Bree was born in the aftermath of a deadly and infectious disease that not only wiped out most of the world's population, but also brought the downfall of modern day society. Now, eighteen years later, all that Bree knows of the world around her comes from the words of her mother: "Never let your guard down" "If one of the infected comes running at you, don't hesitate to shoot." "Men are evil. Don't trust them." But the books her mother keeps in their little shack paint a much different picture of the world, one that Bree can't help but want to believe. Her curiosity, however, results in her life as she knows it to be turned upside down. Suddenly, she is thrust into a new and dangerous world, one that resembles her mother's words much more than than her books. But after losing the only person she had left, can the man with the honey eyes be the one to pick up the ashes? Or will Bree realize that humanity may have been what made the embers to burn? WARNING: Contains dark themes, strong language, and violence