Alexis Vanderwaal is a shy and quiet wanna-be-actress from Orlando. She lives in NYC with her mother. Her life goes nowhere until she meets Noel Westcott, a strong, cunning young man with a passion for love. She takes an instant disliking to him and the ruthless and creepy ways he learned in his years in the seaside. However, when a mass murderer tries to kill Alexis, Noel springs to the rescue. She begins to notice Noel is sweet at heart. But the pressures of Noel's part-time job as a teen psychiatrist leave him blind to Alexis' affections and she takes up cooking to try and distract herself. Finally when sinister soon-to-be nurse, Annie Khan threatens to come between them, Noel has to act fast. But will they ever find the magical love they deserve?