Who Did the Thinking?

I Built the House He Broke Me In She was not a broken woman when she met him. She was whole. She had spent six intentional years rebuilding herself after her first marriage ended. She owned investment properties. She was building a business. She was a present mother with a deep and active faith. She knew exactly who she was and what she wanted. And it still happened to her. If you are still in it, if you just got out, or if you are not sure whether what you are living is abuse, this book was written for you. I Built the House He Broke Me In is the true story of how a confident, faith filled woman was slowly and carefully dismantled by someone who studied her for months before ever making a move. It is also a clear guide to the covert, communal, and Machiavellian narcissists who hide behind kindness, generosity, and a spotless public image. Their manipulation is quiet, calculated, and well timed, which is exactly why so many smart, strong women never see it coming. It moves from love bombing and isolation to forgiving things she swore she never would, and from a gun fired in her bedroom to the night she drove herself to a police station after he beat her. Then it shows what she built on the other side. Tara Zaluski documented everything, fought a nine-month legal battle, made sure her voice was on record in a courtroom, and rebuilt a real estate portfolio worth over six million dollars.