[Whidbey Island Saga 01] • Saratoga Woods

The first young adult book by a #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author

Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it's a world apart.

When Becca King arrives there, she doesn't suspect the island will become her

home for the next four years. Put at risk by her ability to hear "whispers"--

the thoughts of others--Becca is on the run from her stepfather, whose

criminal activities she has discovered. Stranded and alone, Becca is soon

befriended by Derric, a Ugandon orphan adopted by a local family; Seth, a

kindhearted musician and high school dropout; Debbie, a recovering alcoholic

who takes her in; and Diana, with whom Becca shares a mysterious psychic

connection.

This compelling coming-of-age story, the first of an ongoing sequence of books

set on Whidbey Island, has elements of mystery, the paranormal, and romance.

Elizabeth George, bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley crime novels,

brings her elegant style, intricate plotting, incisive characterization, and

top-notch storytelling to her first book for teens.