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Renegades
Young Adult Science Fiction
Renegades
Book 1 of the Renegades series
592 pages · First published 2018
In Gatlon City, the Renegades are celebrated superheroes who restored order after years of chaos, but Nova Artino sees them as the enemies responsible for her family's destruction. Raised among the defeated Anarchists, she possesses extraordinary abilities and a carefully guarded secret identity that allow her to infiltrate the Renegades from within. Her mission is simple: earn their trust, uncover their weaknesses, and bring them down. But when she begins working alongside Adrian Everhart, an idealistic young hero who harbors dangerous secrets of his own, Nova discovers that the divide between heroes and villains is far less clear than she believed. Packed with superpowered battles, undercover intrigue, and conflicting loyalties, this morally complex adventure suits readers who enjoy secret identities, enemies-to-lovers tension, found family, and stories that question what truly makes someone a hero.
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Content notes
Superhero violence, including shootings, explosions, fire, poisonous gases, and attacks involving supernatural abilities; on-page deaths and serious injuries, including burns, bleeding, and poisoning; childhood trauma involving a young girl witnessing her parents' murder and hearing her infant sister killed; references to war, mass casualties, and the deaths of family members; a disturbing account of an infant being thrown from a bridge; attempted assassination, revenge, espionage, deception, and betrayal; frightening situations and sustained danger; mild romantic attraction, flirting, and a near kiss, without sexual activity; one instance of mild profanity; brief references to alcoholic beverages.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Ashfall Mocha
Rich chocolate, bold coffee, and a hint of smoke reflect the dangerous battles and morally complicated choices facing Gatlon City's heroes.
What you'll need
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- Whisk cocoa and vanilla into hot coffee. Add steamed milk and finish with a tiny pinch of smoked salt if desired.
- Garnish: Tiny pinch smoked salt, optional.
- Glassware: Mug.
Cocktail Pour · 21+
Smoked Old Fashioned
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Smoky bourbon and bitters reflect the dangerous secrets and blurred lines between heroes and villains in Gatlon City.
What you'll need
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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