An orphan whose rebel yell turned out to be more of a non-conformist whisper finds herself whisked away into a world she was not raised to understand. Shannon lost her mother at birth and her father when she was five years old. Shannon was whisked away to life at an orphanage when there was no one left to raise her. For reasons unknown to her Shannon is never adopted, and she quickly learns that getting close to people means getting hurt. Life in the orphanage teaches Shannon that she can depend on no one but herself and should she try she will only suffer heartache. Everything changes when by chance she meets a stranger on a stormy night. Justin, the very epitome of tall, dark, and handsome haunts her every moment. He dresses like he's from another time period, and no one has spoken English as perfectly as Justin did in her entire life. His shining brown eyes, mirth filled face, and haunting laughter keep her from concentrating for weeks. Unknown to Shannon she is part of an ancient race of immortals known as Shadow Weavers and her mystery man is a vampire. When she faces her fear of intimacy, she is sucked into a shady underground world where she is kept as a slave for an ancient coven of vampires led by one of the most ruthless and cold vampires known in the world. However, it is here she learns to make use of the gift of her Shadow Weaver heritage as well as reconnects with her father. She learns to see and control a room's energy to create a shadow memory of the room at any given point in time. These shadows turn from vague shapes into a moving pictures the longer she watches and the more she learns to control her gift. She survives in her new environment the only way she knows how, by relying on herself alone.