Her known abilities include superhuman strength and speed, lightning control-and-manipulation, flying through the air, transforming her physical appearance via shape shifting, and world building (which gives her the ability to descend into the underworld and make her own world). It is later revealed to have been caused by a curse her mom placed on her to protect her. She has always had a crippling fear of attention and suffers from severe cramp-like symptoms any time she is the recipient of attention. Her life was rather peaceful and normal until the Delos family comes to town. Helen is oblivious to her family ancestry since her mother abandoned her as a child, she lives with her single father on the island of Nantucket which is east of Massachusetts in the Atlantic. Helen 'Lennie' Hamilton-The main protagonist of the novel. Prior to the novel's release, Angelini revealed that the first sequel of a planned trilogy would be entitled Dreamless. The novel was eventually given release dates of Apin Spain, May 15, 2011, in Germany, and May 31, 2011, in the United States. The book was acquired by HarperCollins in early 2010, with foreign deals following at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Amidst these revelations, Helen and Lucas seek a way to pursue their blossoming romance without endangering those around them.

It is also discovered that a union between Lucas and Helen may initiate a new Trojan War. Discovering that many of the people she has just met are actually Archetypes of Greek characters from the Trojan War that are reborn and reincarnated over and over again for unknown reasons. It is eventually revealed that Helen is a modern-day Helen of Troy, and that the women she sees are actually the Furies.

After having a series of mysterious dreams, along with hallucinations of three girls weeping tears of blood, Helen finds herself strongly romantically drawn to a boy named Lucas. Starcrossed follows Helen Hamilton, who lives in Nantucket. The novel was followed by the sequels Dreamless and Goddess, and received praise from critics and fantasy authors amidst its release. After discovering her heritage, Helen learns that a union with the boy she loves may trigger a new Trojan War. The story follows a girl named Helen Hamilton, who is gradually revealed to be a modern-day Helen of Troy. Starcrossed is a fantasy paranormal romance novel by American author Josephine Angelini.

Fantasy paranormal romance novel by American author Josephine Angelini Starcrossed

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