D.J. knows that things have changed, but she can't stop herself from thinking about Brian. She was however, hoping to go back to be unnoticeable at school, but when she spies her locker on her first day back, she knows she things changed. Now she's front and center and everyone wants something: the girls want her to play basketball, her best guy friend wants to date her, and her coach and her family want her to pick a college according to a basketball scholarship. D.J. isn't sure how to handle all the pressure. Most of the time, she simply wants to cover her head and hide out, but with her future at stake, she knows that that's not possible. She just wishes that she hand someone to talk to who understood her half as much as Brian. She's thinking about him so much that it must mean something, right? Will she find a way to open up to someone and let out all her fears?
Aubrey's been jealous of her best friend's winter breaks to Vermont. This year, she can't believe that she's going too. Only she gets there to find there's no snow. What's a girl to do? Instead of playing in the snow, she's helping out at inn the run by Christie's grandparents and meeting cute boys at the ice skating rink. But before she knows it, Christie talks her into competing in the town's Snow Princess Pageant. At first, Aubrey agrees because it's Christie's wish to become the Snow Queen and she needs back up. Soon, she gets a look at the competition and decides that she needs to beat the snarky mean girl Layla at her own game. Too bad Layla is her new boyfriend sister and he doesn't see past her innocent act. Will Aubrey's competitive side push away all the people she cares about?
Merit's recovering the murders that almost killed her. Instead, she's been turned into vampire and must obey the man she loves to hate. In order to perform her job to the best of her ability, she moves finally into the Cadogan house. She's having a hard time adjusting to and mingling with the other vampires due to her status and the rumors floating around. Ethan doesn't give her much time to adjust before asking her to return to the life she left behind. When an anonymous warning arrives with hints of a secrets being uncovered, Ethan wants to find out who is responsible. All signs point to a reporter of a prominent family. Merit's forced to enter society again with Ethan at her side. Soon she's going head to head with her father and creating tension within her romantic relationship. But Merit has bigger problems than romance; there's another traitor in the house. She must uncover the mole and watch her back because someone's out for revenge and it's getting ugly.
