A missing friend. A mysterious newcomer. An orphanage full of secrets.At five years old, Adelina began her life as an orphan. Ten years later she finally has a shot at adoption and a home.So does her best friend, Daria.Then a mysterious intern appears at the orphanage and everything begins to unravel. Daria's adoption falls through. Then she disappears.Only Adelina believes Daria was abducted. She can't trust anyone. So she goes it alone.When Adelina's investigation leads her to the intern's front door, she discovers a dark secret.If Daria is trafficked and Adelina does nothing, she'll never forgive herself.Adelina sets out to find her on her own. Will she succumb to the same fate?The Girl Who Was Trafficked, the first in the Adelina Thriller series, introduces you to her quirky coping mechanism. It's a nonstop thriller with plot twists and turns that keep you guessing until the last second. It can be read as a stand-alone.