A Vested Interest Series
By John Chapman and Shelia Chapman
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About this series
What lies buried in the murky waters of the Louisiana Bayou?
What does a message and an old photo album have to do with Donna's mother? Is she still alive?
Who is Constance Manning, and what is her connection with Donna's mother? Where and what is Spirit Canyon, and what important secret does it protect?
What is Sam hiding from Sir Richard and Donna? Who are Abigail Kaliea and Matthew Jones? How do they fit in with the Triplets and what do they have to do with Sam? What secrets will Abigail reveal when their paths cross?
If Forrest is dead, what is he doing in the back of a of a black Mercedes in a small southern town in the United States warming up to a woman in her nineties? Is his future about to take a turn for the worst or for the best?
Will Sir Richard at last hold Donna's mother in his arms, or will they find the truth etched in stone?
What will Donna do about the baby she's carrying? Who sends the text to Richard that makes him turn against Donna?
Has Lady Triplet lost her sting, or is she just getting warmed up? How much deeper do the roots go into the Triplet family tree and how many more people will we find resting in its branches? What does Lady Triplet have in store for Kate Robinson and her son Tom? Will Kate still see the same person when she looks in the mirror?
What will Richard do when he realises he's trapped between a rock and a hard place?
For Sam and Donna to find the answers they need to have no secrets.
Titles in the series (3)
- A Vested Interest - Immortality Gene: A Vested Interest, #1
1
We fear pandemics but what if a pandemic made you immortal? Dr Donna Rigden is fed up with her job. When she loses the most important person in her life, she makes plans to start over. When this falls through, she resigns - big mistake. Donna is now on Forrest's hit list. Convinced to make a move, Donna refuses to leave the US without visiting her parents and grandparents graves. Ambushed at the cemetery, she's shot and wakes up on her way to the UK. This was not what Donna had in mind. Richard Triplet rescues Donna, but wants more from her than she's willing to give. Feeling trapped and desperate, she turns to a new friend for comfort. Sir Richard, Donna's new employer showers her with luxury and makes her an offer she can't refuse. Once she's signed the contract, he asks her to use her medical expertise to commit murder. Donna's world is turned upside down. Donna must make a life changing choice. Once made, there's no going back. Was it the right choice? Death strikes! Sam, the infirmary's doctor, is ordered to give his patient an untested drug. Sam knows the drug is either a cure or a curse, but goes against his patient's wishes. Will he stand by his Hippocratic Oath or cave and follow Sir Richard's orders? Immortality Gene? What about Sir Richard? How does he fit into this equation? What's his motivation? Sir Richard Triplet is a member of a secret society, who operates in the grey area on the edge of the law. This makes him a target for religious fanatics and conspiracy theorists, but Sir Richard knows a secret and has his own agenda. He knows, in the year 7141, the Earth will be destroyed by an apocalyptic collision with a rogue planetoid. This scale of cataclysm will destroy all life on earth - no room in the aftermath - even for a dystopian civilization. Should Sir Richard be concerned? It's not his problem - right? He'll be dead and gone by then. Maybe - maybe not. Sir Richard has a plan, already in action. One of the key elements in his plan is to manipulate the mechanisms of life and greatly extend the human lifespan. Does Sir Richard's quest to live forever offer our happy ever after? Let's re-evaluate this situation. If you were to become immortal would you feel more inclined to worry about an event taking place thousands of years into the future? I would be, but what about the ethical and social implications of immortality? What about overpopulation, living space and the diminishing food supply? What about the wars waged to control this miracle, and the all-important biblical phrase: Genesis 6:3: "And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years." 'Immortality Gene' is the first book in the 'A Vested Interest' series. It's based on advanced technology, currently under development. 'Immortality Gene' covers the development of a genetically engineered virus. Along the way the series deals with corporate jealousy at its highest levels, greed, spite, vengeance, nanotechnology, medicine, murder, mystery, love and betrayal, and, of course, the very essence of life itself. The Series This full length novel, book one sets the stage for a series involving: romance suspense science fiction mystery action comedy Paranormal wolves do play a part in the series but no vampires (yet). Immortality Gene is a unique blend of thriller, romance and science fiction. If you like books by Michael Crichton, Danielle Steel and Dan Brown, stories combining complex plots, compelling characters, and scientific explanation, then you'll love Immortality Gene. Be warned - this first e-book is long (800+ pages) but usually free!
- A Vested Interest - Dark Secrets: A Vested Interest, #2
2
Donna Rigden, the doctor who developed the immortality virus, is dead. Her body has been treated with her drug though; can she be brought back to life? The second part of the 'A Vested Interest' series - follows 'Immortality Gene.' Clinically Donna's dead. A neurotoxin for which there's no antidote, has destroyed her brain. Her body is being kept alive by machines in the hope that the virus she created can bring her back to life. Two letters and two secrets steered her past, now one is missing. Who took it and why? Who blackmailed her into marrying Richard Triplet when she was still in love with Jared Thundercloud, and more attracted to Dr. Sam Kaliea? The killer strikes again. Using a more technologically advanced form of the nanobug, John Liu injects Donna and her unborn child with nanonytes. To make matters worse, he also attacks her best friend, her best friend’s mother and even the infamous Lady Triplet. As the Triplets struggle to overcome this new threat, they uncover the dark secret that has remained hidden for nearly a thousand years, and Donna is ripped from Richard’s arms by an enemy he cannot fight. The cover - depicts an old diary and the Triplet family crest.
- A Vested Interest - No Secrets: A Vested Interest
What lies buried in the murky waters of the Louisiana Bayou? What does a message and an old photo album have to do with Donna's mother? Is she still alive? Who is Constance Manning, and what is her connection with Donna's mother? Where and what is Spirit Canyon, and what important secret does it protect? What is Sam hiding from Sir Richard and Donna? Who are Abigail Kaliea and Matthew Jones? How do they fit in with the Triplets and what do they have to do with Sam? What secrets will Abigail reveal when their paths cross? If Forrest is dead, what is he doing in the back of a of a black Mercedes in a small southern town in the United States warming up to a woman in her nineties? Is his future about to take a turn for the worst or for the best? Will Sir Richard at last hold Donna's mother in his arms, or will they find the truth etched in stone? What will Donna do about the baby she's carrying? Who sends the text to Richard that makes him turn against Donna? Has Lady Triplet lost her sting, or is she just getting warmed up? How much deeper do the roots go into the Triplet family tree and how many more people will we find resting in its branches? What does Lady Triplet have in store for Kate Robinson and her son Tom? Will Kate still see the same person when she looks in the mirror? What will Richard do when he realises he's trapped between a rock and a hard place? For Sam and Donna to find the answers they need to have no secrets.
John Chapman
Born in Newcastle on Tyne, England John lead a pretty boring early life. He lived in a Buddhist monastery, a civilized place with no electricity, no phone, no flush toilet, stone slab floors and a water supply which ran down a field in an open ditch. When he was sent to boarding school he accidentally set fire to it. He became a chemistry teacher but was frustrated by not being allowed to do all the interesting experiments. He changed to teaching computers in the early 80s and was delighted to find they would do exactly what they were told (unlike his pupils.) He met his wife Shelia in an Internet chat room in 1997 - see it does work sometimes! They had problems with UK and US immigration departments and spent three years as illegal immigrants in Canada where they earned a living designing web pages. That was followed by six years of teaching in London before returning to the North to pursue a career in writing.
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