Candy Johnson got more than she bargained for when she married Jeffrey Bornhoeft. During the course of their rocky marriage he abused and neglected her and their three children. After ten long years she finally found the courage to leave him and finalize a divorce. She found a new love, Jamey Johnson. They began to forge a life together, despite Bornhoeft's continued protestations and demands that Candy return to him. His final act of violence turned Ohio upside down in April, 2000. This is the thrilling true story of one woman's escape from domestic violence and her courage to give her children the life they deserve. Candy's story highlights an all too common situation in America today. Many women face the terrors of domestic violence, and each of them has the strength to end it. Candy Johnson's tale is proof that it can be done, no matter how violent the abuser.