Monica Fairview is a sugar daddy addict who dates men like Rob to keep her living in luxury. But Rob’s need for total control and Monica’s penchant for drama spins the couple into a physical quarrel that ends with Monica stabbing Rob in the back.

Lydia Salce falls for her co-worker. But when she gets pregnant, she kicks him to the curb. She meets Michael and thinks he's the one. When she confronts him about his partying ways, she claims to defend herself by stabbing him repeatedly.

When Crystal Johnson believes her boyfriend is cheating on her, she stabs him with a kitchen knife. Crystal finds love again with another man but when she suspects he's also a cheater, he too ends up on the wrong side of her blade.

Carol Singh immigrates to New York from Suriname hoping to live the American dream, which includes getting married. But when her jealous boyfriend Dave becomes increasingly violent, a fight with in the kitchen leaves Dave dead and Carol behind bars.

After a successful run as a cocaine smuggler in 1980's Fort Lauderdale, Donna Buchanan gets caught up with an older gentleman named Charlie. But Charlie, is an enabler and abuser. After years of misery, Donna snaps and stabs Charlie 54 times.

Krista Clark is a social misfit who's been shunned her entire life. She uses sex to win attention from men. She meets Tim and thinks she’s found it. But when that relationship unravels, Krista's frustration reaches a bloody breaking point.

Diane falls for charismatic politician Joe Reilly, but as soon as they say "I do" Joe reveals his inner abusive tyrant. One fight escalates, landing Joe in the hospital.

Single mother Laurene Rugen starts dating her neighbor Chris and enters into a decades' long cycle of terrifying abuse. She refuses to leave, thinking she can change him. When she finally gathers the courage to demand a divorce tensions explode.

Charlene Jackson puts her military career on hold to marry Paul. When she finds out he's into threesomes, she runs and deploys to Kuwait, falling in love with another soldier. When she asks Paul for a divorce, it's a fight to the finish.

After a failed marriage and an abusive relationship with a cruel boyfriend, Liz Cahoon finally finds the perfect man in Eric. But the ghosts of her past and the demons of her addiction mix to cause an out of body trance that leads to bloody attack.

Nicole Taylor is a spoiled princess never learned how to be independent. Spending a lifetime abusing drugs and chasing bad boys, she falls head over heels for Freddie. Her obsession with Freddie turns a lover's quarrel into a violent ending.

Former track star Fatimah Leday joins the army, where she meets a smooth talking soldier named Carlton. The two return to the U.S. and marry. Unfortunately, Fatimah still wants to sow her wild oats, leading to a full scale war with her husband.

Jamie Santos is a wild child who refuses to be tamed. She meets Jonathan and quickly becomes obsessed with him. They break up but later reunite, marry and have a child. But her jealousy eventually boils over with devastating consequences.

Beautiful Latvian Yekaterina Petrov's mother dies and she loses herself in the glitzy Miami nightclub scene. When she meets Mark, a handsome club promoter, the two set off on a rocky romance fueled by sex, drugs and violence, making front page news.

After being disrespected by men, Edna Wilson decides to focus on her career and family. When she reconnects with a high school flame, it leads to a whirlwind romance. But jealousy rips the marriage apart, ending in a fierce battle of wills.

Terri Pearson is a transgender woman who's left to survive on the streets. She saves every penny to pay for her transition surgery and meets a man online. The romance blossoms then sours once he starts abusing her and she’s has to fight for her life.