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The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
War has no winners
1,152 books — 544 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Depression and Mental Illness
602 books — 503 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Veteran Recommendations
905 books — 482 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnMigrant Crisis by John SteelTHE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin Chinoy
Psychological Thrillers/Mystery
339 books — 407 voters

5 Days FREE of Depression Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Rhonda PattonDetour from Normal by Ken DicksonEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeNowhere Near Normal by Traci FoustWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke
Mental Health and Family
316 books — 337 voters
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasLover Awakened by J.R. WardOnly If You Dare by Margo HoornstraFiancé by Friday by Catherine BybeeTo Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
Romances Novel Heroes with PTSD
398 books — 310 voters

Archer's Voice by Mia SheridanThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataLover Awakened by J.R. WardThe Vixen and the Vet by Katy RegneryTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Reclusive Romance Heroes
396 books — 302 voters
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkTrauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis HermanMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. Levine
Trauma Wisdom
371 books — 267 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Mentally Ill Characters
266 books — 266 voters
The Meaning of Okay by Cortney RaymondWait for You by J. LynnHopeless by Colleen HooverHeart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghTwice a Target by Susan Vaughan
Romance Novel Heroines with PTSD
210 books — 232 voters

Hopeless by Colleen HooverThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica SorensenWait for You by J. LynnFiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Best novels/novellas of PTSD redemption
190 books — 185 voters
Archer's Voice by Mia SheridanDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRavished by Amanda QuickJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSaving Grace by Julie Garwood
Quiet girl meets tortured hero
111 books — 167 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniLooking for Alaska by John GreenA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie Jahn
Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books
164 books — 163 voters
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasThe Duchess Deal by Tessa DareThe Arrangement by Mary BaloghEngland's Perfect Hero by Suzanne EnochTo Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
A Changed Man: Historical Hero Who is Changed After War in Mind, Body or Spirit
341 books — 160 voters

The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBlack Lies by Alessandra TorreMy Torin by K. WebsterEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanGrayson by Lisa Eugene
Heroes with mental illness
279 books — 159 voters
The Courage to Heal by Ellen BassThe Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura DavisThe Room on the Right by Lawrence MieczkowskiThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Resources for Survivors
195 books — 138 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksRegeneration by Pat BarkerA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
WW I books
456 books — 128 voters
Only If You Dare by Margo HoornstraBroken by Lauren LayneMaking Faces by Amy HarmonThe Vixen and the Vet by Katy RegneryThe Grunt 1 by Latrivia S. Nelson
Home: Romance Novels with Veterans of the Middle Eastern Wars
209 books — 121 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniLessons Learned by Laurie KossThe Existence of Amanda Blake by Rica NewberyCivilianized by Michael AnthonyRian Field by Krista Wagner
memoir-ptsd
78 books — 98 voters
The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireReal by Katy EvansEmpathy by Ker DukeyFear Me by B.B. Reid
Male Leads With Mental Illness
190 books — 86 voters

A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerTrauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis HermanThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkWhen Rabbit Howls by Truddi ChaseThe Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass
Trauma And Dissociation
235 books — 85 voters
I'll Meet You There by Heather DemetriosSomething like Normal by Trish DollerThe Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse AndersonRites of Passage by Joy N. HensleyIf I Lie by Corrine Jackson
YA Fiction with Military and Veteran Themes
79 books — 70 voters

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya BanksBeard Science by Penny ReidRyan by Jessica GadzialaVanquish by Pam GodwinMy False Heart by Liz Carlyle
Reclusive Romance Heroines
123 books — 48 voters
The End of Miracles by Monica StarkmanAnxiety by Danny WinterLifeLines by Melissa BernsteinGirl in Pieces by Kathleen GlasgowMoving the Chains by Em Lyons Bouch
May: Mental Health Awareness Month
70 books — 47 voters

Protecting Fiona by Susan StokerProtecting Melody by Susan StokerProtecting Alabama by Susan StokerEmbattled SEAL by J.M. MaddenEye of the Storm by Amy McKinley
Military themed romance
71 books — 43 voters
The Meaning of Okay by Cortney RaymondThe Governess Affair by Courtney MilanRock Hard by Nalini SinghThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanRock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley
Romances with trauma survivor MCs
180 books — 41 voters

Hard Time by Cara McKennaLady Luck by Kristen AshleyOne Summer by Karen RobardsJackson Rule by Dinah McCallMackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
Jailhouse: Contemporary Romance Hero Just Out of Prison
62 books — 38 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Centurions by Jean LartéguyThe Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett
The Realities of War
100 books — 25 voters

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