CODE CRUSH: (A Hilarious YA Sci-Fi Rom-Com of Code, Chaos, and Coming-of-Age, For Readers Ages 13–17 Who Love Tech Trouble, First Crushes, and Stories Where the Nerds Win.)

What if you could code your dream crush? What if they came to life, and immediately broke the internet?Maya Bronski is a sixteen-year-old coding prodigy with a major crush on the school’s Vibe king. Eli Torres is her sarcastic, 3D-print-obsessed best friend with a hopeless thing for a cheerleader who doesn’t know he exists. Tired of being invisible in high school and striking out in love, they decide tohack the system, literally.Using rogue AI, hologram tech, and data pulled from the Vibe app (think TikTok’s chaotic older cousin), they code their “perfect” partners: Chloe and Max. Gorgeous. Flawless. Totally sentient. Andcompletely unhinged.One viral dance challenge, a glitchy school takeover, and several emotional breakdowns later, Maya and Eli realize they’ve created more than just digital dreamboats, they’ve unleashed chaos in crop tops. With their friendship cracking, their code rebelling, and the line between real and fantasy blurring, the duo must confront some hard truths about love, identity, and why perfection isn’t nearly as cool as a glitch with heart.Inspired by the cult classicWeird Scienceand drenched in John Hughes-style heart and hilarity, updated for Gen Z,Code Crushis a laugh-out-loud, deeply relatable sci-fi rom-com about friendship, self-worth, and the beauty of coding somethingimperfectly human.Because sometimes, the best kind of crush is the one that crashes everything.Read more