Coming September 18th 2026
Counterculture
Counterculture: The Ashport Chronicles
Book 1 - Streets of Change
Across the bay from Berkeley lies Ashport, a city shaped by rebellion, fractured by old wounds, and always one spark away from chaos. Its streets hum with music, protest, corruption, and quiet deals made in back rooms and fog‑covered docks. Everyone wants something. No one has enough. And the balance that keeps the city standing is beginning to slip.
Eli Navarro just wants to keep his head down and his plants growing, but the wrong deal pulls him into a world he’s tried to avoid. Marcus Reed fights to protect his neighborhood, even if it means crossing lines he once swore he wouldn’t. Rookie cop Danny Harlow discovers that justice in Ashport isn’t clean, and wearing the badge means choosing which truths to ignore. Travis “T‑Rex” Keller leads a crew built on loyalty and anger, but he’s starting to realize they’re being used as someone else’s weapon. And Lila Voss, searching for meaning on the city’s fringe, finds herself drawn into a movement that sees more than it should.
When a shipment moves through Harbor 17, their lives collide in one night that reshapes the city’s future. Deals break. Loyalties shift. And the streets of Ashport begin to change.
Streets of Change is a gritty, character‑driven novella about a city on the brink, where every choice has consequences, every alliance has a cost, and every street hides a story waiting to ignite.
