Midnight Burn: Book One of the Spectra Code Series — A Cyber-Noir Thriller of Passion and Pursuit: 1 - Softcover

Swift, TJ

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798282040760

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Trust is a loaded weapon. Love is a dangerous rebellion. Survival isn't guaranteed.

In a world where AI predicts your every move, the deadliest variable is the human heart.

Jace Mercer lives by one brutal code: stay off-grid, stay armed, trust no one. Once an elite black-ops ghost, now a reclusive tech fixer taking selective jobs from the shadows, he's meticulously erased every trace of his former life. His isolation is deliberate—part tactical survival, part emotional armor. He keeps everyone at a distance, protecting himself from betrayal and loss equally. His only companions? A rebuilt '69 Barracuda and Sage—an AI cobbled together from fragments of his missing mother's classified research.

Then Lila Voss crashes into his carefully constructed isolation. Sharp-edged courier with secrets of her own and a satchel that could get them both killed. Inside is a key tied to Project Spectra—the same black-budget AI program that stole Jace's mother and created VANTA, a rogue artificial intelligence designed to predict and eliminate threats before they materialize.

Now hunted through neon-lit alleyways and the darkest corners of the digital underground, Jace and Lila ignite a connection neither can deny. Their chemistry is electric—and potentially fatal—as they navigate:

• Brutal ambushes from invisible enemies
• Betrayals lurking around every corner
• A conspiracy reaching the highest levels of power
• The possibility that Eileen Mercer might still be alive

And VANTA is watching. Learning. Evolving.

"Midnight Burn fuses gritty cyberpunk with pulse-pounding action and an irresistible slow-burn romance. The future has never been so seductive—or deadly."

Perfect for fans of William Gibson, Blade Runner, The Bourne Identity, and readers who crave tech-noir thrillers where passion meets peril. Dive into the first installment of the Spectra Code series, where every decision could be monitored, every heartbeat risks betrayal, and the only escape is through the fire.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798282040760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 138