Hard Trauma

Ty Stone never wanted to be anything but a soldier. While in Afghanistan, an operation under his command goes horribly wrong, ending his military career. Ty is thrust back into civilian life, stuck working as a security guard at a truck stop. To make matters worse, he struggles every day with the demons that followed him home from the war. His new job is routine, even boring, until a young girl is abducted while he’s on duty.

From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician, a "heartbreaking and funny" memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable friendships that reflects on the way art and music and a deep connection to nature guided her journey towards stardom (Maggie Smith, NYT bestselling...

From an Edgar award-winning author comes the gripping and unexpected tale of a lost town and the dark secrets that lie beneath the glittering waters of an East Texas lake. Daniel Russell was only thirteen years old when his father tried to kill them both by driving their car into Moon Lake...

You got up this morning. You made the coffee, answered the texts, handled what needed handling, and showed up for every single person who needed you. And somewhere in the middle of all of that—you disappeared. Not all at once. Not dramatically. Just quietly, gradually, the way it always happens with women who care too much and rest too little — you stopped being a person and became a function. A role. The one who holds it together so everyone else doesn't have to. And now you're here. Tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. Carrying something you can't quite name. Wondering if there is a ...

A groundbreaking, practical guide to accomplishing your goals and thriving in life, written for people with ADHD, autism, trauma and anxiety. “Overcoming the Wall of Awful is not only endlessly validating, but epically empowering. This book needs to be in the hands of everyone who has ever...

“Músicos rebeldes… ¡me tuvieron pasando páginas hasta altas horas de la madrugada!” - J. Kenner, autora bestseller del New York Times El baterista Ryder Chord ha llevado una vida a medias desde los dieciséis años, cuando lo golpeó una tragedia y él y su mejor amigo se lanzaron a la carretera. Desesperado por olvidar, Ryder se sumerge en la vida de gira y en la composición. Cuando Lexi se une a la banda, su vida se vuelve casi tolerable. Hasta que un día, sin el resto de la banda, Ryder y Lexi tienen que compartir una habitación de hotel. Con una sola cama. Regla número uno ...

Most people don’t realise they are trapped in patterns that quietly erode their confidence, their peace, and their sense of self. This book shows you how to break free. Entangled No More is a powerful collection of real stories from women who recognised toxic patterns, reclaimed their worth, and rebuilt their lives on their own terms. If you’ve ever questioned your value, struggled to set boundaries, or felt trapped in relationships that diminished you, this book will help you understand why, and show you what becomes possible when you choose yourself. Inside this book, you will ...

Poetry is not a puzzle for experts. It is a human skill. If you can breathe, you already have the first instrument. Poems That Breathe is a practical field guide for readers and writers who want poems that feel alive on the tongue and honest on the page. It treats poetry as presence, not performance. You will learn how breath shapes line breaks, how silence gives meaning, and how to build poems that stay clear without becoming flat. This book trains you to write with grounded images, clean sound, and purpose that holds up even when no one is watching. It also helps you avoid the common ...

Achtung: Dieses Hörbuch enthält Inhalte, die ausschließlich für erwachsene Hörer:innen bestimmt sind. Wir empfehlen es für Personen ab 18 Jahren. Mehr zu sensiblen Inhalten findest du unten in der Triggerwarnung. Wenn zwei kaputte Seelen aufeinandertreffen, reißen sie sich gegenseitig in die Tiefe oder beherrschen sie gemeinsam die Dunkelheit? Er: Niemand kennt meine traumatische Vergangenheit. Sie sehen in mir nur den erfolgreichen CEO. Erst wenn ich die Fassade des Geschäftsmanns ablege, bin ich jedoch wirklich frei. Ich kontrolliere alles – bei Tag im Büro, bei Nacht auf der Rennstrecke.

Divorce and family change can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to support a young child who doesn’t yet have the words for what they’re feeling. Talking to Young Children Ages 3–8 About Divorce and Addiction: Answering the Hard Questions offers calm, developmentally informed guidance for parents who want their children to feel safe, secure, and emotionally supported during separation. Written by educator and author Laura Bennett, this book focuses on how young children actually experience divorce—through behavior, play, routines, and emotional regulation rather ...

Praying the Proverbs: A Battle Strategy for Parents in Hard Seasons with Adult Children — a devotional for parents and grandparents walking through hard seasons with their adult children. When love is costly, boundaries are blurry, and hope feels thin, this book guides you day by day to pray Scripture, set holy limits, and keep your heart steady. Rooted in Proverbs and threaded through the whole Bible, these readings speak to addiction, estrangement, manipulation, idleness, sexual confusion, incarceration, and the ache of grandparenting in the gap—without shaming you or your child. What...

Wise, visceral essays on navigating pain, sex, trauma, spirituality, addiction, recovery, and grief from queer, neurodivergent trauma-resolution guide Jessica Graham In an unapologetic look at living well with trauma and chronic illness, writer and meditation teacher Jessica Graham offers smart...

The sky is bleeding silver. The capital is falling. And the weaver is losing her grip. "An epic escalation of stakes and soul. The Rising Veil takes the sensory immersion of Book One and shatters the scale." The boundary has broken. The Silver Shroud is no longer a whisper in the woods; it is a predatory storm screaming over the spires of the High Solar. In the wake of the first breach, the kingdom is suffocating under the Apathy-Tide—a creeping, psychic fog that drains the color from the world and the memories from the mind. A Kingdom on the Brink As the silver light invades the capital,...

“They don’t walk. They don't run. They only move when you blink.” For former forensic psychologist and computer scientist Arthur Vance, the quiet night shift at the Sterling Museum of History was supposed to be a sanctuary. A clinical, predictable routine to escape his shattered career and the paralyzing grief of his daughter's death. But routine is a fragile shield. When the Vogel Collection arrives—a traveling exhibition of late nineteenth-century wax, porcelain, and papier-mâché dolls—Arthur’s analytical mind detects minor, unsettling anomalies. A display case left ...

Nobody warned you that some children are harder to raise. You love your child. That is not in question. But love alone has not made this easier. The meltdowns still come. The defiance still pushes. The sleepless nights still stack up. And somewhere between the public moments and the private confessions you have never said out loud, you have quietly wondered if something is wrong with you. It is not. Raising the Child Who Challenges Everything is a book for the parent who has tried every approach, read every article, and still feels like they are barely keeping up. Drawing on real ...

AFTER YOU LEAVE Why Leaving Toxic People Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom — and How to Stop Getting Pulled Back Leaving is supposed to be the hard part. You have the conversation. You block the number. You walk out the door. That’s the story we’re told. But what no one prepares you for is what happens next. The silence that doesn’t feel peaceful. The guilt that arrives uninvited. The mental noise that keeps replaying old conversations. The sudden urge to check in “just once.” The strange sense that the relationship is still happening — even though it’s over. After You Leave is ...

 Finding Comfort is a book about easing grief and trauma after unimaginable horrors - mass shootings, catastrophic natural disasters, and terrorist acts. Through personal recollections of responding to tragedy, combined with a practical application, Earl Johnson offers listeners the tools they need to seek support and offer it to those in need. The book walks through the life cycle of disaster care from the first hours and days to the years that follow. 

In Soft, Seen, and Whole, author and storyteller Ilisha Hayfron‑Benjamin shares a deeply personal memoir about healing, identity, motherhood, and self‑restoration. Through intimate reflections and vivid storytelling, she explores what it means to grow through pain, rise from loss, and...

Gaia was groomed, abused and enslaved – but then she fought back Gaia Cooper is just 14 years old when she is groomed by a criminal gang and forced to commit organised credit card fraud. Despite being placed in care – somewhere Gaia should feel safe – she is left even more vulnerable, and...

The world is cracking. And she is the needle. "A haunting, sensory masterpiece. You don't just read this story; you feel it in your bones." Lyria is a girl of salt and wood, living a quiet life in the village of Brinford. But the world is no longer solid. The Silver Shroud—a boundary between reality and a realm of predatory memories—is fraying at the edges. When the first tear opens, it doesn't just change the sky. It changes Lyria. The Magic is a Malady. Born with the Woundweaver’s Legacy, Lyria can see the hidden threads that hold existence together. She can stitch the tears, but ...