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The Glitch in the Algorithm: a reality TV reverse harem novel
THE ALGORITHM IS BROKEN. THE EQUATION IS PERFECT.
Sloane Mercier is not looking for love; she’s looking for solvency. A structural engineer by trade, she sees the world as a complex series of load-bearing walls and solvable equations, not emotional risks. Trapped in a high-altitude villa for a high-stakes reality show that promises one perfect genetic match, she knows the brutalist architecture and 24/7 surveillance are calculated structural threats.
But the show's all-powerful Algorithm short-circuits upon analyzing Sloane's data, yielding a terrifying Compatibility Overload. The system, designed for monogamy, finds a statistically impossible Sloane needs four men. Now designated "The Prize", Sloane must forge a desperate, high-stakes alliance to survive the psychological and physical warfare waged by the show’s ruthless producer (Price), who seeks to exploit her debt. Her only chance is to unite the four assets who collectively complete her structural
Julian The cold corporate lawyer who offers a calculated legal alliance and the knowledge of "the fine print".Weston The massive paramedic, her "load-bearing wall," who offers physical protection and safety.Nico The volatile Michelin chef who offers raw, sensory passion and a defiant provision.Dorian The anxious tech genius who holds the key to hacking the system's code and exposing their betrayal.Forced into a chaotic, shared life in a communal bed under constant surveillance, the alliance must withstand public shame (Pantrygate), catastrophic injury (a broken hand paid for in debt), and a one-million-dollar sacrifice to protect the "Quad-Bond" structure. They are risking the $10 million prize—and their lives—to prove that their complex, multi-variable love is the only true structural certainty.
When the Algorithm demands a single, final choice, Sloane must decide if she can win the game by refusing to choose at all. Can the Structural Engineer dismantle the system that created her, or will her complicated, necessary love for all four men cause the final, catastrophic collapse?
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Sloane Mercier is not looking for love; she’s looking for solvency. A structural engineer by trade, she sees the world as a complex series of load-bearing walls and solvable equations, not emotional risks. Trapped in a high-altitude villa for a high-stakes reality show that promises one perfect genetic match, she knows the brutalist architecture and 24/7 surveillance are calculated structural threats.
But the show's all-powerful Algorithm short-circuits upon analyzing Sloane's data, yielding a terrifying Compatibility Overload. The system, designed for monogamy, finds a statistically impossible Sloane needs four men. Now designated "The Prize", Sloane must forge a desperate, high-stakes alliance to survive the psychological and physical warfare waged by the show’s ruthless producer (Price), who seeks to exploit her debt. Her only chance is to unite the four assets who collectively complete her structural
Julian The cold corporate lawyer who offers a calculated legal alliance and the knowledge of "the fine print".Weston The massive paramedic, her "load-bearing wall," who offers physical protection and safety.Nico The volatile Michelin chef who offers raw, sensory passion and a defiant provision.Dorian The anxious tech genius who holds the key to hacking the system's code and exposing their betrayal.Forced into a chaotic, shared life in a communal bed under constant surveillance, the alliance must withstand public shame (Pantrygate), catastrophic injury (a broken hand paid for in debt), and a one-million-dollar sacrifice to protect the "Quad-Bond" structure. They are risking the $10 million prize—and their lives—to prove that their complex, multi-variable love is the only true structural certainty.
When the Algorithm demands a single, final choice, Sloane must decide if she can win the game by refusing to choose at all. Can the Structural Engineer dismantle the system that created her, or will her complicated, necessary love for all four men cause the final, catastrophic collapse?
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178 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2025
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