Beautiful Creatures is the first book in the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia author Margaret Stohl.
The first book in the New York Times best-selling series. This is a modern mystical romance set against the gothic setting of an isolated southern town.
Lena Duchannes was unlike anyone the small southern town of Gatlin had ever seen. She is struggling to hide her powers, as well as a curse that has haunted her family for generations. In the luxuriant gardens, murky swamps and crumbling cemeteries of the forgotten South, secrets can’t be kept hidden forever. Ethan Water, who is counting the months until he can get rid of Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met.
Lena moves to the town’s oldest and most notorious plantation, Ethan is inexplicably attracted to her and determined to discover their connection. In a town with no surprises, one secret can change everything.
