For My Sister Nicole: Love Shouldn’t Hurt—What to Know About Domestic Violence

Denise Brown

Blackstone Publishing, Oct 6, 2026 - Biography & Autobiography - 250 pages

From Denise Brown—older sister of Nicole Brown Simpson—comes a vital, trauma-informed book that illuminates intimate partner violence and the systems that enable it.

About one in three women in the US experience domestic violence, and many incidents are never reported. Drawing on decades of work with domestic violence shelters and the aftermath of her sister’s death, Denise blends memoir and biography with passages from Nicole’s journals, centering the voices and lived experiences of survivors.

Denise teaches practical, evidence-based ways to recognize warning signs—because abusers often hide behind charm, wealth, or charisma—and explains how friends, family, and communities can respond safely and effectively. Compassionate and urgent, For My Sister Nicole is both a necessary survivor narrative and a call to action, helping readers to better understand what happened to Nicole and learn how to recognize and support other people in danger.

About the author

Born in Germany and raised in Southern California, Denise Brown led a life remarkable only in its normalcy until June 12, 1994 when her sister Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered. After that. Brown’s life path dramatically altered, and she is committed to raising awareness against domestic violence—a crime that kills four women every day in the United States.Since early 1995 Denise Brown has traveled to various states speaking on the epidemic of domestic violence. She has addressed university student bodies, men in prison and in batterers’ treatment programs, women at risk, church groups, and various educational and legislative forums. Ms. Brown has helped raise funds for local shelters all across the country with her appearances and has assisted in the success of a major project called the Vine System. This Program is an automated victim notification service of the release of batterers from jail or prison.

Bibliographic information

• Title: For My Sister Nicole: Love Shouldn’t Hurt—What to Know About Domestic Violence
• Author: Denise Brown
• Edition: unabridged
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing, 2026
• ISBN: 9798228476554
• Length: 250 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Family & Relationships / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse; True Crime / Domestic Violence & Abuse; True Crime / Murder / General