"The only way to take charge of your destiny is to create it."--His father's words. Alexander Brody is sure he has everything under control, including his "destiny". Andrew Brody's rather cryptic reference has no real bearing on his future ... until the day hellhounds spring from nowhere to hunt him down--and creatures the Earth has never seen mark him for death.

Emma Rathburn's life is a disaster, with the unexpected arising all too frequently, to trample her best efforts. Things have been getting even more out-of-hand. If she can’t get control, she’ll have nothing left: no friends, no job, no life.