This novel is set in the TO universe, the structure of the original series will stay the same, however certain love interests and other minor details as well as some aspects of the plot will differ. ***** Ember, a powerful siren, is summoned by Sophie Devereux, a desperate French Quarter witch to rid New Orleans of its vampire problem. Will Ember's arrival spell trouble for the existing factions? Or will her reluctant alliance to the Original family restore peace in the prospering city? ***** Ember, a rare but incredibly high-powered siren, is reluctantly pulled to the city of New Orleans when a French Quarter witch desperately asks for her presence. Agreeing to help in exchange for helping her with her own agenda, Ember discovers the source of the vampiric issue. Marcel Gerard, the man who is the bane of all of her own problems. She is motivated by her own hatred, to enlist herself with the Mikaelson Clan, and bring down Marcel's empire. However, she never planned on falling in love, much less with the most powerful creature on Earth. The name: Niklaus Mikaelson should be reason enough for her to stay away, but when Ember has no choice but to cooperate with the Original family to achieve her own plan, it proves to be difficult in staying out of each other's way. Pulled by her newfound feelings and her own self-serving interests, Ember will have to face the hardest decision of her life, what or rather who will she choose? (This novel is book 1 of the franchise set in the TO universe)