Trespassers in the Garden of Eden

In Chapter 21: Blowing Smoke, each of the Prendicks has made a secret plan for this evening, but Dr. Moreau threatens to upset them all in a puff of smoke.

Eloise and Vivienne play a heated game of tennis. Vivienne meets cosmetics entrepreneur Armen and his son Vahé Karapetyan, who extend a fateful invitation.

Charley meets General Holloway, who enlists him for a covert mission.

Nyx and Cinny sneak into Central Control, where they hope to find Vance and return his songbook.

Charley and Vivienne discuss their hopes and fears regarding Dr. Moreau. Cinny goes to bed for the night--only to discover she is not alone.

The Prendicks have dinner with Eloise and Dr. Moreau, who makes a shocking diagnosis for both Cinny and her father.

The Prendick family finally meets Dr. Moreau, who has precious gifts for the loving parents who delivered their daughter to his care.

Nyx takes Cinny on a tour of the garden, where they encounter Vance, Nyx's sibling. Chaos and misery ensue as the two fight over a songbook.

Cinny meets Nyx, a pretty young girl from the island. She seems friendly (maybe too   friendly!) but also very strange. Should Cinny trust her?

The Prendicks arrive at Dr. Moreau's bungalow and are dazzled by the opulence. Eloise has a private conversation with Cinny in her new room, offering hints about what awaits her in the days ahead.

Vivienne and Charley finally have a moment to themselves, and Vivienne doesn't want to waste it. Later, they discuss the bizarre painting hanging in their bedroom. Wikipedia's entry on the Flaying of Marysyas by Titian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaying_of_Marsyas_(Titian)

The Prendick family finally arrives at Moreau's infamous island.

Charley suffers a flashback to final mission as an Army Ranger in Iraq.

The Prendick family have their first encounter with the elites of Dr. Moreau’s island. A woman and two men ride with them in the helicopter, all wearing animal masks.

Eloise takes Vivienne and Cinny on a late-night shopping trip to the Mall at Millennia. Cinny makes one last appeal to her father before they board the helicopter, bound for Moreau's island.

Cinny and Charley find Vivienne in tears--and meet Eloise Montgomery, dispatched by Dr. Moreau to bring the Prendick family to his mysterious island resort--at any cost. Music by Karl Casey. Artwork by Richard Designs. Narration by Matt Barton, the author.

Charley and Cinny rush home to check on Vivienne, but she's not alone. Charley has a flashback to his time in Iraq. Music by Karl Casey. Artwork by Richard Designs. Narration by Matt Barton, the author.

Cinny's mother Vivienne writes a letter to the Moreau Foundation, asking for the doctor's help to save her daughter. Music by Karl Casey. Artwork by Richard Designs. Narration by Matt Barton, the author.

In the third chapter, Cinny receives a special gift from her father--and an urgent message from her mother, Vivienne. Music by Karl Casey. Artwork by Richard Designs. Narration by Matt Barton, the author.

This is chapter two of my audio novel, Trespassers in the Garden of Eden. In this chapter, we meet Cinny's dad, Charley, who is overseeing the birth of jaguar cubs in his role as zookeeper. Music by Karl Casey. Artwork by Richard Designs. Narration by Matt Barton, the author.

It's Cinny Prendick's 16th birthday, but all she cares about is Nasha the Jaguar, who's expected to give birth to new cubs today at her father's zoo. Though she's a very sick girl, Cinny volunteers at the zoo as a Wildlife Ambassador, and tries not to let her illness slow her down. But her plans to attend the delivery are interrupted by a bully and his friends, who are tormenti...