Midnight in Salem Heights

When seventeen-year-old Maya Chen moves to Salem Heights, Massachusetts, she expects awkward first days at a new school-not whispers in the walls of her house or shadows that move inside mirrors. Still reeling from her parents' divorce, Maya tries to settle into her new life, only to find herself drawn into the orbit of Adrian Blackwood and his enigmatic group of friends-descendants of the town's founding families who seem to know far more about her than they should.

As strange dreams and unsettling visions intensify, Maya discovers the truth: Salem Heights was built upon an ancient pact. Generations ago, her ancestor Li Wei Chen forged a binding agreement with a primordial power sleeping beneath the town-an otherworldly entity that protects Salem Heights in exchange for guardians bound by blood. The Blackwoods, Crosses, Stones, Martinezes, Parks, Webbs, and Williams families have upheld the compact for centuries.

And now, the power is awakening.

On Halloween night, Maya is initiated into the guardian circle, sealing her fate as part of the binding. But her role is far greater than she imagined. As the strongest conduit in generations, she alone can channel the ancient force that lies beneath the town-a force that is not evil, but vast, alien, and dangerously close to stirring fully from its slumber.

When Maya glimpses the entity's true domain beneath Salem Heights, she learns that change is coming. Across the world, similar ancient powers are beginning to awaken-some benevolent, others catastrophic. Salem Heights stands at the center of a fragile supernatural balance, and the guardians must be stronger than ever.

Torn between resentment over a destiny she never chose and the undeniable connection she feels-to the town, to her ancestors, and to Adrian-Maya must decide what kind of guardian she will become. Because if she refuses her role, the compact will fracture... and something far older than humanity may rise unchecked.

In Salem Heights, legacy is not just inherited. It's binding.