Love, Elyse

After two years of entanglement in an abusive relationship with Austin Reece, Elyse Summerlin finds a means to escape, to laugh with her little sister, and to fall in love with Hayes Morgan-that is until Austin refuses to let her go and she's found dead with his knife in her back.

Elyse's diary gives readers insight into the last year of her life, following her destructive relationship with Austin, a summer of being single, and ultimately falling for Hayes. Elyse's diary entries interchange with current words from Hayes, her eight-year-old sister, and Austin Reece's mother. The four voices intertwine, piecing together two love stories, a trial in a southern Louisiana courtroom, and snapshots of grief.