Alice and Patrick met through the school play, "The Man Under-worked". They fell in love. They were faced with issues of trust and jealousy, but find comfort in each others strengths. Alice is brilliant and hard-working. She has always protected her single father from outsiders Patrick has strength of character as well as body and will fiercely protect Alice from harm. Their romance seemed typical and enduring. For a time all was well until they were forced to contend with a villain that became progressively more hostile. He harasses and threatens their relationship and their lives. They must figure out how to stay together.

The Japanese say you have three faces . "The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and to your family. The third face, you never show anyone, and that, is the truest reflection of yourself." Life is not easy for fourteen-year-old Agnes. She flunked at school last year and now she sees herself on whole different class, with younger people and to make it worse, they humiiate her every chance they get. Her parents don't even care if she gets bad grades anymore and the teachers make fun of her in front of everyone. The boy she likes? He dates the bulliest of them all Anger grows inside Agnes day by day. But she's in luck. Because the mask shop has arrived in town. And with it, promises of magical other-worldy masks who help people show the facets that they bury deep inside of them, for a price, of course. Unfortunately, sometimes, the price is too high for some.