Hard Reset

Dana Ives was built for obedience. Ian Drake was born to break the code.

In a neon-drenched megacity where corporations own your very thoughts, cyborg operative Dana Ives is hunting for the one thing she can’t download: autonomy. But her quest for freedom hits a systemic glitch when she crosses paths with Ian Drake, a scarred rogue hacker who doesn't just bypass firewalls - he rewrites the woman behind them.

Ian is a master of neural dominance, and Dana is his ultimate project. Through sensory overrides and taboo programming, he bypasses her physical defenses to trigger a neural surrender she never saw coming. What starts as a desperate hack into her systems spirals into a dark, addictive obsession where every command he uploads feels like a physical brand.

As they race to dismantle a lethal AI Overseer, the line between Dana’s independence and Ian’s possessive control begins to blur. Torn between her drive for self-will and the intoxicating pull of his coded embrace, Dana must face a terrifying choice: Is she truly free if she’s begging for his next command?

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Release date

Ebook: 11 March 2026