{"title":"Lauren Miller","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"free-to-fall","title":"Free to Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of Parallel comes a high-stakes romantic puzzler set in a near-future where everyone's life is seamlessly orchestrated by personal electronic devices, perfect for fans of Black Mirror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision-making for the best personal results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is to follow what Lux recommends. 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