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I’m Not Broken is a raw, honest, and deeply human story about pain, addiction, anger, loss, healing, and the fight to become something better without pretending the past never happened.
Darren Reaume does not write from a place of perfection. He writes from the middle of the storm—the kind of place where a person looks back at the damage, the people they lost, the family they miss, and the choices they wish they could undo. After years of struggling with pills, emotional pain, anger, and the weight of old wounds, Darren began learning that healing does not mean being “fixed.” It means finally admitting the truth: he was never broken. He was hurt.
This book is for the people who have carried shame for too long. For the ones who lost themselves trying to numb the pain. For the ones who made mistakes, burned bridges, pushed people away, and still wake up every day hoping they can become someone their younger self would have been proud of.
With blunt honesty and heartfelt reflection, I’m Not Broken speaks to addiction, recovery, fatherhood, regret, mental health, therapy, self-awareness, and the long road back to yourself. It does not offer fake answers or pretty lies. It offers something more important: proof that a person can be damaged by life without being destroyed by it.
This is not a story about being fixed.
This is a story about finally heal
"Darren Reaume is an author who turns challenges into stories, inspiring readers through resilience and creativity."
Darren Reaume has turned personal struggle into fuel for creativity. After navigating life with a learning disability, he found his voice through new tools and sheer determination. Now, his bookstore reflects that journey—filled with stories that prove anyone can create meaningful work, no matter where they start. Each book is a testament to resilience and the power of finding the right path.
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To humans, it was just a bird feeder.
To Red, it was the place where the whole world came to tell the truth.
in the spaces between dreams ,reality hunts you.
Every night ,he slips into someone else's life. At first, these dreams are an escape-new faces ,new places -but soon ,the boundaries blur.
“Johnny’s world flips upside down the moment he stumbles on a secret too big to ignore. In a tale split between truth and deception, every choice he makes will decide which side of the tale he ends up on.”
Copyright © 2026 by Darren Reaume
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in reviews, criticism, or other uses permitted by copyright law.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
First Edition, 2026.
Published by Dirty LB Books
Book 2
After a stay in the hospital, Michael is struggling with a world that no longer feels stable. Time skips, reality glitches, and his only anchors are his music—and his wife. But when his songs start reaching others who sense the same cracks, Michael must confront the unsettling truth: he might not be the only one seeing behind the curtain. This is a journey of self-discovery, balance, and the thin line between control and chaos. Dive into Book 2 of Michael’s story, where reality bends—and the only way forward is through the music he creates.
Right Generation, Wrong Time is a deeply personal reflection on family, legacy, grief, and the weight of time. Darren Reaume shares what it meant to witness multiple generations of his family line, and how that rare gift shaped the way he sees memory, identity, and change. Honest and heartfelt, this book is about what we inherit, what we lose, and what we choose to leave behind.
