How to Date a Narcissist 101 Hardcover – March 31, 2026

The story moves from the deceptive peace of early motherhood and the joy of welcoming her daughter, into a sudden, downward spiral of criminal discovery. When Starr learns the "stability" of her household was built on her partner, Adam’s secret life of extortion and blackmail, the foundation of her world shatters. What follows is a "dangerous tightrope walk" of calculated co-existence—a mother working full-time with disabled students while quietly building an escape fund for her children. The breaking point arrives in a heart-stopping moment of violence that no amount of planning could prepare her for. When Adam turns his aggression toward their autistic son, Judah, the time for calculation ends. In the aftermath, Starr enters the "Blackout Period", six months of psychological survival mode where she navigated the cold, sterile labyrinth of the Pima County Superior Court, law libraries, and police stations while living on friend's floors. From the indignity of a justice system that plea-bargained away her family’s trauma to the daily struggle of surviving on WIC and SNAP in income-based housing, this book is an unfiltered look at the cost of freedom. It is a map through the cement-like exhaustion of trauma and the painstaking process of dismantling a home corrupted by lies. Ultimately, this is a story of transformation. It is about a woman who traded her dignity for survival until she could finally stand on her own two feet. It is a testament to the friends who became shields, the slow discovery of true safety, and the unbreakable resolve to secure a future for Starr and her children, permanently free from the shadow of abuse. Read more