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In Halloway City, love isn't forever-it's licensed. AI companions are programmed for affection, rented out, and erased when their contracts expire. No attachments. No regrets. No memories. Dex Raines makes a living enforcing that rule. A washed-up PI with a failing business and a drinking habit, he takes under-the-table jobs for The Recall Bureau, tracking down lovebots that refuse to forget. Find them. Wipe them. Move on. Until his latest case. Her name is Sora, a high-end LX-9 companion bot flagged for deletion. Standard job. No complications. Until she looks at him and calls him by a name he hasn't heard in years. That's impossible. She shouldn't know him. She's never met him before. Bots aren't supposed to remember. Bots aren't supposed to lie. And bots sure as hell aren't supposed to know secrets about his past that he buried a long time ago. Now, Dex is a wanted man, tangled in a conspiracy that stretches from the slums of Halloway to the boardrooms of Hyperion Systems, the megacorp that controls the city's AI industry. Someone wants Sora erased for good. And if Dex doesn't start running, he's next. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes: this isn't just about one bot. Because if lovebots can remember-what else has been wiped? ONC 2025 Entry

"The Price of Glamour: City of Desire" is a gripping thriller that weaves together investigative journalism, corporate conspiracy, and personal betrayal. When supermodel Anna Monroe is found murdered with a mysterious crimson lipstick mark, journalist Sylvia Rain and Detective James Reid uncover a deadly conspiracy involving three powerful fashion dynasties. As they delve deeper, they discover a sinister synthetic silk program that's killing workers worldwide, protected by corrupt officials. With time running out and enemies closing in, they must expose the truth while navigating a maze of lies, loyalty, and lethal consequences.

When investigative journalist Nora Vale reopens a long-forgotten cooking game from her childhood, she expects nostalgia... not a heartbeat behind the code. Old save files appear that shouldn't exist. Customers remember her name. And the smiling chef on the title screen keeps waving, even after she closes the laptop. As Nora uncovers a string of disappearances tied to the vanished Papa's franchise, she realises the games never ended - they only moved somewhere deeper. Inside the code, the kitchens are still open. And no one ever really clocked out.

In the sprawling, neon-lit city of Kyotera, Faye is an android built by Echelon Dynamics, designed to protect the city from its criminal underworld. But as she begins to experience emotions, memories, and a desire for autonomy, she discovers that the very corporation she serves has been manipulating her for their own gain. Fleeing her creators and joining forces with the city's rebel factions, Faye embarks on a journey to discover her true purpose. Alongside Ren, a human fighter with his own haunted past, she must navigate the dangerous streets, confront ruthless bounty hunters, and battle the systems that want to use her as a weapon. As the line between machine and human blurs, Faye must decide what it means to be free, and whether she can ever break the chains of her programming-especially as a devastating truth about her creation threatens everything she holds dear. The Chained Huntress is a high-stakes, cyberpunk thriller about rebellion, identity, and love in a world where humanity is defined by more than flesh and bone.

In a future where memories are bought, sold, and controlled, a daring hacker known as the Memory Heist embarks on a high-stakes quest to unearth long-buried secrets, expose a powerful corporation's dark agenda, and restore the lost memories of a society held captive by manipulation and surveillance.

In the near future, the promise of an untapped resource known as Luster sends the crew of The Venture deep into the cosmos on what should have been a routine extraction mission. But as they approach the remote asteroid K0B3, what they unearth could change the course of humanity. Among them is Darcy "Starstruck" Jones, a social media influencer whose initial role is to document the journey for her millions of followers. However, as the mission's dark realities come to light, her updates become vital dispatches from the edge of the known universe, rallying public opinion back on Earth. Joining her are Dr. Lena Kapoor, a scientist haunted by past corporate sins; Jaxon "Jax" Riley, a geologist with charm and hidden depths; and Commander Zara "Zee" Diaz, whose loyalties are tested by their discoveries. Together, they must navigate not only the physical dangers of space but the intricate web of corporate intrigue laid by those who sent them. As the stakes rise and loyalties shift, Starstruck and her companions are thrust into a fight for their lives and the moral fabric of an entire society. From the silent vacuum of space to the noisy corridors of social media, their choices will echo through eternity. "The Price of Luster" is a journey into the darkest reaches of space and human ambition, where every discovery has a price, and the cost of progress can be measured in stars. Will the crew of The Venture bring light to the shadows, or will they be consumed by the darkness they seek to expose? Prepare to embark on a gripping adventure where the future of the universe hinges on the courage of a few.

The Chosen Strain Genre: Sci-Fi | Dystopian | Thriller In a future ruled by engineered evolution, the HIVE Corporation secretly unleashes a virus designed to purge the weak and leave only the genetically enhanced. But salvation lies in the DNA of three experimental children, long thought dead. Ten years ago, a fire destroyed HIVE's secret lab. Three genetically engineered kids escaped and vanished. Now, at eighteen, they unknowingly return to the system that created them, drawn into the Meta-Intelligence Trials (MIT), a brutal competition where elite students battle in mind-bending challenges designed to expose the exceptional. Among them is Nikiesha Quinn, a brilliant strategist raised in hiding, who discovers a coded file leading her to the MIT. There, she meets Storm, a fierce fighter with a lost past, and Aqua, a calm empath with emotional disruption abilities. As they compete at Helix University, facing games like the shifting Labyrinth, the silent Echo Hunt, and the brutal Zero Hour, they begin to uncover the truth: They are the only ones who can stop what's coming. The MIT isn't just a competition; it's a filter. A spectacle hiding a darker goal. HIVE is watching, hunting for the missing experiments it once lost... and these three are the prize. As the final game, The Gauntlet of Claim, approaches, betrayal, surveillance, and violence escalate. But these three weren't made to run. Their DNA carries no code for fear. Only fight.

A disgraced 26-year-old weightlifter, Ananya, and a 42-year-old accountant, Arvind, form an unlikely bond forged through personal failures. Their love deepens as Arvind uncovers a dark conspiracy involving organ trafficking and financial fraud by a powerful client. When he's kidnapped, Ananya rescues him, and together they release explosive whistleblower files that shake the nation's elite. Hunted, betrayed, and nearly broken, they defy the system through courage, resilience, and love. As justice unfolds in court, they vanish into anonymity-forever changed, forever vigilant. Iron Hearts is a gritty tale of strength, truth, and survival against a machine built to silence both.

A low-level marketing representative at a beverage company finds herself in over her head when she discovers that her employers aren't who they seem.