Jihadi Bride - Softcover

“A captivating look at the grim cosmos of international terrorism ensconced in a moving family drama.” –KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Jihadi Bride is not just a thrilling and well-written account of a teenage girl’s experiences in a terrorist organization, but also an exploration of healing, accepting change, and fighting against all odds for love." –IndieReader

"...a smart thriller that gives the reader a scary peek inside one family’s harrowing experience with modern Islamic terrorism.” –Sublime Book Review

"...spine-chilling 'must-read' for older high school and college-aged young people." –Authors Reading

“A timely edge-of-your-seat terrorism thriller that plays on every parent’s worst fears. This cinematic thriller is destined for TV.” –Best Thrillers

Erik Petersson works with the High-Risk Traveler Task Force, an organization that prevents radicalized individuals from joining extremist groups. Disciplined and dedicated, Erik’s carefully controlled world is upended when his daughter, Arielle, leaves university to join the Islamic Caliphate, a terrorist regime in Syria. Erik rallies a desperate effort to stop her, but when he fails, he resolves to bring Arielle back, whatever the cost.

Driven by a secret she can’t outrun, Arielle’s dream of a more purposeful life is confronted with the brutality of life in the Caliphate. When she attracts the attention of Abu Noor al Kanadi, a terrorist leader bent on punishing America for its actions in the Middle East, Arielle must choose whether to sacrifice her dreams to survive or risk a frantic bid to escape. Torn between rival agendas, father and daughter must choose between family or country, love or fear.