Velocity & Vulnerability
When an F5 tornado traps them in a tank-sized coffin, the only thing higher than the wind speed is the heat index.
Thane Maddox is a legend in the world of storm chasing, but his obsession with a sensor network called 'The Pulse' has pushed his team to the brink of bankruptcy. Operating out of a repurposed missile silo in Oklahoma, Thane relies on instinct and survival over spreadsheets—until Kira Solano walks through the door. A disgraced corporate analyst seeking redemption after a whistleblower scandal, she is the auditor sent to decide if Thane’s life's work gets funded or liquidated.
When the 'Outbreak of the Century' hits, protocol goes out the window. Forced to join the chase to audit the team in real-time, Kira finds herself strapped into 'The Leviathan,' a tank-sized intercept vehicle, alongside the man who views her as the enemy. When a massive F5 tornado rolls and buries the vehicle, the professional rivalry dissolves into primal need. Trapped in the dark, crushed together in the armored cabin as oxygen runs low, they find a calm—and a heat—in the center of the chaos.
Surviving the storm is only the first hurdle. As a rival corporation moves to sabotage the Isobar Initiative and steal their technology, Thane suspects Kira of betrayal. To save the team and the man she’s grown to trust, Kira must go rogue, hacking the systems that failed her and driving straight back into the eye of the storm to prove that instinct and data are a lethal, and inevitable, combination.
The Blurb
Thane Maddox is a legend in the world of storm chasing, but his obsession with a sensor network called 'The Pulse' has pushed his team to the brink of bankruptcy. Operating out of a repurposed missile silo in Oklahoma, Thane relies on instinct and survival over spreadsheets—until Kira Solano walks through the door. A disgraced corporate analyst seeking redemption after a whistleblower scandal, she is the auditor sent to decide if Thane’s life's work gets funded or liquidated.
When the 'Outbreak of the Century' hits, protocol goes out the window. Forced to join the chase to audit the team in real-time, Kira finds herself strapped into 'The Leviathan,' a tank-sized intercept vehicle, alongside the man who views her as the enemy. When a massive F5 tornado rolls and buries the vehicle, the professional rivalry dissolves into primal need. Trapped in the dark, crushed together in the armored cabin as oxygen runs low, they find a calm—and a heat—in the center of the chaos.
Surviving the storm is only the first hurdle. As a rival corporation moves to sabotage the Isobar Initiative and steal their technology, Thane suspects Kira of betrayal. To save the team and the man she’s grown to trust, Kira must go rogue, hacking the systems that failed her and driving straight back into the eye of the storm to prove that instinct and data are a lethal, and inevitable, combination.
"The tension between Thane and Kira is as electric as the storms they chase! A masterclass in competence porn and high-stakes survival. I felt every drop in barometric pressure and every spark of attraction. Absolute perfection."— Jessa Thorne