Elixir

Searching for her missing father sets a girl on a collision course with destiny in this ?entertaining...fast-paced? (School Library Journal) first book in the young adult Elixir trilogy from superstar Hilary Duff.

Clea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent politician, she has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to the most exotic parts of the world with her faithful bodyguard. But after Clea's father disappears while on a humanitarian mission, Clea's photos begin to feature eerie, shadowy images of a strange and beautiful man?a man she has never seen before.

When fate brings Clea and this man face to face, she is stunned by the immediate and powerful connection she feels to him. As they grow closer, they are drawn deep into the mystery behind her father's disappearance, and they discover the centuries-old truth behind their intense bond. Caught in a dangerous love triangle and haunted by a powerful secret entwining their fates, together they race against time to unravel their pasts in order to save their lives?and their futures.