All over North America there is a complete blackout, Electricity, computers and vehicles have all come to a sudden halt. In this post-apocalyptic world residents of Canada's far north struggle to survive. Within one small town, a family copes not only with the darkness and cold, but also with the disappearance of their teen age daughter. They reach out to the local police force and their neighbours, hoping that with the coming of spring, their missing child will be returned to them.
In Book 1, a farmer and his wife band together with strangers to survive. Book 2, introduces Tara who runs off into the forest, believing that the blackout will be short lived. Winter of Darkness is how parents deal with the disappearance of a child, along with a global catastrophe.