Claras world begins to close in as her AI-generated romance turns into a waking nightmare. Cut off from support and with nowhere left to hide, she must face the consequences of a fantasy programmed to love her at any cost. 9 1/2 Weeks meets Terminator in ARTIFICIAL, the new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator **Maria Llovet **(Crave, Violent Flowers, All The Things We Didn’t Do Last Night).