Dominus

Dominus is a high-stakes Young Adult science fiction and fantasy novel that plunges a 17-year-old protagonist into a dangerous virtual game. Following her father's incarceration and the family's subsequent destitution, she is blackmailed into playing Dominus to prevent her younger brother from being forced into the game, a game he wouldn't survive. The narrative explores themes of family loyalty, resilience, self-discovery, and the moral complexities of survival. Parents should be aware of the intense peril, implied violence, and the emotional weight of family crisis and blackmail, making it suitable for mature young adult readers.

Blackmailed into playing a virtual game, I have two choices, win or die... From expensive cars and fancy clothes to destitution, all because my father lied. And boy did he lie. Our family shattered the day they lead him away. You should know someone after seventeen years, right? That is just the beginning. My life spirals from bad to hell when Jax appears. Good-looking but dangerous. He has something he wants me to see, something he wants me to do, something I have to play - or else. It's called Dominus. Dominus isn't just a game. And we aren't just players. And the only way I can leave the game is to play to the end. Or die. If I don't play then Jax will force my younger brother, Ajay, to take my place. But Ajay doesn't have the special gift needed to make it through Dominus alive. Apparently I do. I have to learn fast, trust no one, risk everything and become someone else, someone more deadly than the game itself...