The Mission Hardcover – February 26, 2026

In the quiet town of Blue Ridge, Jackson Reagan is untouchable: star quarterback, son of the most powerful man in town, and boyfriend to the girl everyone wants. But beneath the perfect life lies a darkness he can’t escape. After a reckless night spirals into tragedy, Jackson makes a choice that stains his soul—and his father makes sure the evidence disappears.Hoping to bury his guilt and salvage his future, Jackson signs up for his youth group’s mission trip to the lush, isolated island of St. Rhuma. There, amid building homes and whispered prayers, he begins to feel something he’s never known: the weight of real belief. But paradise hides danger. When armed rebels descend on the village at night, the missionaries are taken hostage deep into the jungle.Bound and terrified, Jackson is thrust before a camcorder with a rifle at his head. The rebels demand a public confession. One that will be broadcast to the world. One that forces him to choose between survival and truth. Between the boy he was… and the man he might still become.The Mission is a pulse-pounding thriller of privilege, guilt, and the terrifying cost of redemption—where one whispered word in the heart of darkness could either save a soul or end a life. Read more