The New Miserables

Sentenced by the system. Redeemed by a second chance. Hunted for an act of mercy. Jax Valen stole groceries to feed his siblings. An unforgiving A. I. sentenced him to six years. Released into a New York City that doesn't want him, he is given one shot at redemption: a new name and a chance to build something from nothing. He creates The Valen Workshop, a sanctuary in a Brooklyn bodega where at-risk kids learn to code and build robots instead of falling into gangs.
He becomes a neighborhood legend. But when he discovers Colette, a silent, artistic girl trapped in an abusive foster home, Jax does the one thing the system will never forgive: he rescues her. His act of mercy makes him a target. Inspector Javre, a true believer in the city's predictive policing algorithms, sees Jax not as a savior, but as a glitch that must be corrected. As Jax fights to protect his new family, his story ignites a fire in a generation fed up with injustice, sparking a rebellion that will surge from the streets of the Bronx to the barricades of Wall Street.
The New Miserables is a gripping, modern epic for the age of algorithms, gig work, and digital activism a story that asks if one man's hope can shatter the cold code of an unforgiving world. Where Hope Finds a Home.