Soleil Clarke, an American socialite born in 1895, found herself trapped in an unwanted engagement to Graeme Doughty, a wealthy but controlling man, after her parents' divorce left her and her mother in financial ruin. On a voyage to America for their wedding, Soleil, already struggling with despair, discovered that Graeme was not human but a vampire.
After resisting his control, Graeme attacked her in a fit of rage, accidentally impaling her with broken wood. To save her, he turned her into a vampire. Fearing the consequences of her transformation on the ship, he took her to Pennsylvania, where she endured a painful transition. Soleil, lacking abilities of her own, was powerless against Graeme's acid-like touch and remained under his control until another captive, Jocelyn, awakened. Together, they overpowered and killed Graeme.
Soleil and Jocelyn became inseparable, but Jocelyn's recklessness led to her exposure and execution by the Volturi. Left alone for the first time, Soleil fled aimlessly, eventually finding refuge in Sitka, Alaska, where she discovered the existence of vegetarian vampires-an alternative she never knew was possible.
Born months before WW1 Alexis had a hard life since her mother died giving birth to her leaving her to be raised by her father. When she was 16 she and her father were attacked by the Romanian coven. Neither Stefan nor Vladimir could bring themselves to kill her because of the powerful aura that surrounded her. They instead chose to change her believing she could eventually help them overthrow the Volturi. They taught her the laws and how to control her thirst. After a few years Alexis chose to leave the coven and travel on her own but stayed far from Italy as not to cross paths with the Volturi. When she crossed paths with the Cullen family and learned of their strange diet of drinking animal blood she joined their family since she disliked the idea of hunting humans to survive. She settled into the life of the vegetarian family by going to school and posing as Rosalie and Jaspers younger sister and blending into society as much as a vampire can. So how does a human girl who happens to be Edwards mate help Alexis find her soulmate after facing a sadistic tracker, saving her brother from being killed by the Volturi, and then a redhead vampire and her army of newborns created to kill her coven? Will she eventually join her mate in Volterra or stay and protect her family after her niece is born? Will she stand on the opposite side of both the Cullen Coven and Romanian Coven or her mate and his coven? Find out in When Gold meets Red.