Sixty-three-year-old Laura Whelchel never imagined a life without her husband, Henry. But when he succumbs to cancer, a life without him becomes a stark reality. Faced with picking up the pieces, Laura soon discovers long-hidden secrets her husband kept that threatened her and her family's future.Laura's problems surface the weekend of Henry's funeral when she discovers the personal issues of her daughters. When her middle daughter, Julia, arrives in town with a man who looks a lot like a younger version of her husband, Laura is intrigued by the resemblance, and consequently, she imagines the worst. However, it's her attorney's mention of his family's role in a drug cartel that is perhaps the link to her deceased husband's past. Unable to confirm the secrets, Laura keeps quiet until the girls show up for a sentimental last weekend on the family farm with their beloved horses. Readers should brace themselves because the people in this fictitious town of Abington are about to embark on a dangerous, twenty-four-hour roller coaster ride that changes the lens through which they view the world. Fractured - A Story of Broken Ties is a southern literary suspense novel. It's a story of betrayal, love, and acceptance. The town of Abington has produced a thriller you won't soon forget.