The autumn of Denver 1997 finds the Court and Community of Spring Castle enjoying their hard-won peace and prosperity of their collective struggles of the previous year. Friendships deepen, loves grow, and dreams begin to be realized.

However, with little warning, all of that is plunged into jeopardy by machinations and vendettas far older than any of the Afterliving or their allies. Plunged into the middle of it all is young, idealistic and dedicated young Sheriff's Deputy Emerret Moore, who leads a double life as the Deputy Reaper of Eden.

As the tempo and gravity of events begin to swirl like an early fall blizzard, Emerret finds his friendship with Daemonvuelf Healer-girl Rosie deepening and growing into more. As the tensions and dangers rise, so does their attraction for each other.

With the prospects of his own murder looming over his head, Emerret and Rosie are racing against time to unravel the mystery of what is going on, why, and how to stop it. Otherwise, everything they care for and cherish, including each other, will be lost like ashes in the wind.

Will the Court and Community survive? If they do, what will it cost them in blood and tears? Can Emerret and Rosie hold trust in each other and what they believe in, when confronted by the monsters hiding among them? Find out in the story of "Red September".