Neon Vale: Zero-Day Hearts
Burned-out infosec consultant Ethan Hale, who hides behind the handle CipherFox, logs into a dimly lit IRC channel from his cluttered Seattle apartment after another…
Neon Vale
Neon Vale
Genre: romance hacker romance, cyberpunk-adjacent, real-world infosec
Tone: intense, intimate, neon-lit
Heat Level: medium
Core Theme: Two anonymous hackers fall for each other through code, exploits, and late-night IRC sessions before colliding in the real world.
Premise: Two infosec professionals meet on IRC under their handles, build a connection through shared ops, and accidentally meet at DEF CON—never realizing they already know each other.
World Notes: Real-world hacker tools, IRC culture, DEF CON, CTFs, red-team/blue-team dynamics.
Books in the Series
Book 1: Neon Vale: Zero-Day Hearts
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Book 2: Neon Vale: Packet Loss Promises
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Book 3: Neon Vale: Midnight Recon
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Book 4: Neon Vale: Firewall of Desire
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Book 5: Neon Vale: DEF CON Collision
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Books in this Series
Neon Vale: Packet Loss Promises
CipherFox, a brilliant infosec operative haunted by a betrayal from his ex that left him questioning every connection, wakes in the hazy glow of a…
Neon Vale: Midnight Recon
Ari, a sharp-edged cybersecurity analyst haunted by a brutal past doxxing that shattered her trust in the digital shadows, has finally let her online partner…
Neon Vale: Firewall of Desire
Ari, a sharp-witted infosec analyst in Seattle's rain-slicked tech corridors, and CipherFox, her enigmatic long-distance partner from a rival cybersecurity firm across the country, have…
Neon Vale: DEF CON Collision
Ariadne "Ari" Voss, a brilliant infosec analyst haunted by a brutal doxxing that shattered her trust and forced her into hiding, steps into the neon-drenched…