Light from the Deep Duology

You don't need to reach Mars to reach your dreams. Robbed of their chance at leaving Earth to pursue green-energy innovations, Ryn embraces new dreams-fighting deep sea threats in conjunction with a giant cephalopod. It's 2139 in the Cali-Coastal Corporate Zone, and Ryn struggles with their own body and brain as they fight to survive five days locked up with academic rivals and the military-backed billionaires who've misled them all since their teenage years. Ryn needs an exit strategy but doesn't know whether to trust Akira, the hacker-spy who may have saved their life, or Jay, the geeky military rebel with a secret stash of hot chocolate. Not to mention, Jay keeps falling asleep in their bed, and Ryn's not sure if either of them is interested in more-but at least they like the same shows! Five Days. One Ocean. Unlikely allies connect to Dream the Deep.