When Candy Williams meets Joe Collier on a Florida beach she thinks she has met her happily ever, but her fairytale romance morphs into a real-life horror story when she uncovers a killer secret. Elin Stebbins thought rugged yet sensitive Derrick Carter was the man of her dreams, but after moving in together, he shows his violent side.

Optimistic Evimer Duclerc unexpectedly finds happiness when she decides to give Ramon Lalondriz-Castillo a chance; all is well until she begins to see a different side of him. Michelle Garcia falls for Oscar and marries him, but the relationship begins a descent into deadly chaos.

A year after the death of her long-term boyfriend, realtor Mary Kay Beckman takes a gamble to find love with a Las Vegas professional golf caddie; soon all bets are off. Beach boy Steve Lane's dream of romance with ex-NFL cheerleader Sabrina Smith gets blindsided when death threats turn his life into a horror show.

In 1986, Natalie Purdie is a high school graduate with hopes of becoming a professional dancer; she gets swept off her feet by charming, older Kevin Bullock, but her plans come crashing down when he reveals a violent dark side. Recently separated Nursing Assistant Tracy Ella's hot-and-heavy romance with Marine veteran and single dad Lonnie Depen becomes a living hell when he turns psycho.