Chosen
In a gripping thriller that delves into the complexities of identity, murder, and the enduring question of nature versus nurture, Chosen follows Ted, a man whose quest to find his birth mother leads him to a chilling discovery: Chosen, his identical twin, separated at birth and raised in a starkly different world.
When a moment of uncontrollable rage leaves Chosen dead at Ted’s hands, Ted must make a life-altering decision: turn himself in or flee, erasing his ties to the fateful deed. As Ted navigates a dizzying maze of moral dilemmas, weaving himself into a new narrative, the authorities begin to unravel the mystery behind Chosen’s disappearance, unearthing a tale of twins divided by circumstance and a mother’s secretive past.
Through vivid and immersive prose, Chosen explores the divergent paths of two brothers, one raised in privilege and the other in poverty, casting a spotlight on the influence of upbringing on their individual fates. As the investigation deepens, readers become voyeurs into the tumultuous psyches of characters grappling with the weight of their choices, the elasticity of truth, and the undying question of what shapes us.
La Shun L. Carroll
La Shun L. Carroll is a Lifetime Member of American MENSA and full member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. He was awarded the Arthur Schomburg Fellowship to pursue graduate studies maintaining it for four consecutive years until receiving his doctoral degree, graduating Cum Laude, from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. Subsequently, Dr. Carroll earned his Ed.M. graduate degree specializing in Science and the Public from the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education. Research interests include metaphysics, logic, science, technology, and education. Non-research interests include writing, illustrating, music, and learning in general. Dr. Carroll was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont.
As an undergraduate, Dr. Carroll graduated #1 with a B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Baruch College, CUNY, majoring in both Philosophy and Natural Science. His scholarly publications include “Theoretical Biomimetics: A biological design-driven concept for creative problem-solving as applied to the optimal sequencing of active learning techniques in educational theory” in the Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences (October 2017), “Fundamentals of Logic, Reasoning, and Argumentation” also in the Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences (April 2020), “Concerning the Ethics of Justice, Care, and Personal Responsibility as a Framework for Criteria Selection in Transplant Recipients” published in The Integral Review (October 2023), “The Conceptual Access-NeTwORk (CANTOR) Thesis: Theorizing the Development or Success of New Internet-Based Products, Services, or Technologies” in the Indonesian Journal of Innovation and Applied Sciences (June 2023), a paper entitled “Unbearable Suffering Obviates Euthanasia: Definitionally-Derived Set of Propositions Comprising the Purpose, Claim, and Benefit Lead to Contradiction Establishing the Paradox of Euthanasia” in History and Philosophy of Medicine (History and Philosophy of Medicine 2022), and a highly cited influential paper entitled “A Comprehensive Definition of Technology from an Ethological Perspective” (MDPI, 2017).
