Community 215

By: M.K. Black

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

In a world where conformity is salvation and disobedience means death, one girl's forbidden curiosity could either save her community or destroy everything she's ever known.

Behind the towering walls of Community 215, life follows a strict order: marriages are arranged, careers are assigned, and even meals are rationed—all under the watchful eye of a carefully selected council. For seventeen-year-old Rhea, daughter of the community's leader, this rigid existence is all she's ever known. But a childhood memory of attempting to scale the walls haunts her, along with the brutal brand she bears as punishment.

When Brooks, a mysterious outsider, breaches the community's defenses, Rhea makes a choice that will forever alter her destiny. Despite the permanent mark her past defiance earned her, she finds herself drawn to his dangerous tales of freedom beyond the walls. As Brooks secretly trains her in combat, Rhea discovers feelings she's never been allowed to name—and truths about her community that could get them both killed.

As the annual Testing Day approaches—the ceremony that will determine both her future role and her life partner—Rhea must make an impossible choice: embrace the leadership position she's been groomed for since birth, or risk everything for a chance at freedom with Brooks. But in a world where walls exist to imprison rather than protect, choosing wrong means more than just losing her future—it could mean losing her life.

"Community 215" is a riveting dystopian thriller that explores the price of freedom in a society built on lies, and the courage it takes to defy everything you've ever been taught to believe.

About the Author:
Dr. M.K. Black's journey as a writer is rooted in personal experience with the cost of non-conformity. With a Ph.D. in Education and years of experience in academia, Dr. Black has firsthand knowledge of the pressure to conform and the consequences of challenging established systems. These experiences have shaped both their academic career and their approach to storytelling.

As an educator turned author, Dr. Black brings a unique perspective to the dystopian genre, infusing their fiction with deep insights into how educational systems and societal structures can either nurture or suppress independent thinking. Their writing explores themes of intellectual freedom, personal autonomy, and the courage required to question authority—themes drawn directly from their own academic battles.

Through fiction, Dr. Black continues their mission to champion free thinking and individual liberty, creating worlds that challenge readers to examine their own relationships with authority and truth. Their debut novel, "Community 215," has already received critical acclaim from Chanticleer Books, marking the beginning of what promises to be a compelling literary career.