by S. B. Divya
First published 2017
Moena has built herself a perfect sanctuary in Bangalore, a sealed personal biome that protects her from the deadly pathogens lurking in the city. She controls every microbe in her environment, living safely apart from the contaminated world outside. Then Rahul appears in her life. He works to restore his polluted city, and his beauty captivates her completely. Moena faces an impossible choice. She can stay protected in her sterile bubble, or she can venture into the dangerous streets where Rahul labors. Her desire for him grows stronger than her fear of disease. She abandons the safety of her biome and enters the pathogen-filled city. Each step toward Rahul threatens her health and jeopardizes the scientific work that defines her existence. Moena gambles everything on her overwhelming need for this man who dedicates himself to cleaning up Bangalore's toxic environment.
Genres: science-fiction, romance, contemporary, social-issues
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Bangalore
Period: 21st-century
33 pages · Kindle Edition · Tor Books
Content warnings: medical-trauma