Pornography, cybersex, prostitutes, voyeurism, multiple affairs. No matter their "drug" of choice, men who act out sexually leave their partners reeling in fear, rage, incredible shame, and isolation.

But there is hope.

In Deceived, bestselling author Claudia Black offers women in relationships plagued by sexual betrayal the care and guidance to create a new path of clarity, direction, and confidence. Black uses stories of real women who have been through a wide variety of experiences to help readers develop the understanding and skills to:

• confront their partners
• heighten their personal security by setting nonnegotiable boundaries
• avoid preoccupation with their partners' problems
• practice forgiveness
• let go of the uncontrollable
• talk to their children
• make positive changes derived from esteem and integrity

Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D., has received a number of awards and honors for her work in the field of addictive disorders. Her workshops and training seminars are presented worldwide. Black is the author of thirteen books, including It Will Never Happen to Me and Straight Talk