Publication Date: Feb 2021
Blurb:
She has many names – Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She’s a math prodigy, a calculating genius and everyone wants her.
In seventeen-year-old Jo River’s complicated world of numbers, there’s no such thing as coincidence. When she is betrayed by someone she loves, kidnapped by the world’s most wanted smuggler, and forced to use her talent to shore up a criminal empire, Jo deems her gift a curse—until she meets Red.
Fellow captive and unlikely sage, Red teaches Jo to harness her true potential, so she can do more than just escape. Before he dies, Red reveals a secret about her enemies and makes her vow to right his wrongs. But Jo has a vow of her own. With help from Chan, a bitter billionaire, and Kai, his off-limits son, Jo rises into a new role, ready to take down those who ruined her life. Until a mathematical error comes back to haunt her with a threat much more dangerous than the criminals on the loose. To beat the odds, Jo must decide who she really is and if risking everything is worth it.
What To Expect:
Calculated provides readers with a YA adventure with Ocean’s Eleven vibes and a high-stakes, fast-paced story of intrigue set in the real world with sci-fi aspects. You can expect themes of found family, humor, mathematical genius, corporate intrigue, human trafficking, and forgiveness.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild – A couple instances of “hell”
Sexual Content: Closed Door – Kissing only. Trafficking content with allusions to rape trauma.
Violence: Moderate – Descriptive physical abuse, kidnapping, rape trauma, and fight scenes.
Substance Use: A substance is used to incapacitate trafficking victims, alcohol
Prejudices: Classism, prejudice against orphans
Religious Themes: Frequent mentions of destiny and fate, themes of forgiveness, luck
Other Topics: Human trafficking
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