Emily Ann Rose has lived her entire twelve years on the Aegis (ee-jis) Islands with no major problems, then suddenly finds herself in danger of losing her boyfriend, her country and her life - all in one week Join Emily in this first Aegis Islands Adventure when first love, fish, a beautiful young billionaire, the United Nations and a lurking enemy collide in a chaotic disaster that forces Emi to risk everything to save everything she loves.

Ever since Emily Rose went into the basement of the school house, she has suffered terrifying and dangerous events. It makes her wonder if the island myth of the boy who died there is true. Some say that Frederick Smed was accidentally locked in the basement and starved during the summer break of 1931 but Emily finds evidence that suggests that Frederick's death was no accident and that one of the people involved was a member of the Rose family. Now Darien Harcourt-Kinney has returned to begin her reign but instead of being the friendly young woman the Aegins elected as their queen, she is...

As the first birthday of the Aegis Islands approaches, newcomer Bill Jabbers challenges the Aegins to be more proactive in the fight against human suffering. Their resolve is immediately put to the test when the young people are asked to travel to Jinja, Uganda to build an orphanage dormitory. As they battle the heat, rain storms and red dust of Uganda, the kids find themselves forming deep attachments with the people of Jinja. Their commitment to help people is also put to the test when they must put themselves in mortal danger to rescue a young Somalian boy and his mother from the rebel...