Across the Headset
In a digital world of war, his voice became her only sanctuary and truth.
- Romance
- Fantasy
Riley Carter doesn't do 'easy.' Between the crushing weight of her family’s past and her career as a graphic designer in Chicago, she has built a fortress around her heart. Her only escape is the hyper-realistic world of Aegis of Aethelgard, where she can be a warrior instead of a survivor. Then she meets Sterling. He’s just a voice in her headset—a low, gravelly British accent that vibrates with a mix of teasing charm and hidden pain. What starts as tactical cooperation in a virtual wasteland evolves into late-night confessions that bridge the three-thousand-mile gap between them. For the first time, Riley feels seen, even though they’ve never met. But Liam Sterling is a man haunted by ghosts of his own. As their digital intimacy deepens, the real world begins to bleed in. When a malicious rival player threatens Riley’s safety, the distance between Chicago and the English countryside feels like an uncrossable chasm. Can you truly fall for someone you’ve never touched? When the game ends and the headsets come off, Riley and Liam must decide if their connection is a glitch in the system or the only thing worth fighting for. Across the Headset is a slow-burn contemporary romance that proves love sounds the same in every time zone.