Crossing The Line
Where Humanity Ends and Horror Begins
by Serenity Smyth

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Twenty-four-year-old investigative journalist, Serena Morgan knows something fishy is going on at the Academy of Higher Intellect, but no matter how much digging she does on her own, she just can’t figure out what it is. When she enlists her close friends to help her, they decide to go undercover as students interested in attending the academy. Their plan works, but just as Serena suspected, what they find at the academy is unsettling . . . to say the least. Serena and her friends find evidence that the academy’s headmaster, Dr. Gustpin, a genius in the field of bionics, has been building androids and implanting orphaned babies with computer chips in the hopes of creating superhumans. But shocked at what they find and worried they will be caught, the group of friends forget to take pictures or proof with them of what they’ve discovered. Relieved to get out of the academy unscathed, Serena and her friends try to come to terms with what they saw and are unsure of what to do next. However, early the next morning, Serena receives a phone call that turns her whole world upside down. . . . Full of twists and turns, Crossing the Line: Where Humanity Ends and Horror Begins doesn’t fail to pose thought-provoking questions: What does it mean to be human? Should we create technology that serves the many but harms the few?

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Along with writing books and poetry, Serenity Smyth enjoys reading, swimming, boating, gardening, making crafts, and cooking. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and grandson.

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