Status: releasing April 2027!
Only she can save him–if he doesn’t kill her first.
Lux is being hunted for rebellion. She’s the last Fixer–a mechanic piecing together illegal technology to fight Hive’s robotic army–and the punishment is death. But when the executioner shows up at her door, he’s nothing like she expects. As gorgeous as he is terrifying, human, and incredibly difficult to shoot, he offers her a deal she can’t refuse–disable a piece of Hive tech in exchange for keeping her secret. Only the tech is the control module wired to his brain, and if she fails, they both die.
Hixon has spent his entire life isolated under Hive command, tortured for his lingering humanity. Bound by a neurological shock-collar, the AI-augmented soldier has one primary directive: find and execute the Fixer. Resisting orders could kill him, but he’s secretly been battling his programming to protect the very woman he’s supposed to destroy. She’s the only one who can free him, and he finds himself drawn to her, even after she tries to kill him. Twice.
When Hive attacks, Hixon is compelled to rescue her, no matter how much she hates him. Survival requires he remain in complete control, empty and unfeeling. But Lux awakens a dangerous, consuming hunger in him, reminding him he’s alive. Lux, fighting her own attraction, will need to decide which she trusts more–Hixon’s humanity, or the execution orders still flooding his brain.
HEART OF THE MACHINE is a gritty, action-packed, Winter Soldier meets Fallout dystopian romance between a rebel woman and the living-weapon sent to destroy her. Perfect for readers who love yearning with spicy pay off, high stakes, emotional destruction, and imperfect heroes.