College student Sandra Neuermann is abducted and brutally assaulted. She escapes her captors, but cannot escape the depression that follows. An alert counselor figures out what she needs: revenge He refers her to Nemesis, a secret organization that targets rape victims and sex traffickers. The field operatives of Nemesis are called "Furies" and they are formidable...and successful Neuermann dismantles a cruel trafficking mob in New York City while Nemesis manages to keep below the government's radar. When Neuermann begins a relationship with a handsome and gentle elementary school teacher, the straight line of her life is disrupted. She struggles to find a balance between the two very different worlds of being a Fury and being in love. "Neuermann is a well-established protagonist...The ending may shock more than a few readers, but it definitely packs a dramatic punch...An assassin story that delivers action while shrewdly examining the consequences." -Kirkus Reviews