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Some riveting information about Dana:
Dana Mentink is a resident of California where the
weather is golden and the cheese is divine. After
many years teaching elementary school, she now
writes full length fiction for Harlequin.  Her shorter
pieces have appeared in publications such as Tri
Valley Magazine, Great Mystery and Suspense
Magazine, the Contra Costa Times and Shirley
MacLaine's website. She juggles her writing
career along with a husband, two children and a
variety of pets including a dog with social anxiety
problems and an insomniac box turtle. (Don't even
ask about the hermit crabs.)

Recent Awards:
Pacific Northwest Writers
Literary Contest,
inspirational fiction, 2008

Women on Writing Flash
Fiction contest, 2007

Long and Short Reviews
Best Romance of 2007
nomination

Get Your Stiletto in the
Door Contest finalist, 2005

ACFW Book of the Year
Finalist, 2009

2010 Romantic Times
Reviewers' Choice Award
Winner
Massive, but friendly insects at the 2010 ACFW
conference in Indiana.
A writer must wear many hats. The
Street Smarts Award Assembly, 2010.
Booksigning at the largest mall in America. How will
I ever remember how to find my car?