The Reactionary
Three friends. One broken world. One chance to make it right.
Portia: Darius lied about their father, and defying her brother now might secure a much-needed overseas ally. But liberty for all could cost her the man she loves and any hope of reuniting her fractured family.
Luther: He devises a diplomatic distraction to buy Portia time for her international mission and him a chance to rescue his scientist-father, tricked into operating Felix’s labs. But will he lose them both anyway?
Gath: He survived the satellite explosions, only to encounter one of Felix’s plague initiatives. Somehow, he must recover and re-unify what’s left of their leadership team—and point them toward the light.
Written for young adults, THE ROGUES TRILOGY offers a suspenseful plot, flashbacks to America’s Revolutionary era, and rediscovery of the founding values needed to rebuild Portia’s unraveling world. “In school, teens hear that if they don’t learn from history’s lessons, they’re destined to repeat them,” author Kristen Hogrefe says. “Portia lives in a world where leaders wield ignorance to control citizens. Only when Portia sets out to rescue her brother does she realize the lie she’s been living and determines to break free.”
Blockbuster novels like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Giver popularized the dystopian YA genre. THE REVISIONARY builds a dystopia of a different kind—one that looks backward to find wisdom to move forward to offer an underlying message of heritage and hope.
