Publication Date: July 2025

Blurb:

Two years ago Mercy Gray was hailed as a hero for saving lives during a mall shooting. She still carries souvenirs from that incident: the fragment of a bullet lodged in her back, a mountain of medical debt, and guilt for ignoring her sister’s warnings that the sweet boy next door was anything but.

When billionaire-turned-TV-host Damien Dare recruits Mercy to compete on his new survivalist reality show, she can’t turn down a chance at the whopping cash prize that could send her sister to college—but when she and the other contestants arrive at the off-grid location, something isn’t right. The set is empty. The gates close without warning, trapping them inside. Then one of them turns up dead. What appeared at first to be a tragic accident quickly transforms as more contestants start dying. With time and resources running low, surviving this show takes on a new meaning.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a page turning YA thriller set at an abandoned ghost town with the premise of a survival game show. It includes a diverse cast, including a trans character.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Some use of mild curse words and religious exclamations, not heavily saturated

Sexual Content: Closed Door – Kissing and possible intimacy implied; sexual joking (Mildly detailed, not very descriptive)

Violence: Moderate – Death, murder, injuries, including past recollection of mass shootings and other traumatic events

Substance Use: Alcohol use and hangovers described

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: None

Other Topics: Gaslighting & stalking behavior, unwanted advances

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Thank you to the publisher and author for an early copy for review.

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