Infamy Index

In a Britain where public image is currency and scandal is a weapon, Isobel Thorne, a sharp, emotionally detached PR strategist, wakes up in a world eerily similar to her own—but with one jarring twist: she’s now the central figure in a serialized drama where her every move is tracked, judged, and rewarded or punished by an invisible system. The rules are simple: the more her reputation suffers, the more power she gains. The more she’s adored, the more she loses. The system doesn’t care about truth—only perception. To escape the game, Isobel leans into infamy. She engineers betrayals, leaks secrets, and manipulates the media to paint herself as the villainess of Britain’s elite. Her downfall becomes a national obsession. But when she’s forced to retreat to her late father’s neglected estate in Plymouth, she finds herself entangled with Julian Ashcombe, a disgraced former intelligence officer turned recluse who’s hiding more than just a past. Julian sees through her performance—and begins to play his own game. Their alliance is cold, calculated, and transactional. But as the system starts rewriting the rules, Isobel realizes she’s no longer the player—she’s the product. And the only way to win may be to destroy the game entirely.

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