Saturday, September 6, 2025

Fire Mountain Tour & Giveaway

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.

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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.

MY REVIEW

Gripping. Danger. Intense. Thriller. This is what awaits you as you journey with Kit and Cullen. The opening pages gave me chills as Kit awakens to find herself not remembering where she is. Let’s just say her life was in imminent danger as a stranger approaches her. With danger surrounding her damaged semi she needs to get to safety. Finding herself all alone on the edge of a mountain in a wrecked semi makes her start to realize just how much danger she is in.

Cullen tries to make sense of what he sees when the mountain roads have closed due to a volcano. You can feel the tension in Cullen as he races to convince Kit to trust him. I like that he is willing to help Kit when he sees her in a damaged semi. At first he is not met with friendliness but soon realizes that Kit has a concussion.

I was not expecting a baby to be in the truck with Kit. Who is this baby and where is the mother? Kit has no idea how the baby got in her truck which made Cullen a bit suspicious. After rummaging around Kit discovers more than baby items in the diaper bag. With that discovery, bullet holes in the truck and a bloody handprint, it is time for them to find shelter. Someone is out there who means harm.

The action is nonstop in this race to get answers while protecting Kit and baby Tater Tot. Ok. That name makes me laugh everytime. The author is gifted in bringing a little humor into her stories at a much needed time. I loved feeling as if I was with our main characters as they try to stay one step ahead of an unknown person or persons in this thriller. Be sure and grab a copy of this book and get ready for a bumpy ride through the danger of a volcano, fractured characters and a mystery this is a must read.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.