Looks can be deceiving. Ally has a 4.7 G.P.A and is en route for an Ivy League. And, while dressed up in skirts and cardigans, she has the appearance of a model student. But, Ally is far from the angel she appears to be. Ally is secretly a member of a gang called the Players and behind her nerdiness, lies a girl who’s addicted to a good old-fashioned adrenaline rush. However with one mistake, her façade comes crashing down all around her. When she gets caught hot boxing with her best friend Caden and is arrested after a high-speed motorcycle chase, nothing will ever be the same again. Her parents disown her as she’s sent to Black Mountain, a mental institute for troubled teens. There she meets a host of people with colorful personalities, including one guy named Jack who drives her positively crazy with his lip ring, piercing green eyes, and domineering attitude. However, even there, Ally finds herself struggling to fit in with the crowd of violent, temperamental misfits that make up Black Mountain’s student body. Is Ally real all that bad when it comes down to it? Or has Ally simply been Playing Criminal?

What if the beggar on the street imploring you for money...was not a beggar? What if that orphan you forgot about... was not an orphan? How about that widow, or the drug addict? What if in fact it was an angel standing before you...testing you? If you pass a blessing will be the reward. If you fail you receive your just reward... a curse. Delve deep, open your eyes for not all is as it seems.

It really sucks when you are married to a player who still hasn't changed his ways yet. Plus this RED DEATH came out of no where and has made living so difficult. He is bent on killing Chloe and me. Then killing my husband, Alec in a slow death. Which will be damn painful. Oh god. I better stop thinking like that. He has already killed one family member. I don't want to see another person dying. Not only that I need to either get the courage to leave Alec or change his habits somehow.