Some men are monsters long before they become freaks.

Trapped under the thumb of an abusive, controlling husband, Esmeralda refused to stay broken. When the abuse turned lethal, she executed a cold, silent payback right at the kitchen table. Now, as the past bleeds into a nightmarish present, Max must face the truth about the woman he loves; she isn't a victim seeking rescue. She is a survivor who knows exactly how to put a monster in the ground.