The true story of a police detective and a recently released criminal trying to reconcile their past lives as they journey through marriage and parenthood. The family falls into desperation as the past catches up with them and they find themselves battling organised criminals and a police force determined to strip them of their liberty. Told from the woman's perspective, this true crime novel offers a rare glimpse into the world of the wives and mothers who choose to love a criminal. To protect identities, names and some circumstances have been fictionalised.