Librarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here: 17-May-2011. Everybody has their demons... Ember's want her dead. Ember has always known she doesn't belong in this world, but when she takes matters into her own hands, she winds up in a mental institution. There she draws the attention of Taren, a mysterious boy with a dangerous secret. When demons attack and they are forced to flee together, Ember learns her secret might be the deadliest of all. With a gateway to hell about to open in Los Angeles, Ember must choose—will she save the world... or end it?