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Internet Dating Predators

What if the person who made you feel safest was the one you should have feared most?

Roxanne Wheaton thought she had met a charming, ambitious man through online dating. Instead, she was drawn into a web of lies, manipulation, financial deception, and emotional control. As the truth surfaced, one question haunted her: how could danger look so ordinary?

This is a gripping true story of betrayal, survival, and the fight to reclaim a life nearly stolen.

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Internet Dating Predators by Roxanne Wheaton, MEd

A Message from the Author

Less than a month after discovering I had been involved with an online dating predator I found myself compelled to pour my thoughts into my journal. The need to write was immediate and visceral, a way to process the storm of emotions that followed.

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Roxanne Wheaton, MEd

Author, Educator, Speaker, Survivor, Advocate

What Readers Are Saying

Every reader who shares how Internet Dating Predators touched their heart reminds me why I found the courage to tell my story.

I was immediately drawn into the story.
Betrayal may fracture what we believed to be true, but it cannot extinguish the light within us. Roxanne’s story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit — that quiet, persistent force that chooses courage, reaches for hope, and reminds us that simply being alive is reason enough to rise.

Debbie Fox, Author & Cyber Fraud Advocate

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Catch Me As I Fall: Rising from the Wreckage

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I was riveted by her deeply personal story.
Internet Dating Predators: How Darkness Led to Healing and Personal Growth is more than a story about surviving a deeply traumatic experience. It’s about rising above the devastation and finding yourself again, no matter how difficult that journey may be. Roxanne bravely unpacks her horrific experience of being targeted and manipulated by a predator who exploited her emotions and made her doubt herself. Roxanne’s story reminds us that healing is possible, even when the journey is long and painful.

Beth Hyland, Romance Fraud Survivor, Author & Advocate
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With poignant honesty, Roxanne Wheaton tells her tale of being targeted and swindled by a man she met online. Writing with the benefit of hindsight, she explains what the predator was really doing as the story unfolds. Roxanne’s insight will help anyone who suspects they may also be dating a con artist to see clearly what is hidden. Her courage will help others escape and recover.

Donna Andersen

– Author of Lovefraud.com

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Upcoming Book

Release Date: January 29, 2027

Release the Shame.

Rebuild Your Confidence.

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When betrayal shatters your trust, healing can feel impossible — but it is not. This compassionate, trauma-informed workbook helps survivors of romance scams and manipulative relationships move from shock and shame toward strength and self-trust. Through guided reflections and practical exercises, readers name their emotions, recognize warning signs, rebuild boundaries, and reconnect with themselves. More than a workbook, it is a steady companion for reclaiming identity, courage, hope, and control.

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