I am sharing my story so it doesn't become yours. What happened to me, the lies, the deception, from one man, resulted in the murder of his wife and the family dogs.

I consider myself fortunate, as who knows what could have been had I continued ignoring my intuition, the little voice within.

This was an extraordinary tale that Dateline NBC picked up and aired in April 2016. I solicited them in no way. This experience is also shared inside the pages of my story.

The time frame of this story spans several years, and I could not include every detail, but did my best to include what was important.

This book is based on truth, but do note, some of the names have been changed for privacy, and some of the passages have been augmented for clarity. I have not included everyone's testimony, or at times omitted part of one's testimony, in order to make this book manageable in length. It does not change the veracity of what happened.