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...

When Evelyn Scott agrees to satisfy her family's persistent requests to open up about her past, she does so hesitantly, and with good reason too, since her past is beleaguered by a haunting memory - the night she helped her mother bury a devastating secret of lust and betrayal. Employing the services of ghostwriter Kody Burkoff, Evelyn attempts to tell all, but falters miserably along the way. While Evelyn battles the unraveling tethers of her childhood, Kody gathers the clues that have slipped from her client's mouth to investigate her past, which will also aid her in solving a mystery that...