Abandoned Honor

What happens when the lies you tell to protect yourself begin to destroy everyone you love? Mitch Wilder is unraveling. His manic depression stalks him day and night. The pills barely hold him together. Every secret he keeps scrapes another layer from a life already stretched thin. And juggling three lives at once has become a prison of his own making. But Mitch isn't the only one living a divided truth: Mark Wilder, his only legitimate son, dreams of a family that might finally stay whole. Hope flickers when his mother's husband dies, but any chance of healing is tangled in the complicated bond Mark shares with Naomi Palmer's brother. He fears the truth will shatter what little peace he has left. Meanwhile, Darren Hoffman tears through country roads in pursuit of speed and Lily Marie Marshall. The only threat to both is Bret Campbell, the rival racer Darren can't keep out of his life or his plans. As the people tied to Mitch reach for love and meaning, they collide with the fallout of his decisions. Their secrets echo his own. Their pain deepens the cracks he created. And the storm gathering around Mitch Wilder is gaining strength. Book Two in the Honor Series, where broken families struggle to rise above the shadows one man leaves behind. For fans of deeply emotional, generational character drama with spiritual undertones and high moral stakes. Step deeper into the Wilder family legacy and discover how far the consequences reach.