Prudence Parker seems like a got-it-all-together young woman, but she has her share of personal demons—from hating her name to trying to control the "beast" inside her who tends to pick lousy, and sometimes dangerous, romantic partners.

Discovering she's pregnant by an abusive ex-fiancé solves one issue, a particularly pushy biological clock. But then the s.o.b. files for custody. And despite an in-name-only marriage to her platonic best friend, her ex persists. Why is this man so obsessed with fatherhood, to the point where he will do anything? Even frame her for murder…or worse.

WARNING: This book contains some graphic scenes that may be triggering for some people.