Surviving Blake

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 39 48 1)><em>Surviving Blake</em> is a compelling haunting memoir chronicling the tumultuous manipulative and deadly journey of a courageous gay martial artist and his relationship with a US Veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 39 48 1)>When the author first met Blake they hit it off immediately despite big differences in their personalities. The author was adventurous yet easy-going; Blake was assertive and more traditional. At first the differences didn't seem to matter. But the initial high quickly faded and Blake started to manipulate the author in ever-more bizarre and invasive ways. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 39 48 1)>With stark and brutal honesty the anonymous author delves into the complexities of their marriage and subsequent divorce exposing the raw reality of the abuse endured at the hands of a narcissistic psychopath with Machiavellian tendencies who was a professional interrogator trained in the art of manipulation. </span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 39 48 1)>Surviving Blake </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 39 48 1)>is a vivid portrayal of the harrowing attempts on the author's life the hard-to-believe depths that Blake falls to in his negative spiral and the power one person can hold over another. In the end Blake's nefarious actions lead to a mysterious and untimely demise but it is the author's poignant reflection on life after surviving such intense trauma that ultimately shines through in the most profound ways.</span></p><p></p>