The Journal contains the private thoughts and accounts in the life of Ember Chartaux, a young woman trying to find her place in this world. After the loss of her father, her mother moves them to Montana, Ember finds her new home to be warm, peaceful and friendly. All is rmal for the first few months. Settling in to their new home, volunteering at the local cafe to have something to do and making new friends. Just about the time she has settled in to her new life, one fateful night she crosses the path of a being who brings to her a new understanding of our world, our universe and the creatures of the night that once scared her as a child. She discovers they're t the undead, or the evil beasts of histories lore, but something wonderful and her life is changed for eternity.