A serial killer dubbed the "Heartbreak Killer" by a rating crazed media looms in a nameless American city. Spreading a wildfire of fear to civilians by killing unsuspecting women with anti-depressants in the comfort of their homes. A Tale of Twisted Love: The Heartbreak Killer takes readers into the dark mind of the Heartbreak Killer, Perry Nelson. Perry blames what he calls his "dark monster" on the twisted relationships of his past and seeks to reclaim what he feels he has lost from countless heartbreaks... His heart. Meanwhile, a semi-retired detective, Paul Fisher, is called to take over the elusive Heartbreak case. Still struggling with the inner demons left by the death of his wife, Paul agrees to head the case to protect his only daughter from the threat of the Heartbreak Killer. With the pressure of the hounding media demanding to know the killers identity and an increasing fear that the person behind these acts may resemble himself more than he would desire, Paul desperately tries to solve the case before he too is engulfed in darkness. But the Heartbreak Killer has other plans, already setting his sights on a new target. However, during Perry's stalk, a shocking discovery is made. The woman that he desires to kill is none other than Detective Paul Fishers daughter, Alexis. With much debate about the risks and dangers of killing a detective's daughter, Perry, ultimately decides to go through with his dark monsters calling. But when the time comes for Perry to strike down the daughter he is met with the unexpected, a flicker of emotion for the first time in over eight years. What is the Heartbreak Killer to do? Be the dark emotionless killer or attempt to become the caring human being he once was. With Detective Fisher and a media frenzy hot on his trail, there is only certainty. Perry must find his missing heart one way or another.