Juliet Caster had always dreamed of getting out of Pine Point, just like every other teenager from a small town. For a while, she was content with rebelling the normal way; dying her hair, listening to music too loud, quietly writing opinion pieces for the school newspaper. And then three things happened all at once: She was offered a chance to apply for the journalism internship she'd been vying after since she learned about true crime. Karina Moon moved to town, seemingly torn right out of Juliet's dreams, a cluster of black, screeching birds trailing in her wake. Two girls went missing, and were presumed dead, details mirroring a cold case from decades earlier. Suddenly, Pine Point didn't seem so boring.

Everyone has their place in the world. Fate is inescapable so it does little good to fight it. Lena Rivers has been told this her entire life. She's a farmer's daughter. One day she will marry, have children, and be a farmer too. That's the way things work. Lena absolutely hated the idea of being a farmer or the wife of one. There had to be more to life than what everyone told her. However, that seemed to be the life she was destined for. Until the traces of a large beast, larger than anyone in her town had ever seen, were discovered on the outskirts of the forest. The mayor of her small town hires Aust, an elfin King's Ranger to root out and destroy the beast. When Lena meets him she finds herself absolutely taken at the sight of his longbow and massive stag and falls in love with the prospect of becoming a ranger. However, if she wants to be of any use to find the monster that's terrorizing her home then she has a lot to learn. Rated PG-13