July, 1859 25 year old Annabelle Krick lives in a large house in Buffalo, Missouri. She is a beautiful young woman, who indulges her many wealthy admirers. Until, that is, they one by one vanish without a trace, each soon to be replaced with another. Widowed 5 times, she claims she simply has bad luck. Only she knows the truth. Court, marry, kill, repeat. For five years, this was her routine. Find a wealthy young man, lead him on, marry him. Then, when she was sure to inherit his wealth, she would dispose of them. Sad, but hopelessly stuck, this pattern seems to her to be her life now. Until one certain man comes along.... Can love purify her bloodstained soul? Can she ever be redeemed? And how can she now escape the punishment that seems to sneak ever closer?