Scarlett is a disturbed and badly behaved girl. After being expelled from her school, her Mum sends Scarlett away to Ireland where her Dad lives.Scarlett is furious, since her Dad leaving her mum was the source of her depression, making her become difficult and angry.
Her step-mum Clare and her step-sister Holly live with her Dad. She ends up learning a lot there, however, particularly because of her friendship with Holly, and meeting Kian, a mysterious boy who rides a black horse, though they fall out of contact at the end of the book. Clare is expecting another baby any day now. But Clare has a nasty
- Dad her father
- Holly her sister
- Kian her boyfriend