Top Secret Target. Dana Mentink

      

      Her true identity is a secret

      The next explosive Military K-9 Unit thriller

      With his ex-wife next on a killer’s hit list, military police lieutenant Ethan Webb and his K-9 partner, Titus, must guard the woman posing as her. But courageous private investigator Kendra Bell refuses to be just bait—she wants to help bring down the killer. Can she play her part without falling for her pretend ex-husband?

      DANA MENTINK is a national bestselling author. She has been honored to win two Carol Awards, a HOLT Medallion and an RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award. She’s authored more than thirty novels to date for Love Inspired Suspense and Harlequin Heartwarming. Dana loves feedback from her readers. Contact her at danamentink.com.

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      ISBN: 978-1-474-08453-6

      TOP SECRET TARGET

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      A shot whistled through the air. Kendra and Ethan hunkered low for cover.

      “Anyone else you know who might be shooting at you?” Ethan asked.

      “Could be anyone,” she said.

      “You can play innocent with me, but I don’t think the marines are gonna be as warm and fuzzy.”

      “If you think you’re warm and fuzzy,” she said, yanking the car’s back door handle, “then you’re pretty clueless.”

      “We have to move. Shooter is going to change locations to get a better bead now that we’re pinned down.”

      Kendra lugged Titus’s dog carrier out, and Ethan reached in to help. Another shot pinged the metal car roof, sending off sparks.

      * * *

      MILITARY K-9 UNIT:

      These soldiers track down a serial killer with the help of their brave canine partners

      Mission to Protect—Terri Reed, April 2018

      Bound by Duty—Valerie Hansen, May 2018

      Top Secret Target—Dana Mentink, June 2018

      Standing Fast—Maggie K. Black, July 2018

      Rescue Operation—Lenora Worth, August 2018

      Explosive Force—Lynette Eason, September 2018

      Battle Tested—Laura Scott, October 2018

      Valiant Defender—Shirlee McCoy, November 2018

      Military K-9 Unit Christmas—Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott, December 2018

      Dear Reader,

      What a pleasure and an honor to spend time writing about our men and women in the military and their fantastic canine partners. Of course, in order to enhance the suspense, some details were tweaked a bit, but it in no way diminishes the amazing service of the K-9s and their handlers. Mark Twain said, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Titus, along with his real-life counterparts, has plenty of fight, courage and loyalty. Truly they are soldiers of the highest caliber.

      In addition to their courage, dogs like Titus in this story have legendary detection skills. As hero Ethan Webb explains about his dog Titus, “You walk into a room and smell chili cooking... a dog walks in and smells each ingredient in the pot.”

      In this story, Titus, Ethan and Kendra are up to their ears in trouble, attempting