Lyla Chambers is convinced her life is doomed once she learns her parent's decision. Having left Dawn Ridge for Whistmere, the fifteen-year old girl struggles to settle in the town. Not only are the customs outrageously traditional, but the residents are delusional believing in tales of hauntings. Lyla feels as if she got stuck in time. The further she drifts from her old home, the more the secrets behind her relationships start to come out, and the harder it is to draw the line between fantasy and reality. Faced with the eerie apparitions, the drama, the mysteries, can Lyla confront the truth?