When a massive earthquake levels the region, secrets and unknown dangers are exposed…
The
ground in still-icy Yosemite National Park isn’t stable, and K-9
handler Von Sharpe fears the worst. But his worries are pushed aside
when he sees an SUV viciously forced off the road…with his ex-fiancée at
the wheel. It’s only when Stella Rivers steps out of the vehicle that
the very ground under their feet cracks and breaks with the onslaught of
a terrifying earthquake.
When her meeting with a mysterious
client is ambushed, Stella witnesses the man being gunned down by a
sniper and becomes a target herself. With the threat of aftershocks
triggering landslides and floods, the new mom has no choice but to run
to save her baby girl—even if it means teaming up with the man who has
no idea he fathered her child.
Trapped in a dangerously unstable
wilderness with a killer closing in, Von and Stella are running out of
time to get to safety. And every fissure reveals a new secret that will
shake them to their foundation…
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What I thought about Trapped in Yosemite
Stella is in for a surprise when she meets with her latest client in Yosemite. There's lots that goes awry here -- her client is murdered in front of her and the region is hit with a major earthquake that causes all sorts of havoc. Complicating things is the fact it appears that the sniper is now after her. Thank goodness she's rescued by her ex-fiance, Von Sharpe (what a name! ).
Von is basically a good guy, but doesn't deal with life's blows very well by retreating into his job in the military. He's an amazing K-9 handler and his dog Bear is absolutely awesome in his role as protector in this.
Secret baby meets second chance in this story as both Von and Stella have to deal with the decisions they've made, all while trying to solve the mystery of who is shooting at them. There's a good bit of action here and I loved that. I have to admit I didn't see the solution to all of this until those final pages!
Overall, this was a very satisfying romantic suspense that kept me hooked until the very end. There are conversations about faith and religion. I liked that about the story because I think these are conversations that are important between romantic couples. Von's growth in this story is palpable, and while Stella's was more subtle, she learned from her experiences as well. I did find things slow in spots, but not overly so, and I was rooting for Von and Stella all the way!
Dana Mentink lives in California where the weather is golden and the cheese is divine. Her family includes two daughters (affectionately nicknamed Yogi and Boo Boo.) Papa Bear is retired from the fire department and he met Dana doing a dinner theater production of The Velveteen Rabbit. Ironically, their parts were husband and wife.
Dana writes in two genres, cozy mystery and romantic suspense. She’s a USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon bestselling author as well as a two time ACFW Carol Award winner, and a Holt Medallion recipient. Her suspense novel, Betrayal in the Badlands, earned a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award. She is honored to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired and Poisoned Pen Press.
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