Deidre of the Sorrows — Cherime MacFarlane

Number 1 on Listopia's Best Traumatized HeroineNotice: may contain triggers regarding abuse, contemporary romance, adult content. Daniel, her step-brother, deserted Deirdre and Sylvie. The two young girls got left with a step-father whose insanity increased with every drink. He drank a lot. In bush Alaska people keep to themselves. No one questions what's going on in the old cabin. Everyone knows R.T. is crazy. They leave him and the girls alone. Left with no choice, Deirdre must protect not only Sylvie and herself, but her child by the monster. Daniel had to go after graduation. His alcoholic father couldn't deal with having another grown male in the house. Daniel did the only thing possible and joined up. Now he's home and finds his father vanished without a trace. Deirdre has a young daughter and a relationship with his half-sister, Sylvie. His going back for Dee was a bad idea, but he can't leave them alone again... they need him.