Books by Alliance Members

The HUSH No More Book features the raw and heart felt stories of amazing Survivors who have experienced family abuse, military sexual trauma, betrayal, and unforgettable pain, but survived the HUSH Topics. HUSH Topics are those traumatic events that individuals, families, and communities have a hard time discussing: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Child Sexual Abuse, and Sex Trafficking. While many of their voices have been silenced by fear, now, we are encouraging victims to become Survivors by Helping Unleash the Shame to Heal.

A powerful memoir of trauma, resilience, and purpose.
Labeled “dumb girl” in a home marked by violence and neglect, Heidi Yewman survived years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Silenced by shame, she found her voice years later, after the Columbine shooting rocked her former high school. Channeling personal pain into purpose, she became a national advocate for gun violence prevention, serving on the Brady board, organizing protests, and directing a documentary on survivors. Dumb Girl is the story of a woman who refused to stay quiet—and how even a shattered beginning can lead to power

Healing Together offers a compassionate and practical guide for families navigating the devastating aftermath of sexual harm to a young person. Through a family system's lens, it explores the roles and challenges each family member faces—whether as a survivor, non-offending parent, sibling, partner, adult child, or extended family member.

It also addresses the complex dynamics of staying connected with an offender and the path to restorative justice. This book provides families clear, actionable steps for healing, accountability, and rebuilding relationships, while emphasizing the importance

Trauma Recycled is about breaking the cycle. It’s about the people who helped me when I couldn’t help myself. It’s about the ones who failed me, and the ones who saved me. And most of all, it’s about a mother’s love—the kind that lets go so her child can have something better.

This is my story. The unvarnished truth. No pretty endings, no neatly tied-up lessons—just the messy, painful, beautiful process of learning how to live when life never gave you the tools.

In the world of recovery, there has been a shift from using the word victim to survivor when describing those who have been abused. This new label conveys strength to empower and embolden you as you begin the journey of recovery. While moving from victim to survivor is an important step in the healing process, it does not go far enough in framing an identity that leads to letting go of the pain of abuse and finally moving on. In Beyond Surviving, author Rachel Grant, a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach, provides an understanding of the three stages of recovery: victim, survivor, & beyond surviving.

Not Child’s Play amplifies & uplifts the powerful stories of 35 survivors of sibling sexual abuse via their art, poetry & prose. This compelling book is a lifeline to survivors and families and invites readers to witness & act. The courageous voices in this book encourage us all to create a world where sibling sexual abuse is acknowledged & dismantled. They issue a stirring call for accountability, healing, and prevention. The 2nd edition of NCP, released in 2023, features a new preface by Dr. Shaw, a new Foreword situating SSA in the current discourse, and an Afterword as a call for action.

The Survivors Club is a supernatural thriller inspired by Nubia DuVall Wilson's journey healing from SSTA.

Eva wakes up and finds herself in a 1920s lounge with four strangers. One by one, each is mysteriously pulled back in time by an invisible force to keep an unknown boy named Quentin alive. Without a sense of time and no way out, the group becomes entangled in a life or death situation. Tension increases while they piece together a puzzle that reveals more than just a complicated boyhood. Ultimately, each stranger has a secret that creates more unity than they could have imagined.

Resolve is a carefully written and trauma-aware book addressing the often hidden reality of sibling sexual abuse. Blending lived experience with research and reflection, Alice Perle offers an honest, accessible and compassionate account of harm that is rarely spoken about and frequently misunderstood.

At seven, Darlene lived a seemingly charmed life. The youngest of five in an upper middle class family. That illusion shattered when her two oldest brothers began assaulting her, binding her to silence with threats, fear, and shame. Secrets eventually surface. When one brother files a lawsuit against her, she must choose—remain silent or tell truth. Shattering Silence is the story of a child who protected her family at great cost—and the woman who reclaimed her voice to stand for truth and justice. It is a testament to resilience and the courage to speak when everything is on the line.

For centuries, incest has been framed as a private, shameful family matter—but it is also a systemic crime and a social injustice, with deep cultural, institutional, and political roots. In this shrewd and provocative manifesto, Osborn examines the ordinary social, medical, and legal systems that allow incest to remain hidden and unaddressed.

Annie’s childhood by the sea seemed to be an imaginative dream—until she moved away from home at eighteen and her body began to tell a very different story. What followed was a lifelong reclamation of history, identity, and name. Now writing as Josephine A. Lauren (she/they), the author offers a powerful, forty-year retrospective on their journey from a traumatic past to a liberated future. This raw and resilient story uncovers the complex reality of safety and sexuality in society, and especially at home.