Dr. Eliyah Conrad is damaged goods. Relentlessly tormented in her youth, it was enough to push her over the edge and into the darkness. Bent on revenge, she utilizes her connections with and the technology of the Femme Noir to serve her purpose: making those who tortured her when she was younger pay the ultimate Atonement for their transgressions.

Leigh Strokes is the leader of the Femme Noir in the South East and Crime Scene Investigator for the Baton Rouge, Louisiana task force. She is met with a quandary when a rash of slayings plague her hometown. Tying the pieces together becomes a bit of a challenge when one of her own thwarts her efforts to get to the bottom of things. However, Leigh is tenacious, looking deeper than most would, finding the clues hidden in plain sight, and seeing it through to the end.

Most would not argue that there are consequences of childhood bullying. As the trauma continues, and to a more serious degree, the damage, there is virtually no way to stop the inevitable.

Atonement demonstrates a conflict of this nature, the victim taking things entirely too far. Although an extreme example, this story will both entice you with its erotic elements and challenge everything you know about a bully victim.