"He says I'm a bad duck-it means I'm a bad person. It's like the opposite of a good egg."

In the sleepy town of Redford, West Virginia, a young man's eighteenth birthday should be an important milestone. Instead, Sam Riley's eighteenth birthday finds him in the heart of a reality-bending nightmare he can't seem to escape. That is, until he stumbles upon something that may just be his salvation-a strange girl named Ashley, camping in the woods.

As Sam and Ashley forge an unlikely friendship, the line between past and present continues to blur until, finally, Sam must face the questions that have haunted him all summer: why is this happening to him, and why is it happening now? And, what if the only way out of this nightmare is to come to terms with a truth he can't bear?

About the Author: Abigail Stark is an author by passion and an engineer by trade. She has more hobbies than talents-while she knows you'd enjoy her writing and cooking, she hopes you never have to hear her sing. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and dog, who are her biggest fans (and critics, for both her written works and oral performances).