Ghost Trauma

Some bonds are forged in blood. Others are bought with it. When Ezra Kane's brother is dying, he'll do anything to save him—even hack the accounts of Edmund Cross, Manhattan's most dangerous billionaire. But Edmund doesn't call the FBI. Instead, he makes Ezra an offer: become his personal weapon in the criminal underworld, and Tommy lives for as long as possible. For five years, they're perfect partners—Edmund the architect, Ezra the executioner, building an empire on invisible crime and unspoken desire. Their signature "ghost trades" move billions through the global economy without a ...

This book examines the effects and impacts of intergenerational trauma. It also explores the effects of both single-event traumas and multigenerational trauma in addition to examining the history of traumatic events that have affected entire cultures and societies. The book examines the development of treatments for trauma-related disorders. Additionally, the author explains how a few therapeutic approaches can be applied to intergenerational trauma.

Know that you are no longer alone. For a long time, I didn't know what triggered my anger. Past and present were mixed together, and it was impossible for me to tell them apart. I felt rejected and abandoned. To get to see it more clearly, I undertook several therapeutic approaches, in groups, alone. The secret was buried deeply in my memory and poisoned my existence. All I wanted was to feel better. I simply did not know how and what was causing my suffering.

Alex's world is shattered in one tragic moment, leaving her unable to dance or believe in love again. Fleeing to the quiet town of Chernut, she finds solace at Lovelet Manor, where the troubled family residing there mirror her own pain. Amidst the enchanting gardens, Alex meets Edward, igniting a spark of hope in her heart. But as she grapples with her haunting past and uncertain future, she's left wondering if she's truly losing her mind. Will Alex confront her demons and embrace love once more, or will the ghosts of her past continue to haunt her? Dive into this captivating tale of ...

When asked, almost everyone agrees they would like to have control over some parts of their lives. Billy, at age ten, is no different. Truth be told, he’d love to have some peace in his day. He knows better than to wish for happiness or a warm dinner, though that’d be super! What he really would love is a mom who recognizes that he’s just a kid and not her enemy. He doesn’t know why she seems to hate him, but like all kids, he holds onto hope. Nothing feels easy for Billy. He leaves one war zone at home to go to school, where he’s an easy target for the class bully. If it ...

Paka, his sister Inga, and their mother Sisila race to the Za Desert with their new friends Eldo, a spirit healer, and his wife Ama. They’re going to warn Paka's adoptive uncle Basha, who Eldo and Ama journeyed with on a quest, about the approach of the evil fire sorcerer Mun D'hia and his army. Mun D’hia is bent on destroying Basha and the other Knights of Arria who killed Doomba, and he’s already claimed the life of Oaka, Paka’s father. To get ahead of Mun D'hia's army, Paka and his group take a perilous shortcut that could lead to their downfall. Meanwhile, a devastating defeat ...

Amazon Bestselling Author D.K. GREY, creator of INHERITED SECRETS and DARKENED SECRETS, returns with ECHOED SECRETS— Book Three in the chilling Hale Mansion SECRETS Collection, where supernatural horror, spiritual warfare, and the evils of humanity collide. Nearly twelve years have passed since the events of INHERITED SECRETS, and six years since the haunting aftermath of DARKENED SECRETS. Amber Hale’s intuitive gifts and extrasensory perception (ESP) are intensifying as she steps into adolescence. The Hybrid Curse stirs once more—rooted in ancient forces, shaped by psychology, and ...

What if the thing that saves your child opens a door you’re not ready to walk through? When author and journalist Bennett Carlton takes his young family to a London park, he doesn't expect to watch his four-year-old son vanish beneath the cold surface of a lake. Nor does he expect the mysterious woman who rescues him—a stranger who moves through the water like she belongs to it. Charlene “Charlie” Morrow is a psychiatrist with a past she doesn’t talk about and a gift she tries not to use. But the lake doesn’t care about her boundaries. Neither does the whisper of a little blonde...

Amazon Bestselling Author D.K. GREY, creator of INHERITED SECRETS, DARKENED SECRETS, and ECHOED SECRETS, returns with WHISPERED SECRETS— the chilling finale to the Hale Mansion SECRETS Collection, where supernatural horror, spiritual warfare, and generational trauma reach their haunting climax. Now a college freshman, Amber Hale returns with her parents to the Cartwright Mansion—built atop cursed ground and saturated with generations of silence, suffering, and secrets. As she steps into being a young woman, Amber stands at a pivotal threshold—coming of age at eighteen, with her ...

A blast from the past: Five years ago Brian's sister gave a toast at his wedding... and he hasn't spoken to her since. She's returning home with something to share with everyone. As if that wasn't enough? How about a balloon bending street person who takes a liking to her? Add to that Mel's mother-in-law, and Brian's parents, and put them in a room for Thanksgiving Dinner... What could be more stressful than that? Well, maybe, a Jumbo jet crashing into a neighborhood in the Rockaways - but just barely.

“An often poignant and resonant rumination on the enduring effects of abuse and what it takes to overcome, survive, live, and love again.” —Kirkus Reviews Grandson of a Ghost explores how a family’s unspoken, festering grief impacted a boy born 25 years after the suicide of his grandfather. It follows the struggle of Scott as he grows up but fails to see how abuse from his mother clouded his perception of the world, and fueled his self-destructive behavior as an adult. Following a tumultuous childhood, Scott moves from northern New England — driven by his demons — to New York in...

Conducting research for her weekly history column, Jinx, a free-spirited Muscogee (Creek) historian, travels to Hold House, a Georgia plantation originally owned by Cherokee chief James Hold, to uncover the mystery of what happened to a tribal member who stayed behind after Indian removal, when Native Americans were forcibly displaced from their ancestral homelands in the nineteenth century.

As a young African American girl residing in rural Louisiana in the 1960s, Raine Jackson faces numerous challenges as she struggles to find love and inner peace within her own mind. As the young girl searches for love from her father who holds a grudge against her mother she wonders if she will ever live up to his standards and gain his affection. Jealously and rage engulfs her as she watches her father share his love with everyone but her. The young girl faces numerous issues with bullies, racist remarks, and self-doubt. A mysterious letter from an anonymous sender and visions with ...

In the heart of Eastham, where the winds whisper secrets of the past, Jedediah Truelock's gamble in a high-stakes card game sets in motion a legacy that will shape generations. What begins as a humble cabin transforms into the grand Truelock Manor, a beacon of ambition and turmoil. The saga unfolds through the lives of the Truelock family: Joseph, a seafaring soul with a dark disposition; Lawrence, a reckless patriarch shackled by his vices, leaving his wife Sonya to navigate the storm of their family's fortune; and Stephen, a gentle intellect trapped in a web of familial strife and desire....

The Arctic summer is short. Jennifer is working hard to experience all the intensity the Arctic has to offer. But she struggles with old scars of childhood trauma and new wounds from climate crisis. As polar night descends, Svalbard is haunted by an ancient monster, rekindled by an impulsive murder, taking direct aim at Jennifer’s world. Or is she destroying things herself?

B.A. Crisp takes you on a soul stirring adventure to embrace your emotional ghosts and transform them into catalysts for healing and transcendence. How to Hug a Ghost is not just a book; it's a life altering conduit that launches you from the darkest regions of your subconscious into a NOW full of light.

Discover a collection of short fiction where everyday heroes battle against unimaginable odds and triumph over malevolent forces in a relentless fight for justice. When the Rains Came- After losing her home to a tornado, Annie uncovers a terrifying truth about Texas—a monster is on the loose, hunting for human blood and leaving a trail of death in its wake. Join Annie and her unlikely allies as they race against time to stop the beast before it destroys more lives. How I Disappear- Beware the monster hiding in plain sight—even behind the guise of a loving husband and father. Jealousy ...

Patty Decker, a socially awkward widow, moved in, and her neighbors keep leaving, the hard way. A misunderstood hussy dies and practically everyone has a motive.... Patty has solved all the unexpected deaths in her park so far; but there were no unexpected deaths before she moved in! She closes in on her suspect, who has no choice but to "remove" Patty from the investigation. Will she live to sleuth again?

The woods looked dark and ominous. Between the trees, where the darkness was blacker than black, dozens of slanted yellow eyes flicked open and stared back towards the house. They weren't the eyes of anything human. When Paul and Christy purchase Croft House, they are both looking forward to a new start. Christy's abusive father is dying and she is ready to put the past well and truly behind her. But the house has other ideas. They soon realise there is something in the house, something that's trying to communicate with them. In their fear, they ask a local psychic to remove this entity. ...

@NME: Where has Miles Montgomery gone and why don’t we miss him? nme.com/news/miles-mont… * Miles Montgomery might be in his Reputation era. It's not going well. He made music, he was good at it, he made money from it. He wrote about what he knew and who he knew, and too little too late, realised what a mistake that had been. He’d laid himself utterly bare and now the vultures were circling. He was famous in a way he didn’t really comprehend, in a way he didn’t think anybody on the outside could ever comprehend. People loved him, people hated him, people wanted to marry him, ...