On a hot August night, Beth Brolin forgot to lock her back door. She’d never forget the man who let himself in. Her family and friends expect her to be traumatized by the rape, frozen by fear, full of hatred. But she’s not some vulnerable girl on the emotional brink of despair. Life goes on. She dates, vacations, explores her sexuality, finishes college, and puts bonehead corporate managers in their place. Fiercely true to her principles, gaining strength from them, she defies stereotypical views about the eternal helplessness of rape victims. Years later, the man reenters her life. To get around the legal system’s time limit for rape prosecution, Beth reconstructs the crime. For her, justice has always been sweeter than revenge!