when mia disantis' ex-supermodel mother up and leaves her hotel owner father for bart bass, the fifteen year old and her sister are forced to make a trans-atlantic flight to their new home in manhattan. this comes with lots of complications, not to mention her pervy new step brother and standing suite at the palace. but after a somewhat scandalous summer involving the very people she now goes to school with, and an all knowing anonymous source of gossip, mia realises her new life is more like taking a swim with sharks rather than a relaxing dip in the hot tub.