Outsiders: (Outsiders Duology Book 1)

Spring 2026 Best Book Winner of the PenCraft Book Awards in Christian Fiction General“From beginning to end, I felt like I was right there with Robin, rooting for her to make it through. I highly recommend C. L. Richardson's Outsiders to readers who enjoy faith-based young adult novels that blend action and adventure into the story.” — Readers’ Favorite (5-star review, Makeda Cummings)She was loyal to the system. Then it left her for dead.In a future where faith is outlawed and obedience is everything, 18-year-old Robin Winters once enforced the rules without question. But when one mistake turns her into an enemy of the state, everything she’s ever known is torn away. Banished from the city she once called home, she ends up in a remote town that doesn’t exist on any map, home to the very people she was trained to hunt… and slowly, unexpectedly, begins to trust them.But peace is short-lived. As tensions rise, Robin finds herself in the crosshairs of a violent manipulator and a powerful regime bent on crushing dissent. With her new friends in danger and no easy way out, she must decide where her loyalty lies, and how far she’s willing to go to protect those she once would have condemned.Told in parallel between Robin’s brutal present imprisonment and her dangerous past exile, Outsiders reveals the choices that shape her fate. First in a two-part series. Read more