Seventeen-year-old Penelope Jackson has a seemingly ordinary life until she learns of the bizarre and magical world surrounding her, a world that is nearing extinction because of one man, Vacavious . . . the same man who wants to destroy her. Penn's adventure begins after a stranger's death puts her on a collision course with the very person she has been sheltered from her entire life. No one is who they seem to be, including those closest to her. As powerful forces await the fall of her protective veil on her 18th birthday, Penn prepares to fight against unseen evils before it's too late. The world of Nighmeriantotte and its people depend on her survival, for she is Sanguine. No one ever accused Penelope Jackson of being normal, nor did they suspect the dark secret she keeps. A dangerous web of deceit and secrecy unravels when news of a stranger's death put Penn on a collision course with the very person she's been hidden from her entire life. Her fragile world is shaken to its core with the sudden arrival of Vacavious's Morterros, and she soon discovers the bizarre and magical world surrounding her seemingly ordinary life. No one is who they claim to be, including those closest to Penn. A mysterious security detail emerges from the shadows, scrambling to protect her as powerful forces await the fall of her protective veil on her eighteenth birthday. Penn prepares to fight against unseen villains before it's too late. The world of Nighmerianotte and its population depends on her survival, for she is the Sanguine, the Black Five.