Kayla Lee Ann Davis, a successful lawyer and a loving mother, did not expect to put her own life, as well her whole family's, in danger when she took Lucky Martin's case. After she proved in court that Lucky is innocent, his father, Grant Martin, started to come after Kayla and her family. One by one, the people Kayla hold dear in her heart are taken away from her, murdered by Grant and his accomplices. Kayla finds herself struggling to live a normal life for her twins and to find the man responsible for the brutal killings in her neighborhood. As the Christmas holidays draw near and her wedding coming to a close, evil lurks in their midst. Grant Martin will stop at nothing to get what he wants, and he wants Kayla more than anything. Murder in the Pines is not an ordinary mystery and crime story. It speaks of love, relationship, and hope. It speaks of how a bond within a family develops and stays strong despite an outside threat looming over them.