Azalea Rose is no different from all the other gestates. Even though shes been gifted a name by Mr. Northup, shes still only a slave.

She exists for one reason-to serve.

How could she be worthy of anything more? After all, she isnt even a person. People are born from women; shes merely a human gestated by a machine, genetically altered not to be able to love or even think for herself. Though she looks like a vintage born, the purest form of a person, shes lower than an animal.The truth of her life doesnt bother her. Why should it; its what she was created for. Besides, theres no escape-the gestation firms made sure of that.
Every action is seen, every word is heard, and every heartbeat tracked. If she serves those she is assigned to serve, she will not be punished.Unfortunately, she isnt assigned to Mr. Northup. He lives next door in an outdated house built of wood, where he is allowed to grow wasteful roses. Nothing about him makes sense. Hes old, already many years into the age of uselessness, and yet he hasnt been dissolved. Everyone knows the useless are dissolved and the gestates serve. Everyone in her world, at least. But Kolbe isnt from her world. Kolbe isnt like anyone shes ever met Altered is the first book in a new dystopian series by best-selling author Jacqueline Brown.