The R.E.M. Effect

Its 2021 and Paul Freeman just landed a job with Asteria Pharmaceuticals a world leader in revolutionary drug development. Paul knows the companys future is riding on the success of their latest product - a sleeping pill designed to interact with the human genome to deliver the perfect eight-hour sleep cycle.Just a few blocks from Asterias Atlanta headquarters troubled self-help guru Donny Ford is selling a different kind of drug empowering followers to take control of their lives using a sacred meditation technique skeptics believe may have already taken his mind to a dangerous place.3000 miles away war-hardened journalist Claire Connor sits captive in a top-secret facility hidden deep in the Costa Rican jungle guilty of two offenses: seeking help for a sleep disorder and asking too many questions.When these worlds collide the three will discover just how far some companies are willing to go to protect the bottom line.