therapy sessions, the constant video calls-all part of an elaborate performance designed to keep her isolated, dependent, and oblivious.
What she also didn't know: She wasn't the only victim.
Diabolical is a raw, unflinching memoir about narcissistic abuse in the digital age. It's the story of how a smart, independent woman got played by a master manipulator-and how she finally saw through the façade when it all came crashing down on Thanksgiving Eve.
From love-bombing texts and future-faking promises to triangulation and gaslighting, Tracy chronicles the red flags she missed, the instincts she ignored, and the moment she finally chose herself over the lie she'd been living.
This is not a love story.
This is a survival story. A warning. A roadmap for anyone who's ever questioned their reality in a relationship.
And a testament to what happens when you finally find your way back to the truth.
