Karen White survives a childhood of molestation and abuse, only to grow up and marry a controlling and abusive police officer named Clyde King. Karen receives a sneak preview of what marriage will be like, when Clyde beats and rapes her on their honeymoon night. Karen feels like all hope is loss, and that she is forever doomed to a life of unhappiness and abuse, until the day she discovers that she is pregnant. With faith in God, and the loving support of her cousin Linda, Karen becomes determined to provide a better life for her unborn child. She escapes Clyde’s torture, enters a domestic violence shelter, and relocates to Atlanta, Georgia.

While in Atlanta, Karen starts a new life, forms bonding friendships with Jessica, Monica, and Rita, three women she meets while living in the shelter. She even finds true love with David Smith, the handsome doctor she works with at Grady Hospital. All is well, until the day Clyde finds her and Karen has to make a life or death decision that could change her life forever….