Sydney fell in love with Adam quickly, enticed by his good looks, passion for life, and charm so when he proposed just two and a half months after they started dating, she said yes. Shortly after they said their I do's however, Adam was unexpectedly dropped at their front door in the middle of the night, by two of his fellow Army National Guard officers, dismissed early from his summer military training. Why? She wasn't quite sure. But from that moment on, Sydney was forced to face the ugly reality that she had been lied to, and that the man she loved was a stranger to her.

In Living Life Unwounded, Sydney Oliver James gives her readers an honest look into the adversities she faced as she fought hard to protect her marriage and care for the man she loved, all while trying to maneuver through the dark and unfamiliar waters of mental illness.