Kody Burkoff, a small-town ghostwriter who specializes in the memoirs of everyday people, attempts to help a mourning father wavering between seeking revenge and granting forgiveness by creating a memoir filled with wonderful memories of his daughter, Julia, before her untimely death. Kody feels impelled to help every lost soul who enters her life, including her newly divorced high school sweetheart, and quickly regrets her decision when the beleaguered father confesses that he can't control his compulsive behavior toward the young man whom he has deemed a murderer. Unable to ignore the inevitable, Kody acts to protect the innocent and preserve the future of Julia's faltering family.