GIRL LOST by Kate Angelo
Series: The King Legacy, Book 1
Publisher:  Revell
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense Thriller

The King Legacy

A LOST BABY

Luna Rosati found acceptance and comfort with her childhood foster family, but when she became pregnant at sixteen, she gave the baby up for adoption and left without a word. Now a CIA counterintelligence officer, Luna wants to reconcile her fractured sense of self by finding the only blood family she has–the teenage daughter she’s never met. As Luna closes in on learning the girl’s identity with the help of her mentor, Stryker, she prepares to meet him in her old neighborhood–the last place she wants to be. Then Stryker is captured.

AN INESCAPABLE PAST

Special Agent Corbin King changed his last name to escape the shadow of his convicted father serving a life sentence. When he runs into Luna, the object of his failed teenage romance, the two must put their pasts aside and work together to expose a secret that someone’s willing to kill for.

A DEADLY THREAT

But when they encounter a kidnapping, missing bodies, and murder, the secrets Corbin and Luna are keeping from one another are only the beginning of the threat they face with more than their own lives at stake.

A gripping Christian romantic suspense thriller with CIA intrigue, second chances, and found family. Perfect for fans of clean thrillers, faith-based fiction, and emotional page-turners by Lynette Eason, Colleen Coble, Jessica R. Patch, and Charles Martin.

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My Review and Reflections

There is nothing better than when an author tricks you, and Kate Angelo certainly did. Girl Lost is filled with twists, spins, action, and all the good stuff that suspense is made of. Book 1 of The King Legacy series starts with a bang and leaves you wanting more, especially since there is so much left to uncover.

Luna Rosati and Corbin King’s backstory is unique and not something you typically see in Christian literature. I appreciate when Christian authors are willing to include the hard stuff, like pregnancy outside of marriage. Hearing Corbin’s perspective on the past is also interesting. I like hearing the guy’s side of romance, both lost and won. But really, I think that the suspense is what draws you in the most and keeps you hooked. It’s so hard to write this review because I want to tell you everything! How Luna is strong but broken, Corbin’s protective and loving side, and all about Girl Lost. At the same time, I still have so many questions and am on pins and needles for Book Two.

Stryker King (who the series is named after) makes for a very strong secondary character, almost a main character. While I can’t relate to what he is going through, I felt connected to him, almost in the same fatherly way that Luna and Corbin are connected to him. The found family he has created is stronger than most families.

If you enjoy strong suspense with twists and turns, found family, second-chance romance, and annoying your family with your constant verbal reactions as you read, then you can’t miss Girl Lost.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publishser.
All opinions are my own.

About the Author

Kate Angelo is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Hunting the Witness, Selah Award winner of Deadly Holiday Hijack, and Amazon Top 100 Bestseller of Driving Force. Kate works alongside her husband championing stronger marriages and families. Her journey from foster care to bestselling author fuels her fast-paced romantic suspense, where flawed characters discover hope and healing through life’s fiercest trials and relationships. When she’s not putting fictional people through the wringer, she’s out creating real-life happily-ever-afters at conferences and events nationwide.

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