Gargoyles (Resurrection Trilogy, Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Alan Nayes (Author)

Book Description

Brilliant pre-med student Amoreena Daniels needs money. Desperately. Her mother is dying of cancer and her medical insurance has run out. When a seemingly perfect women's clinic offers Amoreena a generous payment for service as a surrogate mother, Amoreena thinks her prayers have been answered. But then--much too early--her baby begins to move. The strange dreams, another surrogate's mysterious death and a drug-addicted former medical intern confirm Amoreena's worst suspicions: there is something terribly wrong with the pregnancy.
Amoreena embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth behind the endless battery of genetic tests, sonograms, and frightened patients, only to discover that she has unwittingly become a pawn in a high-stakes game of biomedical experimentation.

GARGOYLES is the first book in the sci-fi RESURRECTION TRILOGY series. PLAGUE is book two and RESURRECTION book three.

GARGOYLES--approx 106,000 words/400 pages

Alan Nayes is the author of  BARBARY POINT, THE UNNATURAL, SMILODON and GIRL BLUE.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Slickly suspenseful . . . The mix of breezy science and lab-smock sadism makes for breathless page-turning."
--Kirkus Reviews on Gargoyles
 
"[A] gripping, thought-provoking tale of mounting distrust, betrayal, brutality, and greed."
--Booklist on Gargoyles

About the Author

Alan Nayes was born in Houston and grew up on the Texas gulf coast. He lives in southern California.

Product Details

• File Size: 579 KB
• Print Length: 382 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005CXVVIK
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,301 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing SciFi Creativity! July 24, 2012

By Glenda A Bixler VINE™ VOICE

Format:Kindle Edition

The title, Gargoyles, provided me an image of history and old buildings...so I was quite surprised as I started to read this amazing story. I tend to think that there are some good things that could happen for the future based upon medical research. Then I read a book such as this and second-guess my former opinion. It seems everything that is good always must have somebody spoil it through the search for power or money... Readers will soon see where Nayes is headed; however, his main character, Amoreena Daniels becomes the driving force that keeps us reading--we want, no, we need to know what happens to her! I wasn't pleased with the ending, but then turned the page and saw that a sequel was available and this character continues in Plague. If you enjoy horror mixed with scifi, I can recommend this highly...The suspense keeps you turning the pages--and I look forward to reading the next two books in The Resurrection Trilogy.

Daniels is a pre-med student who has a brilliant career ahead of her when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.
Amoreena and her mother are alone and close, so when problems occur with her insurance, she fails to tell her daughter that she has not been paying for health care...

And the hospital representative is after Amoreena as the responsible person for paying the bills!

In the midst of classes, tests, preparation for the MCAT, Amoreena had become desperate, working with her mother's doctor to ensure her mother was taken care of...

And then, it seemed, a miracle happened. She was contacted by a Women's Clinic who had a program that could help her. All she had to do was become a surrogate mother and she would be paid $50,000. The cost of having her mother placed in a special program was $30,000. Amoreena made the decision to proceed!

The clinic was well-run, clean and the staff very capable. She really didn't like her assigned doctor but had met Dr. Rafael, who substituted and she not only found him attractive, but felt more comfortable with him. She was told that the client would pay the $50,000, while the Clinic would take care of all medical expenses for her. It seemed an ideal solution, so she are soon artificially inseminated. But then strange things started happening.

A note was placed on her car window indicating that the person who wrote it felt sorry for her babies... Then a young medical intern whose girlfriend had been at the clinic and died contacted her, asking her that if the babies moved in less than three months, that she should call him. And she met a young Mexican girl who had also been a patient, learning more... Once while having the routine blood taken for tests, Amoreena noticed how much had been taken and that several were already marked to be sent to another clinic.

It didn't take long for Amoreena to begin asking questions! So far everything had been adequately explained. But then her baby did begin to move--and it was under the three months. But she never got to talk to the young intern again--and learned he was dead.

Then she was approached by a medical examiner about her complaint letter to the Medical Board about her doctor at the Clinic. She had never written that letter...but it did allow her to share what she had been feeling and to learn more... And that's when she was kidnapped and wound up at the Clinic in Mexico...and a nightmare she could never have dreamed...it was real! Was there anybody there that was not corrupt or being bribed to look the other way? If you are expecting, don't read this book... This novel is horrendous, but it is also fascinating, engrossing, and totally awesome in scientific creativity! You decide how much you can "stomach!"

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A scientific Rosemary's Baby December 23, 2011

By A. McNeil

Format:Kindle Edition

This book is best summed up as the scientific Rosemary's Baby, which also means it kicks serious ass. Even people who find pregnancy to be a miracle (people who I completely do not understand) are creeped out by a pregnancy gone awry. This basic storyline then is ideal for a modern update aka switch out the demons and Satanism for science. Unfortunately the climax doesn't quite live up to the excellent idea, but the cliffhanger ending leaves the reader eagerly anticipating the next entry in the series.

Overall this horror suspense is a great addition to the genre of evil pregnancies. I recommend it and am looking forward to the next entry in the series.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put it Down! June 9, 2012

By avstreb0428

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

The moment I started reading this book, I couldn't stop. The author does an extremely well job of keeping the reader on his seat and making the reader won't to keep going to see what's going to happen next. I bought it with some reservations but after finishing it I immediately went and bought the sequel. Alan Nayes is the John Grisham of the medical field. Going to get off here and start reading the next book in the series, "Plague."

More About the Author

I live in Southern California but still consider myself part Texan by birthright. I was born in Houston and grew up in Dallas. I've resided in California since the mid 1980's but get back to Texas as much as possible. My first two published novels--GARGOYLES and THE UNNATURAL are biomedical thrillers. Actually THE UNNATURAL could also fall into the horror genre as it is a pretty bizarre tale. BARBARY POINT is a love story about a successful young woman who falls in love with a fishing guide. It was written on a suggestion from a former agent.

I have several other projects in the works. HEMLOCK POND is a horror story about a young woman and her son who move into an old farmhouse with a haunted pond. Boo!

GIRL BLUE, another pretty bizarre story, is about a world renowned sculptor who becomes haunted by his last work. Oh did I mention the sculptor is terminally ill?

SMILODON is the story of a huge cat that terrorizes a small town in the majestic Pacific Northwest. This one will grab you and not let go--yeah, that sounds like a cat.

PLAGUE is the riveting sequel to GARGOYLES. Fasten your seat belts, close your eyes and pray like hell because the world as we know it is coming to an end.

RETURN TO UNDERLAND is a middle grade children's adventure story that includes dinosaurs and cavemen. Ooooh!

Very soon I'll be releasing my first paranormal romance. THE LEARNER will be the first book in the Learner Series. I'm excited about gettng this one out there. It should arrive from outer space sometime in November. Yup, you guessed it--the story involves space aliens!

Then on December 1st I'll release my holiday novelette, ST. CLAWS. Love the holidays!

My favorite football team is the Superbowl champs GREEN BAY PACKERS. Sorry Cowboys. But when GB is not on the gridiron--Go Dallas! Great Cheerleaders, too!

I enjoy the outdoors and as a side note I'm one of only a few individuals to ever swim across Wisconsin's chilly Lake Winnebago. Does this make me a better writer--probably not.

When I'm not working on my next project, I enjoy relaxing and fishing at our family vacation home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.