 Elements of Danger: Book 1
Publication Date: July 1, 2025
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.
This nail-biting clean romantic suspense will appeal to readers of Lynn H. Blackburn, Nancy Mehl, and Susan May Warren. Packed with thrilling twists and themes of natural disasters, an amnesia trope, and an abandoned baby.
With volatile Mount Ember threatening to erupt and her big rig destroyed, a woman must trust a stranger to find safety.
However, with a concussion clouding her memories, Kit Garrido has no memories of why there is a baby in her truck and a bag of cash. Whatever the reason, Kit and her rescuer, Cullen Landry, soon find themselves battling both Mother Nature and a group of armed men.
Author Dana Mentink delivers an action-packed adventure full of suspense in Fire Mountain. As a former police officer, Cullen is exactly the right person to help Kit. He’s still haunted by the past and the destruction of his career, but he knows his way around babies.
Kit’s hard exterior hides layers of her own pain, especially as she tries to process the loss of her truck. When Cullen points out the likely cause of the crash, she’s desperate to pull her memories together. As they fight their way to safety, their shared faith becomes an anchor.
Fire Mountain provides a backdrop of a looming natural disaster, setting the stage for a suspenseful mystery to unfold. 
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.
