Awakening — Susan Kaye Quinn

Sister Amara prays she won't be the last of her twelve sisters to reach the awakening -- after all, the salvation of their Masters depends on them. But with the interrogations growing more deadly, being last may be best... especially when you've been created to touch the face of God.

Awakening  is a standalone short novella that takes place in the world of the Singularity novels.

Start the novel series with The Legacy Human (Singularity 1).