𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚛 [𝙼𝚊𝚡 𝙼𝚊𝚢𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍]

"𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚡 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚜."

Ace is a time traveler, a keeper of secrets, bound by the rules left behind by her grandfather and the strange, ticking watch that she found after he died. She's on a mission in 1983 Hawkins, Indiana, a town as mysterious as it is quiet. Her task seems simple enough-blend in, observe, and protect the fragile balance of time. And above all, follow The Rules. Especially Rule Number 7: Never form close relationships.

But then Maxine Mayfield arrives. Max is the kind of girl who doesn't care much about fitting in-she's got a wild shock of red hair, a skateboard she's almost never seen without, and a fearless spirit. She's funny, loyal, and sharp, the kind of friend Ace has never had. The kind she can't afford to keep.

As they grow closer, strange things begin happening in Hawkins, and the stakes of Ace's mission grow higher. With each passing day, Ace has a feeling that the watches are ticking louder. Ace is faced with an impossible choice: stay loyal to her mission or risk everything for a relationship that was never meant to be. In a world bound by rules, breaking just one might be the only way to save them both.