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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.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 4,653 ratings · 524 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Reverence (Reverence, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 1,741 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion (The Reverence Trilogy #2) 4.26 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ransom (The Reverence Trilogy #3) 4.50 avg rating — 711 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Subversive (Subversive, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 660 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sanctuary (Subversive #2) 4.68 avg rating — 398 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salvation (Subversive Trilogy #3) 4.77 avg rating — 381 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion: The Reverence Trilogy, Book 2 by Raena Rood (Goodreads Author), Brittany Goodwin (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Subversive: Subversive Trilogy, Book 1 by Raena Rood (Goodreads Author), Colleen Wright (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ransom: The Reverence Trilogy, Book 3 by Raena Rood (Goodreads Author), Brittany Goodwin (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salvation: The Days of the Persecuted Church (Subversive Trilogy, Book 3) by Raena Rood (Goodreads Author), Paige Servi (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Finding Obsidia (The Realm of Knowledge, #1)

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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Raena and 1 other person liked Jennifer's review of Subversive (Subversive, #1): "This book just about wrecked me. And the only thing I regret is not having the second one in hand as I finished the first."
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Raena and 1 other person liked Jinnie Lettkeman's review of Subversive (Subversive, #1): "Outstanding Finally, a book in my favorite genre that is Christian based, and also seems to follow Revelations. I can hardly wait to read the next one. No spoilers, but this book is GOOD! "
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Raena liked Caitlin Nikolai's review of Subversive (Subversive, #1): "Woah. This book is thought-provoking, insightful, and oftentimes gut-wrenching. A lot was hard to read. But it will be even harder to live. It's encouraging me, though, to reexamine my faith. If I were challenged, would I stand strong?" Read more of this review »
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Raena made a comment on Brittany K. Moore’s review of Ransom (The Reverence Trilogy #3) " Thank you SO much. What a wonderful review to read this morning. May God bless you in your writing journey as well! "
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“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
― Raena Rood, Salvation

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“You will go on because you don’t have a choice. Life doesn’t always give us options, but the strongest ones among us keep moving forward, no matter how difficult things get.”
― Raena Rood, Reverence

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“Listen carefully to the Apostle Paul’s words from Second Timothy. Write them down. Pray about them. Lock them away in your hearts, where no soldier can ever find them and destroy them. Remember, the government can imprison us. They can hurt our bodies. They might even murder some of us. But they cannot imprison or murder our souls. We have to surrender those willingly.”
― Raena Rood, Sanctuary

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