After dating a bad boy that turned violent back in her home town of Lansing, Angela's parents decide that it's best if she stays with her aunt and uncle for awhile in a small town in Michigan called Mission Hill.Her Aunt Bess is extremely eccentric and she's nervous about being the new girl at a small town high school. She finds herself intrigued by a mysterious guy named Dylan. One night when she's in danger he steps out of the darkness and saves her life. That's when she finds out that there's something different about him and that he can do things that she never dreamed possible. She is fascinated by him but she's also afraid of what he's capable of doing. Just as Angela is beginning to get used to her new life in this town, her ex-boyfriend Jake from back home starts to stalk her. She knows that when Jake wants something, he doesn't tend to stop until he gets it, even if it means hurting the people he cares about the most.This is the first book in the 'A Degree of Daemon' 4 part Series.