It's funny how one stupid little mistake can change your life forever. Okay, maybe what I did was slightly more serious than your average slip-up. But still... As far back as I can remember I've had one goal in life: get into the vocal performance program at the Vanderbilt Conservatory of Music in New York City. It's the crème de la crème of music schools. Guess what. They accepted me, a practically anonymous girl from the other side of the continent. And they even offered me a partial scholarship. And there's my problem--a partial scholarship. Why not get a student loan to make up the difference, like every other kid my age? So, about that not-so-little mistake I made... I was only trying to save my mother from getting in trouble, again. Somehow, some way, I got mixed up in helping my mom and her loser husband do a drug deal. A one-time mistake that changed the course of my life forever. It turns out you can't get student loans if you have a drug conviction. True story. Look it up. No student loan means I might as well forget attending the world's most elite music school. But I'm not about to let go of my dream. I have this letter from my mom. It arrived the day after she passed away. She explains everything, who my birth father was, how to find him and--here's the interesting part--how much money he has. This man I've never met just might be my ticket to Vanderbilt Music Conservatory, alma mater of some of the world's very best musicians. The only problem is, I have to keep my past a secret from my newfound father. And I have a feeling that's not going to be easy...