Like most when receiving a promotion, Dr. Jacqui believes it is the opportunity of a lifetime. However, Jacqui soon realizes that she is not helping women, but harvesting their most precious organ. When Jacqui finds out the truth she cannot walk away because now she has more at stake; her daughter's life is on the line. This Crime/ Suspense, Barren, is told from three alternate points of view and set in a fictional contemporary American city. At the center of the conflict, power, wealth, and loyalty weave through the overlapping stories forming a rich texture of the character dynamics as these three strangers have one thing in common-the web of secrecy hiding in Mercy Hospital. Highlighting the Henrietta Lacks experiments and the plight of missing Black women, Barren aims to bring awareness to these real-life issues through Crime fiction. Its of-the-moment approach dives into sexism, human trafficking, and race relations while urging readers to view the world in new and important ways. Readers who enjoy Big Little Lies and Gone Girl will find value in the universe, characters, and themes of Barren