Subversive Trilogy

The United States is no longer a land of freedom. Christianity has been declared a threat, and believers are hunted, imprisoned, or worse. Gemma Alcott knows the price of defiance. She's paid it with her freedom, her safety, and the future she once dreamed of. Now she hides among the ruins with other "subversives," clinging to a faith the world has outlawed-and mourning the love she left behind.Taylor Nolan wears the uniform of the very men who destroyed Gemma's world. As a soldier in the government's elite Task Force, he's been trained to eliminate threats without question. Gemma was once his first love. Now, she's his target. But when she's captured by a rogue Task Force unit-one even more brutal than his own-Taylor becomes the only one who might be able to save her.As Gemma braces for what awaits her in the darkness of captivity, Taylor must confront the question that could define-or destroy-him: Is he fighting against evil… or for it? Because in a nation where truth is treason and faith is a death sentence, love might be the most dangerous rebellion of all.Subversive is the pulse-pounding first book in a dystopian trilogy about forbidden love, unshakable faith, and the courage to stand when the world demands you kneel. Raena lives with her husband and three children in rural Pennsylvania, where her hobbies include raising chickens, singing off-key while cleaning, and introducing her kids to cheesy 80's movies. When she's not writing, she spends way too much time thinking about buying more chickens. And possibly a goat. Learn more at http://raenajrood.com.

Six months after fleeing the Task Force, Gemma Alcott and a handful of fellow believers have found refuge deep in the Pennsylvania wilderness. Tucked away in a hidden encampment known as the Sanctuary, supplied by an aging bookstore owner and her quiet network of allies, it feels-for the first time-like peace. Each night, Gemma falls asleep in Taylor's arms, surrounded by trees, silence, and the fragile hope that maybe, just maybe, they're safe.But the past won't stay buried. Gavin still lingers in her thoughts. And Mullen, the ruthless redheaded soldier, stalks her dreams like a shadow she can't shake. When the Task Force locks down the nearby town of Winter's Dam, threatening the lives of those keeping the Sanctuary alive, Gemma and Taylor lead a small team into dangerous territory for a rescue mission that goes terribly wrong.As the fallout threatens to destroy everything they've fought to protect, Gemma is forced to confront not only the regime that wants her dead but also the guilt, grief, and unanswered questions that have followed her into the forest. Stripped of everything she loves, she must find her courage, her voice, and her faith in the only sanctuary that cannot be taken away.Sanctuary is the riveting continuation of The Subversive Trilogy-a story of survival, sacrifice, and the enduring power of faith in the face of overwhelming darkness. Raena lives with her husband and three children in rural Pennsylvania, where her hobbies include raising chickens, singing off-key while cleaning, and introducing her kids to cheesy 80's movies. When she's not writing, she spends way too much time thinking about buying more chickens. And possibly a goat. Learn more at http://raenajrood.com.

After the fall of the Sanctuary-and the loss of the Task Force soldier she loved-Gemma Alcott is a shadow of who she once was. Now living in Winter's Dam, she takes up Letty Webb's mantle, offering weary subversives a safe place to land in the quiet corners of a bookstore. It gives her purpose, something to hold on to. But no matter how many people she helps, she can't outrun the grief-or the haunting question that won't let her go: What if Taylor Nolan is still alive?When armed men storm the bookstore in the middle of the night, Gemma prepares for another prison cell. But these aren't Task Force soldiers-they're rebels. Former law enforcement officers who believe the time for hiding is over. Inspired by Gemma's defiant message broadcast to the nation months earlier, they've launched a secret resistance with one goal: to liberate the detention centers.But rebellion has its enemies. When a megachurch is bombed and a prominent pastor is shot, Gemma becomes the prime suspect. As the Task Force tightens its grip and a hidden enemy works to dismantle the movement from within, Gemma is thrust into the heart of a war she never asked to lead.To save what remains, she must risk everything-her freedom, her future, and the fragile hope that love still has the power to resurrect what was lost.Salvation is the breathtaking conclusion to The Subversive Trilogy-a story of faith under fire, the resilience of the human spirit, and the God who brings life out of ruin. Raena lives with her husband and three children in rural Pennsylvania, where her hobbies include raising chickens, singing off-key while cleaning, and introducing her kids to cheesy 80's movies. When she's not writing, she spends way too much time thinking about buying more chickens. And possibly a goat. Learn more at http://raenajrood.com.