Firstly, it was just the prisoners that were used. Then it became orphans, and even some of the elderly. Now it is everyone in a society where people are struggling to find work. Money is offered to anyone willing to volunteer themselves or their children to take part in scientific trials run by the organisation called Calox. Except no one ever gets the money. No one is ever seen again once they've volunteered for the trials. (This is the first book in the 'Children of Calox' series. 'Flames' is the sequel, and therefore the second book in the series. I plan to write between three and five books in total.)

Luce Gallagher is just another troublesome rich teen. But after she lets a monkey into her parents hot tub, her parents decide they've had enough. They give Luce an ultimatum: turn things around, stay out of trouble, don't get kicked out of school OR go to most strict school in the world, never see her best friend Benj again, and stay on lock down for the rest of her life. It's not a hard choice for Luce, but soon she realizes it's hard to be good if your brother is always taking you to wild parties, your teachers either hate your guts or want to get in bed with you, and you're Juliet in the school play and your worst enemy is Romeo.