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Beautiful Creatures

Series: Caster Chronicles (#1)
Authors: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
Publisher: Little, Brown
Year Published: 2009
Pages: 563
ISBN: 978-0-316-04267-3


Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps, and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

   Ethan White, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

   In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.


What to read next: Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles #2)

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