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The Taken
The Taken
The Taken
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A single dad leaves his daughter in the hands of a trusted relative. Now, both are missing.

Three years after his wife's death, Jonah reluctantly returns to the shark tank world of dating. The evening has exceeded all expectations: an interesting conversation with an attractive woman, excellent food, and excellent wine. Life is good again.

What Jonah doesn't know is that his nanny has just abducted his eleven-year-old daughter--to Russia.

Jonah's live-in nanny is his ex-sister-in-law, a survivor of war crimes in her homeland Chechnya. Soon, Lilia's lingering trauma and desire for revenge will drive her along a path of deceit that threatens to shred the fabric of her family.

Jonah and his long-time friend and newfound romantic interest, Meghan, pursue Lilia to Moscow, across the Russian countryside, and eventually into the heart of rebel territory controlled by Lilia's father. Standing between Jonah and Raven are corrupt embassy staff, Chechen rebel fighters, and the Russian Army.

Will Jonah and Meghan find Raven before Lilia gives in to her darkest thoughts? What drives Lilia's deep-seated hatred of Jonah? If you enjoy suspense-filled psychological thrillers that keep you guessing until the last page, you'll love The Taken.

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Release dateMay 25, 2019
ISBN9781393922872
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Chad Stambaugh

Chad Stambaugh is a Fiction and Non-Fiction author. A Business Owner during the day. Chad is also a Paranormal Investigator and full-time writer. He's spent the last decade reading all kinds of books and writing blogs about the paranormal. His latest novel, The Devil Within is his first fiction novel after writing predominately non-fiction. Chad Stambaugh is a 4-time Paranormal Award Winner. Non-Fiction Book: Paranormal Investigations, 2013; Non-Fiction Book: The Paranormal Dictionary, 2014; Paranormal Radio Show of the Year; 2015, Non-Fiction Book: Beyond the Veil, 2015, The IPPA Award: International Paranormal Acknowledgement Award. (Only the second American to ever win the Award.) He's also had one of his short stories; "Everyone Hates the Grays." Published in Portable Magic; The Authors First Anthology book. Chad started his writing career in 2012 by chance. He was looking for a way to teach others how to do Paranormal Investigations. Which led him to writing his first Non-Fiction novel, Paranormal Investigations. He lives in Fresno, Ca and has three children and 3 grandchildren. 

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