Prim and proper Marie Hilley of Anniston, Alabama, is left to fend for herself after a mysterious illness overtakes her husband. Despite a life insurance payout, her debts keep piling up as the same illness threatens to kill her daughter as well.

Sparks fly in Jackson, MS, and Bossier City, LA, when a smooth-talking cowboy comes to town and women start disappearing. Communities are on edge as police race to find answers. But how many more have to die before they find this devil in disguise?

In September 2004, fierce Hurricane Ivan rips through rural Chunchula, Alabama, leaving members of the tight-knit community to repair their town. But for Lisa Marie Nichols and her family, the storm has done more damage than they could ever imagine.

Laura Ling is a single mom trying to raise her teenage daughter alone, until she meets Stephen Stanko, a down-on-his-luck author. Laura offers Stephen a helping hand and invites him into her family. His true nature soon shines through.

They say everything's just a little sweeter in the South. At least that's the case for Jim and Kelley Cannon, one of Nashville, Tennessee's finest young couples. But this fairytale isn't quite as enchanted as it seems.

Columbia, Kentucky, is the perfect place to raise a family, nestled quietly away form the hustle and bustle of city life. But, for one family - veterinarian Dr. Joseph Wellnitz, his wife, Beth, and their 20-year-old son, Dennis - darkness is seeping in, threatening to destroy their peaceful lives and answers will be a long time coming.