Addie Blackwood knows nothing but the absence of her fathers love. Growing up raised by nannies and tutors, her world becomes the enormous estate she lives in. So when her father gets arrested, that world crumbles. In lack of other family, she's sent to live with her estranged mother. A mother so far gone that her memories have turned to dust. A ghost taking form. As Addie struggles to settle in to her new life in New York, secrets surface. Secrets her mother would prefer to stay buried. This story contains topics such as suicide, depression and overdosing. Reader discretion is advised.

Scarlett Johansson, after recently stepping back from acting, takes a quiet job at a small high school near London as a school counsellor and teaching assistant. She feels as if her career has recently taken her away from experiencing what life has to offer, other than just a successful career. Lila Bradley, a struggling 16 year old girl who's dealing with a lot inside her own head as well as hard times with friends and family. She recently just moved in with her friend who's a few years older than her and is trying to live independently as best as she can. Lila begins skipping lessons and becoming known quite quickly for the wrong reasons. She quickly gets referred to Scarlett's counselling sessions and assistance in lessons. This referral does nothing but annoy Lila more, who then decides she will try and make Scarlett's life harder to cope with her own. Little does she know, Scarlett is known to be stubborn, calculated and very good with confrontation. What will happen when they're forced to be around each other nearly every day?

A pair of delicate hands pushed me firmly against the back of the chair that was seated underneath a small desk. Her fingers clutched my waist, pressing her muscular body into me. Face inches away, she towered over me, her white teeth sinking into her own pink lips as she bit down, her emerald green eyes looking at nothing other than me. I gasped, surprised and confused at this sudden outburst of affection and confidence that came from my very own Russian Professor.