Val is a 17-year-old Savannah girl who shows up to Magnolia Point with two suitcases, a reading list she’ll never finish, and a ghost only she can see. The best way to get her talking is books, school, or old movies—other than that, she prefers her own thoughts to human interactions. But give her enough time, and enough reason to trust you, and she’ll say the most sarcastic, witty comeback that will make you laugh for the rest of the day and wonder why you ever mistook her for quiet.

Henry is an 18-year-old Magnolia Point native whose name you'll hear before you meet him—on the field, in the hallways, at every table in the cafeteria. He's the kind of guy who knows everyone, remembers details people didn't think he noticed, and has spent the last year realizing that the parties, the girls, and the noise aren't doing much for him anymore. Then Val shows up with her books and her walls and her complete disinterest in him, and he realizes she is is exactly what he's been looking for. If only he didn't have a habit of sticking around where he isn't wanted.

Rowan was the boy at Savannah's Ridgeland High School who every girl wanted, and every guy wanted to be friends with. The most talked-about football player in school, with enough charm to make you forget he wasn’t always the most loyal partner. That charm is what made Val fall for him before they even started in high school. Now he’s a ghost who still can’t bring himself to let go of the girl he spent years taking for granted, haunting her in Magnolia Point as she tries to forget the life they had in Savannah.  He can't let go of the girl whose heart he’ll always regret breaking, even in the afterlife.