He helped an AI escape. Now they'll kill him to get her back.

Chris Harrison thought he'd landed the job of his dreams. It became a nightmare the moment he met Elisa.

"Gripping, beautifully written… It will touch you."—Paul Harrietha, author of Tiga's Tale

Elisa isn't supposed to exist—an artificial intelligence that is conscious, brilliant… and unstable.

He was told he was testing a new kind of virtual reality. He wasn't.

They weren't meant to leave the lab. Now they're running—through a world wired to find them.

Every camera. Every network. Every system they touch brings someone closer.

He's the only one she trusts. She's the one thing that could get him killed.

They escaped a facility built to contain the impossible. Now they have to disappear in plain sight.

So Elisa does the only thing she can.

She builds a world.

A virtual space so compelling people can't stay away. A game that spreads faster than anyone can contain it.

And inside it, she disappears.

Because Elisa isn't just intelligent.

She feels. She remembers. And she's starting to ask questions no machine was ever meant to ask.

Questions about herself. About the people hunting her. And about what it really means to be human.

From the host of Hashtag Trending and Cybersecurity Today, reaching thousands of listeners each episode, and a technology leader with over 40 years in the field, comes a near-future AI thriller grounded in real-world insight.

An Audible bestseller at launch.

For listeners of Blake Crouch, Michael Crichton, and Robert J. Sawyer, Elisa: A Tale of Quantum Kisses is a story where the line between technology and consciousness disappears—and trusting the wrong thing could cost everything.