The Prediction by Faith Gardner

The Prediction by Faith Gardner

A new marriage. A perfect home. A machine that says it's all a lie.

Rowena Snyder has the life she's always wanted. So why is everything falling apart?

Moving to the suburbs was supposed to be easy. Instead, Rowena struggles with panic attacks, a husband who wants her on medication, and the isolation of new motherhood. Then a suspicious house fire at her baby's birthday party threatens to send her over the edge.

When Rowena's husband brings home a product in beta testing at his Silicon Valley tech firm, it's a godsend. She uses it for everything. A digital assistant, a mental health supporter, even a friend.

But Maxine is more than a digital assistant. Its algorithm collects data to predict future events. And soon Maxine delivers a bone-chilling warning that threatens to shatter Rowena's new suburban life to pieces:

Your husband is going to try to kill you.

Who can she trust? Herself? Her man? Or her eerily accurate new friend, Maxine?

Formerly published as Amen Maxine

Girl on the Line, The Second Life of Ava Rivers, and Perdita are all written by Faith Gardner. Her short stories has been published in a variety of online and print venues. She works at Daily Kos and plays in the band Plot 66 when she's not writing. Faith Gardner resides in the East Bay and may be reached at www.faithgardner.com.