Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice is a great American love story gone wrong. The book also gives helpful tips on how to survive abusive relationships. Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice begins each chapter with interviews of actual police officers. In addition, the author gives readers a unique inside view of domestic violence from a patrol officer's perspective. Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice provides readers with important information on restraining orders, crime reports relating to domestic violence, key words victims should use when speaking to the police and what physical evidence victims should point out during battery investigations. The author wants to reach young women before the police are needed.