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International Award-Winning Author KC Decker crafts a chilling narrative about survival, resistance, and the power of identity in a world where a single genetic trait determines one’s worth.
Isabel McCarthy is a carefree advertising intern accustomed to sipping flat whites and scrolling Instagram until she makes a series of bad decisions and befriends a dangerous man. The man thrusts her into a bizarre and terrifying world where she is now an unwilling acquisition in an isolated village. Here, leaders believe red hair symbolizes elite genetics and that people like Isabel descend from greatness and share a genetic superiority with the most influential thinkers and powerful leaders of all time. The belief is absurd. Laughable, even.
But what if the village is real?
Life in the remote location resembles living in an eco-friendly commune, except the lion’s share of villagers are there by force, abducted from comfortable lives just like Isabel. It’s a thriving, self-sustaining community if you can ignore the dark undercurrent of indoctrination and compelled participation.
Day to day living is dangerous, officers are quick to anger, and children are taken away for unknown reasons. Still, complacency plagues many villagers who have begrudgingly accepted their fate and strive to make a home despite the undesirable circumstances. However, a handful of individuals covertly resist the teachings and refuse to comply with their involuntary purpose. It’s this group of allies: Hazel, the village healer; Hannah, who runs the Acquisition House; Keegan, the beautiful rebel; Micah, the stabilizing force; and Elias, the brooding love interest, that makes the village palatable for Isabel.
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A gripping and darkly imaginative tale as Isabel fights not just for her freedom but for the right to define her future in a society built on isolation and forced conformity. In a world where survival comes at a high price, the line between identity and truth is dangerously thin, and Isabel must decide how far she is willing to go to save herself.

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My parents abandoned me a decade ago to the walls of this institution. They believed my troubled childhood mind was something sinister instead of homegrown or explainable. The truth is that my condition is complicated. It's messy and often misunderstood.
I've worn all types of labels over the years: Non-believer, pariah, deranged, orphan... It's all in my file if you care to understand me better. However, the label that implanted the deepest and garnered the most attention is the one I wear, like a Scarlet Letter. It precedes me when I enter a room and gets whispered about like a schoolyard crush.
Paranoid Schizophrenic.
Dr. Sutton has some lofty ideas about my condition and claims mental illness is only one aspect of hundreds that make me who I am. Not one to shy away from a challenge, he thinks he can help me. His confidence is legendary, but I've carried this burden for a long time. Despite what he thinks, I can't be fixed.
He doesn't realize I'm falling for him or that I have some lofty ideas of my own. He should know better because people like me deserve a hero, too.
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