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Sixteen-year-old Ashley Ryland McCall thought she knew what fear was. Growing up in Birmingham, England, Ashley has spent years watching her father, Scott McCall, suffer behind closed doors because of his abusive boyfriend, Ennis. But when Ashley comes home from school early one day and discovers that Ennis has finally gone too far, she knows they can’t stay any longer. That night, Ashley and Scott leave everything behind and escape to Beacon Hills, California, hoping to find safety with Scott’s mother, Melissa. But starting over isn’t as simple as they imagined. As Ashley begins attending Beacon Hills High School, she notices that something about the town isn’t normal. People whisper about disappearances, strange attacks happen in the woods, and everyone seems to be hiding secrets. Then Ashley meets Derek Hale, an auto mechanic she encounters while visiting the library. Derek is quiet, mysterious, and unexpectedly protective of her—but Ashley doesn’t know that he is hiding a dangerous secret of his own. He’s a werewolf. Just when Ashley and Scott begin believing they might finally have a chance at a new life, Ennis discovers where they’ve gone. Determined to find his boyfriend and daughter, Ennis will stop at nothing to bring them back and reclaim the control he believes he still has over them. Now Ashley and Scott must stay one step ahead of Ennis while navigating the dangerous supernatural world of Beacon Hills. With Derek hiding his true identity, mysterious dangers surrounding the town, and their past threatening to catch up with them, Ashley must learn that sometimes the safest place isn’t the place without monsters. It’s the place where the right people are willing to stand beside you and fight. In Beacon Hills, Ashley came looking for a home. Instead, she found secrets, danger, friendship, and someone willing to protect her.