Joel Cranston thinks he's the luckiest guy ever: Recruited to a top-notch institution before he's even done with high school. Deep down he knows there has to be a catch. And there is. Newstead didn't pick him because he's lucky, or athletic. They picked him because he isn't exactly human. Rachel thinks she's just passing through. She never stays anyplace more than four months and with Weston so close to Newstead, she has even more reason to make this her shortest stop ever. She never expects to have a reason to stay. Together she and Joel uncover the truth behind what is THE NEWSTEAD PROJECT.