Winter

Charlie Braedon would like to believe one steers one’s own fate, but things are getting out of hand. Her engagement is broken, her health is questionable, and she has a wrist-cuff full of intrusive medical AIs trying to report on her. Desperate to reverse her fortunes, she buys an apparent dream house, but she is barely moved in when she begins hearing noises. Soon locals reveal what she wished she had known before. For starters, she now lives on the most haunted road in town. There are rumors the empty stone building on the neighboring hill might be haunted. And, more disturbing yet, an urban legend tells of an AI whose avatar wanders that long street and draws near to those about to die.
Is fate real? Is she on a collision course with it? If Charlie is to keep her sanity, she must determine the cause of the phenomena and learn exactly what is at stake—and for whom.