How to Fall for Steve Harrington

Hazel Henderson thought she understood Hawkins. She knew every shortcut through town, every regular at the diner, every broken machine at the arcade, and exactly how much trouble her little brother Dustin and his friends could cause when left unsupervised. Between school, three jobs, her friends, and practically being a second mother to a group of twelve-year-old boys, Hazel already had enough to worry about.

Then Will Byers disappears.

Suddenly, the quiet town Hazel has known her entire life doesn't feel safe anymore. Strange things are happening in the woods, people are keeping secrets, and the search for Will pulls Hazel deeper into a mystery far more terrifying than anything she could have imagined. With Dustin caught in the middle of it all, Hazel refuses to stand on the sidelines-even when looking for answers puts her directly in danger.

And then there's Steve Harrington.

Popular, arrogant, ridiculously good-looking Steve Harrington, who just happens to be dating one of Hazel's closest friends. Hazel is perfectly happy disliking him-or at least, that's what she keeps telling herself. But between unexpected late-night encounters, arguments, dangerous situations, and glimpses of the person hiding underneath Hawkins High's King Steve reputation, keeping him firmly in the annoying douchebag category becomes increasingly difficult.

With friendships tested, people disappearing, and something impossible lurking beneath the surface of Hawkins, Hazel is about to learn that monsters aren't the only things capable of turning her world upside down.

And falling for Steve Harrington?

That definitely wasn't part of the plan.