Purchased to be a farmhand, her owner names her Rose and calls her daughter. But Rose knows cyborgs aren't programmed for love, so as much as she wants to please her new mother she still denies what she feels in her embrace.
And when the woodcutter's son, Jack, stirs up butterflies inside of her, Rose can't understand why.
Walking through the woods Jack and Rose are attacked by a wolf and Rose can no longer ignore the feelings she has for these humans. But can she save them?
Rachel grew up in a tiny town in Minnesota. She still lives there, with her husband and their four kids. She coaches high school speech and theater, rides Arabian horses, reads as much as she can, and writes stories.