The Mercenary’s Daughter
Jessica Therrien & Joe Gazzam
Published by: Acorn Publishing
Publication date: March 31st 2020
Genres: Thriller, Young Adult
When Special Ops recruit, Tara Kafee is dishonorably discharged, there’s only one place to go—Home.
But there’s more waiting for her there than she’s ready for.
It’s been four years since she’s been back and ten since her mother walked out on the family never to be heard of again.
She’s determined to rekindle things with her father and keep him close. That is, until he goes missing.
Soon after stumbling upon a safe room full of weapons, fake passports, and a mission’s dossier marking a target in Cuba, she reluctantly accepts the help of her angsty teenage brother. He’s the only one she can trust, so together, the two set out for Havana.
Tara is determined to get her father back, whatever it takes, but things are never easy when you’re the mercenary’s daughter.
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Review
At 22, Tara’s life isn’t going anywhere. Kicked out of the military, she heads back to the home she hasn’t stepped foot in for four years, yearning for the love of her family. When she gets there, things are normal enough, until they aren’t. When her father goes missing, Tara, armed with just a gun, her military training and her father’s last known whereabouts, sets out to find him with her younger brother, Mitch, along for the ride. What happens next is a whirlwind of bullets, crazy car chases & action with doses of humor shot through.
I really enjoyed this book. It was well-written, with all aspects of the novel perfectly timed – even the shock in the ending. Tara & Mitch made a really great crime-fighting duo: she brought the heavy, and he brought the brains. With a little romance, it certainly made for entertaining reading, keeping me up til early morning hours.
These are new-to-me authors, but I definitely would read more of their work.
I unreservedly & wholeheartedly recommend this read. You’ll enjoy every moment of it.
I voluntarily read & reviewed an ARC of this book.
Author Bio:
Jessica Therrien is the author of the young adult series Children of the Gods. Book one in the series, Oppression, became a Barnes & Noble best-seller shortly after its release. Her trilogy has been translated and sold through major publishers around the world, such as Editions AdA (Canada), EditionsMilan (France), and SharpPoint Press (China).Aside from her Children of the Gods series, Jessica is the author of a kid’s picture book called, The Loneliest Whale. Her award-winning stories can also be found in a published anthology of flash fiction.
Jessica spent most of her life in the small town of Chilcoot, California, high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this town of nearly 100 residents, with no streetlights or grocery stores, there was little to do but find ways to be creative. Her mother, the local English teacher, inspired her to do all things artistic, and ultimately instilled in her a love for language.
In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.
Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two young sons. She is working on a new YA thriller/suspense series and a middle grade fantasy series.
—Screenwriter/Novelist Joe Gazzam has been a working screenwriter for 8 years working on such films as:Shadow Run
Cliffhanger
21 Jump Street
Barbarella
Step Up: Revolution
Disney’s Hawaiian Adventure
It Takes a Thief
Anubis Tapestry
(and many more)His debut novel, UNCAGED, out now!
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