What if your biggest regret never leaves? 2024 was supposed to be another year of surviving.

Instead, Jackson Avila loses the one person who made life worth living.

After the sudden death of his best friend Jessie, Jackson is forced back into the chaotic home he thought he'd left behind, sharing a roof with his fiercely devoted mother, his intellectually disabled brother, and the volatile stepfather he can barely tolerate.

Haunted by guilt and drowning in grief, he begins untangling the memories, regrets, and relationships that shaped the man he has become.

Told with razor-sharp wit, dark humor, and startling emotional honesty, Rebels & Cowards is a deeply human story about friendship, grief, family, guilt, and the difficult search for meaning when life refuses to make sense.

As Jackson confronts painful truths about himself and the world around him, he discovers that healing is rarely straightforward, courage often looks like vulnerability, and hope can emerge from the most unexpected places.

Heartbreaking, hilarious, and impossible to forget, Rebels & Cowards is an unforgettable literary novel for listeners who appreciate emotionally rich fiction that lingers long after the final tick. Experience a novel that will make you laugh, break your heart, and leave you believing healing is possible.