Annie Taylor can’t understand why her father uses her and her mother as a punching bag. She leaves college to care for her dying mother and find herself caring for her younger sister, with no money and no place to live. When a handsome young man says he loves her and wants to take care of her, Annie finds the idea attractive until his love turns into a fight for her life. Escaping from John’s love takes all her wits and courage, after finding what real love is in a most unlikely place. She discovers that her loving husband will go to any lengths to protect his secret life while putting hers in jeopardy.