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 Wate, 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 can I say but I LOVED IT. Here is a good story of love and
magic. The characters are well developed and real. The writing and
storyline, wonderful...kept me up at all hours. The ending, WOW.
I am not one to read alot of YA, but I'm so glad I chose to read
this one. I most certainly will be picking up Beautiful Darkness
and Beautiful Chaos. Highly recommended