Mark and his sister Joy are used to being abused by both their parents. But one day thirteen-year old Mark stands up to his mother. He refuses to be beaten and he even defends his sister. When later that night his Mark’s father tries to beat his mother, Mark jumps to his mother’s defense. But Donald, Mark’s father, doesn’t take the challenge quietly; he beats his son so badly that he ends up in hospital. Following the incident, Mark’s mother Agnes moves back to her mother’s house, together with her daughter Joy. That, however, encourages a woman who is interested in Donald’s wealth to make her move. For the woman achieve the ultimate goal of taking over Donald’s property, Agnes has to end up in prison, and Donald has to die. But where will that leave Mark and Joy?

Sheila was brought up in a Christian family. When she got to the university, however, she abandoned the church and turned to a wild lifestyle. She did sober up after completing her undergraduate studies, but she did not return to the church: the way Christians had treated her during her wild days had made her skeptical. Her friend and colleague Stella wins her however, and she joins the church her friend attends. There, she meets a handsome worship leader, and they start dating. In line with their Christian faith, they agree to abstain from sex until they get married. But her boyfriend invites her to his house for lunch one day and then rapes her. In her quest for justice, it becomes clear that the rapist and his billionaire father will stop at nothing in order to cover the crime. They are even willing to kill Sheila and her best friend Stella.

Helena has been a very supportive wife of a pastor; she even shelved her career ambitions to support his ministry. Even when she learns that he is cheating, she does not confront him. But when one of his mistresses, a girl that Helena has seen grow up, begins to disrespect her openly, Helena knows she has had enough. She tells both her husband, Myles and his mistress Summer off in front of the congregation, and then walks out and goes to her parents’ house. But her parents kick her out and tell her to go back to her husband, so she finds herself broke and homeless. As if that is not enough, there is a fanatical goon of her husband who is out to kill her for “pointing a finger at the anointed of the Lord”.

Judith and Jesse are supposed to get married this week. Jesse decides to surprise his bride-to-be, so he buys her the books she has been talking about for a couple of weeks and a bunch of flowers. But when he gets to her apartment, he finds her making love to her colleague, who also happens to be his best friend. A scuffle that follows ends up with Judith fighting for her life in hospital. But that is not the end, because more intrigue follows that involves Judith’s entire family.

What does one do when he/she is betrayed by those he/she holds dear? Does one become bitter and disillusioned? Is it possible to remain optimistic about life? Bradley and Lavender come from different socio-economic backgrounds. Bradley’s family is wealthy while Lavender comes from the ashes of poverty. But they are both betrayed by their families and their lovers because jealousy, ego and the darker traits of the human race do not respect financial boundaries. Bradley was cast out of his family because of marrying Cess, his brother Philip’s house help. Unknown to him, Philip had been carrying on an affair with Cess. As Bradley learned later, his first born child was actually his brother’s biological daughter. But for thirteen years Bradley had no idea, as he reconstructed his life with his wife, away from his wealthy and powerful family. Lavender, on the other hand, was kicked out of her home by her mother and siblings because of joblessness. She was arrested three months later for selling illicit brew, but the OCS liked her and released her on condition that she would become his lover. She agreed. When Philip’s wife Hannah dies mysteriously, and he decides to publicly reclaim his former mistress, Cess, who now happens to be his brother’s wife. He cooks a plot to have Bradley killed, and the man tasked with the murder is Lavender’s boyfriend, the OCS, who is also the father of her second son Mark. Against her wish, Lavender is given a role in the murder of an innocent man.

To the outside world, Grace is an accomplished woman. She is the head of Walleva Academy, which she co-owns with her sister and her brother-in-law. She is highly respected and beloved. Unknown to many, however, Grace has found a notorious hobby: sleeping with her male pupils. She goes on with her affairs for two uninterrupted years. But then her adult on-and-off lover, Ian, who is also her deputy, finds out her secret. Grace decides that there is only one way to keep her secret, save her reputation and secure her freedom: to have Ian killed.

Patrick has been jobless for a couple of years, and his situation is starting to get desperate. Things make a turn for the better when he is offered a job by one of his church mates. Regina runs an events company and she wants Patrick to join her team as an MC and a social media manager. There is one catch though: she wants a romantic relationship with him. The only problem is that she is the same age as Patrick’s mother and she has two sons both of who are older than Patrick. Is he willing to get into a relationship with an older woman he does not love just to secure a job?

Eva has seen it all. She was kicked out of her matrimonial home, which she used her own money to help develop. Then her brother took advantage of the situation and tried to sleep with her. But Eva is a strong woman. She rose from the ashes and rebuilt her life. She built another home and educated her children. But strength sometimes fails even the strongest of humans. Last week Eva’s first born, the celebrated TV anchor Sam, died in a road accident. He was drunk. During the funeral, Eva discovers that her daughter Janice, who is a medical doctor and her only surviving child, is also a drunkard. Janice teams up with her father Fredrick, who sold the home he had built with Eva and squandered the money with his second wife Joanna, to kick out Eva from her second home. They even get her arrested. What does a 57 year old woman, who is mourning one child, do when the surviving child betrays her so cruelly?

Kendi has been living with Mutwiri for fifteen years. When she joined his family, his then wife Kananu, who was her aunt, had promised to take her to the university. But then Kananu died before Kendi joined university, and Mutwiri manipulated her into having sex with him. He urged her to move into the master bedroom and take her aunt’s place. Kendi became Mutwiri’s wife, but he started treating her like a servant, especially after the birth of their son. Now, fifteen years later, Mutwiri kicks her out of the home so that he can marry a younger woman. She has no education and no skill. Her admission to Kenyatta University is long forgotten. In short, she has been used for fifteen years, and then thrown out like garbage. And when she protests, Mutwiri sends a gang of thugs to kill her.

Philip and his wife Daisy have known each other since they were children; their parents have been friends for ages. It was therefore not surprising when they started dating, and eventually got married. It was also not surprising when Philip decided to become a pastor after graduating from the university. He was brought up in church, and has always shown genuine love for God and Christian ministry. But then his life is turned upside down when he discovers that his father, the chairman of the deacons’ board in the same church where he serves as a youth pastor, is having an affair with his (Philip’s) wife Daisy. The situation is bad enough before the murders begin. But then a young woman called Anne, who Philip has been falsely accused of sleeping with, is brutally murdered in a motel room. Pastor Moses, the Senior Pastor of the church where Philip is serving is also murdered and his mutilated body thrown in a river. Then Philip’s wife Daisy is gunned down in broad daylight. Alexander, Philip’s father, is the main suspect. But could there be another killer out there taking advantage of Alexander’s indiscretions to eliminate people? And who could be the next target?

Kenneth and his wife have been married for seventeen years…seventeen happy years. But that seems to come to a screeching halt when Fancy is diagnosed with a late stage breast cancer. As if that is not enough, Fancy catches Kenneth locked in a kiss with a socialite. What follows is a web of intrigue and betrayal. Kenneth is innocent, but his wife does not know that, and since she has been given four months to live, she might die without knowing the truth.

Sofia did not want to get married; it just happened. She had passed in KCSE, but her parents did not have the money to take her to the University. Until her father approached Frank, the son of one of the neighbors, and begged him to find a good job for his daughter. Frank offered to pay her university fees instead, to the delight of Sofia and her parents. When he took her to the city though, he insisted that she has to live with him. That is how she became his wife. Frank educated her until she graduated, but he is a monster. He treats her like trash. One day, things escalate when Frank attacks Sofia with a knife. Suddenly, Sofia can feel the force of death around her…