FIRE MOUNTAIN
by Dana Mentink
June 30 - July 25, 2025 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
Elements of Danger
Fire rains from above as they fight to discover the truth and stay alive.
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.
Praise for Fire Mountain:
"Fire Mountain comes in hot! An eruption of taut suspense and a crackling romance that Mentink’s fans will devour. A real stay-up-all-night read!"
~ Jessica R. Patch, bestselling author of the FBI: Strange Crimes Unit series
"A masterful blend of high-octane suspense and heart-pounding mystery. Mentink delivers an explosive thriller where danger lurks on every page, with a volcanic backdrop that mirrors the simmering tension of this unforgettable story. Clear your schedule—you won’t be able to put this one down."
~ Lynette Eason, bestselling, award-winning author of the Lake City Heroes series
"Dana Mentink is at the top of her game in this heart-pounding thrill ride. Danger explodes onto the page as Kit and Cullen fight to survive a volcanic eruption while relentless killers pursue them. An action-packed, gripping suspense, Fire Mountain will keep readers riveted until the end!"
~ Elizabeth Goddard, award-winning author of Storm Warning
Book Details:
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Published by: Revell
Publication Date: July 1, 2025
Number of Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780800746520 (ISBN10: 080074652X)
Series: Elements of Danger, Book 1 || Amazon | Goodreads
Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads | BookBub | Baker Book House
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Author Bio:
Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. She's written more than 50 mystery and suspense novels for Love Inspired Suspense, Harvest House, and Poisoned Pen Press. Winner of two ACFW Carol Awards, a Holt Medallion Award, and a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Dana lives in Northern California with her husband.
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Review:
A riveting, faith-forward run-for-your-life thriller of a story!
Fire Mountain is the first book in veteran author Dana Mentink’s new Elements of Danger Christian suspense series, and boy, does it deliver on the suspense! I think my heart was in my throat from its chaotic opening to the last page.
Commercial trucker Kit Garrido comes to in the crumpled cab of her eighteen-wheeler with a stranger trying to rouse her and get her moving with no memory of how she’s ended up in such a muddled state. She’s even more confused when they find two bullet holes in the windshield, a small bloody handprint on the passenger side window, and hear the cry of a baby coming from the truck’s sleeper compartment. Her truck has obviously plunged off the side of a road, a road she has no reason to be on, especially since it runs through the evacuation zone of nearby Mount Ember, which is in the throes of a massive eruption, and she doesn’t have a baby. Now, an SUV is approaching her crash site with its lights off, not acting anything like rescuers, and more likely to be the source of the bullet holes.
Kit and Cullen Landry, a former cop and actual rescuer, prove to be a formidable pair: smart, resilient, and determined to save the infant they’ve named Tot while getting themselves out alive. Fundamentally, they are a good match, and as they struggle to survive, they get to know one another on entirely different levels. As their trust develops, they begin to break down the walls in their lives that keep them from fully living. Cullen gets closer and closer to letting go of the guilt he harbors over his past, and Mount Ember gets closer to its big eruption. As Kit and Cullen fight to overcome a myriad of obstacles in their path, I couldn’t help but become completely immersed in the story.
The story moves so quickly that I got a good idea of the confusion and chaos the characters were experiencing. The suspense was heart-pounding, and I had a hard time putting the book down as challenge after challenge and plot twists pummeled the couple. It was definitely a thrilling story.
I recommend FIRE MOUNTAIN to readers of Christian romantic
suspense.
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Wow, great review! I'll be reading this one myself soon.
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