Caninia is an alternate universe much like earth. Sassy is a mother who finds it impossible to resist the affections of her son when she goes into heat.
Many thinkers have considered what might happen if human consciousness merged into a single whole. But what would happen if only 3/4 merged, and the other 1/4 couldn't participate? The 3/4 cherishes the 1/4 who cannot read minds and strives for their happiness, self-fulfillment -- and pleasure.
14-year-old Cyrus's desire for certain girls makes him dream over and over each night of trying to have sex with them -- not something he can control. Tara and Melanie share his dreams, though none of them understands the connection at first. But then Tara's 5-year-old sister Hannah reports a similar dream involving her friend's father, and the plot thickens. The big kids share their experiences, and then unite to save Hannah from the clutches of a misdirected sexual abuse investigation.