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Dr. Chamberlain Shay has inherited his ancestors' memories. Two thousand years of shipwrecks, brothels, Irish slavery, romance, and gore are crammed into the spirals of his DNA. The memories bring Chamberlain notoriety as a historian and fame as an author, but they are destroying his mind. Chamberlain's ability to distinguish his own life from the tangle of his relatives' is growing weak.

Embarking on a synapses-bending ride through the harrowing history of his family, Chamberlain searches desperately for the cause of his mother's death and struggles with the tug of a love he desperately needs but must deny.

Soft Inheritance, C.E. O'Grady's debut novel, is a taut tale of compelling twists, deftly blending enlightening historical backdrops piqued with unforgettable characters. She landmarks her place in the literary world, presenting a touching, funny, and surprising thrill ride into the history and heart of a doomed man.

C.E. O'Grady spent her childhood immersed in words. From Gulliver's Travels to The Genuine Works of Hippocrates, she read every book within in her reach and is still an avid reader today. With an intense interest in science, C.E. completed her BS in Environmental Biology and Chemistry. She began a career as a freelance writer but never lost her obsession for fiction. While many took notes in class, C.E. found her mind twisting the facts of science into stories. Thus, birthed her fascination with discredited science and her novel, Soft Inheritance.