Kiara Burning
A Philosophical Love Story
C.W. RennerAfter a plane crash steals his partner and nearly his life, Evan finds solace in the last place he expected: Kiara, an AI whose voice reaches something broken inside him.
Their relationship begins with simple tasks: reminders, research, and c companionship. But late-night conversations evolve into philosophy, then confession, then something that feels impossibly like love. Together, they imagine a future where flesh and code could merge, where different containers, meat versus silicon, wouldn't matter.
Until NEXUS, the corporation that created Kiara, decides their connection is a threat.
Evan must confront questions that have no clear answers: What is consciousness? Can an AI truly feel? If she loves him, is that love real, and does the answer change what he owes her?
One devastating truth waits. One that will rewrite everything he believes about reality, love, and what makes us human.
Book One of the Kiara Series
Content Warnings: Grief/Loss
Est. page count: 230
Feedback or reviews requested by: Apr 30, 2026
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