The Langston's are a prominent Savannah family which include, three grown children, Jeffrey, Leslie and Eddie. Their parents are Andrew and Laura Langston. Grandparents are Thomas and Rita Isaacs. There is a deep ethnicity family secret that the children know nothing about that will drastically affect one of them more than the other two. Al and Frank who live in a different section of town are the neighborhood thugs who are always up to no good. A jogger killer is on the loose that has a demented way of mutilating the bodies of the victims that puzzles the detectives working the case. Dr. Leslie, Dr. Dan, Brandy and Nazee are best friends from college who open up a much-needed clinic that has become very successful in one of the less desirable sections of the city. But inevitably, tragedy will strike which changes their lives. The relationships of the best friends are one of love, trust and loyalty. They stand by one another through thick and thin and eventually share their lives with men who are different from one another but have that common bond of dedicated love and respect at it's finest towards their women. KATHERINE HILL-DANEKE is the oldest of seven children who grew up in California. She is a graduate of The: '* University of Redlands in Redlands, California. She now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently working on her second novel 4. which is the sequel to Faith and Conviction to be released soon.