Courtney Ramsey is a recently widowed mother, drowning in grief. She lives in the epitome of the small town stereotype in Philipsburg, Montana, in a tiny apartment where she struggles to support her kids. Tired and lonely, long hours spent working at a diner have begun to take their toll. Out in the world beyond, an unmerciful killer tortures young victims. Strangely, Courtney starts having dark dreams. She sees, hears, and feels every final moment of this killer's victims' lives. Still mourning the loss of her husband, she begins a paranormal journey that spirals out of control and threatens the lives of those she loves most. A budding new romance with a local police officer does nothing to ease Courtney's fears as victims accumulate and she comes closer to recognizing the truth about the killer in her dreams. Educated in psychology, author Brenda Wilson plunges deep into the depravity and sickness of a killer's mind in Dream State, only to prove monsters are much closer than we realize.