In The Mating of Mata, appearance is everything, and deception is an essential part of everyday life. Bruised physically and emotionally, Mata fears for her life as her lover, Scott, becomes more and more entrapped in the dark, seductive world of illegal drugs. Certain she can never escape Scott's drug-induced rages, Mata becomes convinced she must end Scott's life to save her own. Yet as she contemplates this act of self-defense, Mata is unaware that a deadly spiral of serial murder has already been set into motion and is out of her own control.

The Mating of Mata is the thrilling story of a young woman ensnared by circumstance and desperate to escape to a new life, no matter what the cost.