In a cottage nestled within a forbidden forest about a dozen young girls were being raised by an all powerful sorceress named Svetlana. On her death bed the witch called a girl named Amelia forth and attempted to perform a spell that would switch their souls and allow the witch to continue living in Amelia's body, but something went terribly wrong. When Amelia woke hours later she learned that she and Svetlana were sharing the young girls body.

Imagine if everything you did was documented. Every move you made was noted, and every mistake you made, every single one, you were punished for. It's like that here. It feels like you're suffocating on your own fear and it has claimed many. Some fight back. Some rebel and fail, but at least they go missing as heroes.

In the summer of 1918 a tragedy echoed across the world when the Russian Imperial Romanov family was murdered by communists leaving much of the country crying out in mourning. Yet, there was a myth that one daughter, the youngest daughter; the Grand Duchess Anastasia had escaped. Though many disbelieved, for some this would prove to be more than a rumor and it would change their lives forever. Annalisa Peterson, a senior in high school, is dying to get out and move as far away from her family as possible. Not that she has had a rough childhood, but she wants to get away from constantly being expected to be the perfect A student and consistently having to visit her great grandmother who doesn't seem to like her, and oh yeah, doesn't speak a word of English. One final class assignment could change everything that she's ever known, and could literally re-write history. To find out the truth about her family's history, it isn't long before she's digging through old papers, books, photographs, and even travelling to Russia; not to mention getting her heart tangled up with the enemy along the way. As Annalisa finds out more and more, she's quickly discovering that once the real truth is out, her entire life will be turned upside down, and life will become much more dangerous for her, and those around her. Secrets are revealed. Questions are answered. One thing is certain; Annalisa never thought that her senior year would end like this.