The Taken Trilogy

Beth’s parents have always and only wanted to keep her safe and warn her of the risks the city holds. But Beth feels stifled. Now that she’s started college, she relishes the freedom college-life offers. One ordinary afternoon, between classes, Beth’s guarded world shatters. Three masked men storm a bank, kidnap Beth, Emily, and Kathrin, and hold them hostage deep in Washington State’s wilderness. But one of the criminals doesn’t fit. Glenn. Despite Glenn’s protests, the kidnappers force him to help them escape the law.

Emily Jacobsen has spent much of her life wondering who she is. Raised by a mother who kept family secrets and a stepfather who made her feel unwanted, Emily has built walls around her heart while searching for the truth about her father. After a traumatic second kidnapping by the man who once held her hostage, she is determined to survive—and uncover the truth behind her history. Then Emily literally collides with Zach, a Scottish commercial pilot, in a car accident.

Kathrin's world shatters when Taliban militants send her a text demanding a ransom for her soldier husband, Justin. Without proof of life, the military won't negotiate. After weeks of silence, an officer visits Kathrin with crushing words, "Justin has been killed in action." Heartsick, she is now alone, and she may never have a family either. Weary of grief, Kathrin accepts her friends, Beth and Glenn's invitation to tour Northern Ireland with them.