Drama Trauma

From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption. This program features multicast narration. In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four...

This bestselling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain. Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers...

"What happened to Kaylin's and Trae's crew after the dust settled? Omar is ready to reveal his story in this riveting new segment of the Thug Series." At just 15, Omar's world was shattered by a gruesome scene that left him scarred and reeling. His trauma and social anxiety forced him to build walls around his heart, shielding him from any emotional ties. But all that changed the moment he laid eyes on Keisha, a fierce, sharp-tongued beauty who ignited a fire within him. Keisha, also 15, was haunted by her own demons. After witnessing her father's harrowing struggle with PTSD and his ...

He was trained to kill before he could read. Now the ghosts of the jungle want justice. Torin "Jungle" Adeyemi returns to the place where his soul was first carved into something deadly. A forgotten training camp hidden deep in the Haitian wilderness. Once a boy soldier forced to kill his best friend, now a haunted man seeking answers, Jungle walks through the ruins of his past to confront the man who made him a weapon. Commander Pascal Desrosiers. From the cracked soil of Port-au-Prince to the blood-soaked jungle paths of Les Enfants du Sang, this brutal and poetic novel explores what ...

Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost everything. First, her parents died in a devastating fire. Then, her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone and hounded by a media circus that turned her family’s tragedy into tabloid fodder. When her new husband suggests a fresh start in the Adirondacks, the promise of anonymity in an isolated mountain town feels like salvation. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined.

You wake up with your jaw clenched. No nightmare—just your body knowing you have to call your mother today. The phone vibrates. Text from Mom: "Hope you're well, haven't heard from you in days. Grandma asked about you."Your stomach drops. Same feeling as when you were eight and had to apologize for breaking the good vase. Maybe you have kids now. Maybe you don't. Either way, something shifted—you started seeing the patterns. Why does every success feel like betrayal? Why do you sabotage good things before they arrive, accept scraps in relationships, stay years longer than you should? ...

On a humid summer day in Alabama, a mayor’s wife turns up brutally murdered under a railroad bridge. Standing next to her body is fourteen-year-old Mason Hill, the autistic son of former Miss USA Genevieve Hill. The locals are quick to level their verdict on young Mason: he did it. The town detective calls in local autism expert Casey Walker to consult on the case. At first, Casey tries to keep an open mind. But the more time she spends with Genevieve, the more her unease grows, and she suspects that Genevieve is doing more than just protecting her son.

Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.

What if one impossible decision during a suspenseful mission shattered everything you believed about your past? Set deep within the world of contemporary Israeli espionage, Behind the Trigger is a psychological spy thriller where covert operations collide with buried trauma, and the cost of trust is life or death. Irit is no cliché female protagonist. She’s a Mossad field agent, mother, and wife - trained to complete missions, not confront her past. But when a thrilling assignment sparks an unexpected connection with Noor - the wife of a Syrian missiles engineer - everything changes. Two...

Janie is the last person Hannah and Christopher Bauer want to see again. But Janie’s moved back to Clarksville. She’s no longer the frail child Hannah and Christopher adopted over eleven years ago. The child who destroyed their lives. Now Janie is out of juvenile detention—a beautiful, confident young adult—and publicly promoting her new tell-all memoir.

Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart’s idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake. Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her, but Jules can only manage to save one—the wrong one. Reeling from the death of her son, Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state. Ten months after the accident, she’s still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer, another woman’s child, when Isaac suddenly vanishes.

A custody battle should decide where a child belongs. Instead, it exposes where a system breaks. When the courts fail to see what is hidden in plain sight, silence becomes the most dangerous witness. The Cost of Custody is a haunting psychological and courtroom thriller from K.L. Shadow, the author of A Child Too Quiet and The Devil’s Silence. Gripping, raw, and unforgettable, this novel peels back the layers of power, secrecy, and generational harm. What begins as one family’s fight for justice becomes a searing indictment of the institutions meant to protect the innocent.

Royal Family Drama Trauma is about the energetic congestion that can evolve from the emotional energy of those concerned with Royal Family Members and all the drama between them.

Sleeping with the enemy was my first mistake. Falling for her was the second. Evan The first time I saw Juliette Lawson, I knew she was trouble. Not the kind you run from. The kind you chase—knowing she’ll burn you alive. Smart. Sexy. A legal assassin in heels. I didn’t know she had a plan. That she was using me. And I sure as hell didn’t see it coming— The moment she’d tear my world apart. Because I fell for her first. And now? I might not survive her truth. Juliette Evan Sinclair is everything I should hate. Sinfully handsome. Recklessly rich. I didn’t know who he was—not ...

Laboring in emergency rooms all around the country is a group of dedicated doctors and nurses who just want to make a difference. Some swear, some drink, and some laugh in order to manage their emotions while providing high-quality care in the most unimaginable, shocking, and difficult cases. Among this group of highly skilled medical professionals is Goldie Fisher, a nurse who is completing her first week of orientation at a level one trauma center.

(Loosely inspired by the story of Hosea & Gomer)Karalee “Kream” Stokes isn’t the type of woman you find in a church pew. She’s the kind of woman people whisper about—beautiful, broken, and bound to a man who’s as dangerous as he is controlling. Deacon Ross Davis knows better. But when God tells him to love her anyway, Ross risks everything—his reputation, his house, even his celibacy—to bring her home. But healing ain’t holy oil and hallelujahs. Especially not when you’re running from shame, trauma, and secrets the church ain’t ready to hear. As Karalee tries to ...

There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old. She's lived on her idyllic street, Kenny Lane, for sixty years--longer than anyone else. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds...

Imagine, if you will, a disease - one that has only subtle outward symptoms but can hijack your entire body without notice; one that transfers easily between parent and child; one that can last a lifetime if untreated. According to Dr. Paul Conti, this is exactly how society should conceptualize trauma: as an out-of-control epidemic with a potentially fatal prognosis. In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic, Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma.

Psychotherapist Joe Nucci dispels common mental health myths and replaces them with no-nonsense truths and accessible guidance for real healing. The popularization of mental health content on social media has led to an epidemic of mental health misinformation. In Psychobabble, licensed...

What He Didn't Know (Based on true crime stories in Greece!) Set in Athens, Greece, during the 1980s and 1990s, Kostas and Nikos are twin brothers who find themselves abandoned by the adults in their lives. After a traumatic childhood filled with loneliness, heartache, crime, foster homes, abuse, and forced child labor, they find opposite paths in life to cope with the painful scars inflicted. Kostas becomes a cop to tilt the scales of justice in the right direction, while Nikos seeks to right the wrongs of their childhood with his own brand of vengeance. In the ultimate tale of nature ...