Publication Date: October 22, 2024
For fans of Katie Gutierrez’s More Than You’ll Ever Know and Netflix’s Narcos comes a high-stakes thriller about the daughter of a high-ranking Mexican cartel leader dragged back to the life she fought hard to escape.
Twelve years have passed since Sofia De Luna’s mother was murdered. Sofia now leads a quiet life in Chicago, far from the cartel violence she was raised amidst. But when her narco father’s retirement catapults her to head of the family, that peaceful existence is upended.
Unhappy with this changeover of power, Sofia’s brothers and cousins are wary of her desire to legitimize the family and her insistent questions about her mother’s mysterious death. Meanwhile, in Mexico’s uncertain political climate, Andres Herrera, the ex-sicario accused of Sofia’s mother’s murder, sees the opportunity for his exit from the drug business. He just needs Sofia, his first love, to uphold the truce between the cartels before the war brewing at the border trickles down to Mexico City, marring the upcoming election.
After a chance meeting with a disenfranchised DEA agent reveals the true depths the Torres will go to keep their power, Sofia decides she must stop the war her cousins have put in motion. But if she sacrifices her family for the dream of peace, will she meet the same fate as her mother?
It’s been eight years since Sofia Torres created a new life for herself in London, far away from her family in Mexico and the cartel lifestyle.
Now, she’s been called back to fulfill her duty, which might lead to her ultimate destruction. Author Stephanie Vasquez serves up a story full of action and romance in All Our Wars.
As a main character, Sofia excels at bringing strength to the forefront. In spite of spending time away, she understands the complexities of cartel life. Family means everything, which is why she and her younger brothers still maintain a desire for revenge regarding their mother’s murder.
While Sofia and Andres Herrera were once close, suspicions about his role in Maria’s death put them on opposing sides. However, with a new political regime headed into office, the De Luna family needs the connections Andres provides.
Readers also get a peek into Maria’s life, particularly the two men who played key roles. Will her daughter meet the same fate as her mother during the battle for power?
All Our Wars explores the violence associated with Mexican cartels while highlighting the emphasis on family.
Stephanie Vasquez has recently published essays on Refinery29 and The Opal Club. She has also reported for the Tombstone Epitaph in Southern Arizona. As a bi-racial Mexican American who grew up sixty miles north of the US–Mexico border, she was inspired to major in journalism and minor in Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona. Stephanie currently lives in Goodyear, Arizona.
