After being disrespected and lied to 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 forced to fight for her life.

After three marriages end in addiction and divorce, Debra Hudson turns to helping others through counseling and social work. Then she meets Jamie, a man she can't fix, and their volatile relationship causes her own addictions to resurface.

Karen Miller embarks on a road trip romance with an older man but leaves him after she gets pregnant and heads home to Arizona. A new romance with a co-worker is fueled by alcohol and abuse until she defends herself by plunging a knife into his neck.

Tina Gardner thinks she's destined for greatness. She meets Andre who asks her to help him launch a new business venture and they take Las Vegas by storm. The pressure leads to accusations of cheating and abuse with Andre on the losing end of a knife.

Teenagers Tamara and Leo are forced to marry when Tamara gets pregnant but the strain of raising a family rips them apart. Tamara falls for a childhood friend, Marvin, but the romance turns ugly when he starts abusing her and she fights back with a knife.

After two failed relationships Michelle Covington is swept off her feet by a former high school classmate. But excessive drinking makes him abusive. The couple gets in a nasty fight with the boyfriend in danger of bleeding to death from a stab wound.

A young woman scarred by childhood traumas struggles to rebuild her life. She meets the man of her dreams but once they're engaged the couple's relationship crumbles. It's a dangerous game of he-said-she-said that finally comes to a bloody end.