Dekker Johnson thought it would help heal the world of 2050 from The Breaking when he sold his algorithm that cracks any code or firewall on the planet. And his wife was murdered for it. Now an armed security detail protects him as he moves from one resort destination to another. But when a new member of the security detail is replaced, Dekker is forced to deal with something he's not comfortable with--and AI unit. He quickly find that things are not always what they seem in the new world if AI and quantum computing. The One Within is a near-future, science fiction, urban fantasy short story based in my Soul Jumpers series--a series I have yet to write. It explores the consequences of AI in the new world. BONUS DISCUSSION Also, periodically, I'll be posting chapters after the story's ending which will discuss the dangers of AI. Everyone's encouraged to join in on the discussion if you care to weigh in on the topic. AI is a dangerous venture, which is exactly why we see people like Elon Musk very uneasy about its development.

If heroes are made, it means villains are born. Priuxona Cadfael Akio Slyker is already as unique as any middle school boy can get. Besides the name and his questionable physical attributes, he's been living a double life ever since he can remember. He has no memories outside of him confined apartment, so he has no idea from where he's from or who he's related to. He never had a father, and his mother can't help him, so now, he's mostly on his own. And that may or may not have made him a little anti-social. And yet, even with all the things he's miraculously accomplished, Priux never thought he'd be part of anything bigger than himself. At least... not until he discovered he wasn't human. The thing is, he doesn't know what he is. Even after he's introduced to this word of powers, monsters, and dimensions, even after he's made some good friends, even after he's told his powers are good, he can't believe it. Everything he says feels scripted, everything he does feels controlled, and everything he touches turns to ash. Priux can only be torn between accepting himself as a person or as a weapon, and he realizes there's only one person who can tell him who he's really meant to be. Who he's always been.

It was LA in the year 2O21. A new underground theme park called "The River Styx" had just closed down. "Too many mysterious deaths and unethical methods to get people to visit it," the official inquiry had reported. Only a chosen few had managed to make the dark journey down 'hell's river" before its demise, and Angel would be one of them. It was her obsession about the attraction--and her own mysterious connection to it which finally got him to take the voyage. Looking back, it was that first day in the photo lab, while trying to get the young model's image more metallic on the screen. That's when Angel suddenly appeared to him in the flesh--her face next to his in the blue light of the monitor. So what was it about this girl, he wondered? Why did she so obviously seek him out romantically as one of the few to take that mythological journey? He would only learn those details while navigating the subterranean river with her--an answer to forever disturb his soul? To secure an e-book of this short story, go here: https://www.amazon.com/author/califia.montalvo

Climate change was real. Scientists thought they had more time. Now a scorched earth leaves what's left of humanity fighting for survival. Until the daughter of a scientist decides to set out to see if there is a way to undo the past 100 years of damage and meets an unlikely group of intelligence officers that commit treason by offering her information and supplies. Along the way she makes friends, enemies, and a lover. Is it too late? Will the risks pay off?

NOW PUBLISHED!! This is the unedited version of The Collected. You can now get the completed version with the link In my bio! The story of a lost boy, a fisherman's daughter, a heartless soul and a lonely mechanic lost in the stars. The Collectors are a feared race. Taking a few individuals from each species and keeping them forever. In a universe where there's no such thing as red blood, a prophecy arises. "The ones who keep the world in a jar will meet their end at the hands of those with blood red as flame. And if they are killed, more will rise in their place." Soon they will find something hidden deep inside, something that will either bring them doom, or their salvation.

Robots mixed with disease - just the usual, right? At one point in the future, the earth's population has reached 12 billion people; technology has improved and the world is an even messier place than today. With the world in a terrible state, an unknown organisation is trying to cull the world's population with the help of an unknown disease, undetectable means, and robots. Alexis Waters, a scientific prodigy at just 22 years old, is one of the scientists behind the disease, forced to work for this group against her will. Wanting to escape, she waits for an opportunity, but as luck would have it, her escape doesn't end up going quite as she planned. Having had escape as the main priority in her mind, she is unsure of how to rectify the mistakes that she was forced to commit once she breaks free. As she and her newfound partner travel across England whilst trying to avoid the ill and becoming ill themselves, they're at a constant struggle to rectify the wrong whilst also trying to avoid the people who continue to pursue her. PLEASE BE AWARE: I'm currently replanning this a bit! 1st place in Sci-Fi in The Belle Amé Awards 2k18! 2nd Place in Sci-Fi in The Digital Dreamer Awards 2018! 3rd Place OVERALL FAVOURITE and 2nd Place in Sci-Fi in The Blue Rose Awards (September)! 3rd Place in Sci-Fi in The Prism Awards 2018! 3rd Place in Sci-Fi in The Royal Rose Awards! 3rd Place in Sci-Fi in The Bright Book Awards! Highest Ranking: #22 in Plague! #51 in robots! #916 in science fiction (out of 30.6k stories!) On 21/08/18. Can't believe it :') Thank you. The Infected Metal Trilogy, Book 1. The amaaaaazing cover is courtesy of @OrigamiNinja! #TalentAwards2018 #projectdiscoveryourtalent #whirlwindawards19

Crush The Crown. Resist The Throne. Destroy The Ceremony. This is Pax Americana, a Utopian society in which no crimes nor rebellions have occurred for the past forty years. The secret to their success? Control the children. Under the R.Y.E. - Rebellious Youths Eradication - Act, children are forced to conform to the rigorous societal standards and compete academically and socially to secure their status and avoid punishment, leaving them eager to transition into adulthood. On the fortieth anniversary of Pax Americana, the government lowered the age requirement for the Coming of Age Ceremony. They also enlisted volunteers for a new secretive organization, The Catchers, who will risk all morals to combat an emerging youth rebellion known as The Phallen. Their prize? A better life. When Angethena Yang, one of the millions of children suffering under the R.Y.E. Act is coerced to join The Catchers after encountering a former friend who was supposed to be dead, she finds herself trapped in a cycle of lies and self doubt. Will these kids ultimately make the right decisions before they lose themselves?

The year is 2117. The United States, up to this point, has been through three major World Wars. After World War III, the country didn't get much time to recuperate and reconstruct before a new foe surfaced and pushed all fifty states to their breaking point. Nine-foot tall Warriors known as the Jotunn Warriors were created, still a mystery to the remaining people of the United States--until now. States have been separated by color and traits and have their own strict rules for their inhabitants to follow and live by. Four out of fifty states remain, one of those being New York. Bay Zachary is an eighteen girl who lives in New York, a state now known as the Pure State. She has always felt out of place in her state and has a desire to venture past her state's borders. Bay gets a chance to escape the city with a Nebraskan rebel named Casper Bunk. Quickly, her self-desires to leave the deteriorating state turns into a mission to save her home state from the same fate of forty-five others. The Jotunn are eliminating states one-by-one, like dominoes toppling over. They must make an effort, no matter how minuscule the odds are to save what little is left. One nation? Under God? Indivisible? Liberty and Justice? The United States, only, the states were united no more, and they hadn't been for quite some time.

A new kind of game has been created. Its a simulation, and can only be played at specific parks around the world. One day the system malfunctions, leaving only a few left alive. The survivors must fend for themselves in a world based on their greatest dreams, and deepest nightmares.