When Karen Kuzma was a little girl, she adored her older brother. As they grew older, she saw changes in him that she didn't understand, but it never occurred to her that he was becoming the most infamous serial killer in American history.

When Joshua Hudnall went off to war, he felt more at home in combat than he ever did around his mother. But just when Joshua thought he had escaped her torment, she set her sights on someone else, and destroyed their family from within.

When Lori McLeod fell for a man claiming to be an FBI agent, she felt certain that she would always be safe. Now, as the end of her life draws near, Lori is determined to ensure that the murderer who betrayed her family never becomes a free man.

Jamie Clark had already been twice unlucky in love, so when she met Anthony Lord she thought the third time would be the charm. But by the time she realized what perverted plans he had for her, she was already trapped.

Walter Stawicki always tried to protect his son, Ian, from all the evils in the world. But when Ian became a man, and committed an unspeakable crime, he realized that he had failed to protect him, and their community, from the true threat.

Felecia Collier almost killed Chester Turner once. At the time, she was relieved to hear that he would survive. But years later, that moment would become the biggest regret of her life. If only she had just killed him.

Cindy Best's friends and family all thought she was crazy when she told them her suspicion about her husband, Karl Karlsen. But Cindy was determined to take matters into her own hands and prove her husband was a killer.

When Robin Lindsey was rescued from her mother's violence and went to live with her father, she thought she had cheated death. She had no way of knowing that the man she looked to as her savior was hiding something even worse.