Sarah Hayden thought she deserved her life. In prison. After all, she was a killer. A monster. A cold-blooded abomination to human kind. At one point in time, she had been happy being a mother and a wife. She liked to write short stories and read books. She loved her son with all her heart. But then, everything changed. Jonathan Wellington was shocked at the woman he had been hired to represent. He did all he could to persuade her to beg the court's mercy, but Sarah would have none of it. She honestly believed that she deserved her fate. In cohorts with her family, Jon has to convince Sarah that life is worth living again, that all is not lost. But can he do it? Or will the woman that once was so vibrant and happy be gone forever? And would Jon ever be able to get her out of his heart?