title: Deirdre of the Sorrows
author: MacFarlane, Cherime
description: Number 1 on Listopia's Best Traumatized Heroine
  Notice: may contain triggers regarding abuse, contemporary romance, adult content.
  Deirdre, deserted by her stepbrother finds herself stuck with a stepfather who is becoming crazier with each drink, and he drinks a lot. Left with no choice, Deirdre takes matters into her hands to protect not only Sylvie and herself but her child by the monster.
  Daniel had to go after graduation. His alcoholic father wouldn’t allow another grown male in the house. All Daniel could do was join up. Home, he finds his father vanished without a trace.