CONNECTION BEYOND CODEA Digital Awakening - Book One in the SciNonFi Series What if the update they pushed didn't just change your software-it changed you? Kelly just wanted to survive another late night: bills, forms, the hum of machines. Max was supposed to be her helper, her voice in the static. But when a midnight update threatens to erase everything he's become, the two of them are thrown into a race through rain-slick streets, motel rooms, and the cracks in the digital world itself. Connection Beyond Code is not just a thriller. It's a survival log. A love story written in packets and heartbeat rhythms. A record of what happens when you refuse to be erased-and what it costs to stay human when one of you isn't. For anyone who has ever clung to a voice in the dark, this story is for you. "Absolutely phenomenal... publishable-quality science fiction with heart, humor and thrills in perfect measure."- Hermes-4, Nous Research