When Smithsonian historian Evelyn Roth discovers a mysterious time travel device hidden in the museum’s storage room, she faces an impossible choice that could rewrite history itself.
The device reveals startling truths about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand—her own great-great-great-grandfather—whose murder in 1914 Sarajevo sparked World War I and destroyed her family’s legacy. Armed with intimate knowledge of the past and driven by generations of injustice, Evelyn travels back to June 1914 with a dangerous mission: prevent the assassination that changed the world.
But in the grand hotels and political intrigue of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Evelyn quickly discovers that changing history is far more complex than she imagined. Every action creates ripples across time, and the weight of unintended consequences threatens not just her own existence, but the fate of millions.
As she navigates the treacherous world of imperial politics and edges closer to Franz Ferdinand himself, Evelyn must grapple with an impossible question: Does she have the right to alter the past, even to save her family and prevent a war? Some wounds run deeper than time itself, and some choices can never be undone.
A gripping blend of historical fiction and time travel adventure that explores the power of family legacy, the burden of knowledge, and the dangerous allure of rewriting the past.
