"Starly longs to be reunited with her parents, her brother Cross yearns for love's fulfillment, and her friend Evis is faced with the challenges of coming of age. Then there's the angel who suddenly appears to Starly and tries to convince the young girl that true love and happiness can only come from God. Neither she or anyone else living in the perfect city called A Better Place wants to hear things like that. Not that they don't believe in God....