Al Hess Books in Order

Reed Rothwell's unwanted AI upgrade develops feelings just as other test subjects begin dying. Drawn deeper into Boise's art deco underground, he must weigh his own safety against the life of a machine that loves him.

Now living outside Reed's mind, Mazarin hopes their troubles with an AI corporation are over. An escaped engineer and Reed's worsening symptoms force her to seek dangerous allies before the company can reclaim them both.

An AI steward investigates a subway death after a colleague asks him to prevent another tragedy. Working beside a human council member he secretly admires, Lysander discovers that the mystery threatens people he cares about.

Emery Wilson keeps a speakeasy afloat while supplying affordable illicit medical technology. A lucrative request to cure a stranger's addiction offers a way to pay the rent, but the commission draws them toward a dangerous programmer.

Mazarin plans a Valentine's dance-contest victory to avenge Em's mistreatment by an ex. With an anxious Reed in tow, the outing becomes riskier when an unwanted software update complicates keeping Mazarin's artificial identity secret.

A disabled miner relies on a mechanical golem to extract fuel from abandoned alien ships. When it breaks, repairing it becomes inseparable from mourning the lover whose presence still fills its cockpit and their memories.

A salvager accepts a job recovering stolen androids in exchange for citizenship and access to transition care. Traveling with a displaced AI, he discovers the missing androids have wishes that challenge everything the assignment demands.

Resurrected in a new body, Sasha remains entangled in both his old heartbreak and an AI guardian angel's feelings. A job at the resurrection company offers answers, but an intrusive, attractive coworker complicates his plans.

In a small Wyoming town, a pie obsessed blogger witnesses a UFO explode over the highway and realizes no one else remembers what happened. As bizarre weather and stranger behavior sweep through the community, he teams up with a skeptical bartender to uncover whether the threat is human or something far more alien.

Two artists believe they are haunting each other's apartments while struggling with trauma and unhappy lives. When Micah and Cosmo finally meet in person, their growing connection offers hope but cannot erase the past they must confront.