Reverence (The Reverence Trilogy Book 1)

REVERE THE VOLUNTEER
Inside the walls of Vita Nova, safety comes at a terrible price.

The elderly and chronically ill face mandatory euthanasia, while the "Volunteer Program" offers citizens a week of luxury and adoration—before their execution.

Kira Liebert works with the Volunteers, granting their every wish. Despite losing her sick mother to the Compulsory Program, she believes in the system that keeps their overcrowded city alive.

Until Will Foster walks into her office.

Young, handsome, and volunteering to die for the good of the city, Will has just one request for his Final Week: He wants to spend it with Kira.

Unable to refuse a Volunteer's last wish, she's swept into an unexpected journey that takes her beyond the barricade—into the dangerous Unregulated Zone where lawless marauders roam among crumbling buildings and overgrown highways.

What Kira discovers will shatter everything she believes about Vita Nova, forcing her to confront the darkness within the system she once trusted.

REVERENCE is Raena Rood’s gripping and romantic new dystopian trilogy.

Raena lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and three children. When she’s not writing, she enjoys exploring historic battlefields (her kids always drag her up the tallest lookout towers), family movie nights that feature cheesy 80's and 90's action films, and daydreaming of expanding her backyard farm (goats are still under discussion). Her goal is to write stories that challenge, encourage, and remind readers that even in the darkness, when all hope seems lost, God is always in control.

"I can't help but compare this book to The Hunger Games but, honestly, I think this is better." -- Goodreads Reviewer

"This is an amazing roller-coaster ride!! It is chock-full of suspense, intrigue, car chases, corruption, kidnapping, explosions, murder, and more! But it is also filled with emotional elements like new love, a first dance, loss of family, fear of the unknown, and faith. Because the balance between excitement and emotion is so perfect, the pacing of the book is exceptional. You won't get bored because there is always something going on to hold your interest. Start this book on the weekend, because you won't want to put it down!" -- Kayckay Book Reviews on Instagram

"I've seen this one mentioned a couple of times, along with author Raena Rood's other intriguing trilogy, and thanks to a friends recommendation I decided I had to read this one ASAP! I wasn't disappointed! In fact, this is shaping up to be one of my favorite Dystopian series, and that it happens to be yet another amazing Christian Dystopian is an added plus!" -- Bookslesstravelled on Instagram

"Absolutely fantastic, and suspenseful from start to finish! I'm a big of Raena Rood, and her writing skills suck the reader in quickly. This book is fast-paced, perfect for readers that enjoy dystopian novels with a sweet love story mixed in. Perfect for readers of The Hunger Games." -- The Book Distiller on Instagram

"That's one of the best things about Raena Rood novels. Expert attention to details. Prodigious world building skills. Superlative writing. Abundant action and suspense. Three-dimensional, believable characters and credible dialogue. Careful, thoughtful formation of a nimble, coherent plot. All draw you in from page one and keep you on the edge of your seat to the end." -- Pages and Paws Blog

"The Christian elements were appropriately placed in the story, and they never bludgeon the reader over the head. One of the things I look for in Christian fiction is if it draws me closer to the Lord, and this book does." -- Goodreads Reviewer

"The story is so emotional and I found Reverence to be gripping from page 1 to the end." -- Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved this book! I couldn't put it down! It's an "Edge-of-your-seat" nail biter with many unexpected twists and turns.This is dystopia at its best because it is frightening, yet very realistic to anyone who has a "future times" knowledge of Scripture." -- Goodreads Reviewer

"I am genuinely hooked and can't wait to see where the tale goes in the next two books. I certainly recommend to those who enjoy YA clean dystopian stories." -- Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved the way this book kept me reading, flipping virtual pages until the very end. I began reading Reverence the other night and could not put it down until I reached the end." -- Goodreads Reviewer