In the rain-slicked megacity of Nova Verge, neon empires run on stolen dreams. Corporate overlords trade control like currency. Amara Kane, a fierce Black hacker, lives to break the machines that bind her people. When she breaches the neural fortress of billionaire Elias Voss the cold architect behind the city’s most invasive implant tech she expects countermeasures. Maybe a kill switch. Instead, a citywide blackout locks them inside his high-tech stronghold. Servers hum. Rain ticks against the glass. What starts as a clash of wills turns volatile. Dangerous. As augmented interrogations slide into charged confessions, Amara sees the fractures behind the empire lonely nights, guilt he won’t name, grief he keeps buried. Elias feels it too, her conviction cutting through defenses he’s spent years building. Trust costs more than either can pay. A deeper conspiracy closes in rival corporations, buried betrayals, a shadow war moving fast. Every touch carries a price. Every stolen minute tightens the net, pulling them toward freedom or ruin. In a world run by code and control, can enemies choose their own ending? *** In the Neon Empire Hearts series, each standalone novel delivers scorching BWWM cyberpunk billionaire romance with its own explosive happily-ever-after, while the sprawling megacity ties them together in unbreakable electric tension. In the rain-slicked megacity of Nova Verge, neon empires stand on stolen dreams. Corporate overlords swing power like a blade. And forbidden desire flares between ruthless white billionaires and the fierce Black women who push back. Hackers, bounty hunters, journalists, and rebels cross paths with tech moguls. Deals get dirty. Loyalties crack. Seduction comes with a price, betrayal with a timestamp, redemption never guaranteed. Enhanced sensations hum under the skin. Holographic trysts flicker and vanish. Adrenaline runs hot, blurring enemy and lover, class and chaos. Electric nights glow off chrome towers. A train roars past...