In the city of Optima, love isn't a feeling, it's a calculation.
The Algorithm doesn't make mistakes. It tracks your heart rate, monitors your hormones, and analyzes your every preference to find your perfect "Optimized Match." For Pete Alvarez, Assessment Day is supposed to be the end of uncertainty and the beginning of a pre-programmed happily ever after.
But when the screen flashes red, Pete's world shatters.
Labeled UNMATCHABLE, Pete is suddenly an outlier in a society built on mathematical perfection. He is a glitch in the system, destined to be alone in a city that has no place for the unpredictable. That is, until he meets Jane.
Jane is everything the Algorithm says he shouldn't want. She is chaotic, unoptimized, and carries a secret that could dismantle the very foundation of the Central Data Spire.
As Pete and Jane are drawn together by a connection the sensors can't explain, they begin to realize that the Algorithm isn't just predicting their futures, it's stealing them. In a world where every kiss is logged and every heartbeat is measured, choosing each other is the ultimate act of rebellion.
But the Algorithm is always watching. And it doesn't like to be wrong.
Can two people find a love that doesn't compute, or will the system delete them before they can even begin?
Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, near-future dystopias, and stories about the defiance of the human spirit.
