Two women. Two timelines. One sinister secret that ties them together.

Imogen works as a boxer in an underground fight club by night, and lives in a condemned house by day. She has been hiding behind the name "Red" since the night she killed a man and left her only sister behind. 

One bet, one fight lost, and Imogen finds herself at the center of another murder, only this time, she must find a new way out. An invitation to Swallowtail promises her safety in a diverse sisterhood, an idyllic estate miles away from anywhere. But behind the gilded gates, lush landscapes, and manicured smiles, is Sasha, a woman with rules that aren't meant to keep them safe.

A decade ago, Fiona escaped her own nightmare and attempted to claw her way into power. She found herself tangled in Sasha's dangerous web once inside the gates. In this predator vs. prey world, the only way to survive is to be the most dangerous woman in the room.  

What becomes of women when pain is the only power? In Swallowtail, the transformation has already begun.  

Imogen has only one rule for herself: Don’t Tell and Run Like Hell. But in Swallowtail, there is nowhere to run, and the most important rule is the one Sasha never told her: always have a plan for the moment they betray you. As Imogen and Fiona's stories converge, old debts come due, and the line between survivor and monster blurs past recognition. 

Powerful, propulsive, and dark, a world with unforgettable characters and a mind bending twist, What the Chrysalis Keeps takes an unflinching look at what trauma and survival do to the women who carry it. 

**For a list of content warnings, please see author’s note here.