For My Sister Nicole

Love Shouldn’t Hurt—What to Know About Domestic Violence

By: Denise Brown, Julie McCarron

From Denise Brown—older sister of Nicole Brown Simpson—comes a heart-wrenching and incredibly important book that works to expose the dirty secrets around intimate partner abuse.

Roughly one in three women in America have experienced domestic violence—and this is only what is reported.

Denise Brown has worked with domestic abuse shelters since her sister Nicole was murdered, and in this intimate book—part memoir, part biography—she uses her lived experience, along with Nicole’s journals, to act as voice for women who continue to go unheard. She wants every sister and friend to learn to listen and recognize the signs: Sometimes an abuser comes packaged in the most charming, charismatic, and irresistible form, complete with mansions and Maseratis.

For My Sister Nicole is more than a story of domestic violence; it’s a call to action. Denise urges listeners to stand up to it and become a source of strength for loved ones who may be suffering—even those who insist they don’t need help.

©2026 Denise Brown (P)2026 Blackstone Publishing