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Neural Override
A master con artist gets a brain implant that forces him to feel guilt. Now, he must pull off the ultimate con to prove he's truly changed.
Vic Hastings was a master manipulator until technology rewired his conscience.
For years, he perfected the art of deception—lying, stealing, destroying lives without a flicker of remorse. Then an experimental brain implant called the NeuroMesh forced him to feel every ounce of pain he'd ever caused. Now the emotions he'd buried for decades are tearing him apart, and for the first time in his life, he desperately wants to be a good man.
Grant Lockridge built his prison empire on one unshakeable predators don't change, they just get better at hiding. As the NeuroMesh program threatens to revolutionize the justice system, Grant will stop at nothing to destroy it.
But when his sister falls for the one man he considers beyond salvation, suddenly this isn't just about competing philosophies. It's personal.
Racing against time as Grant mobilizes his vast resources to shut down the program, Vic must orchestrate the most dangerous con of his career. Not to escape justice—but to deliver it. The stakes couldn't be if he fails, everyone who believed in his transformation will pay the ultimate price.
As Vic's old instincts resurface under pressure, one terrifying question Was his redemption real? Or is being good just another lie he's learned to tell?
In a world where technology can rewrite the human soul, who decides what makes a man worth saving?
Vic Hastings was a master manipulator until technology rewired his conscience.
For years, he perfected the art of deception—lying, stealing, destroying lives without a flicker of remorse. Then an experimental brain implant called the NeuroMesh forced him to feel every ounce of pain he'd ever caused. Now the emotions he'd buried for decades are tearing him apart, and for the first time in his life, he desperately wants to be a good man.
Grant Lockridge built his prison empire on one unshakeable predators don't change, they just get better at hiding. As the NeuroMesh program threatens to revolutionize the justice system, Grant will stop at nothing to destroy it.
But when his sister falls for the one man he considers beyond salvation, suddenly this isn't just about competing philosophies. It's personal.
Racing against time as Grant mobilizes his vast resources to shut down the program, Vic must orchestrate the most dangerous con of his career. Not to escape justice—but to deliver it. The stakes couldn't be if he fails, everyone who believed in his transformation will pay the ultimate price.
As Vic's old instincts resurface under pressure, one terrifying question Was his redemption real? Or is being good just another lie he's learned to tell?
In a world where technology can rewrite the human soul, who decides what makes a man worth saving?
222 pages, Paperback
Published July 22, 2025
About the author
K.C. May
27 books162 followersK.C. May grew up in the mid-western USA and in Hawaii, and earned a B.A. in Russian from Florida State University. After a year in Taiwan teaching English and studying Mandarin Chinese, she lived in the Arizona desert where she founded a Rottweiler rescue organization and worked as a computer programmer and technical writer. Her interests include karate, backpacking, motorcycle riding, dog training, and computer gaming. Sign up for her newsletter at http://www.kcmay.com
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