Veronika "Nika" Kotova, born to a Russian father and American mother, lived in Russia for the most of her life. Despite her mother moving back to America when she was 3, Nika decided to stay in Russia. But on her 23rd birthday, she gets the most terrible of news and a plane ticket back to the U.S. Soon enough, she meets her wild "long-lost" sister and her life takes an unexpected turn.