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Liana Hargrove had known from the very beginning that her life was complicated. Growing up in California had its perks-sunshine, beaches, the promise of a better life-but at home, nothing was simple. After her father's death, her mother was swallowed by grief, unable to care for Liana the way she needed. Left in the care of her uncle, Liana grew up in a home that was part protection, part tension: he offered stability, but the arguments between him and her cousin were constant reminders that family could be fragile and unpredictable. As an only child, Liana learned early to rely on herself, quietly observing the flaws and fragility of those around her, and carrying a deep awareness that life, even in sunny California, could be harsh and unforgiving.
But nothing could have prepared her for what came next. She never expected life to take a turn so strange and sudden that she would be sent to Hawkins, Indiana, to live with her cousin, her uncle's new wife, and her new stepsister, Max Mayfield. She never imagined that she would find herself in the middle of a massive government conspiracy, one that could put her very life at risk. And perhaps most shocking of all, she never anticipated falling for someone in Hawkins-someone who seemed untouchable, someone who ruled the social hierarchy with effortless charm: Steve "the Hair" Harrington, the king of the high school.
Thrown into a world of danger, secrets, and unexpected romance, Liana would have to navigate more than just her new home-she would have to confront what it truly meant to survive, and to live, in a life that kept demanding more from her than she ever imagined.