Saving The Kids: Book 3-Saving La Familia Series

by Donna Del Oro

During her summer break, Latina teacher Dina Salazar joins good friend and housemate, Private Investigator Gil Luna, and a federal joint-task team in locating some of the illegal, unaccompanied minor children who crossed the US border over a four-year period. Their task is to determine their well-being and help them find families or shelter as well as rescue those who have been trafficked by criminals. What Dina and Gil find is both heartening and heartbreaking, and as they encounter a cunning and diabolical drug/sex trafficker, the threats to their own safety ignite emotions between them that had lain dormant. From Los Angeles County to an Arizona ranch of dangerous smugglers, Dina and Gil push the boundaries of "friends without benefits" as they test their own moral consciences.

518 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2026

About the author

"Master of Smart, Romantic Thrillers" and "Award-winning author of Mainstream Fiction"

My pen name is Donna Del Oro and I live in Northern California near the Sierra Nevada foothills and Folsom Lake. After retiring from high school teaching, I decided life was too short to waste. Thus, began a journey doing what I'd been wanting to do for many years--write fiction. I sold my first novel, OPERATION FAMILIA, right away and this book went on to win an award for the Best 2010 Latino Books into Movies Award. Following that first sale, I published three more women's fiction books, then branched out into writing my first love, romantic thrillers. This year, 2012, saw the launch of A BODYGUARD OF LIES and THE DELPHI BLOODLINE, both ebooks and available on Kindle, Nook, Apple, and elsewhere. If you have read any of my books, I welcome your input. Leave me a review on Amazon and your name goes into a pile for a $50 gift card at B&N, my favorite bookstore. You can email me: donna@donnadeloro.com. Thanks for dropping by!"

When I'm not writing, I sing with a Sweet Adeline's chorus, the Sacramento Valley chorus. Check out this link to find out about this exciting chorus of women singers!

Reviews

[ReadsomeBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a really good time with Saving the Kids. The suspense was great, character work was great. The book goes into topics I wasn't too familiar with. That was not only very informative but very entertaining! I highly recommend.

I met Donna at the book festival, she's super awesome, a pleasure meeting her. I look forward to book 4!