Bones and relationships have mended in the months following the blizzard, and now Brenna is ready to learn about Abraham's history with Clayton Finn. Even as she gains new insight into the dark mind of the nefarious Puppet Master, life takes an unexpected turn for the worst when several people, including her uncle, end up in the hospital after eating cakes she made. Is it food poisoning or is there something more sinister at work? As far as her classmates are concerned, Brenna is trouble and some are eager to punish her. Could that be the intention of Finn and his puppet or is there a bigger target centered in the crosshairs? Sprinkle in an insecure boyfriend, the return of his domineering father and neglectful mother, the pressure to choose a college, and Brenna's got a recipe for disaster.