13 year old Kale Morton has grown up in an abusive household with her alcoholic and drug addictied mom and her mom's boyfriend. When things get out of hand, and Kale is forced into the foster care system, her life is turned upside down. On top of being in foster care... her mom's boyfriend is still on the streets, causing Kale to fear for her life. Can Kale Survive the System? Only time will tell.

"What is a heart if not the ultimate clockwork?" Abigail's young life was saved by the kindness of strangers: Schuyler Algernon, the man who found her collapsed on cold city streets, and Quinn Godspeed, the doctor who risked everything by breaking the law to keep her fragile heart beating. As the truth about what she's become and her feelings for her savior overtake her, Abigail is forced to ask what constitutes life, living, and what dark secrets are contained within Godspeed's past and the walls of Schuyler's house.