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A heart-stopping psychological suspense novel about a Texas prison official driven to commit the perfect crime, by the author of the international bestselling thriller Baby Doll.

Would you kill to protect your family?

Working on death row is far from Kristy Tucker's dream, but she is grateful for a job that allows her to support her son and ailing father.

When she meets Lance Dobson, Kristy begins to imagine a different kind of future. But after their wedding, she finds herself serving her own life sentence--one of abuse and constant terror.

But Kristy is a survivor, and as Lance's violence escalates, the inmates she has worked with have planted an idea she simply can't shake.

Now she must decide whether she will risk everything to protect her family.

Does she have what it takes to commit the perfect crime?

Hollie Overton is an executive television writer on ABC Family's Shadowhunters. Previously, she wrote for the CBS police procedural Cold Case and Lifetime's The Client List. Overton's father was a member of the notorious Overton gang and spent several years in prison for manslaughter. Raised by her single mother, Hollie draws on her unique childhood experiences to lend realism and compassion to her depictions of domestic violence and complicated family dynamics.

Therese Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She is a winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings.