Only the metallic whiff of ionized air marks the spot of a vanished man. Elie Rutherford chose the twenty-first century and the freedom to become the physicist she could never have been in 1907 Montreal.
Her time-traveling days are in the past, along with, reluctantly, her family.
But leaving behind her famous father, Ernest Rutherford, to live in the future-even with his blessing-has not been easy. Elie struggles to keep pace in her new life that assumes a lifetime of knowledge she has only just begun to acquire.
William Hertz, who has been by her side since she appeared in his time, is determined to help her succeed despite an uncertain future of his own. Yet the more Elie depends on him, the more she privately fears she may never prove she belongs in physics on her own. And hanging over her head is the constant threat of someone discovering who she really is.
Then, someone with influence in history accidentally casts vast ripples through the fabric of space-time.
In the wake are consequences Elie and William cannot explain away. As the world around them begins to reveal subtle, alarming fractures, they realize the past has been changed... and the only way to protect the future may be to risk time itself once more.
But recreating the time-travel experiment is only the beginning. Setting the timeline right will test their understanding of physics, their faith in one another, and the future they've fought to build.
A time travel novel of physics, family, history, and the choices that shape a life.