Young, beautiful Megan Cleary seems to have the perfect life: a dream job in a prestigious law firm in New York City, an upscale boyfriend, and a fabulous apartment. But her perfect world is shattered when one night, while she is working late, she is brutally beaten and raped by a stranger. Afraid and ashamed, she refuses to admit what has happened to her, but she cannot forget her terrifying ordeal, and shortly afterward she illegally buys a handgun to protect herself. A few months later, Megan is attacked again, but this time she is armed and ready. She shoots her assailant and flees the scene before the police arrive and discover the body. She never tells anyone that she owns a gun or that she has killed a man, but her professional and private life begins to unravel as she struggles to gain control of the fear and guilt from which she is unable to free herself. When events beyond her control leave her financially destitute and emotionally drained she returns to her parents' home in Buffalo to start over. This page-turning story of loss and redemption will leave the reader guessing to the very end