Category: Dana Mentink


Book Review: Missing in the Desert by Dana Mentink

Book Review: Missing in the Desert by Dana Mentink

Posted August 1, 2021 / 16 Comments

MISSING IN THE DESERT SERIES: Desert Justice #2 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: July 27, 2021 PAGES: 224 Five years ago, her sister disappeared… Now someone is coming for her. Who would believe that Mara Castillo’s sister—missing and presumed dead—suddenly sent a one-word text? Now Mara […]


Book Review: Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink

Book Review: Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink

Posted July 19, 2021 / 16 Comments

PINT OF NO RETURN SERIES: Shake Shop Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Poisoned Pen Press RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 PAGES: 271 “The first shake shop mystery delivers all the delectable ingredients cozy mystery fans crave. This terrific series debut is certain to tempt the reading palates of fans […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Secrets Resurfaced by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Secrets Resurfaced by Dana Mentink

Posted June 14, 2020 / 26 Comments

SECRETS RESURFACED by Dana Mentink SERIES: Roughwater Ranch Cowboys #4 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2020 PAGES: 224 Searching for the truth could get them killed… When new evidence surfaces about a tragic boating accident that put her ex-boyfriend’s father in prison, private […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cold Case Connection by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cold Case Connection by Dana Mentink

Posted February 19, 2020 / 19 Comments

COLD CASE CONNECTION SERIES: Roughwater Ranch Cowboys #3 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2020 PAGES: 224 Hunting down old leads puts a murderer on their trail. Convinced his sister’s death wasn’t an accident, private investigator Sergio Ross is determined to catch her killer. […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Deadly Christmas Pretense by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Deadly Christmas Pretense by Dana Mentink

Posted November 4, 2019 / 14 Comments

DEADLY CHRISTMAS PRETENSE SERIES: Roughwater Ranch Cowboys #2 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2019 PAGES: 224 A cowboy to her rescue… but she’s not who he thinks she is. Posing as her sister for Christmas is the only way to save her, but […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink

Posted July 2, 2019 / 12 Comments

SERIES: Roughwater Ranch #1 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2019 PAGES: 224 Her child’s life is on the line A Roughwater Ranch Cowboys story After putting his serial killer brother in prison, former US marshal Mitch Whitehorse chooses a solitary country life—until his […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Act of Valor by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Act of Valor by Dana Mentink

Posted May 18, 2019 / 13 Comments

SERIES: True Blue K-9 Unit #1 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2019 PAGES: 224 She saw something she shouldn’t have… A True Blue K-9 Unit story When airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she’s thrust into the crosshairs of a drug […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lost Christmas Memories by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lost Christmas Memories by Dana Mentink

Posted November 28, 2018 / 18 Comments

SERIES: Gold Country Cowboys #4 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2018 PAGES: 224 A witness with amnesia Can she trust this Gold Country Cowboy with her life? Tracy Wilson witnessed a murder—but after a head injury, she can’t remember what she saw. Now someone […]


Book Review (and Giveaway!): Cowboy Bodyguard by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and Giveaway!): Cowboy Bodyguard by Dana Mentink

Posted July 12, 2018 / 31 Comments

SERIES: Gold Country Cowboys #3 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: July 3, 2018 PAGES: 288 She must protect a baby…With her secret husband’s help In this Gold Country Cowboys novel, Jack Thorn gets a surprise call from the woman he married in secret years ago. […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Treacherous Trails by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Treacherous Trails by Dana Mentink

Posted April 14, 2018 / 18 Comments

SERIES: Gold Country Cowboys #2 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2018 PAGES: 224 Falsely accused… Can she escape the real killer? In this second installment in the Gold Country Cowboys series, farrier Ella Cahill is accused of murder—and only former marine Owen […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dana Mentink & Treacherous Trails

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dana Mentink & Treacherous Trails

Posted April 12, 2018 / 41 Comments

As part of the Celebrate Lit tour for Treacherous Trails, I am delighted to welcome Dana Mentink to the blog today! Dana Mentink is a two time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner, a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and a Holt Medallion winner. She is a national bestselling […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Paws for Love by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Paws for Love by Dana Mentink

Posted February 10, 2017 / 20 Comments

The Only Thing Sweet About Jellybean Is His Name Jellybean the terrier is about to unleash some serious mayhem on the unsuspecting town of Albatross. There’s no quiet on the set when over-the-hill screen star Lawrence Tucker brings his naughty terrier, Jellybean, on location to the beachside town of Albatross, […]


Zuzu Interviews: Dana Mentink’s dog Junie (plus a Giveaway!)

Zuzu Interviews: Dana Mentink’s dog Junie (plus a Giveaway!)

Posted February 8, 2017 / 48 Comments

Hi, everyone! Zuzu here. Apparently you guys enjoy these little interviews I’ve been doing with authors’ dogs, so Mom is letting me continue. Today I get to talk with everyone’s favorite mischievous terrier, Junie! (aka author Dana Mentink’s dog) Dana Mentink (Junie’s mom) is a two time American Christian Fiction […]


Book Review: Abducted by Dana Mentink

Book Review: Abducted by Dana Mentink

Posted December 4, 2016 / 7 Comments

When the high school sweetheart she never expected to see again bursts through the door of her medical mission clinic, nurse Sarah Gallagher can’t hold back her shock. But Dominic Jett isn’t there to catch up. He’s trying to save a life, and the thugs on his tail will stop […]


First Line Friday (Week 33): Abducted

First Line Friday (Week 33): Abducted

Posted November 18, 2016 / 26 Comments

Happy Friday!!! Can you believe Thanksgiving is around the corner?!? And then Christmas? And then 2017? Wow. But right now it’s Friday, so that means it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! The book I’m featuring today is Abducted by […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fetching Sweetness by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fetching Sweetness by Dana Mentink

Posted August 8, 2016 / 10 Comments

Standing between Stephanie and her dream is one hundred pounds of lovable trouble. It should have been so simple for Stephanie Pink: Meet up with Agnes Wharton in a small town in California, retrieve the reclusive author’s valuable new manuscript, and be promoted to a full-fledged literary agent. But Agnes’s […]


First Line Friday (Week 17): Fetching Sweetness

First Line Friday (Week 17): Fetching Sweetness

Posted July 22, 2016 / 40 Comments

Whew. I am so glad it’s Friday! How about you? And since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! The book I’m featuring today is Fetching Sweetness by Dana Mentink, and it will be released on July 26th […]