A mother and daughter try to hide from a frightening past in a new town. Things go well until they learn, through painful experience, that you can't hide from your own history.

After two girls cruelly impersonate her online in a "reverse cyber-bullying" plot, Ashley's reputation is ruined and she and her mother flee a growing threat to their lives. Starting over at a new school, romantic interests, and the poignant lessons from an eccentric history teacher draw them out of seclusion until they realize that confronting a hurtful past is essential to ensuring a brighter future.