Never Let Go

Dinah / Rucker #3

by Deborah Smith

Rucker was the dream that had kept her alive in a world of terror and pain...must she sacrifice forever in his arms to save the desperado hero of her heart?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

aka Jackie Leigh
aka Della Stone
aka Leigh Bridger

Bestselling Author
Co-founder, co-publisher
Vice-president, Editor in Chief
BelleBooks, Memphis, TN

Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, and the No. 1 Kindle Bestseller The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.

With more than 35 romance, women's fiction and fantasy novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film. In 2008 A Gentle Rain was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.

For the past fifteen years Deborah has partnered with Debra Dixon to run BelleBooks, a small press originally known for southern fiction, including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections. As editor, she has worked on projects as diverse as the nonfiction Bra Talk book by three-time Oprah Winfrey guest Susan Nethero, and the In My Dreams novella by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen.

In 2008 BelleBooks launched Bell Bridge Books, an imprint with a focus on fantasy novels and now expanded to include multi-genre fiction--mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, nonfiction and other. In 2013 BelleBooks acquired the late Linda Kichline's paranormal romance press, ImaJinn Books, and hired legendary editor Brenda Chin, formerly of Harlequin Books, as editorial director. Chin will expand the imprint to cover a diverse mix of all romance types.

Deborah's newest books are the Crossroads Cafe novellas: THE BISCUIT WITCH, THE PICKLE QUEEN, THE YARN SPINNER, and THE KITCHEN CHARMER (2014). She released a mini-short story, SAVING JONQUILS, in March 2014. A sexy romantic novella, A HARD MAN TO FIND, is scheduled for later in the month.

Reviews

[Searchr.23 · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sweet literature cake for my birthday!!! Rucker and Dinah are an example of an awesome couple to me. Why are they awesome and cool and adorable? It's just that no matter what, they love, trust and care about each other. I read this work without thinking about anything, just reading I saw poignant pictures of love and torture. This means every scene, every sentence in this book is sooo right ! Also, Deborah Smith can easily create foreplay scenes that make me shiver. Which means I will choose her work again for my next reading.

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading some books from the bookshelf during times of COVID-19.

[JoAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rucker and his wife Dinah are deep in love. They are in Florida on vacation. She goes to the store and never comes back. He has been looking for her. A friend of theirs is in the CIA and Jeopard has found her in a country called Surador. She is working for a bad guy, Valdivia, who works for the Russians. Rucker goes down and sees her in the town square. He doesn't understand what she is doing. He wants her back but she tells him that she is finished with him. A few days later, Dinah and Valdivia to the US to work their final mission. He gets spooked and throws her out of the hotel and she only has a nightgown on. He throws her his fur coat and tells her he will meet her in New Orleans where the mission is to be completed.
She makes her way to Rucker for help. They go on an adventure. Dinah needs to get the mission finished and Rucker needs to forgive her but not until she tells him the truth.

I do not recall reading this author before but I enjoyed this story. The love between Rucker and Dinah was immense.

[Ameni Babbou · Rating 5 out of 5]

old but great , i found it with my mother's things and i couldn't let go until i finished it .