Trapped in Yosemite

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…

My Review:

Action and adventure and suspense, oh my! An edge of your seat, page-turning wonder of a read. Nothing like being stranded in the wilderness with a killer to ramp up the spidey senses! Oh, not to mention throwing in an earthquake to make things a wee more complicated. 🙂

Mentink knows how to engage her readers and keep them riveted and I am sure hoping that some of these secondary characters are going to have their turn to star in their own stories!

Von and Stella have to overcome a whole lot of obstacles before they can claim their happily ever after. And — woohoo — this one is a second chance romance which is a trope I love. BUT it’s paired with a secret baby trope which I’m not a fan of. The author handles it well, given the circumstances Stella found herself in, but I wasn’t entirely won over to her way of thinking. Keeping a guy in the dark about being a father is a hard sell for me. I still enjoyed the romantic elements of this suspense though and was invested in their relationship from the get go.

I listened to the audio edition of Trapped in Yosemite, expertly narrated by Abby Craden.

15 thoughts on “Trapped in Yosemite”

  1. Whoopsy! Sorry for the late posting yesterday and today. I mistakenly scheduled the posts to go live at 12 pm instead of 12 am. Sigh. I’m such a dunderhead. Going off th check further posts to make sure they are scheduled right.

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  5. “Trapped in Yosemite” is already on my TBR list. Knowing the author’s previous books, had me automatically putting it on my list. Your review confirms it’s place there and increases my desire to read it. Hoping sooner than later. 

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. You really can’t go wrong with anything Dana Mentink writes! And she has a new LIS coming out soon…end of this month, I believe, and I’m super excited about that ’cause it’s on audible. Happy Reading, Kay!

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  6. It’s been a while since I’ve read a Dana Mentink book, so this one looks like a good place to jump back in. I agree with you that not telling a man he’s a father is wrong, but I still like the basic premise of the suspense and the earthquake angle. Thanks for the review! Happy reading weekend!📚🌷🌷🌷

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    1. She puts the longer word count in a Love Inspired Trade novel to good use. And fighting the elements adds an extra zip to the suspense elements for sure. Happy Reading, Tracey!

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