OFFICIAL 2025 State of the Renergade Union (and exciting projects to come!!)

Hi friends!

As my official 2025 State of the Renergade Union, this newsletter has some really important/exciting news, so be sure to read all the way to the bottom!

First of all, THANK YOU GUYS so much for all of the incredible things you've made possible! We broke Kickstarter, went mega viral (oops), transitioned from multiple storage units to a literal warehouse, grew our numbers tenfold, and created the best damn corner of the internet (and Discord) - among so many other awesome dreams unlocked! So, as we say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026, here's where we've landed:

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• The Blackout Gilded & Silver Blood Kickstarter fulfillment is 98% finished, with only a few more orders to go! If you haven't gotten yours yet, don't worry!! We have a few with extremely high shipping costs that required us to wait until after the worst of the holiday surcharge ratess (I'm absorbing this cost, not you guys, so please don't worry!), as well as a handful of orders that were waiting on other items we needed to restock. 
  • If you haven't received your shipping notification by January 5th, please email support@rachelrener.com!

Adorable photo by Kathryn Haley!

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• Because several people swapped out their black books for blue/pink books, and we received an overhead of around 10% to account for potential damage, I am thrilled to say we have a few extra ultra-exclusive blackout sets, as well as some blackout Gilded BIood omnibuses left over! So we have officially (and VERY temporarily) put the blackout sets back on the website! If you've been eyeing the blackout editions, I cannot stress how important it is that you get them now!
  • We MAY have a few Silver BIood blackout editions leftover as well, but won't be certain until mid-January. Stay tuned!

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• BISSKISS (as modeled by our wonderful Box Bish Dani!) has ARRIVED and preorders are being fulfilled as we speak! If you haven't already, you can order yours now! We expect all preorders and orders to be sent in the next 2 weeks!

HEADS UP: several of you just might find a surprise toy almond inside as well!  

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• Fire Opals and Family is 70% written and ready for its new release date of February 27th!! Thank you guys SO MUCH for your patience and understanding as I work to make this installment even better than the first!!

Preorder your signed copy now!

Preorder the Kindle ebook here!

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Speaking of Amethysts & Alchemy, I have something REALLY special for you coming this Spring. I can't tell you what just yet. But believe me when I say, you are going to proverbially DIE of joy. Like, I have instructed my team to physically gag me until next year because I am SO INSANELY EXCITED AND WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS RIGHT THIS DAMN SECOND BUT I CAN'T, UGH!

But the SECOND I can, I will make the announcement (with my Patreon supporters being the first to know)!

Until then, please enjoy this lovely WIP sketch from the interior of Fire Opals & Family! (More info on those extra goodies to come soon! 😘)

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Speaking of Patreon, I want to thank my supporters from the bottom of my heart, because without you I would not have been able to write what might juts be my favorite book TO DATE. Inked: Retold has captured such a special place in my heart. If you love Gilded BIood, I am 110% CERTAIN you will love Zayn's POV. 65% of it is COMPLETELY rewritten, with bombshells, new places and faces, and POV shifts (not just Zayn's 👀) you won't see anywhere else. So if you want access to those early chapters or want to get the beautiful SE paperbacks, come on over! 

Ian, my new and incredible PA, is currently spearheading an endeavor to make my Patreon even more exciting, valuable, and accessible to all, so if you would like to shape how my Patreon looks for 2026, please join the discussion or shoot him an email at manager@rachelrener.com!

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And that's a wrap on 2025, folks! Thank you so much to Dani, Bex, Ian, Grace, Courtney, Britt, Kim, Arin, Leigh, Mollie, Hope, Cristina, James, Shay, Crystal R., Jess, Margie, Crystal G.,  Nicole, Nereida, Lisa, and Andrea for helping me run an empire of unspeakable awesomeness and might. I *literally* could not do it without you and our incomparable Renergades!!!

Looking ahead: 2026 is going to be dedicated to more stories, more stunning special editions, more time writing now that I have an incredible team to support me, and more time doing face-to-face meetings with all of you! You can find my full list of events here.

(On that note, my beloved Colorado fam, I still have NOT heard back from Denver FanExpo! So if you'd like to come see me on our home turf please recommend me here! I LOVE Fan Expo and am bummed at the thought of not going in 2026!)

2025 has been a dream come true. I cannot tell you how excited I am to see where 2026 takes us!!

Oh, and PS: if you made it this far, please enjoy 20% off your ENTIRE order on www.rachelrener.com with promo: NL20. This one-time use coupon can be used between now and Friday night! Just enter NL20 at checkout! (And I made it in a rush so who knows, you might just be able to use it in combo with other stuff 🤷🏻😉)

PPS: Silver Blood will be FREE this Friday on the 'Zon. Tell your friends - but only if they won't be offended by the c🐓ck count ;)

Cheers and Happy Holidays!❤️

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