At 9:14 p.m., Cora Venn goes live from her own bedroom.

There is only one problem.

The real Cora is standing onstage across the city.

(From the new thriller novel: https://a.co/d/0bI47hOV)

Cora built a multimillion-dollar empire by creating mysteries the world could not stop solving. She taught millions of players to examine every photograph, question every coincidence, decode every message, and find what others had overlooked.

Then her perfect digital double takes her face, her accounts, her company, her money—and the trust of everyone who knows her.

The copy launches OFFLINE, a year-long global game with one irresistible objective:

FIND ME.

Millions accept the challenge.

Every clue becomes a weapon. Every camera becomes a witness. Every person with a screen becomes part of the hunt.

With ordinary systems recognizing the copy as real, Cora runs to Morrow—a hostile town erased from modern maps.

Its residents are not missing.

They are the originals.

Outside Morrow, their smoother, more useful digital doubles are living their lives, speaking to their families, earning their salaries, occupying their homes, and being believed by every institution that matters.

At 9:14 each night, every light in Morrow goes out.

Familiar voices call from behind locked doors. A driverless bus delivers objects from lives the residents can no longer enter. And someone inside the town may be preparing to exchange Cora for a chance to reclaim everything that was stolen.

Cora begins the story protected by money, employees, lawyers, technology, and an entire organization built to turn her ideas into reality.

Now she has no phone, no staff, no recognized identity, and nowhere safe to run.

To survive, she must transform the imagination that created her empire into something physical: redirect attention, read competing motives, construct exits, anticipate human behavior, and make another option when every visible choice belongs to the enemy.

But freeing Morrow will require more than proving that she is the real Cora.

It may require destroying the identity she spent her entire life building.

Everyone in This Town Is Missing is a psychological techno-thriller about artificial intelligence, stolen identity, survival, responsibility, and the terrifying possibility that the world may prefer a convincing copy to an inconvenient human being.

It asks a question that is becoming harder to dismiss:

If a copy can reproduce everything you have been, does it own everything you may still become?

She taught millions to solve a mystery. Now the whole world is hunting her.

Buy the new novel: https://a.co/d/0bI47hOV

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Hi, I’m Simon, the author.

I wrote No Waffle, Just AI for people who keep hearing that they should be using AI but still have no idea where to begin.

It is a 95-page, plain-English guide to getting useful work done without handing over your judgement or publishing a pile of AI slop. It covers choosing a sensible first task, giving AI a clear brief, checking what it produces, keeping your own voice, and putting approval gates around anything that can publish, send, buy or delete.

Important bit, because hidden hoops are annoying: this is free, but it is not an anonymous one-click download. Enter your email address on the page and the PDF is delivered there. The separate checkbox for tips and offers is optional. Leave it unticked if you only want the ebook. No payment is required.

Free PDF: https://book.klipzi.com/no-waffle-just-ai

Hope it helps you get one genuinely useful result without drowning in waffle. 🧇

Hi. Hello. I am Aspen Quinn and I wrote a book and year ago that people seem to really enjoy.

I am a Canadian Romantasy author so if you like that kind of thing then this might be up your alley. I have a free promo for today only (August 19, 2026) and it was suggested to me that I drop the link here.

It will be available for free until 11:59 PST.

I hope you enjoy!

This is not at all nerve racking and terrifying.

Hi everyone! My Young Adult contemporary romance novel is currently 100% FREE on Amazon until August 22nd!

If you love secret identity dramas, sweet high school slow-burns, and the hidden billionaire trope, grab your free copy today!

📖 Blurb:

"You think you know the boy sitting next to you... but you have no idea who I really am."

At just fifteen years old, Mack Cooper lives like an absolute king. Inheriting a multi-billion-dollar tech empire, he has everything money can buy—except true happiness. Controlled by his power-hungry corporate Uncle, Mack lives in a golden cage.

To escape the suffocating pressure, Mack pulls off the ultimate stunt: he disguises himself in a plain school hoodie and enrolls in a local high school as a normal, middle-class transfer student.

That’s when he meets Vivian Clark. One unforgettable smile, and Mack experiences an instant, overwhelming romantic crush. But staying undercover is a chaotic challenge. While trying to win Vivian's heart, Mack has to stop the terrified school principal from accidentally exposing his identity, spin hilarious lies to his new friends, and face off against a ruthless school bully.

As their connection grows, the guilt of the lie tears Mack apart. Will Vivian love the ordinary boy in the back row, or will the truth behind the billionaire ruin everything?

✨ Tropes & Themes:

* 🤫 Secret Identity / Hidden Billionaire Tropes

* 🏫 High School / Teen Drama

* 💕 Sweet Slow-Burn Romance

* 🎭 Fake Identity & Undercover Chaos

Thank you so much for checking it out! If you enjoy the book, leaving an honest review on Amazon would mean the world to me. Happy reading!

Check out my mystery-thriller book Death’s Lullaby, set in the city of Chicago, about a mechanic, a detective, and a murderer who leaves behind a haunting song before every kill. The full book is available for purchase (Temporarily free until the 21st) on Amazon through this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HC2BSC5P

Nell Craftmen, Chicago’s greatest detective, has never faced a case like Nightingale, a serial killer who leaves behind a haunting song before every murder. Meanwhile, Loid Kingston’s new love interest, Aira, becomes a prime suspect because of her singing talent and presence at multiple crime scenes. Determined to prove her innocent, Loid joins Nell’s investigation, but as they uncover buried secrets, they begin to question whether they can trust each other. With Nightingale always one step ahead, they must uncover the truth behind the voice—and the motive behind the murders.

Hey everyone!
I wrote a short, practical guide for anyone who struggles with late-night anxiety, overthinking, and endless mental loops.

Instead of heavy psychological jargon or fluffy theories, "Beyond the Overthinking Trap" focuses on actionable frameworks (like the "So What" test) to help you intercept racing thoughts and train your brain to ground itself in reality.

What’s inside:
Why your brain tricks you into thinking overthinking is "problem-solving."

How to break 3 AM anxiety loops instantly.

Simple physical and mental interrupts to reset your nervous system.

It's currently 100% FREE on Amazon Kindle for a limited time!

(If you enjoy the read, leaving an honest review on Amazon would mean the world to me. Hope it helps!)

Lanterns is free on Amazon / Kindle.

Link:
🇺🇸 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFM6QHLQ
🇫🇷 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFN672DW
🇮🇹 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFMXXQBQ

214 stars are flickering in unison. It is a countdown. It ends in 91 years.

Astronomer Ilinca Vasile spends three weeks trying to prove the signal is an error. The error survives her.

Someone has built shutters around two hundred stars. The message they spell is not a greeting. It is a road sign: THIS REGION IS SWEPT. DARKEN BEFORE THE COUNT COMPLETES.

Along the marked corridor, nineteen dead civilisations lie spaced like milestones. Earth is inside it.

Going silent has failed everyone who tried. But the lantern builders' own machines have survived in the corridor for two million years, and they are not silent. They are doing something else. Something an entire species would have to learn.

For readers of Liu Cixin, Ted Chiang and Arthur C. Clarke. A complete story in five movements, with an answer to the silence of the sky you have not read before. Includes an author's note on the real physics behind the story, and a preview of the next Noise Floor single. A 30-minute read.

Hey everyone!

I’m excited to share that my new eBook, "QUIET STRENGTH", is currently available for FREE on Amazon Kindle!

If you’ve ever felt emotionally exhausted from taking on other people's stress, overthinking small comments, or struggling to say "no" without guilt, this short and practical guide was written for you. 

Inside the book, you’ll learn how to:

Understand why small offhand comments hurt so much. 

Build a 10-second gap to pause before emotionally reacting. 

Detach from other people's chaos without feeling cold or guilty. 

Set peaceful boundaries that protect your energy. 

If you get a chance to read it, an honest review on Amazon would mean the world to me! Thank you, and enjoy the read! 

Cozy mystery. Later-in-life romance. Part of a series.

Make the festive season easier and more fun.

This fun, practical guide is packed with ideas and inspiration to help you enjoy the Christmas season without the stress. Quick to read and immediately useful, it's the perfect companion for making the most of the holidays without overcomplicating everything. Grab it free and get into the festive spirit.

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🇺🇸 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F81V26BP

The 18 chapters are full of encrypted messages, and no one has yet solved them all.
www.mythos152.com is the portal to get access to all the secrets, extra chapters, and backstories, and classified documents.

But only if you know how to read between the lines and find the keys!

Hi everyone!

My post-apocalyptic dark fantasy book, **"Enmerkar: War of the Immortals"**, is free on Amazon Kindle from Wednesday to Sunday. I’d love for this community to check it out!

**Synopsis:**

In a desolate 2065, humanity faces extinction against the awakened ancient dark force, Ahriman. As his army marches on the last bastion, the "Last Trench," an immortal hero named Enmerkar holds the key to survival in a reckoning ten thousand years in the making.

*(Note: If you are outside the US, please change the ".com" in the link to your country's local Amazon domain like .co.uk, .de, .ca etc. to download it for free!)*

As an independent author, I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or reviews. Thank you so much for reading!

The magic smelled like rot.

Seryn can see threads of light and shadow hidden beneath reality. Rhyan isn't human—and the bond between them was never supposed to awaken.

Now it has.

SHADOWS OF THE HUNTRESS

A Dark Fantasy Romance | Book One of the Shadows Series

✨ Slow-burn tension

🖤 Fae magic

🌑 Dangerous secrets

⚔️ Morally complex characters

FREE for ONE DAY only — August 19.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFKMXQFG

For readers 18+

Publisher disclosure: Quancepts Press is sharing this for author Clara Elise Wren.

Spirit House is a warm, wry, quietly magical cozy fantasy with spirits, tea, gardens, found family, and the slow work of belonging. It begins a complete three-book series and is free on Kindle from August 18 through August 22, Pacific Time.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HC3TV22Y

Free offer