You're Safe Here

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Wellness, motherhood, and technology converge in a near future California, as three womens seemingly innocuous decisions have further-reaching consequences than any of them could imagine in this timely, clever, and white-knuckled thriller.

In 2060, the WellPod is the latest launch from the largest tech company the world has ever seena fleet of floating personal paradises scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean, focused entirely on health, solitude, and relaxation. Created by an enigmatic founder who will stop at nothing to ensure her companys success, it is the long-awaited pinnacle of wellness technology. For newly pregnant Maggie, the six-week program is the perfect chance to get awayespecially since the baby isnt her partners.

Noa Behar isnt a perfect fiance. Shes too distracted, too focused on her work in helping program the WellPod to give Maggie the attention she deserves. But when she discovers something rotten beneath WellPods shiny exteriora history of faulty tech and dangerous cover-upsshe knows one thing: shell do whatever it takes to keep Maggie safe.

The problem The malfunctioning WellPods are already at sea. And theres a storm coming...

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"Part psychological thriller and part wry social commentary, Youre Safe Here is a fresh and timely debut that deftly explores the potentialand betrayalsof a world bursting with unbound technological innovation. The complicated, yearning women in the novel navigate a treacherous landscape, all while coming to terms with their own ambitions and desires, ultimately forcing readers to ask themselves: What does safety mean to me How far would I go to achieve it With deliciously paced storytelling sprinkled with secrets galore, Leslie Stephenss debut promises to guide you through uncertain waters with grace and authority."Thao Thai, author ofBANYAN MOON, a #ReadwithJenna pick

Author Bio

Leslie Stephens is the creator of the popular newsletter Morning Person. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Eater, and other outlets including Cupcakes & Cashmere, where she worked as an editor. A graduate of Wellesley College, she is currently earning her masters in counseling, with specializations in addiction and ecotherapy, from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she lives with her pit-mix, Toast. You can find her at LeslieStephens.com and subscribe at MorningPersonNewsletter.com.