Julia Derek has 8 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 8 narrators. The most-rated is Cuckoo Unleashed.
Hunt Evil
Summary
How far would you go to save your sister from evil? Shane Hanson is living a nightmare. Not only is his mother an escaped prisoner out to kill him, but he also suspects that his precocious half sister, four-year-old Neera, has inherited their mom's psychopathic tendencies. When Neera's father suddenly dies from a heart attack, Shane's even more convinced that Neera is a budding psychopath; after all, she triggered the deadly heart attack. The authorities reject the idea that Neera tried to hurt her father on purpose, but Shane sees increasing signs that something is wrong. He refuses to give up on her, though, believing he can fix her by raising her right. Before he can get far, Neera suddenly disappears and it turns out their mother has kidnapped the girl. Why, he can't be sure, but it's hardly for a good reason. Will Shane be able to find them before it's too late? Note: Hunt Evil is the final book in the Evil Trilogy. While the books are stand-alones, they are best enjoyed in order. So start with Born Evil.
©2018 Julia Derek (P)2020 Julia Derek
Danger Child
Summary
Your abducted child is miraculously returned. Too bad he's no longer normal. Stay-at-home mom Yvonne Landis enters her kitchen one day to meet a huge surprise: Seated on a chair is her son, Gabe. He went missing when he was ten years old, more than three years ago. It turns out he was abducted by pedophiles who made his existence a living hell. Extremely traumatized, he acts strangely and barely speaks. Yvonne is determined to heal Gabe. He'll stay at home and work daily with a trauma therapist. Her husband Ben is not completely on board with that idea, especially since Gabe stabbed him with a fork shortly after they were reunited. Then disturbing things happen to their younger son, 9-year-old Joseph, and Gabe may be behind those, too.... Note: Danger Child is the first suspense thriller in the Child trilogy.
©2019 Julia Derek (P)2019 Julia Derek
Born Evil
Summary
What would you do if you found out your child is a psychopath? One night when Jennifer Hanson returns home, she catches her 12-year-old son, Shane, stabbing their cat to death. Thankfully, he doesn't see her. Having long known Shane has a brain with psychopathic tendencies, her worst fears may be confirmed. Ever since he accidentally shot his father to death at age six, she has done everything she can to ensure Shane doesn't become a full-blown psychopath. He has behaved normally up until now. Have her efforts been in vain? She can tell he's changing, becoming increasingly dangerous, but she can't stomach putting him in a psych ward. But then she finds pictures of a dead girl in his phone, a girl everyone thought had died accidentally.... Note: Born Evil is a stand-alone psychological thriller with no sex and little violence.
©2018 Julia Derek (P)2018 Julia Derek
Cuckoo Uncaged
Summary
Only She Can Prove Her Innocence Yvonne Landis has escaped from a mental institution, where she was treated for psychosis. Accused of murder, she will stand trial once psychiatrists deem her fit enough to understand her charges. Only Yvonne knows that she didn't kill her husband; her son Gabe did. Because she was onto him, he tricked the authorities into believing that Mom killed Dad. Having been traumatized in his tweens, he suffers from extreme anger issues. In order to deal with them, he must kill on occasion. Yvonne is determined to prove to everyone that not only did Gabe kill his father, but that he's the one who's truly dangerous, not she. That's easier said than done, considering her fugitive status and the psychotic episodes she still experiences....
©2019 Julia Derek (P)2020 Julia Derek
Changer Child
Summary
Once a model child. Now a monster. Yvonne Landis wakes up in a hospital bed and learns she has become a widow. She and her husband were out on date night when the fatal car accident happened. The airbag that saved her life malfunctioned on his side of the car. Then, as she crawled to safety, the car blew up. As if it’s not enough to lose her beloved husband, Yvonne soon has reason to suspect that her son Joseph staged the accident, as well as deactivated the airbag earlier in the day. Joseph, once a model child, has recently displayed significant antisocial tendencies by joining a domestic terrorist cell. He may be back home now, but he’s still mad with his parents for ignoring him for years. Just how mad is he?
©2019 Julia Derek (P)2019 Julia Derek
True Evil
Summary
What Would You Do if Someone Close to You Was a Psychopath? Shane Hanson was set up for a double homicide when he was only 13-years-old. His relative did it because she blames him for the death of her one true love. After spending five years in juvie, he’s released on parole and determined to reveal the truth about his relative. In the meantime, he meets a girl he develops feelings for. Shane's relative is a psychopath so good at manipulating people that she has managed to get everyone to believe Shane killed two people that she’s killed. She never expected Shane to get such a soft sentence, but instead that he would remain in jail forever. Now, she must start from scratch to get him back behind bars. To get her revenge right finally, she’ll use the girl Shane falls in love with, breaking his heart as much as his spirit. Note: True Evil is the second book in the Evil trilogy. There's no sex or violence, but some bad language. While the books in this trilogy are stand-alones, they are best listened to in order.
©2018 Julia Derek (P)2019 Julia derek
Anger Child
Summary
What would you do if you couldn't control your anger? 16-year-old Gabe was once abducted and severely abused. Having escaped a few years ago and gone through significant therapy, he is almost back to normal. Except, his mother Yvonne realizes he has some serious anger issues to deal with when he almost beats a fellow teen to death for messing with his new car. Yvonne keeps his issues from the rest of the family, which may prove to be a huge mistake when tensions between Gabe and his father Ben rise. Ben has problems of his own involving alcohol, resulting in him having loose lips. What if Ben accidentally reveals the family’s dark secret to Gabe? Then there is the Swedish intern who’s hellbent on destroying Ben for rejecting her advances, going after Gabe instead. One day, it all comes to a head, and the consequences are terrifying....
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Cuckoo Unleashed
Summary
How far would you go to protect your child? Seventeen-year-old Gabe Landis has issues. Anger issues, due to severe trauma. If he doesn't address his ever-present anger, he'll explode. No orthodox methods help him. The only way he gets true peace is when he takes a life. Temporary peace, that is. Yvonne Landis, his mother, has issues, too. Not only does she suffer from schizophrenia, but she's also a fugitive. She was held at a mental institution to stand trial for her husband's murder. Gabe killed his father, not Yvonne. But she feels so responsible for what he has become that she can't turn him in despite having unearthed proof he's the real killer. Instead, she devotes her life to help him deal with his issues. That means she must find someone for him to kill. But can she go through with it? Note: This is the second book in The Cuckoo Series.
©2020 Julia Derek (P)2020 Julia Derek