Family Secrets is the second volume of the Nocturnia Chronicles, a series for both adults and young readers, middle grades and up.

The story of Ryan and Emma continues as they search for their missing older brother. After escaping a lethal attack of the Silent Ones, they are helped by a variety of displaced humans and monsters, ranging from Ambrose Bierce to a sect of vegetarian werewolves. During their attempts to avoid capture by the fierce renegade ruler, Falzon, Ryan and Emma embark on an odyssey of adventure and revelation, learning more about this strange nightmare world ... and about themselves.