Ayobayo Abiodun

The quiet Between Lighting (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

THE QUIET BETWEEN LIGHTNING

In a city built on precision, order, and silent efficiency, Mara always sensed something was missing. Life seemed calculated, human behavior reduced to predictable algorithms, the pulse of the city drowned beneath invisible control. And yet, in the quiet, she felt a heartbeat-a possibility-that defied the relentless order.

At first, the changes were subtle: a hesitation in a pedestrian's step, a street musician improvising a melody, a student pausing before answering a question not because she was wrong, but because she had choice. Mara noticed these imperfections, threads of humanity that persisted where the system demanded compliance. In the quiet spaces between schedules, rules, and routines, life whispered resistance. And she listened.

Then came Jonah. Clever, intuitive, endlessly skeptical, and yet inexplicably drawn to Mara, he became both her ally and her mirror. Where Mara saw patterns in imperfection, Jonah saw opportunity-and danger. Their partnership became a delicate balance of intellect and instinct, heart and strategy. Together, they began to notice the fractures in the city's seamless façade: the subtle errors, the missteps, the improvisations that could ripple into chaos.

But chaos was not enough. The city's equilibrium was enforced by a force Mara could barely understand-a presence she called the Quiet. It was everywhere and nowhere: a pulse beneath the streets, a weight in the air, a subtle algorithm adjusting, measuring, correcting. And behind it, the man in the rain-calm, enigmatic, and terrifying in his intelligence-watched Mara's every move, calculating the limits of control. His patience was unnerving, his power absolute... until it collided with humanity.

Mara quickly realized that resistance could not be overt. Control could not be challenged with rebellion or force. Instead, it required preservation: preserving threads of imperfection, tiny acts of improvisation, the smallest choices that revealed the human spark. Every decision mattered, from June's quiet bravery in a classroom to Jonah's subtle interventions in public spaces. Even Mara's own careful manipulations-allowing the city to breathe, hesitate, and falter-created ripples that no algorithm, no calculation, no machine could fully anticipate.

And as the threads multiplied, the quiet began to falter. It hesitated. It recalculated. Cascades of human action, imperfection, and improvisation converged into forces greater than the quiet could contain. The city became alive-not mechanical, not efficient, but unpredictable, vibrant, and breathtaking.

The Quiet Between Lightning promises:

• A city that lives, breathes, and evolves, a character in its own right.
• A psychological and philosophical thriller that explores control, freedom, and human resilience.
• Emotional stakes that grip from page one, with alliances, confrontations, and cascading consequences.
• Complex, memorable characters who embody courage, intellect, and vulnerability.
• A narrative that is both thrilling and deeply moving, blending suspense, literary elegance, and blockbuster potential.
• Universal appeal for teens and adults alike, safe yet scintillating, with tension, intimacy, and emotional depth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sheilah Abiodun
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798233474491
• Artikelnr.: 76137188

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ayobayo Abiodun is the contemporary voice redefining romantic fantasy, captivating readers worldwide with his intricate world-building and profound emotional depth. A practicing academic by profession, Dr. Abiodun seamlessly blends compelling intellectual rigor with breathtaking romantic passion, earning him the moniker of a "Profile Sensation."