I just want a normal life even if I'm not entirely sure I'm human.

My name is Mercy Hollings and I'm a successful hypnotherapist in Balboa, California. The problem is, my good fortune is dependent on a dark secret. I can make people do whatever I want using telepathy, a power I call "the press." And that ability has hurt some people I never wanted to hurt, so I try to keep it under wraps.

I also try to keep people at a distance at least, I used to. Recently a group of fearless characters broke through my self–imposed walls and became my friends: Sukey, my receptionist–turned–P.I.; Tino, a Chicano gang leader; Hilda, a wealthy society widow; Grant, a retired millionaire and Sam, my sexy–as–hell ex–boyfriend.

But with friends comes drama. Tino has inadvertently led me in