Paint Me As I Am is a thriller in the predatory mould. What unique attribute dwells within the creative individual? Is it a flaw in the unconscious psyche that gives rise to talent, influencing artists to fashion the product of their imagination into tangible form, just as the grain of sand gives rise to the precious pearl? Or is it more? To the world around him, Jerrod Young appears to be a typical, mature art student. He certainly has talent as a painter, but hidden within the darkest corners of his mind are unsavory secrets, and a different man that nobody knows. H. Jay Scheuermann, author of The Gore Experiment, gives us another great psychological thriller, delivering a chilling look inside the psyche of a man whose deepest thoughts begin to assume control over his actions. The needs of the darkness within him seem to grow with each atrocity, his ever-increasing confidence fueling an inexorable force for evil. Hell is not a place, but a state of mind, a state of being: it exists within each of us. We like to believe we can control it, but the cruel alternative is that our choices have already been made for us. Jerrod has accepted his truth, and is resolved to serve his inner demon. Special Agent Jackie Jonas has been given her first assignment, a case that may mark the beginning and the end of her FBI career, as it leads her into a web of violence and deception, with each new clue ensnaring the lives of the ones she loves. This gripping story brings to life the awful truth that the Jerrod Young's of this world do, in fact, exist. It could be one of your co-workers, the person behind you in the supermarket checkout line, or even the person next door. Can you tell? Are you willing to stake your life on it?