Designer Babies

Adam, Ensley and Madeline have enjoyed professional highs and suffered personal lows in the past fifteen years as the world has struggled to come to grips with the reality of human gene editing. As their personal lives have gotten more complicated, a new development adds to the turmoil. Animal DNA, spliced into the genetic sequence of cloned human embryos, has created an army of altered humans with special abilities. They’ve proven themselves useful to governments looking to avoid casualties to their own soldiers in dangerous situations, but can their charismatic leader be trusted? The ...

When you’re wealthy and your genome has been edited to enhance your looks, intelligence and strength, life should be perfect, right? That wouldn’t be the answer you would get from Adam, Ensley or Madeline, the first three genetically modified humans. They’re learning the hard way that perfect genes don’t make it any easier to find love, avoid heartache or deal with discrimination. On top of that, they find themselves targeted by old enemies taking lethal new forms. Compounding everything is that while they look and act twenty-five-years-old, they’re actually only five, the result ...

Why would three successful women cross legal, cultural and religious redlines to carry genetically engineered human embryos? Environmental Attorney Bree Battle does it because a mysterious doctor will cure her terminal brain cancer only if she agrees. Zadie Springer is an advertising executive for whom invitro fertilization has failed, but needs to have a baby to ensure her bloodline continues. Popstar Gwen Blaze and her husband have the Huntington’s Disease gene, but are desperate for a baby that won’t face the same fate. For these three women, genetically engineered babies are their ...

After the tragic loss of their young son to a rare genetic disorder, John and Naomi discover they both carry a rogue gene. Having another child by conventional means is too much risk to bear. When they find geneticist Dr. Leo Dettore, it seems like the answer to their prayers. Every aspect of the child can be chosen and manufactured, from height and eye color to intelligence and sporting prowess. But realizing the danger too late, Naomi is already pregnant when they understand the nightmare world they are entering.

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There was a shocking mix-up at the sperm bank. Now blonde L.A. sophisticate Buffy Arden arrives in Nowhere Junction, Texas, to introduce her cute little girl to the infant’s unprepared father, auto mechanic Carter Murchison. Carter has only a vague memory of his experiences while attending a conference in the City of Angels. Thanks to the effects of spiked punch, he thought he was making a donation to benefit his favorite charity. A very strange donation… He’s not sure how to deal with this smart-mouthed lady who happens to have the same name as his cat and who quickly turns his life ...