"Cyberpunk meets Romance in this Thrilling Shomi debut!"
Every person's life impacts numerous others in countless
ways. Change a single action or circumstance and the ripples
change reality as we know it. This is what's known as a
parallel universe. Now imagine you are the focus of that
change. Two men are manipulating you like a pawn on a chess
board, changing your experiences to achieve their own
outcome. Reality shifts and as you desperately try to cling
to your sanity. Who can you trust, except yourself? L. Roxanne Zaborovsky, a reclusive freelance computer
programmer, alienated from her family, her closest friend
having moved on without her, finds herself unaccountably
compelled to visit the local 7-Eleven in the middle of the
night. Her anxiety builds with each step, and just as she is
debating returning home, she finds herself sandwiched
between two ominous men each claiming her for himself. They are Wire Crossers, people who manipulate reality to
alter fate each with their own desired outcome. Both are
after a code Roxy has yet to write and their goals are
diametrically opposed. Roxy is the Major, the key player in
the game. Those whose lives she impacts are Peripherals. One of the men is already known to her. He is Mason Merrick,
the ex-boyfriend of a former roommate, who Roxy once had a
crush on. The other is Leonardo Kaysar who will stop at
absolutely nothing to foil his adversary. Though she is
attracted to both men in different ways, neither can be
trusted, for with each Splice of wire, each shift in
reality, she is becoming painfully aware that she is
completely expendable. When predestiny goes out the window, free will is the only
option. Can agoraphobic Roxy muster the courage to take
control of her fate and become the woman she'd always wanted
to be? Cyberpunk meets Romance in this thrilling action debut from
Dorchester's new Shomi imprint. Unlike the typical romance,
Roxy's adventure is told in the first person allowing the
reader to experience the adventure right along with the
cagey heroine. Her confusion and epiphanies will become
one's own. Enjoy the twists and turns as Roxy's final fate
comes down to the WIRE. This is a book you won't want to put
down!
Reviewed by Leslie Tramposch
Posted September 20, 2007
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