When pilot Maria de Silva finds illegal cargo in her plane, she's flying for her life.
Killer Cargo is an inspirational romance that will keep you turning pages until the wee hours of the night.
Excerpt
She squished down as far as she could in the seat, expecting at any moment the agony of a bullet crashing into her skull. Then she headed toward the only way out of the nightmare: the winding road that the murderous men had taken on their way in.
Professional Reviews
Nail biting edge of your seat romance
Killer Cargo is Dana Mentink's first romantic suspense title for Steeple Hill released hot on the heels of her cozy mystery, Trouble Up Finney's Nose from Heartsong Presents Mysteries. A terrific book by the way. You'll want to purchase that one too.
Killer Cargo opens with pilot Maria de Silva sitting in her small plane on the tarmac waiting for her contacts to arrive and off load her cargo of pet supplies. As she waits, she discovers an unmarked package mixed in with her cargo. Marie can't resist opening the box, learning it contains far more than pet food. The box is filled with drugs and fills her with fear. She snatches up Homer the three-legged rabbit that is destined to be a snake's dinner and abandons the plane just as her contact arrives. Maria, desperate to escape the drug dealers, borrows a car and charges into the unknown Oregon wilderness.
Racing into the One Word animal sanctuary, she crashes into Cy Sheridan's stream and his life. Cy takes Maria in and introduces this city girl to his idyllic life among the animals. In return, she involves Cy in her plight and together they must evade her drug-smuggling client who thinks Maria took something of value when she fled. And I'm not talking about Homer. What follows is an intense, suspenseful read.
Killer Cargo opens with a bang and is filled with nail-biting scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat leaving you to wonder if either Cy or Maria with be harmed. The romance is sweet and natural as the pair work through past emotional baggage that threatens to keep them apart. Both characters are likeable and believable causing the reader to cheer for them and hope they get together. And, the pair is surrounded by a unique and quirky supporting cast that keeps the reading interesting.
Susan Sleeman, www.thesuspensezone.com
Killer Cargo
When we meet our heroine in Killer Cargo by Dana Mentink, she’s sitting on a small runway in her private plane waiting for someone to pick up her delivery of pet food. This is a routine delivery for her for one of her steady customers, so she thinks nothing of flying out to the back of beyond to deliver pet food. While she’s waiting she goes back and makes friends with a 3 legged bunny rabbit she names Homer. While sorting through her cargo, she discovers something she wasn’t meant to see and thus begins her “adventure.”
While running from some unsavory guys, she’s shot at, borrows a car, has a wreck and ends up at an animal refuge called One Word. She’s trying to convince the owner she’s telling the truth about what happened, and then the town Chief of Police, both of whom are suspicious of her. She also has to face her past and make her peace with God. There are a few more twists and turns, but I won’t give it away.
I enjoyed reading Killer Cargo. I couldn’t wait until the end, to see who the bad guy was..I guessed right..but will you? The book was an easy read with a good story line. I identified with the characters and felt myself pulling for Maria and her hero, hoping everything worked out in the end, even though I knew it probably would.
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