Rihanna: Love in a Hopeless Place

"Rihanna: Love in a Hopeless Place (The unauthorized story of her struggle with Chris Brown)" is a compelling, original, and gripping exploration of recording superstar Rihanna's tumultuous relationship, violent split, and potential reunion with Chris Brown, the singer who left Rihanna bruised and battered on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Bestselling author and former E! Entertainment Television host Michael Essany recounts Rihanna's emotional break from Brown, their divergent professional courses, the couple's gradual reunion via social media, the peculiar views and involvement of Rihanna's father and Brown's mother, Brown and Rihanna's early 2012 professional collaboration, and the biggest rumor in entertainment today: Rihanna and Chris Brown's widely speculated rekindled romance.

Addressing the potential ramifications of a reunion on domestic abuse awareness and the widespread public concern for Rihanna's physical safety and emotional well-being, this completely unauthorized, first-of-its-kind work tells of the fairy tale romance turned horrific nightmare where the ending, strangely enough, appears yet to be written.