Reap the Wind [Mass Market Paperback]

Iris Johansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 1997

A desperate race against death, a firestorm of passion, and a search for priceless treasure collide, in this dazzling contemporary novel.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Having delivered two entertaining historical Wind Dancer novels, Johansen ( Storm Winds ) concludes her trilogy with a disappointing contemporary romance that collapses under the weight of its pretensions. A storm has destroyed half of the famous rosebushes on Caitlin Vasaro's estate in the South of France and endangered her plans to launch a new perfume when Alex Karazov rolls up in his Lamborghini with a proposition Caitlin can't refuse. He'll bankroll the perfume startup for a percentage of the profits and control of the campaign. Blinded by her growing affection for her savior, Caitlin is slow to realize that Alex (late of the KGB and CIA)stet ital has his own agenda: he wants her family heirloom, the Wind Dancer--a gold statue of Pegasus now in the possession of American politician Jonathan Andreas--as bait for his arch enemy, former CIA agent Brian Ledford. Besides having had Alex's best friend murdered, Ledford has been stealing artworks and staging terrorist acts to destabilize Europe and aid its newest aspiring Napoleon.
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“Iris Johansen is incomparable.”
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Fanfare (February 6, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553292447
• ISBN-13: 978-0553292442
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,533,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pandora's Daughter, Stalemate, Killer Dreams, On the Run, and many more. She lives near Atlanta, Georgia.

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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to be remembered always., October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Reap the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of a trilogy, but the rich historical background in the novel has been made very real by the author; her characters are alive, vibrant, and people from other ages and times leap out at you from the book.

The Wind Dancer is symbolic of not just a priceless, much-sought-after statue--it is something that calls to mind a pure transcendant beauty that an artist's hand has realized and that nobody else can copy--something so powerful that an identical copy of the same piece cannot fool even a man whose eyes are going blind. The image evoked of the Wind Dancer is special beyond description.

Admittedly the visual painting of the Wind Dancer has to be helped by the imagination. But trust me, the hero and heroine and the fresh style in which the story is portrayed will keep your eyes open--no lengthy, flowery passages as if the thing was an epic, just a gorgeously written plot, and with the romance thrown in, the whole thing is very nicely spiced up.

These are not the only things in the book. I read it years back, and am looking for it again, and still I cannot ever forget it. The story is well researched, but the skill with which the knowledge of the time is made three-dimensional does the historical background more justice than ever. Those who know of this book will know what I mean. You won't forget the hero and heroine long after their names have faded from your memory--they have a staying power, and they blend to fit into their world despite of differences.

Keep writing, Johanssen--you have got the gift.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I found the characters and locations intriguing., April 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Reap the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)

I had a difficult time putting this book down. The author has obviously spent time researching her history and she had me on the edge of my seat for the entire book. I look forward to reading the rest of the Wind Dancer series. If you like romance intermingled with mystery this book is for you. The secrets will suprise you!!

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Reap the Wind--REVISED EDITION, September 2, 2002

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avidbookreader "Keishon" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reap the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was revised.


I should have read the author's note which was at the back of the book and paid closer attention to the front cover that had "revised" on it because indeed, this novel is revised from the original novel that was released before Johanseen went to bestselling stardom with her suspense novels. Before suspense, she wrote romance, historical romances at that and was pretty good at it. Since Long After Midnight and Ugly Duckling, she's now writing straight suspense.

Reap the Wind is the third book in the Wind Dancer trilogy that is set in contemporary time. It has a very lovely romance in it with various love scenes that today, with the revised edition, the author saw fit to edit out a couple of them. Also, what's edited and changed are the actions of the characters from the original publication. As I was reading this book again (as I had bought a new copy to be put up with my other keepers) I started noticing differences that I didn't really care for and thus I quit reading it out of fustration and anger. I went back to find my original copy and indeed, the author made changes that really bothered this reader---a lot. Why certain scenes/characters/ending needed to be changed is beyond me and I didn't find that it was all that necessary but that's me. If you've already read this book, and had previously read this book when it was first published, you will be disappointed. If you've never read Johanssen, this book will not disappoint you. This book was a keeper for me so I was horrified that the author went back to make some key changes that affected plot and character.

Reap The Wind is a favorite of mine so I strongly disagree with the changes but to each his own. Just to note that this is a really big peeve of mine when authors go back to their previous books and make changes that they feel, may give them a wider audience, but meanwhile, your angering your previous audience with the changes. Go figure. I still read Iris Johansen. I just don't like what she did with Reap the Wind.