With Audrey gone, Stephanie and Michael are left to lead Alessandra, and the transition has been a rocky one. While many accept their brand of democracy, there's a contingent that's skeptical that democracy can work in a post-virus world. Zac begins to lead his group of skeptics to generate chaos in order to sow disillusionment among the townspeople, Stephanie is faced with the biggest challenge yet to her leadership. And when a familiar face shows up at the gate with another set of motivations, death and political turmoil threaten to send Alessandra spiraling out of control without anyone reliable in command.
Book 2 of The Alessandra Chronicles presents a picture of a town beset by conflict on all sides. Perhaps the only human colony left on Earth, their survival depends on finding a way forward out of the abyss.
Jeff Haws is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, Arizona Republic, New Orleans Times-Picayune, and many other publications. His dystopian suspense trilogy "The Alessandra Chronicles," along with standalone novels "The Little Tragedy," "Assimilation" and "Killing the Immortals" are available in print and digital at Amazon. He also has a novella, "Tomorrow's News Today," and a short story called "The Slingshot" on Amazon Kindle. He lives in Atlanta.