Girl Lost
King Legacy Book 1
Kate Angelo
Revell Pub
Sept 23rd, 2025
Girl Lost by Kate Angelo is a compelling and gripping story that has redemption, courage, and the power of facing the truth. This is one of those plots where readers will love the good guys and thoroughly hate the bad guys. There is action, arson, murder, kidnappings, and a missing person.
“It came from a little bit of my background when I aged out of foster care. I wanted to have a story where one person can intervene and help someone overcome their difficult situations. I had people throughout my life that did it.”
“Luna came from an alcoholic mother who she took care of. This is why I was put in foster care because I was parentified, a child acting as a parent as I took care of my mom, brother, and sister. I was fourteen then, paying bills, working at several jobs, and going to high school. Corbin also has an alcoholic dad. He is constantly testing himself to make sure he does not drink. I was like that before I became a Christian. I also faced abuse when living with my dad. His girlfriend and her daughter physically abused my older sister and me.”
The plot opens with Luna Rosati, a CIA counterintelligence officer who had a hard past. After becoming pregnant at sixteen she gave the baby up for adoption and left without a word. Now many years later, she wants to find her teenage daughter that she never met. She is supposed to meet with her mentor, Stryker who knows where Luna’s daughter is living.
Stryker set up his gym as a place to rescue kids on the verge of destroying their lives, the Warrior program. After children fall into trouble with law enforcement, Kingston Gym gave them a place of refuge, and a place for second chances. The Warrior program gave them a sense of purpose and a renewed outlook on life.
“He was her mentor and helped her. The Warrior program is an intervention program created by Stryker. He takes children who are supposed to go into Juvie but steps in and interrogates them into his program, teaching them discipline, loyalty, education, and tried to take potential criminals and turn them into crime fighters. I would describe him as someone who pulls these children back from the edge, challenges them, pushes them, and makes them believe in themselves. He is somewhat a father figure to them.”
But Luna’s happy ending is not to be after Stryker is kidnapped right in front her eyes. She will need to work with law enforcement officer Corbin King, a special agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. But there is more to their relationship than professional. Corbin is the father of the child Luna gave up because he did not want to be tied down with a family, or so it appeared. They realize they must put their past aside to find Stryker and other girls who have gone missing. As they work together, they grow closer and wonder if they can overcome their complicated past that had a lot of heartache, hurt, and missed opportunities.
“He had a dad who drank too much and beat him. His dad was a corrupt cop. Corbin can be intense, with a lot of self-control, brave, organized, and compassionate. He has changed his last name so he can distant himself from his dad. Many children in foster care will change their names because they did not want to be associated with their biological family. My daughter made that decision when she was ten years old.”
An interesting bonus intertwined in the plot are the new technological advances in medicine, that include a bio-printed program.
“I love science and technology; my son and I talked about how there are 3-D printers for biological technology. I thought about that and the ethics behind it. It is real. For example, they printed an ear for a military veteran. They were able to create an ear after 3-D printing it, growing it on a rat, surgically taking it off, and putting it on his face.”
The story is complex, has non-stop action, and is a page turner. There are so many surprises and twists that readers heads will spin.
