The people of Salem are not normal, this Ellie realises when she is forced to move from her fast-paced life in the city to her mother's small hometown.
As she explores, Ellie discovers it all, all but Salem's best-kept secret.
A secret that's been holding the town up for years, and now Ellie is forced in the middle of it.
But Ellie has a secret of her own, a secret that would ruin her if anyone found out.
Caught between friends and family, loyalty and protection, Ellie must discover Salem's past, while keeping her own head on her shoulders.
Alex's life isn't perfect but she makes the most of it, she constantly tries to hide the memories that haunt her and just as she is beginning to succeed, something happens that will change her life forever, will Alex turn to her friends or seek comfort in a stranger and follow in her sisters footsteps.