Life is not going as planned for Maya Crawfield. Her whole world is turned upside down when she discovers she is not who she thought she was and that her whole life was a lie. Odd things start happening to her and around her. This challenges her skepticism when she begins going through transformation, which is key to opening the chamber to her powers: Her birthmark. A man that was thought dead for 600 year, never died. That man is Vladimir Dracula. Now he is terrorizing America with his horrific creatures in hopes of finding her, stealing her power, and taking over America as Voivode with his wicked army of Nemilos - ash from former vampires. Maya struggles to train mind and body in preparation for war, but her existence is discovered after the attempt to stay low-key. She may have to face him unprepared after all. At the cost of others' lives. Despite the problems being faced, romance blossoms and deep friendships are formed. Maya learns what it means to love others in more than one way, building trust in a time of desperation and working as a team.