The Dark Secrets of Unnem is a teenage fantasy novel about a girl who lost her parents at a young age and was raised in an orphanage. As she navigates life and tries to figure out how to live it, she is forced to accept challenges beyond her own identity. Forced to flee and live under an alias to survive, she finds herself in the beautiful country of Hespburn, where a ruthless dictator is using force to take over various areas in a quest for personal revenge. As she is aided by someone thought to be dead and struggles to uncover the truth about her parents, she must also confront this oppressive dictator and face his son, who is torn between his loyalty to his father and his desire to fight injustice. Can she stop a terrible event from occurring in the country while also discovering her own true identity?