Compared to the beautiful, outgoing Melody, Sutton Bran has always lived in her older sister's shadow as the shy, innocent girl. Even so, she happens to catch the attention of mysterious bad boy Colton Jones. He steals her first kiss one night at a party and sends her home thinking that her life is finally starting to fall into place... that is, until she arrives at her house to find that Melody has been killed in a drunk driving accident. Unable to deal with her grief, Sutton's life spirals out of control. But one guy thinks he has what it takes to show her there's still so much to live for. All she has to do is be a little rebellious.

Abigail Triggs is a 17-year-old aspiring surfer. She lives in North Miami with her widowed grandmother and is given a diary from her late mother where she shares everything she would like her mother to have known if she was still around...

Lola Dawson had always been the good girl, had always been loved by everyone, and had never gotten into any kind of trouble. She had been happy and normal for her entire life. That all changed on her eighteenth birthday. Everything that made up her life was pulled away from her in an instant while sitting at school in the cafeteria. That day she wasn't the 'good girl' anymore. Truthfully, she had no idea what she'd become. But they did. (Includes Ingenium, Somnium, and Proelium)

Katie has always been jealous of her mom, her mom was beautiful, smart, wealthy, and all of Katie's crushes would be friends with her to get closer to mom. So for Katie to make mom feel the pain, she begins to obsess over mom's ex boyfriend James, who just happens to be the principal at Katie's desired school. Will her plan work, or will it turn into a complete disaster.