Save the occasional sighting of local celebrity, Evan Bay, nothing ever seemed to happen in the little town of Trenton, North Carolina. For high school junior, Lauren Carrington, that was perfectly fine. Her world changes, however, when cracks begin to surface in the lives of her family and long, deep-seated secrets of her friends come to light. Will forgiveness and understanding be enough to see them through? Or will deception and comparison tear them apart?