Dana Mentink
Dangerous Tidings (Pacific Coast Private Eyes)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: November 1, 2015
SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH Coast Guard rescue swimmer Brent Mitchell wants only one gift for Christmas: to find his sister. When he discovers that her disappearance is tangled with the death of private eye Bruce Gallagher, he joins forces with Bruce’s daughter Donna to investigate. Grieving Donna is as tough as the determined military man…and both will stop at nothing to find the truth. But the duo soon discovers that a murdered father and a missing sister merely top a looming pyramid of secrets on Coronado Island. Deadly secrets.
Death Valley Double Cross (Desert Justice Book 3)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: February 22, 2022
A killer seeking revenge will stop at nothing to get it… Pilar Jefferson is shocked to learn that her supposedly deceased father is alive and has been in prison—and now his ruthless former partner is after her. Fleeing on her wedding day was the best way to protect her loved ones. But now with her mother held for ransom and her ex-fiancé, Austin Duke, stumbling back into her life, can she keep everyone safe—and escape an assassin?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Death Valley Hideout (Desert Justice Book 4)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: April 26, 2022
Running from a murderer with only the desert as refuge… Placed in WITSEC while his brother testifies against a terrifying criminal, Tony Ortega must guard his young niece and nephew from the hit man hunting for them. Death Valley local Willow Duke’s hideout might just be the difference between the little family’s life or death. When bullets start flying, can they thwart a killer long enough to survive and become a family for real?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Escape from the Badlands (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: January 1, 2012
After his brother is convicted of murder, Shane Mason will do anything to clear his name. But when his investigations lead him to enter South Dakota’s Desert Quest extreme race, Shane is floored by the surprise waiting for him. Kelly Cloudman—the woman he can’t let himself love—is the race’s medic…and the killer’s next target. A painful memory from his past divided Shane from Kelly, but he’s not going to let her out of his sight again. Even if it means revealing his secrets, Shane won’t stop until he’s found the truth—and kept the murderer from striking again.
Final Resort (Treasure Seekers)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: February 1, 2013
Ava Stanton has no need for love or tales of hidden treasure—until her uncle is kidnapped at her family’s ski resort. Now she needs help from professional treasure hunter Luca Gage…the man she’d tried to forget. Signs point to a fortune hidden in the mountain, and Ava and Luca need to find her uncle before his assailant finds them. As their search for treasure draws them closer together, Ava must decide how long she’ll run from love. She doesn’t have much time, because something is buried under Whisper Mountain—and someone is willing to do anything to get to it.
Flood Zone (Stormswept)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 1, 2014
PRIME SUSPECT Mia Sandoval’s friend is murdered under mysterious circumstances—and the single mother is a suspect. Her only ally is a man she isn’t sure she can trust. Search and rescue worker Dallas Black has a past as harrowing as Mia’s own, and the police are suspicious of them both. With no choice but to work with secretive Dallas, Mia discovers he’s as complicated as the murder they’re forced to investigate to clear her name. Yet as a flood ravages their small Colorado town, a killer is determined that Mia, Dallas and their evidence get swept away to a watery grave.
Following the Clues (Security Hounds Investigations Book 4)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: May 27, 2025
A search-and-rescue mission reveals a lethal secret. After K-9 handler Kara Wolfe witnesses her childhood friend Beau O’Connor survive a targeted hit-and-run, she’s shocked to learn his mother’s missing. And Beau, who can no longer recognize familiar faces after an earlier attack, can’t shake the feeling these terrifying incidents are somehow connected. With the tracking skills of her blind bloodhound, Kara will help Beau locate his mother—but someone will do anything to sabotage their search. With the culprit on their trail, can they uncover a sinister plot…before their rescue mission turns into a fight for survival?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage.
Force of Nature (Stormswept)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: December 1, 2013
STORMY REUNION Pulled from the waves and gasping for air, the last person Antonia Verde expects to be her rescuer is Reuben Sandoval. He may once have been the love of her life, but his drug-smuggling brother ruined their chance of happiness. Now with a storm blowing in, Rueben’s island hotel is her only refuge. Soon they find themselves trapped on the island with a killer in the midst of a dangerous hurricane. Antonia’s life is in Rueben’s hands—can she trust him with her heart, as well? Stormswept: Finding true love in the midst of nature’s fury.
Framed in Death Valley (Desert Justice Book 1)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: March 1, 2021
A killer who will stop at nothing…Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, firefighter Beckett Duke gave up on everything—including his marriage to spirited Laney Holland. That is, until Laney’s life is threatened. Knowing the real killer is still at large, Beckett now has one purpose: protecting the woman he loves…and their unborn child. But sometimes an innocent man’s second chance comes with a deadly price. From Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Courage.
Fugitive Search (Security Hounds Investigations Book 2)
By Dana Mentink (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: August 20, 2024
A murderer out for revenge…who is closer than they think. When the man who killed her father is finally arrested, Catherine Hart thinks it’s safe to come out of hiding…until he escapes and abducts her. But private investigator Garrett Wolfe and his tracking dog rescue her just in time. Now they must work together to escape the criminal on their heels, find Catherine’s kidnapped uncle and stop her sister from walking straight into the fugitive’s path. But when their search yields more questions, can Catherine and Garrett survive the terrifying truth?