Living in the hustle, bustle city of Los Angeles has been difficult and demanding. Jobs are hard to find and money is constantly tight. I find myself working many part-time jobs like waitressing at diners or manning stations along busy roads. I work long ours, but it seems the money is already spent by the moment I earn it. But my father always told me there is beauty in everything and I think I'm starting to see beauty come my way. I start my new job soon and this is one I think I can actually have for a long time; a steady job. I'm going to be housekeeper for one of L.A.'s millionaires: Charles Lancy. This could be the start of a whole new life, for me and Thomas. This is the story of the life of Judith Ellen

Life hasn't been easy for Jeremy Morrison. He has just been released from a Juvenile Detention Center after six months of being locked up, and things haven't been going great. After getting kicked out of his mother's house and moving his sister, Nirvana, and himself to his grandmother's, he faces the challenge of adjusting to a new life in a new town. There Jeremy meets Thalia Anderson, a girl whose talents transcend those of even the most practiced pianist. Her wealthy family looks down on the rest of society, especially people like Jeremy. What will happen if they fall for each other? Can they survive a small town scandal, or will it go down in flames and turn to ash along with the rest of Jeremy's life?