In the *Southern Gothic* town of Gatlin, everything seems typical, but the arrival of Lena Duchannes marks the beginning of change. An outsider with supernatural powers and a family curse looming over her, Lena keeps a low profile. However, her presence cannot be concealed from Ethan Wate, a local teen aching to escape the small-town confines of Gatlin. Plagued by dreams of a girl he's never met, Ethan's fate becomes entwined with Lena's when she moves into the town's infamous plantation and he is irrevocably drawn to her. Magic, dark secrets, and an ancestral curse underpin a deep and powerful romance that overtakes both Lena and Ethan. On Lena's sixteenth birthday, the curse will reach its climax—will their love end in tragedy, or will it have the power to transcend destiny?