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A death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about dabbling with creation from the talented author of Origin.On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings - the Vitros - have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named Lux.In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what happens when science stretches too far beyond its reach.
About the Author
Jessica Khoury is of Syrian and Scottish descent and was born in Toccoa, Georgia. She wrote her first book at age 4, a fan fic sequel to Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur, which she scribbled on notebook paper, stapled together, and placed on the bookshelf of her preschool classroom. Since that day, she's dreamed of being an author. Jess currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with her husband, two terrible dogs, and an abundance of books, shoes, and sweet tea. She is the author of THE FORBIDDEN WISH and the Corpus trilogy, ORIGIN, VITRO, and KALAHARI.
