About the Book
Book: Tracking the Truth
Author: Dana Mentink
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 26, 2023
To expose a suspect, he needs evidence…
and a K-9’s instincts.
After Emery Duncan is abducted and dumped in a lake, private investigator Roman Wolfe and his bloodhound partner rescue her from an icy death. Someone doesn’t want Emery to find out what really happened the night her father confessed to attempted murder. To keep Emery and her baby nephew safe, they must uncover the connection between her father’s confession and the attack…or they’ll be silenced for good.
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About the Author
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 and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of over forty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Heartwarming and Poisoned Pen Press.
More from Dana
Bloodhounds everywhere! I was thrilled to be offered a contract to write a WHOLE SIX BOOK SERIES with these amazing creatures and their private eye humans! Bloodhounds have been described as “noses with dog’s attached.” Isn’t that quaint? I hope you will enjoy reading about Wally. He’s a young dog who did not receive the proper training and he’s a tad…well…naughty. Good thing he’s got a handler who’s equally as stubborn. It’s a battle of wills between Wally and Roman and there’s plenty of room for fun along with the suspense. Bloodhounds, take it away!
My Impressions
“It’s not a question of can he find the trail, it’s a question of does he want to…He tends to decide which scents he’s interested in following.”
“Wally, the disobedient bloodhound…” the blurb read. I double-checked the genre for Tracking the Truth. Romantic Suspense. How is author Dana Mentink going to present a romantic suspense book with a search and rescue dog, Wally, who has a mind of his own? Not only is Wally the main K-9 representative from Security Hounds Investigation in this novel, but he provides much of the humor relief I so appreciate in a romantic suspense book.
The human main characters are Emery Duncan and Roman Wolfe. Having been close years before, Emery’s father’s confession of attempted murder sharply separates them. Roman’s bitterness towards Emery’s father almost keeps Emery from letting the Wolfes’ Security Hounds Investigation team take her case. Roman’s past threatens to capsize his future.
With her sister comatose, and her father in jail for attempted murder, Emery is forced to return to her father’s cabin with her sister’s baby. Instead of a place to call home, Emery finds someone is out the kill her, and the townspeople hold her father’s crime against her.
As someone else had said, Wally is my fave character. He’s a hoot, but can he get the job done when the chips are down?
I find Emery’s strength of character and determination to keep going amazing. When she thinks she can’t go on, she revisits her father’s words: “If there’s too much, Ree Ree, pick the top three things you have to do for that day. Three is easy, right?” Sometimes, we can find life so overwhelming, we have to focus on just doing the next, most important thing. I love that Emery doesn’t give up on her dad, despite his confession. “This might rock your world but I’d love him just as much if he was guilty…
“Love doesn’t turn on and off like that. It doesn’t with God and it shouldn’t with us.” Wow, words to chew on!!
I tried to solve the case. Let’s just say I would have arrested the wrong person(s). Great job, Ms. Mentink!!
I received a copy of the book from Celebrate Lit via Netgalley. I also bought my own ecopy. No positive review was required, and all opinions are my own.
Notable Quotables:
“You have to look in the mirror and decide you’re worth loving because God said so and He’s the only one that’s going to do it perfectly. No man, or woman, can deliver.”
“Patience wins over force.”
“Home is the people who chose you.”
My Rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Blog Stops
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Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, March 30
Locks, Hooks and Books, March 31
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 31
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 1
EmpowerMoms, April 1
She Lives to Read, April 2
Blogging With Carol, April 2
Simple Harvest Reads, April 3 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)
For Him and My Family, April 4
Splashes of Joy, April 4
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, April 5
Devote To Hope, April 5
Blossoms and Blessing, April 6
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, April 6
Labor Not in Vain, April 7
Betti Mace, April 8
Paula’s Pad of Inspiration, April 8
Wishful Endings, April 9
Holly’s Book Corner, April 9
Pause for Tales, April 10
A Good Book and Cup of Tea, April 10
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Dana is giving away the grand prize package of a signed copy of the book and a $50 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/2aa74/tracking-the-truth-celebration-tour-giveaway
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