Patricia Pulley was lucky enough to find and marry the man of her dreams. Together, they had children; they built a life. Then, with no warning, her husband died and left her widowed. In an instant, everything changed; Pat's children watched as she struggled to replace the only man she had known. She needed someone to love, protect, and care for her-just like the man she had lost much too soon.

LOVE, LONELINESS, ABUSE, AND MURDER is a painful memoir written by Patricia's youngest son, Jim. Jim saw the agony caused by his father's death; he also watched as his mother fell into the...