Dust Devil [Mass Market Paperback]

Rebecca Brandewyne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

Hiding the truth about her love affair with the father of her child, Sarah Kincade tries to put the past behind her after Renzo, falsely accused of murder, is forced to flee. Original.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

At seventeen, Sarah Kincaid had allowed Renzo Cassavettes to seduce her, not dreaming that within hours he would have to flee for his life, leaving her pregnant and alone. Now he's back after twelve years, as handsome and irresistible as ever, with a host of dangerous passions and intrigues hard on his heels. Is Sarah in love with a murderer? Or is Renzo the only man who can save her, as well as the only one she can love?

From Publishers Weekly

Romance veteran Brandewyne (Upon a Moon-Dark Moor) shows her literary age. Her macho hero, Renzo Cassavettes, smokes Marlboros, drinks Scotch, and backhands his woman when she hurts him real bad. No matter how battered he may be, when Renzo gets into a car, he's always the one in the driver's seat. A James Dean clone, Renzo was forced to flee his Midwestern home when a boyhood rival was killed. Twelve years later, he returns with a red Jag and a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and seeks out his childhood soul mate, Sarah Kincaid, who bore his illegitimate son and hasn't had sex since. Even as she encounters hot-blooded passion, Mafiosi and chemical polluters, Sarah's a soggy noodle around Renzo and just a little dated.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 474 pages
• Publisher: Mira (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551660636
• ISBN-13: 978-1551660639
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,803,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Read, December 5, 2007

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S. Wright "Okie from SC" (OK, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dust Devil (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my one and only book by Rebecca Brandewyne and I don't know why. I read this book a long time ago, but I still remember it. I love romances that start out with the main two characters meeting when they are young, then fall in love only to have circumstances tear them apart. Then reunite years later. Sarah is a very sweet and likeable herione and Renzo is a hottie from beginning to end. I just wish that Renzo wouldn't have found out he had a son by Sarah until later in the book. It was kind of like after you open up all your christmas presents the anticipation was gone, but I still recommend this book for hours of enjoyment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book..., December 17, 2005

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ThisThatNEverything "thisthatneverything" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dust Devil (Mass Market Paperback)

Book Description:

Years ago, their friendship had been private --- known only to themselves. Intense, passionate, dangerously good-looking, the only son of a small-time mobster gunned down on the mean streets of the big city, Renzo Cassavettes wouldn't have fit in Sarah Kincaid's world. But one sultry summer afternoon, while the honeysuckle had bloomed, Sarah had allowed the illegitimate boy from the wrong side of the tracks to make love to her, never dreaming that within hours, he would be accused of murder, fleeing from their small hometown, leaving her pregnant with his child.

Now, like a dust devil blowing into the outwardly quiet town, Renzo is back, and his arrival proves a catalyst, reviving what had started so many years before. For there is a killer on the loose...and soon Sarah is swept into a whirlwind of danger. Which way could she turn? Was the man she loved a cold-blooded murderer playing some kind of diabolical game? Or was he the only port in the seething storm of deception and desire?

* This was the first book that I've read from Rebecca Brandewyne & it won't be my last. I really enjoyed this book. This is a 470-page book that I read in just 2 days. I could not put it down for anything. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, November 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dust Devil (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I hope that Rebecca writes more stories like this one. This is one of those books that you can read over and over. I think the story is timeless and every time I read it, it captures my interest still. I found it very endearing. Enjoy!