Elizabeth Peterson is an average teenage girl who keeps to herself, loves her parents, and never gets noticed. But this year, everything will change. When Liz meets Marcus, a quiet newcomer to her small town, she's immediately drawn to him. She soon learns that he has a dark secret - he's a dangerous and bloodthirsty vampire. The only problem is that she's now completely in love with him. Liz keeps what she learns about Marcus secret, and as her relationship with him develops, she discovers hidden truths about her own identity. Slowly, it becomes clear to her why she was so drawn to Marcus in the first place. But just as she's beginning to understand everything, a sinister woman from Marcus's past threatens to destroy them both. As everything that Liz knows as truth is crushed, and with her one love ripped away, she's left sobbing at the river's edge wondering how far she will go to get revenge. Now, she must meet her destiny as she blindly steps into the world of vampires to save Marcus in Fatal Elements.