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Publisher Marketing: Alexa DeBrow is the golden girl. The beautiful young doctor has a blossoming career, an aspiring politician for a fiance, and money to wrap herself in the finer things. But when she's assaulted in downtown Austin, her charmed life veers askew. During the struggle with her attacker, she gets the upper hand and kills her assailant. Self defense? The police don't buy it. Alexa can't rub the sweet look of satisfaction from her face. Facing a murder charge and a bitter trial that unravels her fairy tale life, she fears she's lost herself along with her friends and family. If she survives the trial, she'll have to start over, but can she leave the urge to kill wicked souls behind? Alexa DeBrow is the golden girl. Admired for her intellect, envied for her beauty, and respected for her impeccable character, the young doctor reaps rewards from making all the right choices. Blossoming career, handsome fiance, and money to wrap herself in the finer things. Until a man assaults her in downtown Austin and sends her charmed life askew. During the struggle, she gets the upper hand and kills her assailant. While others judge the uncharacteristic move, she believes the kill is justified. She's even willing to kill again to prove her point. Unaware this murderous woman lay within her, she begins to question her own identity as the bodies start to pile up. Killing dangerous men is a dangerous job and Alexa quickly realizes she's in over her head. The next corpse could be her own."