After graduating from university, twenty-four-year-old Ava Buchanan has moved to a tiny town in Pennsylvania in order to keep her mother company. Victorher brother and a member of a secretive military organizationcalls her every year around her birthday for an awkward conversation, but otherwise, her life is generally peaceful.

Recently, however, Avas dreams have turned odd and foreboding: a handsome protector emerges to save her as the world she knows becomes a postapocalyptic wasteland. Add to that the dark and unexpected presence of Victor in her life for more than the occasional call, and Ava begins to feel like something is amiss. At first, she is able to convince herself her dreams are just that: dreams. But she wont be so lucky. As Ava unravels the mystery of her destiny and connects with people who can help her fulfill it, she discovers there are dark forces intent on destroying her.

In this novel, a young woman having strange dreams discovers that she has powers beyond her imaginationand must face equally unimaginable dangers.