The Jolvix Episodes Series by Faith Gardner

A new marriage.A perfect home.A machine that says it’s all a lie.Welcome to Silicon Valley, where the weather is perfect, the income is high … and Rowena Snyder is miserable. A transplant from New York, Rowena moved into her husband Jacob’s idyllic childhood home with their new baby. But suburbia isn’t Rowena’s cup of Starbucks. And she’s got serious anxiety and depression to boot... moreA new marriage.A perfect home.A machine that says it’s all a lie.Welcome to Silicon Valley, where the weather is perfect, the income is high … and Rowena Snyder is miserable. A transplant from New York, Rowena moved into her husband Jacob’s idyllic childhood home with their new baby. But suburbia isn’t Rowena’s cup of Starbucks. And she’s got serious anxiety and depression to boot.Jacob, worried about their marriage, scores a new product currently in beta testing from his tech job: Maxine, a “digital friend” that bonds with an individual by continually gathering their personal data. Along with functioning like an upscale digital assistant, Maxine has “advice” and “prediction” modes that have shown promise for patients with mental health issues. To Rowena’s shock, the device turns out to be not just helpful, but eerily accurate, predicting events before they occur.It’s a godsend until Maxine offers a series of increasingly bone-chilling predictions that will change Rowena’s life forever.This domestic suspense novel asks, who do you trust more—your mind, your man, or your machine? less

Two strangers. One phone.Everything on the line.Rising rock star Violet is kidnapped from her Los Angeles home, waking up locked in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with a mysterious note and a burner phone that only dials one unfamiliar number.Construction worker Bud answers a call from his Bay Area apartment and a stranger’s on the line claiming to have been kidnapped and locked in a cabin.The note says they have one week to figure out the connection between them... moreTwo strangers. One phone.Everything on the line.Rising rock star Violet is kidnapped from her Los Angeles home, waking up locked in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with a mysterious note and a burner phone that only dials one unfamiliar number.Construction worker Bud answers a call from his Bay Area apartment and a stranger’s on the line claiming to have been kidnapped and locked in a cabin.The note says they have one week to figure out the connection between them. Otherwise someone out there—or something—will take her life.This psychological thriller is part of The Jolvix Episodes. less

A dysfunctional family holiday, a possible murder, and a partridge in a pear tree.The Jaggers were once a tight-knit family. But after their mother’s tragic death years ago, the four children and their father have drifted further apart. The children grew up, moved away, and now have lives of their own. And Dad? Well, let’s just say his new live-in friend January also has a permanent residence in the uncanny valley... moreA dysfunctional family holiday, a possible murder, and a partridge in a pear tree.The Jaggers were once a tight-knit family. But after their mother’s tragic death years ago, the four children and their father have drifted further apart. The children grew up, moved away, and now have lives of their own. And Dad? Well, let’s just say his new live-in friend January also has a permanent residence in the uncanny valley.After a disturbing, violent Christmas two years ago the Jaggers wish they could forget, they’re reuniting in their childhood southern California home dubbed “the Pink Castle” to give celebrating the holidays one more shot this year. But in the days before they gather, the children each get a sinister note that reads Your mother was murdered.Could this be the bizarre work of Dad's companion bot January?Or is one of the Jaggers hiding a horrible, guilty secret?This domestic suspense novel is part of the Jolvix Episodes. less

An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller novella.When an outspoken writer buys the car of her dreams, it turns into a full-speed nightmare.Eve Alexopoulos is a journalist, but you’d be better off calling her what she really is: a professional troll-hunter. For a couple of years now, her column “What’s Your Problem, Bro?” has been exposing some of the most outrageous online trolls to hold them publicly accountable for their abusive behavior... moreAn edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller novella.When an outspoken writer buys the car of her dreams, it turns into a full-speed nightmare.Eve Alexopoulos is a journalist, but you’d be better off calling her what she really is: a professional troll-hunter. For a couple of years now, her column “What’s Your Problem, Bro?” has been exposing some of the most outrageous online trolls to hold them publicly accountable for their abusive behavior.Her column has been so successful, she got a fat book advance—one big enough to afford a Sunray, the most cutting-edge vehicle available. Sleek, self-driving, solar-powered, with every car custom-programmed by an engineer at the tech goliath company Jolvix.Too bad the engineer who programmed her new Sunray isn’t a big fan of Eve’s work.Because now her life’s about to make a sharp U-turn into unthinkable terror.Eve in Overdrive is one of the Jolvix Episodes, standalone psychological thrillers set in the same universe. less

“It’s playtime.”Leela’s enemies are dying. They appear to be unrelated suicides, but she refuses to believe in mere coincidence. Someone is targeting these victims. But why?A single clue emerges, leading her to believe these deaths are linked to a cover-up job she did when she worked PR for the tech goliath Jolvix... more“It’s playtime.”Leela’s enemies are dying. They appear to be unrelated suicides, but she refuses to believe in mere coincidence. Someone is targeting these victims. But why?A single clue emerges, leading her to believe these deaths are linked to a cover-up job she did when she worked PR for the tech goliath Jolvix. It involves a high-tech novelty weapon, shrouded in secrecy, one she’s legally forbidden from discussing with anyone—including the hungry writer publishing an exposé on Jolvix who’s itching to get the full scoop.The body count is rising. And the further this deadly game goes, the more Leela becomes implicated as a possible suspect. To find the real killer, Leela must return to the sinister web of her former company and dive deep into the dark secrets buried in her past.Because if she doesn’t find the serial killer soon, it’s game over for Leela, too. less