Degenerative

By: Strong, J. Donovan

"A sharp, gripping techno-thriller done right."

"Gripping, raw, and unforgettable... it doesn't shy away from pain, yet there's a strange beauty in how it's told. Haunting, thought-provoking, and beautifully written."

"The kind of thriller that stays with you long after you finish reading."

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At eleven, Amara Romain survived the crash that killed her parents.
At seventeen, she learns it wasn't an accident.

It was an intake procedure.

For six years, Amara has lived inside her uncle's controlled, surveilled world-less a niece than the primary subject of his private behavioral study. Every panic attack recorded. Every act of defiance measured. Every attempt at connection redirected.

K van believes he is refining her. Hardening her. Preparing her.

What he doesn't realize is that she has been studying him back.

She was never protected. She was prepared.

Now the experiment is ending.

And in K van's world, completed studies don't walk away.

To survive, Amara must outmaneuver the man who engineered her childhood-and turn his own system against him.

Because in this house, you are either the architect...

or the specimen.

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Orphan Amara Rose is a dark psychological revenge thriller about engineered grief, control disguised as love, and the cost of taking power back. Perfect for fans of Miranda Rijks, Jack Dane, and Kiersten Modglin.

Published in print as Degenerative.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FYLDZVDL
• ISBN13: 9798268772517
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"