Evangeline Johansson is a 14 year old girl struggling to find her place in her world. Number nine in a line of ten children she often felt like a nuisance to her siblings and overprotected by her parents. As Angel (affectionately nicknamed by her father) searched for a sense of self in a society filled with mixed messages about beauty and success, she discovers through a series of tragic misadventures the blessing of family, the need for self-determination, and the true meaning of darkness.