In the tiny Southwestern town of Roswell, N.M., teenager
Liz Parker waits tables at her father's Crashdown Café.
When an argument between customers erupts into violence,
she is caught in the crossfire and shot. Max Evans, a fellow
classmate at Roswell High, puts aside a lifelong pact of
secrecy, and with care to avoid prying eyes, mysteriously
heals Liz's gunshot wound with the touch of his hand.
To her astonishment, Liz learns that Max, his sister
Isabel Evans and his friend Michael Guerin are surviving
descendants from beings aboard that alien craft, which
according to much evidence plummeted to the desert near
Roswell in 1947. Since emerging from incubation, the three
teenagers have grown up quietly among the Roswell residents,
experiencing firsthand all the emotions that come with
life on Earth and the struggles of adolescence.
Soulful and vulnerable, Max has been secretly infatuated
with Liz since childhood, but always remained at a distance.
Liz, meanwhile, was forever changed in the instant Max
brought her back to life, and the intimacy between the
two of them is both frightening and thrilling. Ultimately,
his life — and his heart — are in her hands.
In
saving Liz's life, Max not only exposes himself but also
Isabel and Michael to the risk of their identities being
discovered. Now the extraterrestrial trio must learn to
trust Liz and her flighty best friend Maria De Luca in
order to stay one step ahead of local officials and the
FBI. Leading the charge is Sheriff Valenti, who is driven
by a very personal need to expose the truth about what
happened that fateful night in 1947.
