Red Shift (Chrysalis Trilogy Book 2)

As Matisse and Anastasia raced across the street, explosions erupted on either side, barely fifty yards away. The twin concussions slammed them to the ground. Anastasia fell hard, skin scraping against the pavement as blood welled instantly. Sean hauled her up—one arm useless, the other bleeding—but there was no time to stop.In this high-velocity sequel, the time-traveling submarine Chrysalis is hurled into the deadly final days of Imperial Russia, its unlikely crew tasked with preventing a future communist superpower from triggering global annihilation.Avelyn—Druidess, warrior, and reluctant heroine—struggles to reconcile her unsettling spirituality with a world of spies, gunpowder, and political intrigue. But for Sean Matisse, the prodigious young intelligence officer assigned to the mission, the stakes turn deeply personal when he meets Anastasia, the tsar’s spirited young daughter. Suddenly the mission becomes entangled with ancient prophecy, forbidden love, and a mystical dagger that may decide the fate of an empire.Meanwhile, Rasputin—plotting in secret with the Bolsheviks—proves as difficult to kill as ever.Explosive, atmospheric, and richly layered, Red Shift propels you into a world where time travel becomes a weapon—and history never bends without drawing blood. Read more