A Queer YA Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship, Faith & Identity

At the edge of adulthood, three best friends must face their deepest fears or stand to lose all they hold dear.

Hashim has spent his life balancing faith, family loyalty, and the quiet parts of himself he’s never dared to name. But when an arranged marriage threatens to decide his future for him, silence is no longer an option. Choosing honesty could cost him his family, And the sense of belonging he’s always clung to.

Alex fears being left behind as the world shifts beneath their feet. Maryam refuses to stay quiet in the face of injustice, even when standing up comes at a personal cost. As intolerance grows and political inaction puts their generation’s future at risk, their friendship is tested in ways they never expected.

Set against the fragile moment after graduation, when the future feels both wide open and terrifying, The Rise Up Trilogy is a powerful coming-of-age story about identity, courage, and friendship under pressure.

Inspirational, intense, and deeply moving, this is a story for readers who believe that telling the truth still matters.

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Merry Farm

MERRY FARM

A standalone YA animal rights action thriller

Framed for a crime he didn't commit, Alex is now the target of a national manhunt.

In the second instalment of the Rise Up Trilogy, Alex stumbles upon a huge government coverup. When more people get sicker and sicker, and nothing about the real cause of the outbreak makes news, it becomes clear the corruption goes up high.

As Alex, Maryam and Hashim attempt to expose and stop a tragedy that could kill millions, the boys end up being blamed for an act of bioterrorism responsible for this exact crime, and a team of hitmen is dispatched to hunt them down. As they grapple with their own growing pains, they hurry to outrun the disaster, prove that they are innocent, and do what they feel is right.

Suspenseful, fast-paced, and heart-wrenching, this book is a call-to-action for all of us.

Check out Collusion next in the series.

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Collusion

COLLUSION

A YA climate change thriller

Amidst a superstorm and ensuing chaos, Maryam, Alex, and Hashim suddenly find themselves chased by ruthless killers while having to decide if their faith is a sanctuary or the very thing that’s keeping each of them from the person they love.

It has been four months since Maryam, Hashim and Alex exposed the terrible conditions in the factory farms and stopped a deadly pandemic in its tracks. Now well-known activists, they are chosen by the President of the United States to draw up a proposal to help fight climate change.

As they launch into a fact-finding mission, they are confronted with pettiness and disdain from vested interest groups in science community, with raw hostility from the fossil fuel industry and with forced ignorance from the Navy. Soon they realize that there must be something a lot more sinister at play than a standard mix of indifference, greediness and arrogance.

How will their stories unravel? What do their futures hold as they mature into adults in a world that may not accept them? Find out in this last book in the Rise Up Trilogy.

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