I haven't read the others but I like to read a random book in a series to determine if it is a stand alone and if enough of the backstory is given in an interesting way. This is not quite a stand alone but you can get the gist of the series and the characters from this installment. Camelia finds out that her aunt in the mental hospital is really her mother and her father was a disgraced medical intern at the hospital. This raises all of the requisite questions of identity, betrayal, and trust with her parents. Camelia is seeing Adam and Ben is off in Washington DC. Kimmie got a great internship in New York City with a fashion designer and Camelia is feeling alone. (More later.) ( )