Jax Flink is a computer engineer, to put it simply. His knowledge consists of taking apart computers, putting them back together, and fixing them of any hardware malfunctions. He's  not one for software problems; he'll leave that to his brother, the hacker. But when the leading CEO of technological innovations goes missing, and a virus takes over everything electrical--from street lamps to supercomputers--Jax finds himself surrounded by panicking individuals who are doing nothing to fix the problem. It's up to cool-headed Jax, his hacker brother Thane, and the rich girl next door, Meridian, to find the antivirus and stop the pandemonium that is slowly overtaking the world. [cover by the lovely starlightt] [on hold due to nanowrimo; will be back in december, don't fret]

Delaney Escott lives in a world where popularity reigns supreme. If you want to be noticed, social status is everything. The government is run by the Superiors: a very exclusive group of individuals who are virtually flawless. They are smarter than us and stronger than us, and to join their ranks is the highest honor. The Superiors pay an annual visit to the top schools in the nation and evaluate the students, choosing one boy and one girl - the most Popular in the school - to go the Capitol and train for Superiority. Delaney thinks that she's the only one indifferent to (and perhaps even suspicious of) the Superiors, until Caleb Payne, the most popular boy in school, approaches her with a request. He has a task for her, one that he believes she is uniquely capable of completing. And as she helps him, Delaney discovers that the government is hiding many secrets - and that the truth of the Superiors is far from what people believe it to be. [Watty Awards 2012 Winner, Science-Fiction: On the Rise]