When Zoe's two best friends suggest they get matching tattoos, she agrees. Inexplicably, her tattoo comes out bigger and prettier, and her friends accuse her of disloyalty. Abandoned and alone, Zoe must discover why her tattoo, which began as a small rose, is mysteriously spreading over her body like a living rose bush. She travels the world in a desperate search for a way to remove the aberration on her skin; instead of help, however, she finds worshippers and admirers, all of whom wish to use her for their own ends. Pulled in multiple directions, Zoe must decide if her roses will stop global warming, rewrite history, break the glass ceiling, or restore peace in West Africa. The Tattoo is a fast-paced adventure about the blessings and curses of the unexpected, and how circumstances can move unlikely individuals to change the world.