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The Chain Loop

Amazon UK, CA, AU & NL Top 100 in Dark Romance, Cyberpunk, Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic SciFi

Not all chains are metal, not all cages have locks.

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I survive on grit, scraps, and the refusal to die. Beyond the city walls, the world is ash and ruin. Storms hunt the living. So do worse things. Things like him. Silent. Part man – part machine. Deadly. He chains me up and drops me into a world where obedience is currency and flesh is owned. But I’ve fixed machines tougher than him. And I see the cracks in his code. If I play this right, I might escape. If I don’t, I won’t just be trapped underground – I’ll be a keepsake. And the worst part? Some twisted part of me wants that.

BOOK DETAILS

SERIES: Sovereign (novellas), Book 1 GENRE: ​Dark Romance, Post-apocalyptic, Dystopian, Cyberpunk Psychological Thriller ASIN: B0FKWL967Y ISBN: 9798299108255 WORD COUNT: ~48.000/183 pages (prose) PAPERBACK FORMAT: 5x8" RELEASE DATE: September 20, 2025

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~ Captive Heroine ~ Forced Proximity ~ Obsession / Stalker Romance ~ Dark Cliffhanger ~ Touch-Starved Male ~ Morally Grey Anti-Hero ~ Mutual Corruption ~ Beauty & the Beast ~ Slow-Burn Tension ~ Dystopian Survival ~ Kept / Claimed ~ Stockholm Syndrome Themes ~ Sapiosexual Attraction

TRIGGERS

Emotional and Sexual Manipulation, Coercion and Power Imbalance, Psychological Abuse, Gaslighting (mild and manipulative conditioning), Physical Abuse, Child Abuse / Childhood Trauma (forced chaining, parental neglect, sale to Sovereign), Incest References / Familial Abuse (brothers chained together by their mother), Torture, Medical Torture / Physical Restraint, Medical Neglect / Withholding of Care, Human Trafficking (implied), Sexual Exploitation (implied and referenced), Objectification, Non-Consensual Sexual Acts and Attempted Sexual Assault, Dubious Consent, Light BDSM Elements (non-kink context), Domination and Submission, Imprisonment and Captivity Fantasies Crossing into Non-Consensual Territory, Voyeurism (implied and observed), Obsessive and Controlling Behaviour, Threats of Violence During Intimacy, Emotional Blackmail, Betrayal Trauma, Emotional Collapse / Dissociation, PTSD and Trauma Responses, State-Sanctioned Abuse, Dehumanisation, Aftereffects of Abuse, Psychological Trauma, Suicidal Ideation (brief), Loss of Autonomy, Identity Suppression / Forced Renaming, Violent Retaliation, Moral Ambiguity, Forced Drugging / Ingestion of Substances (implied), Power-Imbalanced Sexual Dynamics, Stockholm Syndrome Undertones, Trauma Bonding, Cybernetic Modification Without Consent, Body Horror (invasive augmentations, implants, neural procedures), Gore and Bodily Injury (including neural chip procedures, broken bones, blood), Implied Sexual Violence (against secondary characters), Cannibalism (referenced and implied), Neurological Overload and Sensory Torture, Forced Memory Extraction, Violence Between Siblings, Non-Consensual Medical Procedures, Psychosexual Threats and Humiliation, Unreliable Reality / Induced Delusions, Emotional Numbing / Suppression as Control Mechanism, Eroticisation of Captivity, Addiction / Dependency Themes, Death Imagery and Grief Trauma (severed heads, sibling deaths, Strawberry’s abuse), Mass Surveillance and Loss of Privacy, Complicity in Abuse (morally grey characters).
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"I was absolutely glued to this book, as soon as I started, if I didn't have to work I wouldn't have put it down! it was incredible, loved it. 5* for me. the spice? when it spices - it SPICESSSS!" —Sarah (Goodreads)

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A glimpse into the world of the Sovereign novellas

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Timeline

A guide into the world of the Sovereign Series

Book #1

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A gritty continuation about broken trust, survival beyond captivity, AI-controlled oppression, resistance factions, trauma recovery, and Hazel’s fight to reclaim autonomy.

Book #2.5

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A companion novelette from Mick's POV, revealing the workings from within the Citadel and the Elite intrigue after The Tether Protocol

Book #2

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Book #3

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A claustrophobic captive romance about survival, Stockholm syndrome, cybernetic obsession, forced proximity, and the beginning of Hazel and Jase’s brutal bond.

Book #1.5

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A dark companion novelette from Jase’s POV, exploring his psychological collapse, stalker obsession, and descent into horror after The Chain Loop.

A broader dystopian thriller about android infiltration, rebellion politics, Roach alliances, Sovereign’s expanding control, and the City’s escalating collapse.

Standalone

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Book #4

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A high-stakes finale about system failure, urban destruction, rebellion, survival, and the burning aftermath of Sovereign’s rule.

A full novel following the events of The Blackout, and two different characters. Their fates will set the basis for a new spinoff series Bionic.

BIONIC SERIES

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Twenty-five years after the events of Faultline, Sovereign's influence is strongly felt in the new threat that forces humanity to cower.

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