Renata Santiago is a godborn, but she is also a bruja: the Mexican blood from her dad's side gives her the ability to manipulate shadows; her mom Pacific, a Maya goddess, gifted her a magical rope that controls time. Ren is also a girl with ordinary hopes and dreams. She is convinced that there is a connection between aliens and the Maya civilization. When an email about an alien sighting in Kansas may support her theory, Ren is soon embroiled in a quest to prevent some renegade godborns from awakening the nine Aztec Lords of Night.