In the age of influence, obscurity is a death sentence.
Society is ruled by The Algorithm--an all-powerful system where influence is currency, popularity is survival, and millions tune in to watch contestants risk everything for a chance at a better life.
Alice Smith has none of it.
A struggling single mother caring for her blind daughter and aging grandfather, Alice is running out of options. When losing her job leaves her family on the brink of disaster, she enters Last Contestant Standing, a deadly televised competition where twelve contestants battle for a life-changing prize.
There can only be one winner.
The other eleven won't make it home.
The problem? Alice has no followers, no online influence, and no idea how to compete against celebrities who've built careers captivating the world.
Then she discovers one of the contestants is someone she never expected to see again--forcing her to confront not only the brutal game ahead, but the past she thought she'd left behind.
To save her family, Alice must become the one thing she's never been:
Impossible to ignore.
Perfect for readers who love dystopian thrillers, deadly competitions, speculative fiction, social satire, and high-stakes survival stories.