When love is cursed before it even starts, is it worth the risk? Sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate dreams of leaving his small, sleepy hometown of Gatlin, but he also dreams of a girl whose face he cannot see. He’s already in love with her but has no idea who she is. So when the beautiful and mysterious Lena Duchannes breezes into town, his life, along with the townsfolk, changes forever.