Protect Me Not by Joanne Vivolo is a powerful novel that exploresthe themes of love, abuse, family, and one woman's quest forinner freedom. Mary owns a well-established and lucrativebrokerage firm with a vast clientele. Her success has her faceplastered on billboards and she travels across the country on aregular basis. But this seemingly successful woman sufferspsychologically and, although married to a loving and caring man, Victor, she can't escape the abuse she'd suffered in the past. Eachtime she recalls what she's been through, her emotional health isthreatened. She has continually delayed getting professional help, but when she does, things get worse and she finds herself in a diresituation. It is then that Victor does what he does best - try toprotect her. The results will surprise reader