Penny's skepticism about ghosts, love, and family change when her ghost-hunting mother sends her to a "friend's" inn in Maine for Christmas, where Penny confronts her own supernatural gift, an alluring boy, and staggering family secrets.
"Like Dr. Seuss said you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. Oh God. I was in love! One week may be an awfully short time to truly fall in love, but i had, completely. Whether george was in love or just in lust. I still had no clue, but there was still time to find out...wasn't there?".