Growing up is hard, but it’s practically impossible if you’re Elaine Butler. She knows pain, and won’t forget it. But things are starting to go crazy when she meets Kyle Rockwood, a boy who claims to be a werewolf. He's trying to make her love him, while she's trying to get him to leave her alone. Kidnappings, secrets, and surprises now consume her as she prepares for college, while coming to terms with the fact that werewolves, vampires and witches exist in reality, and not just in movies.