Before She Was Taken

Written by Marjory Kaptanoglu

Narrated by Sonja Field

A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption...

What happened to Sadie? This question has plagued 25-year-old Rebecca Danser for 19 years.

Imagine if at the age of six, you had ditched your four-year-old sister in the front yard to go play with your friend in the house… and then you never saw her again.

In the intervening years, now living in Silicon Valley, Rebecca has made a mess of her life. She hates her job, has no career prospects, and has never had a successful relationship unless you count sex with a relative stranger during her time jumps into the past.

“Mystery fans will love this plot device, which takes a straightforward whodunit to an otherworldly level." -The BookLife Prize

But soon she realizes this strange ability she recently gained, allowing her to cast her consciousness back into a younger version of herself, can be used to discover who took Sadie that fateful day.

Marjory Kaptanoglu's "prose is crisp and purposeful, charged with feeling, and always attuned to what will engage readers in each moment." -The BookLife Prize

She must travel back in time to witness the event with her 6-year-old eyes.

What she learns leads her into a remote forest in the Sierra Mountains… where the monster responsible for the destruction of her family lies in wait for her.

Choose Before She Was Taken—book two of the BEFORE Series—to begin your travels into the deepest, darkest recesses of time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marjory Kaptanoglu Audio
• Release date: Nov 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781954584105

Marjory Kaptanoglu

Award-winning author Marjory Kaptanoglu’s “prose is crisp and purposeful, charged with feeling, and always attuned to what will engage readers in each moment.” (The BookLife Prize) Follow Marjory on BookBub to receive notices about her new releases and sales, and sign up for her entertaining newsletter at marjorykaptanoglu.com to make sure you don’t miss a thing. Her YA fantasy DREADMARROW THIEF “celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can" (Kirkus) and kicks off THE CONJURER FELLSTONE TRILOGY (now complete). According to one reviewer, “Why not get all 3 at once?” Marjory also writes adult sci-fi/fantasy. Regarding INVADER, “Fans of sci-fi mysteries and strong female characters should snap up this psychological page-turner." (Publishers Weekly) The BEFORE series begins in January, 2021, with the launch of BEFORE THE KILLING, a time-travel tale of love and murder. Fun fact: Marjory was named 2019 Literary Exhibitor of the Year by the California Writer’s Club / San Mateo County Fair. Second fun fact: Marjory once worked at Apple Computer and designed the text-editing software for early versions of the Macintosh.

Reviews for Before She Was Taken

[Kara Stephen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved it! Suspenseful and kept me on my toes. Wow I didn't expect the ending!

[Tracy pye · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book. As I did the first one. An unusual take... Time jumping but really brilliant in the telling. I almost wish I could do it.
I really recommend reading

[Stacy Mary Tiernan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent story was great with a
Surprise ending. The reader was easy to listen to.

[Rachel Kellum · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love this book and the narrator. Lots of twists and turns but flowed really well. Finished in one day ?