About the Book
Book: Fire Mountain (Elements of Danger Series)
Author: Dana Mentink
Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July 1, 2025
In the shadow of a threatening volcano, long-haul trucker Kit Garrido wakes up in her crashed big rig, unable to recall what happened or why she’s suddenly in possession of someone’s baby. Fiercely independent, she has to admit that perhaps this time she could use a little help.
As the threat of eruption grows, former cop Cullen Landry refuses to leave his cabin in the evacuation area, which is why he’s the only one left who can help Kit escape the crumpled cab of her truck. He doesn’t want to get tangled up in the mystery of the beautiful woman with an abandoned infant, but when he sees the bullet hole in the windshield and the bloody handprint on the interior, he realizes that he’s in this thing, like it or not.
When two armed men with ill intent approach, the race is on to stay alive, discover the truth, and find the baby’s missing mother–all while a deadly mountain rains fire from above.
About the Author
Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author as well as a two-time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner, and a Holt Medallion winner. She is the author of over fifty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, Revell and Poisoned Pen Press.
More from Dana
Hello, dear readers! Are you ready to leap into the world of a woman trapped near an erupting volcano? I know. Dropping that character into circumstances where the very earth under their feet is unreliable, where they are cut off from their technology, their transportation, civilization itself with no way to summon help, feels almost cruel. Imagine you’re in a volcano eruption zone with no way out. Now add in a stranger’s baby, a vulnerable infant, , and you are their only hope to stay alive. Why am I so compelled by those scenarios? Me, the woman who loses her backpack in the airport. I believe it’s because in those difficult, stressful moments when we accept our own helplessness that the grace of God shines brightest. Real people and fictional ones survive. Wells of strength are discovered. Hidden rivers of resilience surface. Big cities, island roads, overpasses, in the shadows of volcanoes… in the darkest moments we realize we’re never truly without His help.
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My Review
“Cold and ice-pick pain bored into Kit Garrido’s temples. her limbs were leaden, her body a deadweight in the driver’s seat of her big rig. Grit coated her tongue and teeth. She tasted blood. Try as she might, she couldn’t reach out to unbuckle her seat belt. Panic bubbled up inside her. She felt movement. Someone yanked hard on the passenger door, unleashing pulses of pain.”
So begins one of the most intense books I think I have ever read. If you like tension, this book has all sorts of conflict including man verses: self, man, the elements, society, God, destiny and even a bit with technology. This one is a roller coaster. But I think it is worth riding.
Unpredictability is a driving force. So is teamwork and learning to trust. The entire plot kept me guessing and wondering. And you will not want to stop reading.
As one can tell from the cover, a volcano is involved. If that was the only struggle, the main character’s life would be easy. Instead there was SO much more involved on the race to survival. I am keeping this review a bit vague because the surprises are what makes this book so unique and compelling.
I did get to read an early copy of this book through NetGalley for a book tour. I wanted to read and review it. All opinions are my own.
Giveaway
To celebrte her tour, Dana is giving away the grand prize of a $100 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of the book!!
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Sounds terrific