Since the day she was born, Ember the black cat was told she would be unlucky. She didn't want to believe it, but bad luck seemed to follow her everywhere. When a fire breaks out and turns her world upside down, Ember must face hardship after hardship on her journey to safety. She finds people to care for her on her way, but will her bad luck mess up her chances of being part of their family? Can she quench the fires of her past to accept a bright new future?