Kristen Barnes has become successful as an architect catering to the rich. Hired to design yet another millionaire's dream home in a small but wealthy town in Massachusetts, she runs into trouble. Trouble in the man-shape of a construction company owner with no patience for spoiled little rich girls.

It's Mollie's last month of being an over-achieveing, nerdy high school senior. Mollie is class valedictorian, and has a bright future ahead of her with her full ride to Earlham. What more could Mollie want? Mollie wants to find what she's missed these last four years of high school. Sure, Mollie has had a pretty eventful four years with her parents' divorce and her mom getting remarried to someone 15 years younger than her, but she feels like she's missing something. Mollie only has one month to find what's missing, and she might be surprised at what she might find.

Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: check Dead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She's been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too. Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. There's a little glitch this time. The ghost she sees is her foster sister, Sally. Everyone thinks she's just another runaway. Mattie knows the truth, though-she's dead, murdered. Foster kids look out for each other and Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can't do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young police officer and together they set out to discover the truth of Sally's disappearance. Now the killer has set his sights on her. It becomes a race to see if she can find the truth before the serial killer finds her.