Mira Verborgen wanted one thing in life: to finish her PhD in physics and maybe finally get noticed by her hot lab partner. What she got instead was a one-way trip to superhero status.

During a catastrophic accident at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, Mira’s body is atomically scrambled and reassembled with one very big problem: she's now permanently invisible. And technically immortal.

She’s not alone. Giancarlo, the devastatingly brilliant (and inconveniently taken) research partner she’s been crushing on, is stuck in the same quantum nightmare. Together they’re being hunted across Europe by government agents and corporate fixers who want to control their new abilities.

But the real threat is their former boss, Dr. Orlov. The accident didn’t just transform him. It turned him into a self-proclaimed god, hell-bent on sharing his twisted gift with all humanity, whether they want it or not.

From the hidden tunnels of CERN to sun-drenched Italian villages, from covert train rides to desperate break-ins, Mira and Giancarlo must master powers they don’t understand, stay one step ahead of those who want to cage them, and decide whether saving the world means stopping their own creator.

Quantum Gods is a snarky, brainy, and cinematic superhero origin story that collides science, romance, and moral philosophy at near-light speed. Perfect for fans of The Boys, Michael Crichton, and The Umbrella Academy.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

★★★★★ “It’s clever, it’s brilliant, it’s geeky. Every page is exciting. It’s a rollicking international adventure thriller that’s packed densely with science, superscience, science fiction, pop culture, humor and more twists and turns than I expected. It was ever so much fun to get inside the mind of a very intelligent protagonist who makes no apologies for a high IQ. And you’ll meet great villains you will love to hate! I guess you might have to be on the smart side to understand some of the science concepts in this book, but even if you don’t know what quantum physics is, the superheroine who uses her brainpower for good, not evil, is compelling and funny and just downright adorably smart. And you will be entertained and learn so much cool sciencey stuff if you read this book. This was a rollicking thrill ride! I hope it becomes a movie because it deserves it. When do we ever get such a brilliant heroine? What a treat!”

★★★★★ “This is probably the best superhero novel I’ve read in years and I’ve read a LOT of graphic novels and comic books. It’s non-stop action almost from page one with a heroine whose snarky sense of humor at her situation kept me on the edge of laughter.”

★★★★★ “‘Luke,’ says Yoda. ‘Use the mass times the acceleration!’ Do you find this as hysterically funny as I do? Welcome, fellow geek! You’re in exactly the right place, because have I got a book for you. When we first meet Mira, she’s a physics graduate student bemoaning the lack of men in her life. J.R. Rain, Kris Carey, and Matthew s. Cox have channeled Mira’s voice into a hilarious blend of nerd, geek, and lovelorn scientist. I’d give it five stars, and urge them to hurry up with the sequel.”

★★★★★ “Fresh, funny and fast-paced! I loved this story. It was a fun change of pace, like a dessert book after the meatier entrees of Sam Moon and Winter Wind. Mira Verbogen is a graduate student, a little too brainy for her own good, who goes to Switzerland to study with a famous physicist, Dr. Orlov. He turns out to be crazy as a bat—literally. Her fellow student, Gianni, is a gorgeous sensitive Italian hunk, but he has a girlfriend—the icy Ingborg. Mira, Gianni and Dr. Orlov are caught in a laboratory accident, though one with a disastrous and very funny outcome, while touring the Swiss CERN reactor. I enjoyed the read; the story was a little like a summer vacation in Europe with a bright amusing friend to narrate her adventures.”