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Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Maddie and Ian's love story began with a chance encounter at a party overseas; he was serving in the British army and she was a travel writer visiting her best friend, Jo. Now almost two decades later, married with a beautiful son, Charlie, they are living the perfect suburban life in Middle America. But when a camping accident leaves Maddie badly scarred, she begins attending writing therapy, where she gradually reveals her fears about Ian's PTSD;...
Author
Publisher
Lulu Publishing Services
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This is a compelling story of two complete strangers who met and become friends as they were seeking help in a outpatient rehabilitation program for people suffering with PTSD. Bob, a Vietnam Vet, whose eyes have seen and hands that have committed the horrors of war finds himself in a place in life where it is difficult to look at himself in the mirror. Not only does his PTSD affect his daytime activities, his nights are filled with the horrors of...
Author
Series
Ten tiny breaths volume 1
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Four years ago Kacey Clearys life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside listening to her mother take her last breath Kacey wants to leave her past behind.
25) The burning
Author
Series
Brightest stars volume 2
Publisher
Frayed Pages
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When the trust they've placed in each other is traumatically broken, Karina and Kael, a soldier scarred by his time in Afghanistan, try to find a way back to each other, but soon Karina must decide whether loving someone she doesn't want to live without is worth risking everything.
Author
Series
Sloane Donovan mysteries volume 1
Publisher
NeWest Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Struggling with mental illness and PTSD, ex-cop Sloane Donovan has been pursuing a life of quiet stability--until she finds a close friend murdered. Obsessive demons triggered, she teams up with Wayne Capson, a PI who plays on both sides of the law. The search to find the killer leads them from the city's wealthiest enclave to the darkest corners of street life and prostitution, ultimately connecting the case back to high-ranking members of the force...
27) One kick
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Kick Lannigan, abducted at age six, goes into a tailspin when a second Amber Alert in a month signals the disappearance of a child in the Portland area.That's when the enigmatic Bishop approaches her with a proposition. He made a fortune as a weapons dealer and now wants to make good by using his resources to rescue abducted children. And he is convinced Kick's experiences and expertise can be mined to help rescue the abductees. Little does Kick know...
28) Threads of hope
Author
Series
Plain patterns volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tally Smucker's quiet life of reading and quilting hides her sorrow over her mother's declining health and the lack of a fulfilling future for herself. When her daily life is shaken by her free-spirited neighbor Danielle - who grew up Plain but joined the Army at eighteen - Tally's instinct is to distance herself. Yet she finds she can't turn away when Danielle's brother, Kenan, specifically asks for her help. She invites Danielle to visit Plain...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Honorably discharged from the Army after an explosion nearly killed her, former military psychiatrist Brooke Adams has set up shop to help others - but her days of helping military personnel are over. She's got her own battles to fight from her time overseas, and she's not equipped to take on more. Former Army Special Ops Sergeant First Class Asher James could handle anything that war sent his way - terrorists, bombs, bullets. The only thing that...
30) Betrayal
Author
Publisher
Oremda Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But on her first day in the post, Úrsula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Úrsula could ever have...
32) The homecoming
Author
Series
Havenbury volume 1
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Maddy fled the idyllic market town of Havenbury Magna three years ago, the scene of a traumatic incident she revisits most clearly in her dreams. Even so, when she is called back to help at the Havenbury Arms when her godfather Patrick suffers a heart attack, she is unprepared for the welter of emotions her return provokes. Psychologist and ex-army officer Ben is sure he can help Maddy to resolve her fears, until he finds himself falling for her,...
Author
Series
Captain Jim Agnihotri novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lays in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to read but newspapers. The case that catches Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university's clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by the widower of one of the victims - his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit...
Author
Publisher
Tyrant Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Brad Skinner hitchhikes to New York, newly returned from three tours in Iraq, hoping to exorcise his demons and remember how to have a good time. Zou Lei, an undocumented immigrant from Central Asia, catches a bus into the city, searching for a way to get by--or at least stay out of jail. A new life may be possible if together they can survive homelessness, lockup, and the young man's nightmares, which may be more prophecy than madness.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sam Easton-a true survivor-is home from Afghanistan, trying to rebuild a life in his hometown of LA. Separated from his wife, bartending and therapy sessions are what occupy his days and nights. When friend and colleague Melody Traeger is beaten by her boyfriend, she turns to Sam for help. When the boyfriend turns up dead the next day, a hard case like Sam is the perfect suspect. But LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan, whose brother recently died serving...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Contemporaries
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Working at a homeless shelter, Laurel Estabrook encounters Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of secret photos, but when Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel embarks on an obsessive search for the truth behind the photos.
37) The winter guest
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Winter 1920. Though the war has been over for two years, many are still struggling to pick up their lives again when so much has been lost. In Ireland too, other terrible troubles are taking hold. Then Tom Harkin, a former officer, arrives in the dead of night at a deserted railway platform. He has been summoned to Kilcolgan House, a grand old estate, to work as a tutor. When Tom reaches the house it gradually becomes clear that this is not the imposing...
38) Lone jack trail
Author
Series
Neah Bay novels volume 2
Publisher
Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Could your closest friend be a killer? When a body washes up outside Deception Cove, Washington, Jess Winslow--once a US Marine, now a trainee sheriff's deputy--is assigned to investigate. But when she realizes it's "Bad" Brock Boyd, a hometown celebrity lately fallen from grace, things become complicated. The last person seen with Boyd was her own boyfriend, Mason Burke. An ex-convict and newcomer in town, Mason is one of the only people who can...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Arizona. It's been three years since the ICE raids, since Artemisia (Sia) Martinez's mother disappeared. Sia knows her mom must be dead, but she drives into the desert to light candles to guide her mom home. One night a blue-lit spacecraft crashes in front of Sia's car-- and it's carrying her mom, who is very much alive. Now she needs to save her mom from the armed, quite-possibly-ailen soldiers. -- adapted from jacket
40) Last ferry home
Author
Series
Michael O'Higgins novels volume 1
Publisher
Polis Books LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Since his wife's death at sea, San Francisco Police Detective Michael O'Higgins has been paralyzed by grief and shame -- unable to care for their teenaged daughter, who saw her mother swept away, and unable to deal with the daily requirements of his job. Almost a year after his wife's death, O'Higgins takes a ferry ride as part of his therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. On the boat, he meets a charming Indian family: successful young husband,...
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