The world is not as boring and ordinary as many would like you to believe. For many they never know the truth of what hides in the shadows but for Allie Swanson the twenty-four year old Scottish history buff her life is about to change forever. That is if she can survive until her twenty-fifth birthday. Follow Allie's story as she tries to locate some stollen artifacts in Manhattan New York many miles from her small apartment in Scotland. Join her as she unravels the secrets hidden in the shadows uncovering the truth that all the fairytales were really true. Discover just what secrets are hidden within the stormy ice blue eyes of the owner of the Hatter institute of ancient artifacts. Come along as Allie discovers why some secrets may just turn out to mean the death of those who uncover them.