Chancy, Queen of Ashes — M.B. Smith

When actress Chancy Phillips hits the big time, she believes she's finally left the brutality and deprivation of her childhood behind. That is, until she comes home unexpectedly and finds her husband, aging quarterback John Wade, in bed with another woman. Realizing that her marriage is just another abusive relationship, she flees in despair; by doing so she sets in motion events that could reignite their love for one another, but also opens the door to monsters from her past. The key to which will prevail lies in a warning from her dead mother...if only she can decipher it in time!