Dr. Samantha Jensen, psychology professor, had it all together--marriage, career, even a new book. But her greatest achievement was hiding her ugly secret. When staying becomes even more terrifying than leaving, she goes straight to those she can trust, because family and friends are supposed to accept, understand, and help. Right? Daring to leave her abusive husband despite being Catholic, despite his threats to hunt her down, launches the once fearful Samantha on an amazing journey of self-empowerment. Staying just out of reach, she stumbles through reunion with her estranged mother, difficult relationships with old friends who doubt her, meaningless sex with strangers, and the lure of security with a wealthy man, a drug lord, until she finally reaches the point of power where she alone chooses her fate. Will she make the right decision?