Time is running out. Ganny Ida has had the dream, which only means one thing: death. Now, Dr. James Brooks, a renowned anthropologist and her precious grandson, is missing. All that remains where his body once was-before vanishing into thin air-is the talisman: the focal point of Ganny Ida's dream. In order to save her only brother from an almost certain death and stop the unfolding chain of events, Amber must go back in time, to one of the most ominous eras in our nation's history. Along with the help of two unlikely heroes: her dearest friend Malcolm and Clayton, the man she loves, Amber embarks on a journey to Benin, West Africa, that will test her loyalty to her family and her heritage, and her love for a man whose ancestors are the cause of all the suffering of her people. Through its tumultuous and heart-wrenching account, Dark Roots teaches us that the only way to move forward in the present is to traverse through and understand our past.