A savvy, small-town girl’s dream of city life unravels into a nightmare of misadventure and ghostly whims.
At the threat of her parents’ divorce, sixteen-year-old Talia Edison seizes her chance to hit the metropolis, but during her first “lucky break,” she falls victim to an unimaginable assault, robbed of her innocence and her last penny. Broken, alone, and desperate, Talia plunges into solving her own case, meeting a young detective whom she grows close to, while learning that her inherent investigative skills make her a valuable asset.
When Talia becomes haunted by a voice from her past, what she’d thought were imaginary friends from her childhood, become all too real as she discovers her sensitivity to spirits. Initially intrigued, her “gift” becomes the greatest burden she’s ever known as the spirits become an overwhelming source of pain and suffering beyond her control.
The chaos threatens to tear her from the man she’s grown to love while a lingering mystery emerges, driving her to uncover a gruesome family secret. Talia is forced to face fears and vulnerabilities that push her to her limits. Unable to block out her undesired abilities, she must come to terms with them, and try to turn tragedy into forgiveness, without losing her sanity or her loved ones in the process.